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Wednesday, July 2, 1997
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
International air contest on flight path to Lawrence
Doug Jardine, pilot in the Advanced World Aerobatics Competition, approaches the runway for his practice time yesterday. The 14-country competition begins July 5 at the Lawrence Municipal Airport.
Gale Garber / KANSAN
By Gale Garber
Kansan staff writer
Doug Jardine started flying planes after he got tired of dragging his hang-glider up hills. Fourteen years later, he is flying in the Advanced World Aerobatics Championships.
Jardine is one of 59 pilots from 14 countries performing in the championships beginning Saturday at the Lawrence Municipal Airport, 2500 Airport Road.
Boris Baird, director of the event and former Air Force pilot, said the pilots would compete in five categories and would be judged on difficulty and flying technique.
"The stunts are all done in straight lines with combinations of loops, rolling spins and slow-roll spins," Baird said.
Bill Larson, flight director for the event, said that in Europe, the plane shows attracted more spectators than in the United States.
"Because of the diversity of the things for us to do here, the crowds don't seem to stay as long to watch the shows," Larson said.
Precautions are taken before the competitions to ensure air safety for all the pilots. But Baird said the competitions were safe.
"If they are good pilots, there is
no danger. We've never lost anyone," he said.
Baird said contests in the U.S. were rare.
"Most of the contests are held in the European countries because of the cost to get the airplanes to the United States or Canada," Larson said. "There are contests only every eight to 10 years in the United States."
The Czech Republic's plane was disassembled, then shipped in crates to the Lawrence Municipal Airport, where it was re-assembled for the contest.
Larson said the logistics of getting an airplane to the United States were complicated.
Teams from distant countries reduce the costs of transporting planes for contests creatively. Some teams rent or borrow planes.
For example, the Japanese team is sharing a plane. Larson said.
Jardine has been in 20 different aerobatics competitions in the United States and Europe.
Eight top U.S. pilots qualified last year to form this year's U.S. team. Two of the team members are from the Kansas City metropolitan area.
The championship event runs from July 5 through July 11. Daily competition begins each morning at 8:30, and ends before dark.
Admission is $5 per car.
University employee retires after 38 years
Glorla Woods
By Kirsten Havner
Kansan staff writer
For the past 19 years Woods worked at Watkins Memorial Health Center. She supervised the admissions and records department for 15 years.
Woods said she was looking forward to spending more time with her.
After almost 38 years at the University of Kansas, Gloria Woods retired Friday.
Office assistant Betty Childers, Woods' co-worker for more than six years, said that Woods understood how the department functioned and how to keep everyone motivated.
her husband. She said they planned to travel after he retires.
"It will not be an easy thing to fill her shoes," Childers said. "We have all relied on her heavily."
1 am looking forward to relaxing," she said.
Jim Strobi, director of Student Health Services, said that Woods had done an excellent job running the admission and records office.
As a supervisor, Woods helped many physicians and nurses.
"It is very interesting to work with the different personalities and different walks of life and watching people change and grow," Woods said. "Personally, I have expanded my knowledge of people."
Prior to her position at Watkins, Woods was employed by the KU Genetics Lab for 19 years. She worked with the cancer research project until it was discontinued.
"I didn't deal with the public with my old job," Woods said. "When I came here I was worried."
She said meeting students was the most rewarding aspect of her job.
"You only get one like Gloria. She was a fabulous person for the Health Center," Strobl said.
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