One Six Right
packs ’em in
By Randy Dufault
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Bob Jacoby (R) of
One Six Right talks with Andy Cretens and Alychia McIntyre about
the movie. Jacoby said this is the first time a plane has been
elevated at AirVenture as part of a display. Photo by Phil
Weston |
Nearly 2,000 EAAers and
guests had a chance to see the high definition (HD) version of Brian
Terwilliger’s documentary film, One Six Right, during two
screenings Friday night at the EAA AirVenture Museum’s Eagle Hangar.
Projected on a
44-foot-wide screen by the highest resolution digital projector
available today, and with a 5.1 channel digital sound system, the
screenings were an opportunity to see the film in the way its creators
imagined it should be.
"It was a blast for
me. I’ve watched it in front of packed audiences, but never with all
pilots. It was incredible to feel the energy in the room," said Kim
Furst, film editor for the project.
"It’s amazing to
see it that clear," she added. "I sat with my nose a few
inches from the screen [watching the movie] for a year, and it was
better last night."
Furst, who’s edited a
number of TV documentaries and worked on major motion pictures, was so
moved by the experience of working on the film that she’s decided to
pursue a pilot certificate.
"It was pretty hard
to work on this for a year and not decide to become a pilot," she
said. "I think the thing that really sealed the deal for me was
this bright, cherry red, open-cockpit Fleet biplane that’s in the
film. Brian sent me up for a ride in it, and that pretty much did it. I
already knew, but that was pretty awesome."
Other than the historic
film footage used in the documentary, the entire project was filmed
digitally in HD.
Over the course of
AirVenture this week One Six Right offered chances to win special
flights, with special pilots. Jennifer Schleifer of Fort Worth, Texas,
winner of a ride in an L-39 jet, saw the film for the first time Friday
night.
"I thought it was
great," she said. "[The movie] catches the intangible feeling
of flying that a lot of times you can’t explain to people. Even some
people I know in aviation are missing that, but it is in the film."
Schleifer grew up flying
with her father, and this year was her 11th trip to AirVenture. Although
not a pilot now, she is planning to get her pilot certificate at some
time in the future.
Other winners included
Steve McCabe of Rolling Meadows, Illinois, who won a flight with Sean
Tucker in the Columbia 400, and Steve Aughinbaugh of Richardson, Texas,
who will fly with David Ellison, star of the film Flyboys, in an
Extra 300.
For each DVD of the movie
sold through EAA this month, and for each one sold at AirVenture this
year, One Six Right will donate $5 to the EAA Young Eagles
program. According to Jim Walker, operations manager for VNY
Documentary, LLC, the hope is for their support to get a few thousand
Young Eagles in the sky.
American Legend Aircraft,
who also provided an airplane for the film’s unique outdoor display
here at AirVenture, sponsored Friday’s screenings. Sony donated the
use of the digital projector, and Bose donated use of the sound system.
Following AirVenture
Terwilliger plans to take the film on a four-month tour of cities around
the country.
Walker summed up the big screen showings
by saying, "We were just happy to present the film here and in HD.
This is why this movie was made."
