Aerobatics

Sergey Prolagayev practices his flying routine on the tarmac at the Davenport Airport on Wednesday. A group of pilots is training at local airports for the Advanced World Aerobatic Championships, which start Sunday in Pendleton, Ore. (July 30, 2008). By Rajah Bose

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Wed., July 30, 2008

Sergey Prolagayev adds some oil to his plane, a Russian SP91, before a practice run at the Davenport Airport on Wednesday (July 30, 2008).

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Alan Coriell and his son Daniel, 7, check out some of the planes with Davenport Mayor Karen Carruth at the Davenport Airport as a group of pilots train for the Advanced World Aerobatic Championships on Wednesday (July 30, 2008).

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Sergey Prolagayev prepares to take off at the Davenport Airport, where he is training for the Advanced World Aerobatic Championships on Wednesday (July 30, 2008).

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Davenport City Councilman Alan Coriell watches a pilot training for the World Aerobatic Championships land at the Davenport Airport on Wednesday (July 30, 2008).

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Pilots Tamas Branyi and Tamas Illes watch the maneuvers of Sergey Prolagayev at the Davenport Airport on Wednesday (July 30, 2008).

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Tomas Illes practices his flying routine on the tarmac at the Davenport Airport on Wednesday (July 30, 2008).

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Tomas Abranyi readies for takeoff as Davenport, Wash., city officials gather to watch on the tarmac at the Davenport Airport on Wednesday (July 30, 2008).

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Sergey Prolagayev practices his flying routine on the tarmac at the Davenport Airport on Wednesday. A group of pilots is training at local airports for the Advanced World Aerobatic Championships, which start Sunday in Pendleton, Ore. (July 30, 2008).

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