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Two years later, on January 5, Reagan underwent surgery for an enlarged prostate which caused further worries about his health. No cancerous growths were found, however, and he was not sedated during the operation. In July of that year, aged 76, he underwent a third skin cancer operation on his nose.

Earlier in his presidency, Reagan started wearing a custom, technologically advanced hearing aid, first in his right ear and later in his left as well. His decision to go public with his wearing the small, audio-amplifying device boosted their sales.

The Reagan administration was criticized for its slow response to the growing HIV-AIDS epidemic. As thousands became infected with the virus, President Reagan did not increase funding to try to discover cures, rather he downplayed the situation and only acknowledged that it was an issue of concern at the May 31, 1987 Third International Conference on AIDS in Washington.

During his 1980 campaign, Reagan pledged that, if given the opportunity, he would appoint the first female Supreme Court Justice. That opportunity came in his first year in office when he nominated Sandra Day O’Connor to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Potter Stewart. In his second term, Reagan elevated William Rehnquist to succeed Warren Burger as Chief Justice, and named Antonin Scalia to fill the vacant seat. Reagan nominated conservative jurist Robert Bork to the high court in 1987. Senator Ted Kennedy, a Democrat of Massachusetts, strongly condemned Bork, and great controversy ensued. Bork’s nomination was rejected 58-42. Reagan then nominated Douglas Ginsburg, but Ginsburg withdrew his name from consideration after coming under fire for his cannabis use. Anthony Kennedy was eventually confirmed in his place. Along with his three Supreme Court appointments, Reagan appointed 83 judges to the United States Courts of Appeals, and 290 judges to the United States district courts. His total of 376 appointments is the most by any president.

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2009 Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow
Naval Air Station Pensacola
Pensacola, Florida
Friday November 13, 2009

IN THIS VIDEO, from an altitude of 6,000 feet, Kent Pietsch shuts off the engine to the Interstate Cadet and performs a deadstick aerobatic performance, with the dramatic finale being to use that energy management to place the spinner of the prop into the hand of airshow announcer Rob Reider, who is standing out on taxiway Alpha.

If you are interested in purchasing DVDs of specific aircraft and/or of airshows, interested in anything and everything related to airshows (where the jet teams will show up, all airshow performers, airshow reports from airshows I have attended, previews of airshows I will be attending, etc.), a much more easier to navigate “version” of all of my videos, and/or everything there is related to aviation – including spotting guides to my favorite airports and military bases and aircraft factfiles, please take the time to check out Steve’s Airshow World at http://www.stevesairshow.com .

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2009 NAS Oceana Airshow
Naval Air Station Oceana
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Saturday October 17, 2009

IN THIS VIDEO, Warren Pietsch flies his clipped-wing Taylorcraft in a short aerobatic performance in the cold, wind, and rain, and gets taken over by his brother Kent, who is flying a comedy routine in the Jelly Belly Interstate Cadet. Following the conclusion of the comedy act, Warren returned and finished his aerobatic performance, but was given a “knock it off” call by the Airboss because of the rain coming down harder and the visibility dropping significantly. When Kent concluded his comedy routine, I called it quits for the day.

I apologize for any bad color and/or vertical lines that may or may not be in this video. Once again, I have had some camera trouble throughout the weekend. It was also very windy, but I think I did well with the camera concerning the fact that it was, for the most part, cold, rainy, and windy for the entire weekend.

If you are interested in purchasing DVDs of specific aircraft and/or of airshows, interested in anything and everything related to airshows (where the jet teams will show up, all airshow performers, airshow reports from airshows I have attended, previews of airshows I will be attending, etc.), a much more easier to navigate “version” of all of my videos, and/or everything there is related to aviation – including spotting guides to my favorite airports and military bases and aircraft factfiles, please take the time to check out Steve’s Airshow World at http://www.stevesairshow.com .

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2009 NAS Oceana Airshow
Naval Air Station Oceana
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Saturday October 17, 2009

IN THIS VIDEO, Warren Pietsch takes to the skies in his clipped-wing Taylorcraft for a short aerobatic performance, only to get interrupted by his brother Kent in the Jelly Belly Interstate Cadet, flying a comedy routine that involves Kent losing an aileron, a main wheel, and throwing out something else from the airplane. This comedy act is among the very best in the airshow industry, especially knowing the circumstances. Warren Pietsch then returns and finishes his aerobatic performance.

I apologize for any bad color and/or vertical lines that may or may not be in this video. Once again, I have had some camera trouble throughout the weekend. It was also very windy, but I think I did well with the camera concerning the fact that it was, for the most part, cold, rainy, and windy for the entire weekend.

If you are interested in purchasing DVDs of specific aircraft and/or of airshows, interested in anything and everything related to airshows (where the jet teams will show up, all airshow performers, airshow reports from airshows I have attended, previews of airshows I will be attending, etc.), a much more easier to navigate “version” of all of my videos, and/or everything there is related to aviation – including spotting guides to my favorite airports and military bases and aircraft factfiles, please take the time to check out Steve’s Airshow World at http://www.stevesairshow.com .

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2009 Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow
Naval Air Station Pensacola
Pensacola, Florida
Saturday November 14, 2009

IN THIS VIDEO, you saw Kent Pietsch fly his comedy routine earlier in the day, but now he will attempt to land his Interstate Cadet on the top of the Jelly Belly RV. Kent did not fly the deadstick routine on Saturday because he was not scheduled to fly it AT ALL for the show. When the Super Hornet demo was absent on Friday, Kent was asked to fly an act to fill in some time, and the deadstick act was used in place of the missing Super Hornet demo, which made an appearance on Saturday.

If you are interested in purchasing DVDs of specific aircraft and/or of airshows, interested in anything and everything related to airshows (where the jet teams will show up, all airshow performers, airshow reports from airshows I have attended, previews of airshows I will be attending, etc.), a much more easier to navigate “version” of all of my videos, and/or everything there is related to aviation – including spotting guides to my favorite airports and military bases and aircraft factfiles, please take the time to check out Steve’s Airshow World at http://www.stevesairshow.com .

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