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Article and photos by Bert van Leeuwen
How time flies! It seems like only yesterday the Reno Air Racing Association celebrated the 50th birthday of the National
Championship Air Races. From 10-14
September, the 51st running of what is
known as "the world's fastest motorsport"
took place at Stead Airfield in Nevada. The
theme of the 2014 races was "Race On,"
referring to the doubts about the running
of the 2014 championship because of financial difficulties.

In December 2013, the organizers were
still $500,000 short-mainly as a result
of a significant increase in the insurance
cost-and for a few weeks it looked like
that would mean the end of a unique tradition. The National Championship Air Races
is the last event of its kind, carrying on
the tradition of the Cleveland Air Races of
the 1920s, '30s and '40s. In 1964, Bill Stead
organized an air race near Reno, Nevada,
and the Reno National Championship Air

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Best of the
2014 Reno 
Air Races

Races were born. The event that Stead
started in the Nevada desert has only been
interrupted once, in September of 2001
when all aircraft in the United States were
grounded following the terrorists attacks
in New York and Washington. The National
Championship Air Races have become an
institution for northern Nevada, attracting



Jetrader - Winter 2014

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Jetrader - Winter 2014

A Message from the President
Calendar/News
Q&A: Robert T. Convey, Aeronautical Engineers, Inc.
ISTAT in Istanbul
Thank You to the ISTAT Europe 2014 Sponsors
State of the Regions: Middle East
Information is the ‘Lifeblood for Appraisers’
Aviation & Medical Technology
Generation Battle
ISTAT Foundation Supports Youth Aviation Experience
Is it Time for a Tune-Up?
Aviation History
Aircraft Appraisals
ISTAT Foundation
Advertiser.com
Advertiser Index
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Jetrader - Winter 2014 - 4
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - A Message from the President
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Jetrader - Winter 2014 - 7
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - Calendar/News
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - 9
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - Q&A: Robert T. Convey, Aeronautical Engineers, Inc.
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - 11
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - ISTAT in Istanbul
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Jetrader - Winter 2014 - Thank You to the ISTAT Europe 2014 Sponsors
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - 25
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - State of the Regions: Middle East
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Jetrader - Winter 2014 - 29
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - Information is the ‘Lifeblood for Appraisers’
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Jetrader - Winter 2014 - 32
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - Aviation & Medical Technology
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - 34
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - 35
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - Generation Battle
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - 37
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - 38
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - 39
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - ISTAT Foundation Supports Youth Aviation Experience
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - 41
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - Is it Time for a Tune-Up?
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - 43
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - Aviation History
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Jetrader - Winter 2014 - 48
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - Aircraft Appraisals
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - 50
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - ISTAT Foundation
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Jetrader - Winter 2014 - 53
Jetrader - Winter 2014 - Advertiser Index
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