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Show 2 l Utivcatwc nursudy September 24, 1 998 , A memorial to aviations early history Planes, pilots visit cities to keep the romance of flying alive By ANGIE DRIGGS Standard-Examin- 11 correspondent e miniscent of wartime history, the Red Baron Stearman Squadron was on public display at the Salt Lake 2 Airport recently. The original open-ai- r cockpit biplanes, sponsored by Red Baron Frozen Pizza, tour more than 1 60 cities nine months out of the year. The red and white, smoke-trailin- g biplanes are a memorial to aviations earlier days. Airplanes and pilots from the squadron visit cities all over the United States to keep the romance of flying and barnstorming alive. Tve seen them fly before, said Ross Schonfield, of Salt Lake City, who was visiting the recent display. Theyre good. I like to watch the aerobatics. Its pretty neat. Since 1979, the Red Baron Stearman Squadron has continued to fly daily. The squadron has won awards for showmanship and has raised millions of dollars for childrens charities, including Childrens Miracle Network and the Make a Wish Foundation. The Salt Lake City appearance was used to promote the 20th anniversary of the squadron and to introduce a new product for Red Baron Frozen Pizza. Pat Rediker, pilot and threetime national championship racer, said about the promotional flights given to members of the media, radio contest winners and local advertisers: Some visitors have a little trepidation before the flight, but I cant remember anyone who didnt like it or at least have fun. The antique aircraft was built in the late 1930s and was used as a trainer to prepare many pilots for World War II. People are fascinated with the planes. For them FLYING HIGH: Above, biplanes soar over West Jordan. At left, pilot Pat Rediker of the Red Baron Stearman Squadron looks down on the Salt its like going for a ride in a time machine. They can Lake Valley. imagine what it was like in the old Designed for this purpose, the airplanes had strong points in construction. SAM DEAN Standard Examiner days. -- Pat Rediker Few adjustments have been made to the planes. What remains are steel and fabric birds with no navigational radios and open cockpits. Americans have a love affair with antique machinery, said lead pilot John Bowman, who has flown for the squadron since 1982. . There is a broad spectrum of visitors who come to the air Lund From 1 Lund, who has a bachelors degree and a masters degree from Brigham Young University and has done additional studies at Pcpperdine College and the University of Judaism in Southern California, has never had a class in writing. But he docs study the craft of others. Lund quoted author John Steinbeck when he said writers dont get rich: Writing makes horse racing look like a solid stable living. Yes, you can make a living, but I wouldnt count on it," Lund said. But there are always a few who do make a lot of money writing and Lund mentioned several authors who do. He quoted Steven Leacock, It is not hard to write. You write what occurs to you. The shows and displays. Its a family event Sometimes we even get some that have learned how to fly on the biplanes for World War II. Its nostalgic and sentimental for them, he said. The squadrons name originates from the Baron Manfred Von Richtofen, a famous Ger I have done 18 revisions to make it feel right," he said. After writing 15 to 20 chapters, he goes back and polishes and shortens it. There is about 10 to 20 percent that I throw out because it is not necessary, Lund explained. It takes courage to remove something good from a script, Lund said. But a good writer should have a thousand other good ideas. He used the example of a portion of volume nine of the Work and the Glory. He had wntten nine pages on buffalo hunting, which ended up on the cutting room floor. After about four revisions, the manuscript is off to his editors, who go through it and send it back to him. Then the typesetter sends him the galley proofs to go through. This is the sixth time parts are rewntten. Lund warned aspiring wnters not to share ideas too early. The idea may sound dumb to someone else. writing is easy, its the occunng that's hard. When Lund writes, he sits at his computer and writes as quickly as he can get the words to roll & CLARIFICATIONS out. He writes either early in the The Standard-Examinerpolicy is morning or late at night for an to correct any error promptly. If you a and half to two half a hour and a mistake or something you think hours. Then the next day he find 0 is unfair, please cal 1 from 7 on before starts revising it, going a m. to 4 p m. weekdays. 20 has he to the next section until to 30 little sections. These secTheresa and Michael Gcroche of tions soon become chapters as he Layton were the winners of $1.7 goes back and carefully goes million in Wendover, Nev. Their through what he has wntten and last name was misspelled in a story m the Sept. 15 Lakeside Review. revises and polishes it. Corrections 's 625-421- man pilot in World War I who flew a brilliant red plane and challenged other aviators. He was famous for personally downing 80 Allied aircraft, and was legendary in both Europe and America. James Ostler of Sandy, a pilot who participated in the Korean Writing is a curse and form of slavery, Lund said. A novel must appeal to the readers emotions and it must entertain. But according to Lund, there is a trap writers must watch for Writing is a sneaky way to teach messages. I was so determined to get the message across I forgot to entertain. n Even must be entertaining, he said. Lund warned that the media has a profound influence on the world. A plaque on his wall reads: If the religious minded people cant use the media effectively then the antircligious will form the values of the world. We need more movies that touch the heart, teach values and show important things in life, non-fictio- War, reflected on his own days of flying as he gazed at the Red Baron biplane on display. It sounds just like the one I used to fly, he said. Biplanes are always interesting, he added. The open cockpit gives you more of a thrill . . . all he needs now is a machine gun on top. Lund said. During a quesUon and answer period, Lund was asked if his wifes or his personal ancestors had an influence on his writing of the Work and the Glory. Starting out, he siad, it didnt have a great deal of influence, but as he continued, interesting things began to happen. His wife brought out genealogy where there were experiences that were in the era he was writing about. And his own grandfather was the Draper the city of Draper was named for, so his grandfather is wntten into volume nine. Then the question of how many volumes would be in the series came up. I vowed that seven would be the last, but nine will be out the end of October. This is the one that gets them to the valley, Lund said. He did promise his friend Moe that he would tell the story S in a way people could understand. Moe wanted Lund to write a volume on the progenitors of those in the story and what they are doing in the world today. Lund is planning on writing that volume, but not for a while. I am taking a year or two break - the pressure has been pretty relentless. I have used 90 percent of my vacation days to write, he said. Maybe in a year Its really a fancy, neatlooking plane, said Ostlers wife, Gloria, also from Sandy. Members of the Red Baron Stearman Squadron still fly the biplanes, which are now more non-LD- than 50 years old, to thrill ences across America. People are fascinated with the planes, said Rediker. For them its like going for a ride in a time machine. They can imagine what it was like in the old days. or two there will be one more volume. Lund had to do a lot of reading on history and from published journals of pioneers to get the understanding of the history and era he was writing about. I le said he has become close to the characters he has written and feels he really knows them. Lund has worked for the LDS Church Educational System for more than 30 years. He has also served as a tour director to the Holy Land, Central America and LDS Church History sites. His senes of books has helped him to earn several prestigious awards. 4 ND 99 To help you celebrate your baby, StandardNET has created Babyland, an online photo album of baby pictures and special moments. 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