MEDIA ADVISORY NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED FILM, FOCUSED ON VAN NUYS AIRPORT, CLOSES TOUR WITH VNY SCREENING

11/30/2006 12:00 AM

MEDIA ADVISORY
Nationally Acclaimed Film, Focused on Van Nuys Airport, Closes Tour With VNY Screening

 

WHAT: "One Six Right: The Romance of Flying"will make its homecoming with a tour finale screening at Van Nuys Airport (VNY). The screening will take place in a 64,000-square-foot aircraft hangar transformed into an aviation museum and movie theatre for one night only.Excellent visuals:
  • Display of nearly all of the classic and modern aircraft shown in the film, including the DC-3, P-51, B-25, A-26, T-6, F-5, T-38, Pitts, Fleet, Cub, Staggerwing, Cirrus VK-30, Cessna 172 and more.
  • Display of the helicopter and gyroscopic camera system that shot the film’s aerial photography.
  • Use of the biggest screen in the biggest venue of the film’s national tour, featuring a Sony-built custom high-definition surround sound system.
  • Donation of more than $15,000 in proceeds from the film’s DVD sales to the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Young Eagles Program, which provides free airplane rides to introduce youth to aviation.
  • Screening of a previously unseen clip at the end of the film.
WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006, starting at 6 p.m.with aircraft previews and more. The screening begins at 8 p.m.
WHO: The event is expected to draw about 1,000 people. Scheduled attendees, available for interviews, include many aviation legends and those interviewed in the film, such as:
  • AviatorBarry Schiff, who holds several world speed records
  • Decorated fighter pilot, test pilot and aerobatics masterBob Hoover
  • Tom Poberezny, president of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)
  • Clay Lacy, founder of VNY-based Clay Lacy Aviation
  • Brian Terwilliger, "One Six Right" producer and director
WHERE: The Syncro hangar at VNY. Enter at 16101 Saticoy St. (just west of Woodley Avenue). Media should bring certified credentials. Vehicles and visitors subject to screening.
MORE: The exhilarating "One Six Right" celebrates the unsung hero of aviation – the local airport – by tracing the life, history and struggles of an airport icon: VNY, the world’s busiest general aviation airport. The film also highlights the crucial value of general aviation airports in the air transportation system. Key elements of VNY’s role as a crucial resource include its annual contributions of around $1.2 billion to the Southern California economy and support of over 10,000 jobs. "One Six Right" will finish its celebrated 12-city tour – which included a stop on Capitol Hill – with the Dec. 2 screening.
CONTACT: James C. Walker, Terwilliger Productions, (818) 470-7366

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