Michael Shea, 8, launches a plane at the airshow he and Will Smith, 6, put on while planes from the Pikes Peak Regional Airshow roared overhead on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. The two would pause their show to watch classic planes buzz the crowd.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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