Easton West, 8, peaks out of the cockpit of a C-130 on the tarmac of the Pikes Peak Regional Airshow on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. The C-130 and a Chinook helicopter were both open for visitors to explore and had long lines, even after the rain started.

(The Gazette, Nadav Soroker)

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