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<p>Polson’s Chuck Jarecki  (at left), with his trusty 1975 Cessna 185. As a founding member of the Recreational Aircraft Foundation, he fights to preserve backcountry airstrips. “We’ve grown it from six people with an idea to 6,000 members,” Jarecki says proudly.</p>

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Fly-In High
September 21, 2012 9:30 p.m.

Fly-In High

Polson airport takes center stage at 14th annual expo

POLSON — A dazzling display of planes new and old covered the ground and filled the air at the Polson airport on Saturday, as appreciative onlookers came to celebrate the timeless wonder of flight. The occasion marked the 14th annual Polson Fly-In, and the yearly spectacle brought recreational pilots and curious members of the general public together for an impassioned ode to aviation.