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Headed down to the CHAA for the first public flight of the CHAA Yale 3399. The Yale was piloted by Dave H. of the CHAA aerobatic team.





Eric D. was on hand for a air to air shoot with the Yale, good to shoot with ya again Eric.



The VWoC Kittyhawk was their for the afternoon, piloted by Dave H.






They ended the show with the CHAA aerobatic team, always a good show.



Cheers Dave C

Great to see the Yale back in the Air Dave and some excellent pictures as well!
Peter

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Cheers,
Peter

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Hey Dave, great shooting. It was a fun event with great friends and some fine flying. Photos to follow.

Should I post any of Shane (RCAF_100) flying in the P-40?

Eric

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The air resounds from the Rolls-Royce roar!
To an enemy the warning is dire: here only eagles soar,
and the last thing he'll see is a mirrored Spitfire!

Fine with me, of course.

I think that's a great picture of Eric in the back seat, looking out through the lens....

Dave

Yes plz Eric and I hope RCAF_100 post some pics of his flight in the Kittyhawk

Dave as always a excellent display in the Kittyhawk, you gave us every angle of the aircraft.

Can't wait til the next CHAA event, they are very well run and very relaxed compared to the bigger more commercial shows.

Still have to go through the video my wife took, looks pretty good on a fast scan throgh it.

Cheers Dave C

Thanks, Dave.

I hope to get an ACE card later this summer (scheduling....) and thus be able to demo the airplane's rolling ability, which is remarkable for a fighter.

Dave

Thanks again Dave for the unforgettable experience! I for one can vouch for the remarkable rolling ability....

I'll post some photos and maybe video once my feet touch the ground again.

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Playing around with a few pics of the CHAA aerobatic team in HDR.





Cheers Dave C

Dave Hadfield and Shane, AKA rcaf_100, going off to have some fun.






I also had the pleasure of shooting CHAA’s latest restoration, Yale RCAF 3399, in the air.


Lots of Harvard action






Lots of more photos from the event at http://www.airic.ca/html/2010chaayaleinauguralflt.html

Cheers,

Eric

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The air resounds from the Rolls-Royce roar!
To an enemy the warning is dire: here only eagles soar,
and the last thing he'll see is a mirrored Spitfire!

Well, now that I had some free time and my internet connection is working again, I can finally post pics.

Ramp crew briefing and visiting aircraft.


Echelon break.


View from the back of the P-40:


And since we're posting photos of each other taking photos, here ya go Eric!
(with my sister...future Harvard pilot)


Now funny as it seems, the only photo I took on Saturday of my Yale was from the P-40...not a bad vantage point I might add..


Dave doing his stuff.


As Dave said before, a remarkable rolling ability...


Basic instruments only in the back...


Now did you ever see a DH82C flying without a canopy? (long story)


I thought this shot of Kent & Dave heading for home turned out well:


And since the overcast skies weren't favourable for photography, here's a couple shots from the Yale's 2nd test flight on June 11th:




Shane

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Nice shooting Shane. Will we see you at Gennie next weekend?


Eric

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The air resounds from the Rolls-Royce roar!
To an enemy the warning is dire: here only eagles soar,
and the last thing he'll see is a mirrored Spitfire!

Sorry, no. Although I'm not working, I have prior commitments. One of these years I'll make the trip down. Hopefully I'll see you at Thunder.

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