Vintage Wings of Canada's "Night Fighter" Photo Shoot.
Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:10 pm
Check out some of the amazing photos from Vintage Wings of Canada's "Night Fighter's" photo shot!
http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/ ... d-Day.aspx
WIX'er Richard Allnutt was one of the organizers and the shots are stunning. maybe Richard can chime in and tell us a little about the shot!
Jerry
http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/ ... d-Day.aspx
WIX'er Richard Allnutt was one of the organizers and the shots are stunning. maybe Richard can chime in and tell us a little about the shot!
Jerry
Re: Vintage Wings of Canada's "Night Fighter" Photo Shoot.
Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:32 am
Many thanks indeed Jerry... it really worked out well, despite a few hiccups. Someone ran off with our generator in the late afternoon, so there was a little delay in getting started, while we found a substitute. It turned out to be an innocent mistake, and worked out for the best in the end, but we could have done without the worry. We had a very tight schedule too, as we had to finish up the twilight air show first, and then plunge straight into the night time engine run. I think my prior experiences in Connecticut helped a great deal, as I knew a lot about what to expect... especially how to position the aircraft and lights quickly, and to cope with communicating in such a noisey environment. The Gatineau City fire engine team, and the Vintage Wings maintenance team worked really well together, and Peter Handley and I coordinated with them easily.... which was vital. Also, from past experience working with you Jerry, we knew we'd have a problem with how quickly the water ran off from the tarmac. We solved the issue rather simply by getting the fire truck guys to use the low-pressure hose at the front of the engine, instead of the high pressure unit on the top. It makes perfect sense in retrospect.
We had a good crowd of Vintage Wings members as well. It was the members only evening, before the main show the following day. Because this was the first year we've done this in Gatineau, we had two crowd lines... one for onlookers at the side, and then a hotramp only area for the organizers. Next year, we hope to have a VIP photo area, like at Stratford, but like all things... baby steps at first.
I can't thank the guys at Vintage Wings enough for everything they did to make this happen, especially Peter Handley, Dave O'Malley, Rob Fleck and Carolyn Leslie... but I also have you, Jerry, to thank for having the idea in the first place, and asking me to help out with your show in Connecticut in 2010. That was the model we worked from, despite the difficulties encountered with formulating a new event. I believe it's probably the first of it's kind at a modern-day public show in North America. With all the experience we have now, next year will go like clockwork.... just so long as no one runs off with our generator
Cheers,
Richard
We had a good crowd of Vintage Wings members as well. It was the members only evening, before the main show the following day. Because this was the first year we've done this in Gatineau, we had two crowd lines... one for onlookers at the side, and then a hotramp only area for the organizers. Next year, we hope to have a VIP photo area, like at Stratford, but like all things... baby steps at first.
I can't thank the guys at Vintage Wings enough for everything they did to make this happen, especially Peter Handley, Dave O'Malley, Rob Fleck and Carolyn Leslie... but I also have you, Jerry, to thank for having the idea in the first place, and asking me to help out with your show in Connecticut in 2010. That was the model we worked from, despite the difficulties encountered with formulating a new event. I believe it's probably the first of it's kind at a modern-day public show in North America. With all the experience we have now, next year will go like clockwork.... just so long as no one runs off with our generator
Cheers,
Richard
Re: Vintage Wings of Canada's "Night Fighter" Photo Shoot.
Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:00 am
Richard;
Sounded like it went well and the photos posted on the website are really super! I'm just glad we were able to do something like it back in 2010, since every air show has the assets available and it only takes a willing pilot and some 10 minutes of fuel. An event can charge extra for it, so I always thought it was a "no brainer".
I really hope it catches on because there are so many small flying museum's that could benefit from a simple program like this. They've been doing it in the UK for years, so I hope the ball is rolling over on this side of the pond!
Thanks Ricahard, for helping us in Stratford get the ball rolling! Maybe there's a new "career niche" in it for you!
Blue skies,
Jerry
Sounded like it went well and the photos posted on the website are really super! I'm just glad we were able to do something like it back in 2010, since every air show has the assets available and it only takes a willing pilot and some 10 minutes of fuel. An event can charge extra for it, so I always thought it was a "no brainer".
I really hope it catches on because there are so many small flying museum's that could benefit from a simple program like this. They've been doing it in the UK for years, so I hope the ball is rolling over on this side of the pond!
Thanks Ricahard, for helping us in Stratford get the ball rolling! Maybe there's a new "career niche" in it for you!
Blue skies,
Jerry
Re: Vintage Wings of Canada's "Night Fighter" Photo Shoot.
Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:07 am
Jerry O'Neill wrote:Richard;
Sounded like it went well and the photos posted on the website are really super! I'm just glad we were able to do something like it back in 2010, since every air show has the assets available and it only takes a willing pilot and some 10 minutes of fuel. An event can charge extra for it, so I always thought it was a "no brainer".
I really hope it catches on because there are so many small flying museum's that could benefit from a simple program like this. They've been doing it in the UK for years, so I hope the ball is rolling over on this side of the pond!
Thanks Ricahard, for helping us in Stratford get the ball rolling! Maybe there's a new "career niche" in it for you!
Blue skies,
Jerry
Thanks Jerry... I agree with you completely... and I'd love to do this more often. The drama of it all has to be seen to be believed, as you well know!
Cheers,
Richard