Good morning all. Attended yesterdays show and here is a quick report.
Arrived early and was allowed immediate access to the airfield. - plus
All aircraft attending were on field with one or two exceptions - plus
Not allowed access to aircraft parking area at any point during day- minus
Many aircraft parked far away and at bad angles for photogs. - minus
Canadian air display regulations ( not shows fault) - minus
variety of aircraft - plus
flying by pilots - plus
cool temps and high winds ( wind kept Bf 109 on the ground) - minus
timing between acts was poor - minus
show ending Spitfire aerobatics - plus
Being just the second year for the show, Ed and has team have made many improvments since last year. Some of the gripes listed above are clearly not the fault of the show and overall I would score this show at a 6.5 out of ten. Biggest complaint I have again this year is not being allowed out to the aircraft and how they are are parked head on to the crowd in rows making photography very difficult.
Very nice selection of aircraft in attendance. One must keep in mind that this is a smaller show and if you are expecting dozens of aircraft then you are going to be disappointed.
By my recollection the aircraft in attendance:
Spitfire Mk IX
Hurricane Mk XII
Bf-109E
P-51 D Mustang
Harvards X 5
SBD Dauntless
B-17 ( got stuck taxi-ing out for display and did not fly)
WW I replicas DR-1 X 2, SE5A, Nieport, Sopwith strutter
Tiger moths X 3
Chipmunks X2
Fleet 16
Yale
Cornell
Liason aircraft of various types X 3
All in all a respectable effort considering the over cautious Canadian air regulations.
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) . Was the first time seeing a Spit doing acrobatics since approx 1987 ( Jerry Billing ofcourse ), Mr. Walker and Mr. Romain did a fantastic job in the Spit and 109 ( as for the rest of the pilots )
