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There were several civilian performers. Among them: Mike Wiskus, Pete McLeod, and Rick Volker, as well as the Air Cadets. The historical Lancaster bomber from Hamilton made an appearance during the air show.
CIAS is a waterfront air show as part of the Canadian National Exhibition, and technically it is a free event, even if you do not buy tickets to the Ex, as one can see the air show from the parks along the lakeshore of Ontario. There are no static displays available for the general public. For photography, the lighting condition is very far from ideal. You are shooting into the sun all day if there is sunlight, so in essence, a cloudy day or days are preferable for photographers.
Over all the show was good, and seemed to be better organized than in the past several years. I would like to thank Colleen Swider, Manager of Public Affairs and Media Relations, and her staff for their hospitality.
Caldwell Industrial Airport, ID – A veritable Who’s Who of aviation’s finest will be on hand June 24th to deliver an exciting presentation to local young people. Astronaut and Idaho Educator Barbara Morgan will headline a distinguished panel of space and aviation heroes in this, the first Idaho Mission: Aerospace event. Morgan will be joined by A-10 West demonstration pilot Joe “Rifle” Shetterly, Idaho airshow pilot Greg Poe, and members of the Idaho Division of Aeronautics.
The event is being presented by the Ryan J. Poe Foundation, and is being held in conjunction with the Celebration of Flight airshow, which takes place at the Caldwell Industrial Airport the following day.
“We hope that this will become an annual event, with other activities fostering aviation and aerospace interest coming throughout the year,” said Mark Peterson, principal organizer for the event. “We’ve assembled a panel of some of the nation’s finest aviators with some great experiences to share, and hopefully that will spark an interest in the kids that will grow into a passion like it has for us.”
The panel will be sharing their experiences and adventures in aeronautics from their various careers though dynamic video and multimedia presentations, followed by question and answer sessions with each speaker. The attendees will be able to meet the speakers and the pilots from the airshow in a special session. Another highlight of the event will be an up close tour of the aircraft performing in the airshow, including the A-10 Thunderbolt II. They with their pilots and the speakers will be available for autographs and photo opportunities. Model rocketry and other displays are also expected.
Airshow pilot Greg Poe, founder of the Ryan J. Poe Foundation, said, “This is an opportunity for the 
Idaho Mission: Aerospace is a cooperative effort to bring aviation and aerospace learning resources to Idaho’s school age children. The goal is to open the door to careers in these and related fields by providing inspirational and educational events that allow kids and their families to explore the wonders of flight.
The event is being held at 9:00 AM on the Caldwell Industrial Airport at the Greg Poe Aviation Hangar, 518 Dishman Pl., Caldwell, ID 83605. Persons interested in more information should call (208) 455-0700 or visit www.ryanjpoe.org.
Air show wraps up 2-day run - Shreveport Times | Brent Allen of the 157th Fighter Squadron from McEntire JNGB in South Carolina on Sunday during the 2011 Defenders of Liberty Air Show at Barksdale Air Force Base. / Douglas Collier/The Times JT Cruz lowered his sunglasses as his favorite part of the ...
VIPER WEST F-16 West Coast Demonstration Team - Fargo AirSho from airsho | VIPER WEST F-16 West Coast Demonstration Team. May 9th, 2011 | Posted in Performers. Viper West 2011. Since 9/11, Air Combat Command and the United States Air Force have provided over 681000 air missions in today's Joint fight ...
Nanton museum celebrates Lancaster bomber on V-E Day - Sunday, May 8, 2011 By Richard Cuthbertson, Calgary Herald | NANTON - It was one of the most famous and successful bomber aircraft for the Allies during the Second World War, helping to secure victory. On Sunday, the Bomber Command Museum of Canada celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Avro Lancaster’s maiden flight in January 1941.,,
End of Coolidge Fly-in Season 2011 from PHXspotters by Jason Bong | A few weeks ago, when I got a message from Jason telling me about the Coolidge fly-in this Saturday, I wasn’t sure if I wanted to go, part of me said yes, part of me said it’s a bit of a long drive (Google said 3 hrs 20) for a morning event. Eventually I decided I was going no matter what and made sure I had Saturday free…
AirFest tells the story of freedom - San Antonio Express | "Tora! Tora! Tora!" has been coming to Lackland AirFest since the base was called Kelly. The aerial show — a re-enactment of the attack on Pearl Harbor — returns for the event this weekend, but its message from the old days has changed…
Air Force Thunderbirds headline AirFest - The US Air Force Air Demonstration Team, the Thunderbirds, will headline Lackland AirFest 2010 Saturday and Sunday on the historic Kelly Field Annex flightline…
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Andalusia's 1st Annual Airshow & Homecoming Next Weekend from Alabama Aviator - Aviation News | The South Alabama Regional Airport Authority and Cities of Andalusia and Opp are proud to host their 1st annual airshow on November 13, 2010. This year's event will feature the US Air Force A-10A Thunderbolt II West Coast Demo Team and the US Army Silver Wings Parachute Team. Our Civilian performers are some of the best in the business. World Aerobatic Champion Rob Holland in the Window World MX-2 will headline the event which will also feature the Firebirds Extreme Aerobatic Team, Skip Stewart Airshows, Greg Koontz and the Alabama Boys, Gordo Sander in the Roll Tide T-6, and many other…
J-10 fighter jet to cut a dash at air show - People's Daily Online | "We pilots have a strong sense of pride every time we take off," said the 46-year-old command pilot. Yan also said his team is now among the top aerobatic ...
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Reviewed by Laszlo Nyary for http://www.airshowsreview.com/
We had the opportunity visit recently two air shows in Arizona. The first one was at Davis-Monthan AFB. The second one was at MCAS Yuma. The shows differed vastly in size, performers and in quality of the actual show.
Aerospace and Arizona Days 2010 Air Show in Tucson is held at Davis-Monthan AFB. The air show rotates bi-annually between Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson and Luke AFB, in Phoenix. It is a free event, thus it usually draws large crowds, and this year was no exception. Saturday’s attendees were somewhat larger than Sunday’s.
From the general public’s point of view, they discouraged on the base parking, suggested use of buses instead, and lacked a performer event schedule on their Internet site. One could buy one for $10.00 as part of Souvenir Program!!
Portable toilets arriving on Sunday morning, a day late, but better than never!
If one didn’t want to stand or sit on concrete, (as bring your own folding chairs, or blankets for sitting were not permitted at the show) one could rent white a plastic folding chair for $5.00 interesting enough these were pushed by Air Force Reserve cadets, and were more visible than drinking water! I met many attendees ranging from nurses, to retired couples who felt that the show organizers were a bit disorganized, considering that it was hosted by the Air Force, one expected much better, and they can do better!
Scott AFB is a prime example, just how to organize and run such an event on an AFB. There were only few parts of the over all show experience that went very smoothly namely; entering and leaving from the on base parking, and going through security. These were handled very professionally and quickly.
As for the air show itself, it was quite good. The major issue for attendees including myself who takes photographs, that the sun was always in our eyes. Taking photos in such conditions is not easy, and back light compensation is required. Speaking of the sun, the weather was very good, it wasn’t windy, nor extremely hot, although heavy usage of sun block is highly recommended, unless one wants to stay in covered seating areas. Since there was no program schedule available unless one was prepared to pay $0.00 for one, while it was announced at the beginning of the show, if one came later, those people and with the majority of attendees had no idea when and who would perform, which made time management a bit difficult. Due to this I missed several performers as I was either lining up for bottle of water or for the potable facilities, and I wasn’t the only one of the many thousands who attended.
The main headliners were the Thunderbirds, Navy’s F/A Super Hornet Team and the West Coast A-10 Demo Team. The A-10 West Coast Demo Team is headquartered out of D-M AFB, so it was home turf for them. There were some interesting demo simulation of a pilot rescue and Border Patrol take-down. There was a simulated air-to-air refuelling demo with a C-130 and UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter. Other civilian performers included the Patriots with their four L-39C. The USAF Heritage Flight with the A-10 and with a Vietnam era Skyraider, and a fly-by of a B-17 bomber with a P-51D Mustang. There were a large static display at the show, the larger aircraft such as the B-1B Lancer, C-130 Hercules variants, KC-135 Stratotanker, were parked on the tarmac, while the smaller fighter, trainers and similar aircraft were in covered (open at both ends) hangars.
The air show part thrilled the crowds, as the Super Hornet Demo Team, the A-10 Demo Team, and the Thunderbirds put on an excellent show. The Heritage Flight was good too. The general show announcement lacked clarity (this does not apply to Demo Teams who have there own announcers) as to where to look for the inbound aircraft.
My own over all impression of the air show had very mixed feelings. For me, who attends several air shows in a year, it seemed that the organizers didn’t really want an air show because it lacked concise communication on their web site, the PAO made it extremely difficult to coordinate media coverage (blamed on e-mail failure), lacked enthusiasm for coverage, restricted movements further than the general public were given, and the list just goes on but that is another story which I am not going publicize.
I do wish to thank the people who did make my visit worthwhile despite needless difficulties: PAO Capt. Jason McRee of the Thunderbirds, Capt. Joe “Riffle” Shetterly and TSGT Tommy Napier both of the A-10 Demo Team, and Karen Petitt, Chief PAO, Scott AFB, without your help and understanding the 2730 mile one way drive would have been a disaster! You are simply the BEST!
Some of the participating performers were:
U-2 Dragon Lady flyby
The Thunderbirds
F-18 Super Hornet
A-10 West Demo Team
Pilot Rescue Demo with A-10 and UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Team
Border Patrol take-down demo
Heritage Flight with A-10 and Skyraider
B-17 with a P-51D Mustang flyby
Patriots L-39C Team
and many others including static displays.
Rating: The over all rating as air shows go in general is 6 out of 10, (due to several issues) and reflects much needed improvement in several key areas as listed above.
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