2011 Windsor International Air Show Review

Location: Windsor International Airport, Ontario, Canada

This was the 3rd annual Windsor air show in recent times, and it is one of the biggest held annually in Ontario.

Group photo of the CF-18 Demo Team, the SkyHawks and the Snowbirds at WIAS. For more images from the show visit us here.

The Windsor International Air Show (WIAS) has a great potential to become one of Canada's premier air shows, if the weather cooperates! This year once again it was hampered by rain and cloudy weather to a large extent, which is of course, out of the hands of the organizers. Regardless, on the weekend the show did go on. It was more than just thunder from the weather that made thunderous noise, it was from the jet aircraft from the Royal Canadian Air Force, from the USAF, USN and from the US Marines.

On Saturday several performances were cut short or were cancelled outright including the OPP Motorcycle demo, due to rain. Still, thousands toured the US KC-135 fuel tankers and US transport aircraft in the static area, and cheered Astronaut and Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield in Hawk One. Sunday too started out with a bit of rain, but it cleared up by opening, and by far it was the best day to attend WIAS.

The Canadian Icons, the Snowbirds, with the help of the Canadian Forces Skyhawks Parachute Team and the CF-18 Demo Team, dazzled the spectators in the sky with their precise maneuverings and flying skills. Additionally, several WWII and warbirds from the collection of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum and the Vintage Wings of Canada performed. They were supplemented by four Harvards from the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association, and a couple of civilian flyers, including Pete McLeod of Red Bull fame.

Compared to the 2010 show, there were less static aircraft. This was due mostly to the date of the show: 9/11! Many American cities and air bases remembered this tragic event's 10th anniversary by staging an air show themselves. Accordingly, this made less aircraft available to perform at WIAS and there were no top tier US performers.

To add additional interest there were performances by FLASH FIRE II a jet truck, and the CBC television comedian Rick Mercer from the Rick Mercer Report was present for a taping of his show. There were antique vehicles again a bit less due to the rain than last year. Click here to see additional images of Rick Mercer at the show.

The attendance was about the same as last year, approximately 43,000. We at AirShowsReview wish to thank all the people who have welcomed us, and who organized the air show. Our gratitude goes out to all of you and especially to Keith and Theresa Baxter. We will be back next year!

Some of the participants were:

Snowbirds

CF-18 Demo Team

Canadian Forces Skyhawks Parachute Team

F-86 Sabre Hawk One

P-51D Mustang

Harvard

Lancaster

Pete McLeod

Air Cadets

MH-53

T-45C

KC-135

C-130

F/A-18

Rating: 8.5 out of 10

3rd annual Waterloo Air Show review by AirShowsReview.com

Location: Waterloo International Airport, Ontario, Canada
Admission: $20 adults, $10 children over 6 at the gate. Online pricing discounted. VIP package $150.00/per day with food and non-alcoholic beverages.
Parking: Free on the airport and nearby grounds with free shuttle buses.
Value: Very Good

This was the 3rd annual Waterloo air show, held at the Region of Waterloo International Airport. For a regional air show it is a very good value and highly recommended. The Waterloo air show is a family oriented, two day event that entertains, educates and inspires anyone who enjoys the thrill of flight. Besides the air display from 1 pm to 4 pm, there were activities for kids in the amusement area, static display of aircraft, lots of food vendors and even a beer garden. Last year there was a public access to the hot ramp in the mornings to see and to take photos of the performing aircraft, however for this year this was NOT the case. Some of the attendees found this a bit disappointing. Even the media only had access to the hot ramp on the designated media day, prior to the actual air show days. Limited parking was available on the airport grounds, but the spectators were encouraged to park nearby using the free shuttle bus service provided. Walking shoes were in order, as there was a lot of walking involved to the flight line that was spread out quite far.

The headliners for this year, apart from the Snowbirds, included the USAF F-16 Viper East Demo Team, led by Maj. Ryan "Rider" Corrigan, one of the friendliest pilots one could ever meet! The CF-18 Demo Team was present too, with two jets, which was good thing, as on Saturday the back-up aircraft was used to perform. Unfortunately the back-up CF-18 has the standard air force camouflage, and not the interesting and very colourful paint scheme of the original demo aircraft. The Canadian Heritage Flight consisted of the CF-18 with the F-86 Sabre “Hawk One” and with the WWII warbird the P-40 Kittyhawk, piloted by Paul Kissmann from Vintage Wings of Canada. And lets not forget the Canadian Forces SkyHawks Parachute Team -- celebrating the team's 40th anniversary. The Harvard Aircraft Association based out of Tillsonburg, Kent Pietsch with his Jelly Belly Interstate Cadet aircraft that lands on the top of a truck, Mike Wiskus, a T-33 painted with a shark jaw motif and known as the "Mako Shark" and Wayne Hadath were the additional performers. The static was a bit larger than last year and included among them a C-130 Hercules, a CT-156 Harvard II, and a CT-142 Dash-8.

In conclusion it was a well organized show. We would highly recommend for any one who enjoys watching aircraft perform. We rate it at 8.5 out of 10 with potential for a higher rating if the event brings in more aircraft to perform and for display. Would like to thank Diana Spremo of Spremo Communications and Capt. Indira Thackorie, PA of the SkyHawks for their generous help.

Rating: 8.5 out of 10

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Waterloo Air Show in one month

                                                                     

Fighter power joins the Canadian Forces Snowbirds

at the Waterloo Air Show

August 20 & 21, 2011

Breslau -- July 20, 2011 -- The roar of fighter jets will join the Canadian Forces Snowbirds on August 20^th and 21^st at the 3^rd annual Waterloo Air Show at the Region of Waterloo International Airport. For the first time since an air show returned to the Region in 2009, thunder will fill the skies thanks to demonstrations by Canada's CF-18 Hornet and the U.S. Air Force's F-16 Fighting Falcon.

These acts will be joined by the Canadian Forces SkyHawks Parachute Team, offering guests all three Canadian military demonstration teams. All this in addition to daredevil aerobatics, historical warbirds and more!

2011 Waterloo Air Show line-up:

·         Canadian Forces Snowbirds - with their awe-inspiring 9-plane aerobatic formations

·         Canadian Forces SkyHawks - parachute formation team celebrating their 40^th anniversary

·         Canadian Forces CF-18           - Canada's fighter jet

·         U.S. Air Force F-16                   - American front line fighter jet

·         Discovery Air 'Hawk One'      - F-86 Sabre from Vintage Wings of Canada, Gatineau

·         P-40N                                            - WWII fighter, also from Vintage Wings of Canada, Gatineau

·         L-29                                                - a 1960s Czechoslovakian military jet trainer

·         T-33 Thunderbird                     - this long-time Cdn military aircraft is now retired and housed at the Waterloo airport

·         Kent Pietsch                               - 3 acts in 1 aerial comedy routine, including landing his plane on an RV!

·         Mike Wiskus                              - 2002 U.S. National Aerobatic Champion

·         Harvard Formation Team      - 3 planes from the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Assoc. in Tillsonburg

·         Wayne Hadath                          - a Kitchener resident who will show off his racing F1-Rocket airplane

(all acts are subject to change due to operational duties and mechanical difficulties)

This year's Ground Display will also be the biggest to date, with additional aircraft parked for the weekend allowing people to see them up close, speak to the pilots, take photos, and sometimes climb aboard.

For additional entertainment, there will be educational ground displays, a kids amusement area, interactive family activities, performer autographs, food, a beer garden and more.

Bring the family to experience the thrills of the Waterloo Air Show -- an awesome two-day event that will entertain, educate and inspire anyone who enjoys the thrill and power of flight.

DATE:                    Saturday, August 20 & Sunday, August 21

TIME:                    Gates open 10am - 5pm. Air Show runs 1-4pm.

WHERE:               Region of Waterloo International Airport, 4881 Fountain Street North, Breslau

COST:                    General Admission                          $20 (discounted advanced purchase prices also available)

                                Children under 10                            FREE

                                Seniors (65+) & Veterans             FREE

                                VIP Flight Deck                  $150 (advanced sales only; includes 1 onsite parking, VIP

                                                                                tent, catered lunch, cash bar, centre stage viewing, performer

                                                                                autographs, and more. Limited tickets.)

TICKETS:               Tickets can be purchased online at www.waterlooairshow.com. 

PARKING:            $5 off-site parking, with free shuttle buses to the show.

MORE INFO:       www.waterlooairshow.com

                                info@waterlooairshow.com

                                519-465-0780

                               

Facebook Fan Page:        Waterloo Air Show

Follow us on Twitter:     WaterlooAirShow

The Waterloo Air Show is made possible by dozens of dedicated volunteers.

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Blue Angels At Maryland Air Force Base - WJZ
The U.S. Navy's elite flight demonstration team, the Blue Angels, are performing in Maryland this weekend.
The Blue Angels will be at Andrews Air Force Base as part of the "Joint Service Open House." Also performing are the Golden Knights, the army's skydiving team.
The air show is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, with the Golden Knights at noon and the Blue Angels at around 3 p.m. both days. Admission is free.

Official Website - JSOH and Air Show
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The B-25 Mitchell "Show Me" and Grumman TBM Avenger from Missouri Wing Commemorative Air Force are scheduled to participate in the newly added Fair St. Louis Air Show over the Arch July 3-4. These aircraft are hometown favorites around Missouri and Illinois air shows, and we are glad that they will fly again here this summer. The B-25 "Show Me" was part of the recent Doolittle Raiders Reunion in April, and will appear at the Salute to Veterans Corporation Air Show in Columbia, MO later this month. The MO CAF schedule is ...

Pakistan aerobatic team "Sherdils" to fly at Airshow China 2010 from ASIAN DEFENCE

Airshow China 2010 is glad to announce that the "Sherdils" aerobatic team of the Pakistan Airforce Academy will perform formation and maneuvers at the show. On May 11, 2010, a working group from the PAF visited Zhuhai and signed a memo. with its Chinese counter part for Sherdils' participation in the show, to take place from Nov. 16-21, 2010. Officially formed on 17 August 1972, Sherdils is the ...

History of the Sherdils - Aerobatic Teams Web Site
The Pakistan Air Force team is founded on 17 Aug 1972, flying with four Cessna T-37 Tweety Bird airplanes. Team's pilots are instructors from Basic Flying Training Wing. During this times team has no name. ...

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Canopy Piloting Circuit (CPC) Swoop Meet #4 at PK Airpark, Raeford North Carolina
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Patrouille de France and Krila Oluje 2010 Schedules - (aerobaticteams.net)
Patrouille de France and Krila Oluje 2010 Schedules are ready and published on Aerobatic Display Teams website.

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Canadian Skyhawks Parachute Team 2010 Schedule
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Remembering a Philanthropist and Aviation Legend. from Planenews Aviation News
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3): The news of Suzanne Parish's passing broke on Thursday, she died in her California home. The aviation legend and philanthropist had deep roots in Kalamazoo. She was the founder of the Air Zoo and broke barriers for women in the sky.

Flying High - The Turlock Journal
The Castle Air Museum welcomed two new additions this week. The North American T-39 Sabreliner was donated to the museum by a vocational institute. It was originally used for ferrying high level individuals around the country.
The MIG 17 first flew as an early 1950s Soviet design.  It was exported to many other Soviet block countries and flown by mideastern and Warsaw Pact Nations.  It is on indefinite loan from the Commemorative Air force.

The Wright brothers show what the small man can achieve against all the odds - Stabroek News
Every time he flew by thousands left their offices and homes to see this new spectacle of an aeroplane flying around that great metropolis. ...

May 15 - Cut and Paste Aviation
...1921 -- Laura Bromwell loops in New York State 199 times in 1 hour, and 20 minutes, setting a new women's record for consecutive loops.
It was as a result of a Liberty Loan drive that
Laura Bromwell took her first airplane ride. When she heard that the Virginian with the best sales record for Liberty Bonds would be given a ride in an airplane, she set out to win that flight by selling $21,000 worth of bonds.
When the ban on civilian flying was lifted in 1919, Laura wasted little time before she began taking lessons, and on October 22 of that year she became the first woman after the war to receive her pilot's license from the Aero Club of America. ...

Clouds as you've never seen them before from Bayou Renaissance Man
Wired magazine has a fascinating article on how clouds appear from space. There are patterns and formations that I've never seen photographed from the surface. Here are a few to whet your appetite. ...

Space Tourism Firm to Offer Suborbital Joy Rides at Lower Costs - Science News
An American space tourism company that arranges multimillion-dollar treks to the International Space Station for the ultra-wealthy has struck a new deal to offer suborbital spaceflights for nearly half the going cost. The price is still steep though: $102,000 for the works.
Flights aboard Armadillos vertically-launched rocket ship in development will depart from a spaceport in the U.S., and take passengers to regions above 62 miles (100 kilometers) where space begins. After the engine is shut down, those aboard will experience up to five minutes of continuous weightlessness and will have the opportunity to gaze out at 360-degree views into space and the Earths horizon below. ...

The Beginning of the End of the Space Shuttle - Wired News
The Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington Dulles International Airport now hosts the Enterprise. We are entering another period ...

Video: Atlantis Lifts to Orbit on Final Voyage to ISS from Spaceports

Visit the Windsor International Air Show

Visit one of the best kept secrets in Southern Ontario and East Michigan, The Windsor International Air Show on August 30, 2009! Even the weather is finally cooperating! Do not miss the 2009 CF-18 Century Demo Team, The Hawk One, and The Centennial CT-144 Tutor flying in formation! And see the world famous Snowbirds and Skyhawks Parachute Team performing too! For more information see http://www.winairshow.com/ and http://windsorinternationalairshow.blogspot.com/

Highly recommended by Laszlo Nyary http://www.airshowsreview.com/

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25th Annual Prairie Airshow Takes Off - Central Illinois Proud
And it isn't just what you can find in the skies at the airshow, for many it's also what you can hop into on the ground. One of the more popular jets you ...

Crowds expected to soar at last air show - StarPhoenix
Other performances this year include the Canadian Armed Forces SkyHawks Parachute Team, the CF-18 Hornet Demo Team and Julie Clark's "God Bless Canada" ...

Thousands flock to naval air day - BBC News
The Duke of York was among the visitors to the air day - which also marked the 100th anniversary of the Fleet Air Arm. A display by the Red Arrows was ...

Saturday, Jul 18, 2009 - Meet CarolAnn Garratt - Record Breaking Around the World Flight, Bloomington, IN
from FunPlacesToFly.com Aviation Events
CarolAnn Garratt's will present her record breaking flight around the world in 8 days, 12 hours and 20 minutes in a Mooney 201! She accomplished this feat this past December setting a speed record for single engine, piston plane crossing nearly 24,000 miles at an average speed of 115 mph. Time: July 18, 10:00 AM. Free coffee and donuts! Contact: Bob Jacobs, jacobs@indiana.edu

Quad Cities Airshow 2009 - US Army Golden Knights ... by kushalzone
The airport also markets itself to surrounding areas as an alternative to larger airports, such as those in Chicago. The smaller Davenport Municipal Airport is the home of the Quad City Air Show. ...

UPDATED: Vulcan soars after CAA issues new permit to fly - Flightglobal
The Vulcan to the Sky Trust has secured a new permit to fly from the UK Civil Aviation Authority, but was unable to fly aircraft XH558 at the Yeovilton Air Day on 11 July due to a technical fault and poor weather conditions. ...

Cracker Fly-In draws another big crowd - Access North Georgia
GAINESVILLE - The 41st Annual Cracker Fly-In drew another big crowd Saturday at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport. ...

Video from Lima Lima T-24 Ride at Gary Airshow from Airspeed by Stephen Force (Steve Tupper)
Here's the video from the Lima Lima ride yesterday at the South Shore Airshow in Gary, Indiana. www.garyairshow.com.
Many thanks to the Lima Lima team for this ride with the only civilian six-ship formation aerobatic team in the country. More information at www.limalima.com.

Airshow Koksijde - a set on Flickr
Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone.

Airshow Pilot Chandy Clanton Lost In Airshow Practice Accident - Aero-News Network
ANN regrets to report that airshow pilot Chandy Clanton, an accomplished 36 year old airshow pilot, was reported lost at the scene while preparing for a ...

Pilot dies in crash practicing for Mo. air show - The Associated Press
Chandy Clanton: Stunt Pilot And Aerobatics Flyer Killed - Thaindian.com
Chandy Clanton from Technorati
Pilot dies in plane crash - stjoenews.net

World Glider Aerobatic Championships Opens in Czech Republic from FAI Aerobatics Commission - CIVA - by Mike Heuer
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The 13th World Glider Aerobatic Championships opens today at Hosin airfield near České Budĕjovice, Czech Republic with opening ceremonies scheduled at 18.00 local time. read more

Helmut Stas from FAI Aerobatics Commission - CIVA - by Mike Heuer
Helmut Stas at a CIVA Meeting in Lausanne in 1999
Helmut Stas, a long-time member of the aerobatic community, alternate delegate of Poland to CIVA, an aerobatic competitor, judge, and chief judge died on 30 June 2009 after a long illness. Most of us last saw Helmut at the CIVA plenary meeting in Salzburg, Austria in October 2008.read more

B-17 coming to Mankato - Mankato Free Press, MN
George Daubner, an EAA pilot from Oconomowoc, Wis., has been flying planes for the past 39 years and has piloted the B-17 bomber since 1995. "It was not in the best of condition," said Daubner. "The plane had been used for many different things. ...

New MSNBC Doc Explores Why Planes Crash from mediabistro.com: TVNewser
Planes_7.8.pngMSNBC premieres its latest documentary "Why Planes Crash: Brace For Impact," tomorrow at 10pmET. The special is reported by NBC News anchor and aviation enthusiast Lester Holt.
The one-hour doc "features chilling firsthand accounts of life and death ordeals from airline crews and passengers aboard some of the most terrifying instances of airplane ditchings ever recorded," says the press release. The investigation looks into the factors - from engine failure and bird strikes to hijacking and fuel exhaustion - that lead pilots to make the life-threatening decisions.
Comforting.

France honors WWII pilots with Legion of Honor from Air Force Times - News
PORTLAND, Ore. — Three World War II veterans have been awarded the Legion of Honor by France for their military service.The French consul general Friday presented the award to 88-year-old Dale Reynolds of Lake Oswego, 84-year-old William Tankersley of Gold Beach and 87-year-old George Insley of Roseburg.A fourth Oregon vet, Donald Malarkey of Salem, was out of the country but will also receive the honor.Consul General Pierre-Francois Mourier declared each a knight of the Legion as he pinned the red ribbons and gold and white medals on their chests at the Portland Art Museum.Insley flew more than 50 bombing missions. Tankersley was wounded three times as he fought across northern France, Belgium and Luxembourg. Reynolds was wounded twice as he fought in Lorient, Nantes and Saint-Nazaire.

Watch and Learn: F/A-18 F Super Hornet Built From Ground Up [Airplanes] from Gizmodo by Wilson Rothman
Solid as it looks shown here with all of its precious ordnance, the F/A-18 F Super Hornet strike fighter gets assembled one tiny piece at a time like anything else. See it all happen in glorious time-lapse photography:
Funny to me how much the beginning of the process is all about straight lines, while the latter half is all curves. Also funny to me how few women work in the field of airplane assembly. Must be a dude thing. [LiveLeak]

STS-127 Launch Scrubbed for 7/11/09 from How I Am Becoming An Astronaut by Damaris B. Sarria
The launch of space shuttle Endeavour has been postponed for 24 hours to allow the launch team sufficient time to perform evaluation and retesting of launch pad and launch vehicle sytems as the result of lightning strikes near the launch pad last night. The official tally on the lightning strikes from last night is 11 hits within 0.3 miles of the pad. The pad's water tank was hit and the lightning mast was struck a couple of times.
Endeavour's launch tomorrow will be at 7:13 p.m. EDT. Weather forecasters predict a 40 percent chance that weather will prevent a liftoff due to thunderstorms.

Astronaut Scott Carpenter: 'Honor your curiosity' from Technorati
Scott Carpenter is the fourth American to fly into space and the second American to orbit our planet. That may not mean much to some in today's world, when armchair explorers with a cell phone or netbook can scan the lunar surface via GoogleMoon with a few taps of keys. But some 50 years ago, space travel was still science fiction. Then in 1957, the Soviet Union beat out Americans in putting the first machine satellite in space. The United States felt its power and security in the world d...

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