15/08:
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
This weekend the 2015 Canadian National Aerobatic Championship is being held at Saugeen Municipal Airport (our local airport). Although it is not as exciting as an air show it is interesting to watch. The fellow co-ordinating the show at the airport asked Ed to photographic it and send some photos to the local papers.
A few of the different planes involved in the competition.
Rob, Ellen, Ryan and Dustin dropping in for a while to check things out. Dustin seemed pretty interested in the planes and was content sitting on his dad's shoulders to get a close up view.
It's always fun watching the planes take off and land but what's really interesting in this photo are the two guys sitting with the strings. The competition involves flying a number of aerobatic maneuvers in an imaginary box. One of the things the pilots are rated on is staying in the box. People are stationed at each corner of the box and strings are put in place to help determine the edge of the box. The fellows then sit and watch the planes and record if a plane leaves the box during the pilots routine.
Ed was fascinated by the Russian built YAK 52. He really liked the logo on the tail.
A few of the different planes involved in the competition.
Rob, Ellen, Ryan and Dustin dropping in for a while to check things out. Dustin seemed pretty interested in the planes and was content sitting on his dad's shoulders to get a close up view.
It's always fun watching the planes take off and land but what's really interesting in this photo are the two guys sitting with the strings. The competition involves flying a number of aerobatic maneuvers in an imaginary box. One of the things the pilots are rated on is staying in the box. People are stationed at each corner of the box and strings are put in place to help determine the edge of the box. The fellows then sit and watch the planes and record if a plane leaves the box during the pilots routine.
Ed was fascinated by the Russian built YAK 52. He really liked the logo on the tail.