2010
Air Shows |
The 2010 Rotary Brantford Charity
Air Show
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Location: Brantford Airport, Brantford, Ontario. |
Admission: FREE!
A donation is requested! |
Parking: $10 donation per vehicle towards the charity. |
Value: Excellent
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The 11th Annual Rotary Brantford
Charity Air Show in 2010 was not much different than in 2009 accept
for some of acts. Same policy as last year, admission is free. Donations
are accepted at show entrances for support of the Charity and on
site parking is available for $10 per vehicle. Brantford airport
is located approximately 35 miles west of Hamilton and is about 1.5
hrs west of Toronto. While it is not a large air show as air shows
go, it is a very good one, and truly worth attending if you have
the time to visit. This event is usually held mid-week, a couple
of days before the CNE Toronto International air show. Some of the
advantages of Brantford’s
vs. Toronto’s
air event, there are static aircraft at Brantford’s show, and
one can see, and even talk to the pilots, which of course are simply
not possible at the Toronto, unless one is working for the media.
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This
year the weather was very sunny, hot and humid. Due to the heat plenty
of water consumption is a must. At most air shows this can be quite
expensive up to $4.00 per bottle of water however, in Brantford the
price of a bottle of cold water ranged from $1.25 to $1.50! A bargain!
There were plenty of food vendors with a wide variety of selection
for such a small show and sanitation facilities were acceptable. |
This
year's line up was not as good as last year's. The advertised and
confirmed CF-18 never showed up neither did the Spitfire. The main
headliners were the Snowbirds, which always close the show and thrill
the crowds. The Canadian Forces CT-114 Tutor Centennial (a repainted
Snowbird) was also present. Other performers included the Skyhawks
Parachute Team, Canadian
Harvard Aircraft Association Aerobatic Team, Rob Holland, and several
rare flying aircraft from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum both
as static and flying. As for photography a lens in the 400mm plus
range works the best for any aerial, a smaller wide angle zoom works
best for static. However, with all the school buses parked (as markers)
one has to be careful with the background for shots for take-off
and for landings.
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Over
all, the 11th Annual Rotary Brantford Charity Air Show was well
organized, and was well worth the visit. |
Some of the participants were:
- Canadian Forces Snowbirds
- Canadian Forces SkyHawks
- Canadian Forces CT-114 Tutor Centennial
- Canadian Harvard Aerobatic Team
- Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Avro Lancaster bomber
- Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Westland Lysander
- Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum B-25J Mitchell
- Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Canso PBY
- Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum C-47 Dakota
- Rob Holland
- Danny Richer – T-28 Trojan
- Rick Volker -SU-26
- Martin Mattes – L29 & YAK 55
- Beechcraft King Air B-200
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Rating:
8.5 out of 10 |
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