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| 2010 Air Shows |
Windsor International Air
Show -- August 21-22
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Location: Windsor
International Airport, Windsor |
Admission: $12
for adults and $6 for youth |
Parking: $5 |
| Value: Excellent |
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The
2nd annual Windsor Air Show was held at the Windsor International
Airport, aka “The Sound of Freedom II” on August 21 and
22, 2010. In addition, on August 20 th, Friday, a special day for
kids was held. They received a tour of the static aircraft parked
and met the crews of the aircraft from Brazil, USA, and Canada while
sharing some pizza, soft drinks, and juice with them. The Windsor
air show also caters to all the veterans who can attend the air show
as VIP guests at no charge! What a great way to honour our Freedom
by saying thank you to all who served!
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The Gates open for the general public at 9:00 a.m.,
however a special "Photo Pass" would allow serious photographers
in at 8:00 a.m., to take photos of static displays and pertforming
aircraft on the hot ramp! Well worth the additional cost.
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The
venue has plenty of food vendors and sanitation facilities. It
is also a good place for families since there are many activities
for children. |
The Windsor air show was an outstanding effort,
despite the weather not cooperating much. On Saturday, most of the
performances did take place, although some were cut short due to
rain and low visibility. Most air shows that we have attended in
the past would have cancelled, however, the organizer wanted to give
the attendees their moneys worth as long as the safety of everyone
was not jeopardized. They certainly succeeded in their efforts, as
the attendees were dazzled by the precise flying display of the Brazilian
Team: The Esquadrilha da Fumaca who flew as per schedule, and what
a great performance that was, especially under these circumstances!
The Lancaster bomber, from Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, made
several nicely banked low level passes and it was good to hear the
sound of those 4 Royce Rolls V12 engines. The Canadian Harvard Associations
3 ship Aerobatic Team did a solid performance. The Viper North’s MiG-15Uti was
a real hit, even with a very short performance due to the weather.
While the CF-18 Team lost their plane a of couple weeks ago, the
Canadian Forces sent two CF-18; one static, and one to perform at
Windsor. However, the CF-18 had to land shortly after it took off
due to deteriorating weather, and just after it landed, the show
was called for the day without the Snowbirds flying on Saturday.
As for the show announcer – the only “snowboard” at
the air show was you!
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On Sunday, while it started a bit overcast, at least it did not
rain and toward mid-morning the weather started to clear a bit, and
toward mid-afternoon it was very pleasant. All the scheduled acts
flew, although some of their performances were a bit on the short
side. The highlights for me, were the Brazilian Smoke Squadron who
did a precise and interesting show, the WWII Warbirds: P-51D Mustang,
Hurricane, Lancaster, Lysander, and the Firefly, the rare MiG-15Uti,
and the Harvard Aerobatic Team. The CF-18 while it flew, it was very
short, just wetting the appetite for more, but at least the CF-18
was at the show. The Snowbirds finally performed too.
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The Windsor air show organization, led by Keith Baxter, did an excellent
job, and the show deserves a 10/10. But please for next year have
a Canadian announcer, who knows the difference between a “snowboard” and “Snowbird”,
who can identify aircraft properly, who can actually announce the
direction aircraft is coming from before it arrives to show center,
and can tell the difference between an aircraft already landed, vs.
one which is still flying!
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Major Aircraft/Performers Presented:
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- Brazilian Smoke Squadron
- Snowbirds
- Canadian Harvard Associations Aerobatic
Team
- MiG-15 Uti from Viper North
- B-52H Bomber
- C-17
- CF-18
- (2) F-16
- F-15C Eagle
- Lysander
- Lancaster
- and too many others to list.
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Over
all we highly recommend the Windsor air show, it is not only an excellent
value for the money spent, but it is the BEST Canadian Air Show
so far in 2010!
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Rating:
10 out of 10
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Review by AIRSHOWSREVIEW
LLC. Photography as noted. |
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