The airshow rounded out with some aerobatics from a nimble Pitts Special:
And then the Long EZ returned for a daring stunt, never before performed at a Canadian airshow; crack pilot Kyle Fowler flew low enough that a motorcycle rider could do a backflip over his plane as it passed below him!
Quite a spectacle, even when viewed from a distance!
Then a chance to watch the return of Yellow Thunder's twin Harvards and the wonderful sound of their immense Pratt & Whitney Wasp engines.
The Red Devils did another parachute demo:
And the Canadian CF-18 demo team put their Hornet through its paces, while showing off this year's intriguing paint job.
All in all, the first-ever Alberta International Airshow was pretty impressive; all the more so because it was put together in less than 30 days - about 8-9 months less than usual!
The surprisingly massive crowds (25K instead of the 16K that were anticipated!) meant that getting out of the parking lot took Glory and I almost two hours, but it was a small price to pay for breaking a long jet-less dry spell. And for getting such great photos - thanks Bug!
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