Midland Huronia Air Show Preview
Don’t Miss this Exciting Air Show!
The Battle of Britain 2010 Air Show is at the Midland Huronia Airport this weekend.
Saturday and Sunday
July 17, and July 18, 2010
Gates Open to the Public at 9:00 am
Air Show begins at 12:00 Noon
See you at the Show!
The editors of LearnToFly.ca will see you at this exciting Air Show. And it will be a great weekend filled with Aviation History. We were fortunate enough to be invited to the Media Day Preview today (Friday), and the Air Show Preview was AWESOME!
Third Strike Wingwalking
Carol Pilon of Thrid Strike Wingwalking is pictured above with LearnToFly.ca Editor, Geoff McKay. Carol had just finished practicing her incredible Wing Walking Air Show Routine when she took a few minutes to meet with us.
Don’t Try This at Home!
Carol is an incredibly talented, daring and exciting aviation acrobat. During her dangerous and death defying wing walking routine, she was defying gravity, and at times even hanging upside down from the top of her fantastic Biplane.
Pictured here, Carol thrills the media guests as she practices her wing walking routine. Her complete routine included a Full speed dive, Eight point loop over the top, Nose up- Hammer head, Cuban eight around the circuit, and Climbing wing over.
Thrid Strike Wingwalking will be one of the highlights of the Midland Huronia Air Show, and her breathtaking performance will both terrify and astonish the entire crowd.
The Media Day was a particularly windy day, and you could see the biplane bumping around in the air, as Carol walked around the wings. The inverted flying and loops are especially awesome to see as Carol maintains perfect balance and poise.
Yak-52 Soviet Trainer
Here’s Geoff in front of Martin Mattes’ Yakovlev Yak-52 Soviet Trainer. What an incredible aircraft!
Geoff had the pleasure to meet the Yak-52 Pilot and owner, Martin Mattes, just after Martin finished practicing his entire Air Show routine at the Midland Huronia Airport.
Bandit Airshows
Martin Mattes operates Bandit Airshows from Brantford, Ontario. And Martin’s Air Show Performance in his Yak-52 is spectacular!
Martin’s routine is one of the best. His High-G Aerobatics and High Energy Performance will be one of the favourite exhibitions at the Air Show.
Russian Built Yak-52 Aircraft
The all-metal Yak-52 is powered by a 268 kW (360 hp) Vedeneyev M14P 9-cylinder radial engine. For sustained, inverted flight, the Yak-52 has inverted fuel and oil systems. This permits the aircraft to fly inverted for as long as two minutes. And Martin will certainly make full use of the Yak-52′s extreme flight capabilities during his exciting Air Show performance.
The Yak-52 has an empty weight of 2,200 pounds, and it is extremely responsive and well built and designed for to withstand the G’s and stresses of full aerobatic flight. The aircraft can sustain stresses to +7 and –5 Gs, and it has a roll rate of 180 degrees per second!
Talking with Martin after his performance, I congratulated him on having one of the best performances of the day.
Biplanes, Biplanes, Biplanes
Air Show visitors will love the older Biplanes from decades ago.
From the de Havilland Tiger Moth to the Meyer’s Out To Win (OTW), you will see these 1930′s Biplanes up close and personal. These primary trainers and early flight machines are a memorable piece of Canadian Aviation History.
Contrasting the high performance aircraft of today, these slow flight Biplanes are amazing to watch. On a windy day, you can see these airplanes almost stand still in flight.
The Air Show promises to cover a broad range of important and integral aircraft types on exhibit and performing before the crowds.
Bring the Entire Family
Your entire family will love this Air Show. There are exhibits, displays, workshops and performances for all ages. Come early, and enjoy seeing these amazing pilots and owners as they share their enthusiasm for aviation.
70th Anniversary
The Air Show commemorates the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, and the Battle of Norway. This is a rare opportunity for you and your family to experience a day of Aviation History.
The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
LearnToFly.ca Editors, Greg McKay and Geoff McKay, spend a few minutes with David Onley, The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.
The Honourable David Onley was also enjoying the Media Day at the Battle of Britain Air Show. The Midland Huronia Airport is host to the many Aviation performers and exhibits expected to dazzle the large crowds expected this weekend.
Don’t Miss the Battle of Britain Midland Huronia Air Show!
For more details, prices, maps and contact information, visit the following links:
Email: info@BattleOfBritain2010.com
Website: www.BattleOfBritain2010.com
Tel: (705) 487-0213
Fax: (888) 611-1959
Location
Midland Huronia Airport
Don’t miss this exciting and rare opportunity to experience Aviation History!
See you at the Battle of Britain Air Show.
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Excellent show and terrific weather, thanks to all the sponsors and crews as well as the aircraft owners and pilots. I have a number of excellent A/C photos from Saturday’s show. Let me know if you are interested. I will forward upon request.
I attended the air show @ Huronia Airport,Midland on Saturday,July 17th. Vintage aircraft are hard to come by these days. I especially enjoyed seeing and hearing the Hurricane as well as the BF 109. I have never seen or heard either flying beast live as I am post World War II and from the 1950′s. The MIG 15 was spectacular along with the other aircraft. I was hoping to see a Lancaster and a Spitfire fly by but save that for next year’s show.
I must also highly commend you highly on honoring/respecting and observing the 70th year of the Battle of Britain/Norway and having on hand Veterans to share their experiences with those of us post WW2 attending.
You know,no where else in North America was there a show of this appreciation held to commemorate the event,not even in the USA…please correct me if I am wrong. That is so sad….not knowing your past History will commit those unwary of same to God forbid repeat it.
Let’s do it again next year.
Many thanks to those few,
Walter
Penetanguishene
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