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Re: Yes Geneseo Airshow Again !
Posted by Bob Swaddling on Sun Jul 13, 2003 11:23:34 AM
In reply top Yes Geneseo Airshow Again ! posted by Al on Sun Jul 13, 2003 10:06:08 AM
: Attended the airshow yesterday. The weather wasn't the be
: st. Very windy, overcast and cool. Luckily the wind was r
: ight down the runway. The rain held off to the very end o
: f the show. Aircraft attendance, I found was a bit down o
: ver recent years. I am sure the weather had a lot to do w
: ith that. There were several no shows, which is always to
: be expected.
: Unfortunately Mike Potter was unable to bring his Spitfire
: . I spoke to him and he said that when he went to pull th
: e aircraft out of the hangar there was coolant on the hang
: ar floor. The leak was coming from the intercooler, which
: needs to be rebrazed. He did bring his Staggerwing thoug
: h. Potter's Spitfire would have looked great along side Y
: agen's Spitfire which was there. Also attending were thre
: e Mustangs (Glamorous Gal, Donald and Miss Marilyn II), B-
: 25 Panchito, B-17 "Memphis Belle", Val replica, and a Perc
: ival Provost . Numerous T-6 and Harvards (6 from Canadian
: Harvard Association with 3 doing nice 3 ship aerobatic de
: mo) and at least 6 WWI replicas from Great War Flying Muse
: um. An assorted number of other trainers were there as wel
: l. Of course there was the modern contingent which includ
: ed a 3 ship A-10 flypast, 2 F-16s and a very noisy F-18 di
: splay with a opening sneak attack from behind the crowd.
:
:
: It was a very enjoyable display at a wonderful location.
: Looking forward to next year!
Isn't Mike's Staggerwing beautiful? I'll find out more about the coolant leak on AU-J tomorrow.
Cheers
Bob S.