AirVenture 2011 - Airshow | ||||||
The 1911 Curtiss Pusher flew during the airshow. I give the pilots a lot of credit for letting the crowd see the plane fly in poor conditions in a plane with marginal flying characteristics. | ||||||
Gary Ward's MX=2. I think
the MX-2 is the hottest aerobatic airplane in the world today and I think
Gary Ward puts on the best MX-2 show out there. | ||||||
Sean Tucker's Oracle Super Sport. | ||||||
I hadn't seen Sean do his act in a few years. He really put on a show this year, with a lot of new stuff I'd never seen before. Just unbelievable. He's the best. They airshow coordinator made a mistake putting Sean Tucker near the start of the show. They should save the best for last. Not fair to the other performers to have to try and top this. | ||||||
Except for Kent Pietsch, who's show
rivals anyones. Wednesday afternoon he landed on a RV "aircraft
carrier" and Thursday he did a Bob Hoover-like deadstick routine.
What a pilot! | ||||||
And of course the AeroShell Team is always great. | ||||||
I hadn't seen these guys before: a formation team flying L-39 jets. I don't think they were able to do their normal routine -- as you can see, the weather isn't the best. | ||||||
Picture by Bruce B. | ||||||
The fans checking out the airshow. | ||||||