2014 National Cherry Festival (Michigan)

CoastieJohn · **Joined:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:37 pm **Posts:** 1380

I went down to take a few pics this morning. Here is a bit of a tease. Hope to go back tomorrow with a different lens, more planes and less folks. We'll see if it works out.....

Steve Nelson · **Posted:** Fri Jul 04, 2014 4:40 pm

Neato! The T-birds are also in Michigan today, here in Battle Creek. I just watched them from my front yard..a few of their maneuvers take them right over our house at treetop level. Unfortunately I'm working this weekend so I won't be able to get to the airshow.

SN

marine air · **Posted:** Sat Jul 05, 2014 1:25 pm

ll be there tomorrow in the King Air B350. Just a coincidence are pax need to go there.

CoastieJohn · **Joined:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:37 pm **Posts:** 1380

marine air wrote:

ll be there tomorrow in the King Air B350. Just a coincidence are pax need to go there.

Hopefully you can get out and check out the area while here. It's a nice place and the water is gin clear.

CoastieJohn · **Joined:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:37 pm **Posts:** 1380

A few more from this morning in no particular order. Part 1

CoastieJohn · **Joined:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:37 pm **Posts:** 1380

Part 2.....

Invader26 · **Joined:** Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:56 am **Posts:** 843

Great pics. Nice option of green or polished gear doors!

CoastieJohn · **Joined:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:37 pm **Posts:** 1380

As I understood it, the same guy owns all of them and has a few other planes (Spitfire?) in inventory. That was 2nd-3rd hand so take it for what it's worth.

Snake45 · **Joined:** Sat Apr 05, 2014 5:49 pm **Posts:** 864

"Traverse City" on the helicopter gave me quite a start for a minute there. I'd never heard of the place--had to google it. I thought at first the chopper owner was a Warren Zevon fan! :lol:

marine air · **Posted:** Sun Jul 06, 2014 6:29 pm

Very nice show. The Mustang act seemed very well flown. Hope to get into the city next year!

CoastieJohn · **Joined:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:37 pm **Posts:** 1380

Snake45 wrote:

"Traverse City" on the helicopter gave me quite a start for a minute there. I'd never heard of the place--had to google it. I thought at first the chopper owner was a Warren Zevon fan! :lol:

Traverse City has a bit of a top secret WWII history with early testing of unmanned aircraft (early drones) landing on an aircraft carrier parked in the bay.

Rob W · **Posted:** Wed Jul 09, 2014 12:28 pm

The show in Traverse City is one of the most under-rated shows in the U.S., in my opinion. Glad to see someone else with a camera was up there.

Mustangs, Raptors, and Hornets weren't the only ones cleared to takeoff... :wink:

Rob W · **Posted:** Wed Jul 09, 2014 12:32 pm

Heritage Flight break on Friday. Anyone have any idea why there was only one Mustang in the formation on Saturday?

CoastieJohn · **Joined:** Fri Feb 11, 2011 5:37 pm **Posts:** 1380

Rob W wrote:

Heritage Flight break on Friday. Anyone have any idea why there was only one Mustang in the formation on Saturday?

Nope. I live here and get to see/do some good stuff. (Hunting, fishing, etc)

I like the "mutt takeoff". :supz:

JohnB · **Posted:** Wed Jul 09, 2014 2:02 pm

Snake45 wrote:

"Traverse City" on the helicopter gave me quite a start for a minute there. I'd never heard of the place--had to google it.

You need to get out more,

or read more about USCG helicopter operations. It seems to be their main base for the western Great Lakes.

A pretty area, when I was stationed in Dayton, we took the Miata up there for a long weekend. I've been meaning to go back sometime.

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