Geneseo airshow list updated

[AHancock51]

Two more de Havillands inbound tomorrow!

Customs has agreed to meet us on the field tomorrow.

Tiger moths CF-MAD and C-GNGS will arrive Thursday afternoon. Should be fun!

Andy

See you here, buddy! Then, I will drool in amazement at the wing mounted airspeed indicator again!

[CH2Tdriver]

The P-38 has arrived! As has P-51 Quicksilver!

[Nathan]

A P-38 is at Geneseo. It's an epic moment! With the runway extension alst year it has helped bring in more variety of aircraft. Lancaster, Mossie, P-38. Geneseo has opened up into a whole new genera of warbird types!

[DH82EH]

A P-38!

Where?


All I saw was this Tiger moth

Andy

[Nathan]

I wanted to meet you, Andy. I was on my way over before a CAP gestapo grabbed my arm and swung me around telling me I can't go there because of soon to be taxiing aircraft. So I gave up the fight. Maybe next year...........

[Mark Allen M]

Andy I gotta say that there is one pretty photo. Outstanding airplane you have and well done setting up that shot. Beautiful shot. Ready for framing:supz:

[DH82EH]

Sorry I missed you Nathan.

Thanks for the kind words Mark. Oh, BTW, it's an aeroplane

We had to bug out on Saturday during the show because of thunderstorms coming in from the NW.
Safe trip home, man did the weather ever crash and bang last night. Sorry to leave, but glad we did!

Here is a few more friends that CF-MAD made this weekend.




Couldn't pass up the chance at a deHavilland reunion! The yellow Tiger is my friend Bob's





My favourite. I got to take my dear friend Marilyn, for a beautiful evening flight, in her namesake Tiger moth. Friday evening was like glass!


If you like these, wait 'til you see what Eric Dumigan shot

Andy

[k5083]

Andy, your bird looked terrific. It immediately became one of my favorite DHs.











I guess this gray thing was okay too though.











August

[DH82EH]

Nicely done August!
Thanks for those. Would have loved to say hello to you.
Next time.
Thanks for the kind words.
As you can plainly see, we were having fun

Andy

[Ollie]

It was fun to be at Geneseo this week-end, too bad the weather took a turn for the worst on Sunday and I had to escape like many others on Saturday after the show.

It was the first time that I flew in a display with the Harvard and I had a blast!

As always, the best part is hanging out with many, many friends.

Here are a few pictures I took on both days.

Lockheed P-38L Lightning "Ruff Stuff" by comiquaze, on Flickr

North American P-51D Mustang 44-73275 "Never Miss" N119H by comiquaze, on Flickr

North American P-51D Mustang "Quick Silver" NL51HY by comiquaze, on Flickr

Missing man formation by comiquaze, on Flickr

de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk.26 KA114 by comiquaze, on Flickr

Lockheed P-38L Lightning "Ruff Stuff" & de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk.26 KA114 by comiquaze, on Flickr

Goodyear FG-1D Corsair NX83JC & Grumman TBM-3 Avenger N3967A by comiquaze, on Flickr

The rest is here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/comiquaze ... 649867671/

[CWBuff]

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[Nathan]

Firstly, thank you to all the volunteers, people who put on the show and made it happen. All of your hard work made an enjoyable Saturday for me, my daughter, and wife.


*Pros:
-The P-51's and Corsairs went up numerous times. Also seeing a P-38 do a nice long demo was the highlight for me. Maybe even more so then seeing the Mossie fly. Both where IMHO the highlights of the show. I thought it was a pretty good show. Just in general lots of EXCITING warbird flying in the afternoon.


*Cons:
-The morning was looking pretty dull until the Stearman pilots must of noticed the lack of excitement and really put on one HECK of a flying display with all the weaves, dips, turns, skids. That was pretty awesome! Things quickly livened up after that.......thankfully.
-Real lacking in training and civilian types on the field.

*Observation
Maybe someone here can answer this for me as I am just curious. My first Geneseo airshow was in 2004. those first few years of the airshow for me I would see tons of aircraft flying about while I would be traveling on 390 on my way to Geneseo. There used to be lots of T-6's, Stearmans, etc , just people flying into the show and flying about before the show. The last few years I haven't seen anything flying much like I used to and I always thought that was a good advertisement to see all these airplanes flying about. I really miss this and I know it has nothing to do with the show or organizers. Just curious why there is less morning aircraft flying about like there used to??????????????

Thanks,
Nate

[k5083]

Ollie, you are not permitted to both fly a warbird in the show and get such great photos from the ground. Union rules.

My own reactions to Nathan's pros and cons.

Overall turnout was obviously way down from most years, to the extent that there was room for all aircraft in the west parking area, and the east parking area used in the past for the fighters and advanced trainers remained empty. I attribute this to the NWM's preoccupation with the Normandy trip and failure to find time to book more acts.

Despite this, they had several terrific airplanes and by Friday night a decent number of trainers, L-birds and classics had shown up in support. Besides the obvious highlights, I'd point to the three perfect Tiger Moths, one British-built, one Australian and one Canadian, providing a good opportunity to see the differences in the way they were built and configured.

Friday afternoon and evening were Geneseo at its fly-in-like best, with rehearsals, photo flights, and fun flying all evening. Saturday's show was first rate. It was very long, and would have become an ordeal on a 100-degree concrete airport ramp, but on a 81-degree day on the turf it was just pleasant and relaxed, with plenty of time for extended displays and many planes going up more than once. Announcer Jim Hare called a good show, showing a good attitude about the somewhat ad-hoc nature of the show schedule.

Saturday evening, alas, insteading of being even better than Friday night as usual, became a ghost town as everyone who could get home bugged out right after the show in view of the weather forecast. The parking area was looking pretty sad by 7:00 pm Saturday. But they were justified in leaving, in view of the downpour Sunday morning. Someone here must know whether it let up enough for any flying in the afternoon. I didn't hang around to find out.

So although more planes would have been nice, my only real dissatisfaction was that the whole thing ended too soon, and that was the weather's fault. I would have been delighted with another evening like Friday evening and other day like Saturday, but it was not to be this year.

August

[wls3]

Always a good time,

For Mudge, P-38 on take off

Lysander

Ollie in the Harphoon

Whiskey 7 at sunset

Mosquito in the grass

Never Miss

[Ollie]

August, you are right, I'll leave the kit bag at home next time...





Nathan, August is right in his remarks about the lack of activity. Also, you have to think about the price of the fuel. If you are an airshow participant, that is if you fly in the show, you'll get some fuel. However, if you are just there for the fun of it, you cannot get fuel, since the airshow reserves it for the flyers, which is normal. Now, you have to get to another airport to tank up before heading home, which leads to more costs. Even with a top-off, it still cost me around 800$ to fly down with the Harvard. With the fuel, it's another 1 000$ of expenses.

Bill, wonderful pictures! I'm glad to see my aircraft in the air!