Airfest 2022

The day after the excitement of Skyfest 50 in Hamilton, my dad and I headed down to St. Thomas for the biannual Airfest show!

It was my first time attending the show and it was a fantastic day of getting up close and personal with some vintage and unusual aircraft. Sunday was overcast and a bit quieter than the Saturday show apparently was, which made for some great front row seats for takeoff, landing, and startup. Among the planes in attendance was a whole range of Harvards, Beechcrafts, the CWHM’s PBY, and a flight of WWI replica airplanes!

After the hustle of other airshows in the area, St. Thomas Airfest is a great way to see awesome aircraft in a more low-key setting. Really looking forward to going back the next time it runs!

Airshow London 2020

In a break from tradition, I didn’t end up officially attending Airshow London this year. However, I did wind up down at the Fanshawe Conservation Area to get photos of some of the planes as they turned around.

While I may not have been as close as usual to the action, it was a nice way to fit the season’s only airshow in with getting lesson prep finished!

1/2500, f/7.1, ISO 160, 500mm

1/2500, f/7.1, ISO 200, 450mm

1/2500, f/7.1, ISO 200, 500mm

1/2500, f/7.1, ISO 250, 500mm

1/2500, f/7.1, ISO 250, 480mm

1/1600, f/5.6, ISO 100, 500mm

1/2000, f/8, ISO 250, 500mm

1/2500, f/8, ISO 250, 500mm

Brantford Community Charity Airshow

Spent an afternoon at the Brantford Community Charity Airshow at the Brantford Municipal Airshow.

The Brantford airshow is probably one of the best in Southern Ontario and features tons of aircraft from the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. Can’t wait until next year!