March Field Airfest 2010

[wheelsup_cavu]

March Field Airfest 2010
Thunder over the Empire

March Air Reserve Base invites the public to attend our bi-annual AirFest May 1 2. Admission and parking are free.

The Patriot Jet Team will highlight the 2010 show, along with an F-22 Raptor demonstration. A KC-135 Stratotanker and a C-17 Globemaster III from our own base will perform, along with a Navy F-18 Hornet, a Navy F-6F Hellcat, an F-15 Strike Eagle, an F-86, and, from CalFire, an S-2, A-10, DC-10, and H-1. There will also be a Warbird Parade and a skydiving team. Extreme aerial acrobatics will be performed by: Rob Harrison "The Tumbling Bear" in the Zlin 50, John Melby in the Pitts, Tim Weber in the Extra 300, and Sean D. Tucker in the Pitts. The air field ramp will be filled with static aircraft explore, a play area for kids, as well as an information fair.

Dates: May 1st, 2010 May 2nd, 2010 - Free admission!
Hours: Gates open at 8 AM. Gates close at 6 PM. - Free parking!

March Field Airfest 2010 - Schedule

March Field Airfest 2010 - Performers

March Field Airfest 2010 - Blog

This is looking to be another good one.


If you look at the schedule Doug Gillis was slated to have a four plane formation of L-29's at the show.
Not sure if it that is still is happening though ??


Wheels

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Take pictures Wheels!

 

[wheelsup_cavu]

Take pictures Wheels!

I'm hoping Eric goes...
His pictures of the planes in flight are so much better than mine.
His gear is also leaps and bounds above mine.


Wheels

 

[ontos]

Hey wheels, maybe I'll see you there. I hope I can make this one and the Chino show. 8)

 

[evangilder]

I won't be at March. I have a shoot the following 2 weekends and I want to be able to spend some time with my family too.

May 7-9 I will be at the Palm Springs Air Museum flying in and shooting T-34 Mentors. I will be at Chino the following weekend and I may also be shooting on Memorial day.

 

[ontos]

Maybe we can all get together at the Chino show, it would be great to finally meet everyone.

 

[evangilder]

I will be there on Sunday as I have a datacenter move friday and saturday. I do have the sunrise photo pass for Sunday, so I will be there at 0-dark thirty.

 

[wheelsup_cavu]

You should get some great shots at the sunrise photo session.

BTW, How did you finagle going to the T-34 Fly In over the Mothers day weekend ?


Wheels

 

[evangilder]

That was tricky, but the Palm Springs event has generated sales and publications in the past, plus I will be home by Sunday afternoon.

 

[wheelsup_cavu]

Good luck on generating some revenue possibilities at the show.


Wheels

 

[ontos]

These are some shots I took today at the March AirFest, I have allot more but no time to download. I add more tomorrow. Hope you enjoy.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Great shots!

I used to work on that gray T-33 (and flew in it a few times)

 

[evangilder]

Nice shots, Ontos. Looks like a good show.

 

[Gnomey]

Great shots! Looks like it was a good show.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Ontos, did you get any shots of the Jet Provost? I completed the condition inspection on that aircraft a few days earlier. I just got off the phone and he arrived home just a few minutes ago.

 

[ontos]

Hey FB, I did get one or two pictures of the Provost but I could not get a good all around shot, there were too many people around it for a good shot. I'll post them tomorrow.

Eric it was great we had a fantastic time. It was hazy, so quite a few shots were messed up. I was glad I put my sun block on, it was pretty warm. The wind came up about 1430 hrs.

They had a F22 Raptor that put on a fantastic show. It felt good to go to another airshow again.

Here are some more shots from the show, sorry if some are repetitive.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Nice shots. We have the March Mentor boys. I think Jim Ostrich was flying one of the T-28s

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[evangilder]

March and San Diego Mentor guys. Larry Bierma is in the gray 34 with the invasion stripes. That's most likely John Flippen in the yellow one. I wonder who was flying the March 34. I will try to find out this weekend. I will be seeing the Mentor guys at PSP this weekend.

Nice shots, Ontos!

 

[Wayne Little]

Cool shots!