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Wings at Waterloo - Part I

By Kevin Moore, Contributing Editor & Photographer
Watford, Ontario, Canada

The beautiful "Mako Shark" T-33 Silver Star, formerly of the RCAF,
now operated by the Jet Aircraft Museum/Hammond Aviation.

The airshow season in Ontario started off with the Waterloo Airshow at Waterloo International Airport. Despite the weather being less than perfect, the airshow performers and volunteers made it a great airshow.

One of the most beautiful L-29 Delphin jet aircraft you'll ever see,
flown by Richard Cooper and Viper North/Jet Aircraft Museum.

Richard Cooper returned to the airshow circuit in his Viper North/Jet Aircraft Museum L-29 Delphin. Coop put on a great display with his beautiful L-29 performing several passes including high speed, down & dirty, and an assortment of rolls. If you've never seen Coop and his L-29..... don't miss out on either for your next airshow!

Ricker Volker taxies out in his Sukhoi Su-26,left,
and climbing for altitude for his performance, right.

Rick Volker performed some stomach-turning aerobatics in his Sukhoi Su-26, tumbling about the sky with a series of manoeuvres that thrilled the crowd. Though Rick has been flying for a relatively short amount of time in comparison to his age, and many other pilots, his experience in an assortment of aircraft including the Spitfire, Hurricane and Bf 109 put him in a class that few other pilots will ever reach.

Kent Pietsch in his 1942 Interstate Cadet put on
three different performances during the airshow.

Always entertaining the crowd was Kent Pietsch flying his beautiful 1942 Interstate Cadet. Kent's ability to keep everyone focused on his performances is no great surprise considering what he puts both himself and the Interstate Cadet through. Climbing up to altitude, Kent shuts down the engine and flies the aircraft like a glider, performing a series of graceful and relatively silent aerobatics, concluding with him landing the aircraft, still without power, and taxiing right up to a waiting 'volunteer,' where he gently places the spinner of his Cadet in a waiting, outstretched hand.

One of Kent's most daring feats is putting the Cadet down on the top of a moving RV, left. Coming out of a roll during one of his performances, right.

Kent's other performances include landing his Interstate Cadet on an RV traveling down the runway at highway speeds. THAT is something you have to see to believe. His most entertaining performance is the 'stolen airplane' routine where he pretends to steal an airplane and puts it through a series of, what looks like, uncontrolled manoeuvres very low to the ground including losing an aileron, a tire, maps and touching wingtips to the ground, generating the image of a wingtip fire. Not only do airshow spectators get a kick out of seeing Kent perform, so do other airshow pilots!

Captain Patrick "Flocho" Pollen taxies past in the 2013 CF-18 Demonstration Hornet.

The Royal Canadian Air Force showed off their 2013 CF-18 Demonstration Hornet, flying a loud and fast show, wowing the crowds, as always. Captain Patrick "Flocho" Pollen tore up the sky throughout most of his performance, showing the crowd that, despite the age of the CF-18, it's still a viable, agile fighting aircraft for the RCAF.

Gord Price in his Yak 50 descending during part of his performance, left,
and giving the crowd a nice top-side pass, right.

Canadian Aerobatic pilot, Gord Price, put on a terrific display in his "The Dam-Pub" Yak 50. In his 70s, Gord is in great shape and still loves to thrill crowds flying his Yak. Despite his age, Gord puts the airplane, and himself, through some high G manoeuvres that would make many non-aerobatic pilots feeling less than fine.

Looking back to the old days of Barnstorming when wing-walking was almost a norm at airshows, Jane Wicker Wing-Walking put on a fine display, though at Waterloo Airshow, without Jane. Sadly, the world of aviation lost two fine performers in Jane and her pilot, Charlie Schwenker, a few weeks later in a fatal crash of their lovely stearman.

The early days of aviation, post-World War I, saw pilots flying in former World War I airplanes "Barnstorming" their way across North America. Some of those Barnstormers included "wing-walkers." Today, there are few who brave the skies in such a fashion and the world recently lost one of the best in Jane Wicker, along with her fun-loving pilot, Charlie Schwenker. Though Jane was scheduled to perform at Waterloo, a week before the airshow, Jane injured herself at home and was unable to perform in the show. For the Waterloo Airshow, Bob Gordon flew the Stearman and Jane's friend, and fellow wing-walker, Chuck Tippet, performed the wing-walking for her. Bob and Chuck put on a great display in the beautiful Stearman, including a solo aerobatic performance in the Stearman by Bob. May Jane and Charlie live on in our memories and may they both rest in peace.

The Jet Aircraft Museum/Hammond Aviation beautiful former RCAF T-33
Silver Star "Mako Shark" performed several passes, showing off her toothy grin!

The Jet Aircraft Museum (JAM)/Hammond Aviation showed off the lines of their T-33 Silver Star, the "Mako Shark." This iconic jet aircraft is a favourite of young and old alike with its shark mouth nose and its unmistakable blue paint scheme. JAM is in the process of restoring another 5 T-33's and have recently acquired a CF-101 (former USAF) Voodoo that they hope to restore. Currently, they need help in raising funds to bring the Voodoo home to London, Ontario from its current location in Nova Scotia. If you can help, please visit savevoodoo006.com

The "Mako Shark" T-33, flaps coming up,
takes to the air in preparation for its series of passes.

This week we reviewed an assortment of aircraft that performed during the Waterloo Airshow. Next week we'll continue on with a look at the rest of the performers.

By Kevin Moore, Contributing Editor & Photographer
thestickandrudder@execulink.com

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