Riverside Airshow 3/27/2010

[wheelsup_cavu]

Interesting photos Eric.
It's amazing what the camera "sees" that the eye doesn't.


Wheels

 

[GrauGeist]

Eric, those jetwash shots rock!

 

[Wayne Little]

Simply 'Magic' Eric!

 

[evangilder]

Thanks guys. I just finished posting the photos on my website, 14 galleries of photos from the show. Insomnia has it's benefits.

Click the banner below to check it out.

 

[Gnomey]

Great stuff Eric!

 

[ppopsie]

I do miss Riverside airport. I landed there several times when I took flying lessons back in 1982. I remember taking a written exam at the airport office. Was the runway lengthened since?

 

[lesofprimus]

Excellent shots Eric as always.... Love the Phantom as most do.... Glad u and Wheels got together, Im surprised syscom didnt make it...

 

[ontos]

Great captures Eric, wish I could have been there and enjoyed the show with you and wheels Great video wheels, that must have been something. Thanks for sharing your experience 8) 8)

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I did notice one oddity in all of those great shots and it was in the Heritage Flight shots. The F-86 was blowing smoke and the F-4 was not. What's up with that?

 

[evangilder]

The F-86 is a real smoker. It's a combination of factors. Joe, Matt, or any of your other guys that have more experience with these correct me if I am wrong on any of this. Jet engines smoke more when they are at higher power settings. One thing I can't be sure of is if they are using different fuels. JP-4 burned and smoked a lot, JP-8 will also smoke, but not as bad.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I just thought that it was kind of odd for every shot of a F-4 that I've ever seen they were smoking. It just struck me.

 

[evangilder]

Yeah there was very little smoke from the F-4, which seemed a little of of place, but man, it was loud!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

As loud as a F-14?

 

[evangilder]

You know, it's been a long time since I've heard an F-14 so I don't know that I can compare them. But after the F-4 passed, you could hear a ton of car alarms going off.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

 

[GrauGeist]

We could always tell the difference between the Tomcat and the Phantom, but either one was loud! in it's own right! (Much louder than the Skyhawk, by the way)

 

[Geedee]

Hmmmm...lets see....blue skies...check....great planes....check....great shots....check....can only be more great pics from from 'Shooter !. Way to go Eric, d*mn, almost feel as tho' I was there with those piccies !...I am not jealous, I am not jealous, I am not jealous....

 

[evangilder]

Cheers Gary. The winds were horrible, but the show was still a good one.