Rockford Airfest

[ahuxman58]

Some pics from Airfest http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t47/ahuxman58/Picture-1511.jpg 2 http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t47/ahuxman58/IMG_9680.jpg 3 http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t47/ahuxman58/Picture-1459.jpg 4 http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t47/ahuxman58/IMG_9648.jpg 5 http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t47/ahuxman58/Picture-063.jpg 6 http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t47/ahuxman58/Picture-122.jpg 7 http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t47/ahuxman58/Picture-153-1.jpg

[BenjieC]

very cool Andy. I wish the air show wasn't the same weekend as IMAC.

[treejohnny]

awesome pics !!

[Bryan89]

Great photos Andy! Did you also jump out of the plane?

[ahuxman58]

No I didnt ,but I might be jumping with them at Janesville in August all depends if I get picked or not .Here are a few more shots Ive got.http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t47/ahuxman58/Picture-590.jpg 2 http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t47/ahuxman58/Picture-254.jpg 3 http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t47/ahuxman58/Picture-270-1.jpg 4 http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t47/ahuxman58/Picture-693.jpg 5 http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t47/ahuxman58/Picture-702.jpg 6 http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t47/ahuxman58/Picture-1371.jpg

[treejohnny]

absolutly incredible.....if i buy better camera can i go up in a F-16 ??

[vessxpress1]

Incredible shots Andy! Those are some sweet action shots. I really like that F-15 with the exhaust fumes.

I've seen the Blue Angels a couple times and they are definately something everybody should see at least once in their life.

Went to the Davenport airshow last year and saw them again. Unfortunately, my memory card filled up so fast, I was only left with my cell phone for a camera/video camera. :rolleyes:

Not to hijack your thread but here's a couple (rookie stills) I got, with my wife's Minolta Z2 (didn't have my Canon S3 last year).

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/misc2/airshow003.jpg


http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/misc2/airshow002.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/misc2/airshow023.jpg

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f203/vessxpress1/misc2/airshow008.jpg

[ahuxman58]

Ahhh........ Excalibur one fine P-51 very clean and shiny .Dunno If Snort was flying it or not If he was he puts on an awesome demo with anything he pilots,Snort being Dale Snodgrass one of the most hot- doggingist pilots Ive ever seen and man hes awesome.And by the way very nice pics thats a good camera you have very crisp images !!!!That Super Hornet puts on an awesome demo also !!!!!

[vessxpress1]

Actually, I don't think that it flew the day we were there. I got to see that Red Bull Edge 540 in action though. That blew me away. Never seen a plane do summersaults before! I also really liked the maneuver when he points the nose straight up into the sky, then starts spinning the plane in 360s as it's falling down. I think it might be just a LITTLE over-powered. :eek2:

I don't know how the guy's body can handle it. He's something like a 5 time National areobatic champion.

Here's a link and video. Click video at the bottom right corner and then click the pic. Takes a minute to load but worth the wait. (Warning: May make some people nautious.):

http://www.redbullusa.com/en/ArticlePage.1166724322677-1087394764.1/htmlArticlePage.action#page=ArticlePage.1166724322677-1087394764.1.media.video.0