2009 Airshows!

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I will start with pictures from last months Road Island airshow.

I used my Nikon D40 with the 55-200mm vr lens.

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[Spookonthe8ball]

Nice shots. Great use of shutter speed on some of those propellers producing
dramatic effect.
Spook

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Thanks for sharing. Great captures, good exposure too against the sky, any trick to that?
If you reduce the largest one to the size of the rest then it'd make navigating this page a little easier.

[SpecialK]

Nobody likes scrolling....

[SpecialK]

With a few more posts, we can get to a blank page.

[SpecialK]

Just a couple more...

[SpecialK]

I think it's 10 posts per page.

[SpecialK]

We shall see.

[SpecialK]

Camarillo airshow, home of the Commemorative Air Force.

SNJ-5.
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T-28 Trojan.
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Spitfire.
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CJ-6's.
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C-53D Skytrooper.
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P-38 Lightnings.
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F6F Wildcat.
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A6M Zero.
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F7F Tigercat.
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B-25J Mitchell.
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[SpecialK]

The Goodyear blimp made a few passes.
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I signed up for a B-25 ride. "Don't grab any cables, don't pull any red handles."
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5 tourists (2 up front). Rudimentary seat belts.
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Tail gun view. The center window is open.
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Half the stabilizer and a rudder.
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This circular window is open to the air - very windy. Oil field equipment on the ground.
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[SpecialK]

Turret view looking rearward toward Rincon. The earlier B-25 versions (as used on the Doolittle raid on Japan) had the turret back near the tail where the hatch is now.
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To get to the nose gun/bombardier station you crawl through this tunnel under the pilot seats.
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Nose view over Oxnard Beach.
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Looking toward Oxnard Beach marina area.
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This area has a pair of seats under the turret. It is quite warm, and very noisy as you are directly between the engines.
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Looking out the side window behind the pilot toward Point Magu Naval Air Station.
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You have to crawl across the top of the bomb bay to get to the rear of the plane.
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Turret view as we head north between Camarillo and Westlake Village. This was the only turn I noticed while flying.
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Taxiing past the Commemorative Air Force hangars.
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[Phill D]

Some excellent shots here well done guys. That twirly prop shot is my No1 it's just awesome. To go for a flight too SpecialK that must have been pretty cool. Looked a bit cramped for the drinks trolly though ;)
As for scrolling if you reduce the page size using the little zoom box on the bottom right of the window in explorer then you don't have to scroll. But I agree best to resize the images.

[SpecialK]

Last batches from Camarillo.

AlienAir1 is the only one of its kind.
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A Mustang known as "Su Su".
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SNJ-4 in front of the Commemorative Air Force hangar.
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E-2C Hawkeye.
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Staggerwing Beech 17.
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Oiling up the Bearcat.
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Parking the "Vibrator".
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Parking the Corsair.
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Parking a Lightning.
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Ventura County Fire Dept rescue demo.
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PF-22 Recruit on taxi.
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BT-13 Valiant.
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Pilatus Porter STOL.
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SNJ-5.
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Pecos Bill.
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Business end of "SusyQ".
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[SpecialK]

MCAS Miramar.
Canadian Snowbirds...
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[SpecialK]

Spilling over.

US Army Golden Knight.
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Sean Tucker in the Oracle Challenger biplane circling a Golden Knight.
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Refueling demo.
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Patriots.
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Blue Angels support plane, "Fat Albert". Nice view from the bubble...
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Blue Angels.
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[SpecialK]

Still spilling...

Blue Angels.
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Sean Tucker.
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Patriots landing.
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Fat Albert on a JATO takeoff.
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And coming back.
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[SpecialK]

Static displays at the Wheels, Wings, and Rotors show at Los Alamitos Army Airfield.

Observation planes.
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Remotely-piloted vehicle.
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AT-6 (Air Force) and SNJ-5 (Navy) are the same planes.
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A-1 Skyraider.
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Coast Guard C-130.
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C-5a Galaxy.
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[SpecialK]

Remote-control planes and helis. They can cost several thousand dollars.

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Hovering upside down.
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A gaggle of warbirds.
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Slow and low flight.
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Hundreds or thousands of hours can be invested in details such as cockpits and guns.
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[SpecialK]

I think we can keep the thread going past 2009...

Thermal, CA.
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[SpecialK]

More Thermal.
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Traffic jam.
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[alphaphoto]

Nice photos in this thread. The Blue Angels put on an awesome show as I got to see one several years back.

[Spookonthe8ball]

Great pics as usual SpecialK. I enjoy viewing them :)

[SpecialK]

Thanks :-) Thermal is a pretty good show, and the Sigma seemed to do pretty well.