2016 Olympic Airshow Day Two
The images below were taken at the Olympic Airshow on June19, 2016, the second day of the air show. The air show was held at the Olympia Regional Airport, Olympia, Washington.
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Gallery Index
- Setup, June 17
- Day One, June 18
- Day Two, June 19 (this gallery)
Sunday, June 19
Early Sunday morning, after we finished the RC display setup, Sonny Lewis and I decided to walk around the apron to see what aircraft were still present. Several of the core air show aircraft were still on the apron, but others were missing.
On our walk, we were lucky to find Mark Peterson getting ready for the first flight of his Alpha Jet. While Sonny assisted the crew in moving the jet closer to the taxiway, I documented the flight preparation with my camera.
Mark Peterson
Later, we watched as aircraft were moved into the apron's "Hot Zone", including aircraft that had been in hangars overnight.
As usual at the airshow, there were many opportunities to learn. Rene Price discussed his aircraft with members of the Tumwater fire department. The army demonstrated the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). Airshow participants were able to learn about RC quadcopters (drones) and fly them on a flight simulator. At the same time, some lucky persons managed to take a ride on a DHC-2 Beaver or a T-6 Texan.
Raymond Explained the Quadcopter and Managed the Flight Simulator
Unlike Saturday, there was sunshine on Sunday. A large crowd began to assemble for the opening ceremonies.
The opening ceremonies began with Posting of Colors.
The show begins....
Mike Berrichoa, Air Show Announcer
Anna Serbinenko “Sky Dancing”
North West RC
Renny Price
Bud and Ross Granley
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Vodoo Venom meets the Jet Car
Greg Howard
The Alpha Jet meets the Jet Car
Something New—Helicopters on Review
Bell UH-1H Iroquois (Huey) Restoration Display
While at the air show, a fellow RC club member showed me a UH-1H helicopter that was on display. He is a member of the Vietnahm Helicopter Pilots Association and participates in the helicopter's restoration. In the "Day One" gallery, you can see Mike sitting in the left seat as he did many years ago.
Gallery Index
- Setup, June 17
- Day One, June 18
- Day Two, June 19 (this gallery)
Resources
- Sanderson Field RC Flyers home page,
- Thurston County Miniature Aircraft Assn. home page,
- Olympic Flight Museum home page,
- Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association, Washington Chapter,
- Anna Serbinenko's Web Site,
- Classic Warbird Aerobatics (inclucing the Dornier Alpha Jet).
About the Images
The images were taken with a Canon Rebel T3i. I used Canon EF 100mm macro, EFS 60mm macro, and EFS 18-55mm lenses for the images. All images received simple processing in Photoshop and were saved as low-resolution JPEG images that were optimized for the Web.