OMG, it's beautiful! CAF 2009 CF-18 Demonstration Scheme...

[rallymodeller]

Centennial of Flight in Canada -- that sure merits a scheme. They outdid themselves.



Words fail me. 

[Captain Canada]

Oh yeah, she's a beauy allright ! And to see her flying with a Golden Hawk Sabre and a Centennaire painted Tutor ?



You know what else is cool ? This is a cockpit I took a pic of last summer in Borden.

[Mossie]

Gorgeous!  Modelling that would be 'interesting'  , painting it yourself would be a nightmare & decalling would send you insane too!

[rallymodeller]

Know what would be wicked? I love the Snowbirds scheme and all, but wouldn't that scheme look great on a bunch of Hawks?

[lancer]

Now THAT is a scheme!!!! Beautiful!

[Sauragnmon]

I've seen that golden saber as well, I was down at Trenton for the airshow a good nine years back when I was in the Air Cadets, and he was out there and flying.  Gods do those sabers scream when they fly.  So very loud.

[JayBee]

Gorgeous!  Modelling that would be 'interesting'  , painting it yourself would be a nightmare & decalling would send you insane too!

Oh purlease, that should read " more insane".

On a more sane note, I remeber seing one of the Golden Hawks Sabres on a pylon, down at the waterfront at Trenton in 1967.
Gorgeous, I still have the slide.
Also in the same visit (the International Air Cadet Exchange Scheme - 1967) the Red Knights T-33 did a display for us at Halfax, NS.

Thanks Canada.

[cthulhu77]

Very pretty, indeed !

[puddingwrestler]

Just imagine using that scheme in combat:
"red five to base, I am under attack by a Canadian pimp-mobil, please advise."

[cc115]

The F-86 Sabre has arrived here in Comox, BC, today. It will be carrying out a practice routine with the Snowbirds beginning sometime this weekend. The practice routine will take place for a week. Apparently, the Sabre and the Snowbirds will team up throughout the entire airshow year. When and where, no idea. All part of the 100 years of flight celebration in Canada.

I will try to convince my wife, who has a way better digital camera then me, to try to get some shots that I can post later. I will also post my shots of the Snowbirds over the local glacier (last year) from the CC115 Buffalo in the near future.

I'm not the computer geek, so will have to rely on my wife to post the pictures. Be patient, it will be on her time!!

[cc115]

Well gentlemen, and ladies if any out there. The wife and I were at the 19 Wing Comox beach on Saturday, to watch the final practice of the Snowbirds, with bonus displays by the other guests.  Before the Snowbirds did their thing, the F-86 did its display. After the Snowbirds had finished, the beautifully painted CF-18 did a final practice demonstration. Later on, the Snowbirds, the CF-18, and the F-86 teamed up to do a few formation fly bys.

Very nice. I guess the Snowbirds, CF-18 and F-86 will team up throughout the year for fly bys. The Snowbirds themselves, will be doing at least 100 fly bys during the year. This all in celebration of the 100th aniversary of powered flight in Canada. It will be a busy year for the team.

The wife took a whole whack of pictures on Saturday. On my return from Calgary, I'm there to pick-up a CC-115 Buffalo out of 3rd line maintenance, I will get her to post a whack of the pictures. When will I return? Who knows with fussy aircraft out of maintenance.

[Archibald]

Centennial of Flight in Canada -- that sure merits a scheme. They outdid themselves.



Words fail me. 

We need a CF-105 Arrow in such livery. Btw the f... Arrow cancellation happened the very day Canada was supposed to celebrate the Silver Dart flight 50th anniversary... 50 years ago