Rhode Island ANG Airshow - Index

Army Jump team with Sean Tucker circling Old Glory on her decent to open the show.

Rhode Island Air Guard C130-J on static display...

As I do for you, I ask that you please
respect my copyright.

I've posted an index here for the start of the thread and replied to the
thread with
the image files. I thought that would make things a little neater keeping
it in one
thread. Enjoy!

I DID!!!



Tom


Thanks for these excellent photographs, Tom
Super!!

Jim Morris

On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:04:15 -0400, Tom wrote:

F-22 did a double-billing, initially coming in for an act and then to follow-up with
the Heritage Flight. During the demo there were problems that came up which
apparently prevented the Raptor from providing a full effect show. Made me wonder
when the bugs are going to get worked out. Wasn't long ago they did a deployment
overseas and a computer issue came up while crossing the international dateline.

It was here in Sacramento a few weeks ago, but I am sure it was all
computer-generated graphics because NO airplane can do what we saw it
do :-) Truely an awsome sight to watch it go through its paces.
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Nice. Nice. Nice.

Thanks much for the pix, Tom.

Tom

"Tom" wrote in message
. ..
I made the trip down to North Kingstown, RI(KOQU)from New Hampshire for my
first show
of the season on Saturday June 23, 2007. It was a beautiful day with a
deep blue sky
and scattered puffy clouds as a backdrop. There was a refreshingly nice
breeze from
the northwest that made the day very comfortable. Nothing like the smell
of running
jet engines & food cooking on the grill when you're down wind. The show
was packed
with families, former military, aviation enthusiasts, and many other quite
unique
sights(smile).

This was my fourth trip to see the Rhode Island Air Guard show since 2003.
Last year
was a wash out of sorts. Parking was a lot different for this year.
Several large
distant satellite parking areas on undeveloped grassy fields. Air Guard
Shuttle
buses moved the masses to the flight line for the action.

The Blue's were the main act with lot's of interesting stuff prior. I
hesitate to
say it, (cringe & duck) but I didn't stay for the Angels show. With the
huge crowd I
just didn't want to fight the lines and traffic. So once Fat Albert
blasted off (yes
they used the bottles) and made a high speed pass, I was on the history
channel.

This tactic made for an easy break from the event with little to no
traffic. Even
better, I got to see, hear, and feel the diamond passing by overhead
through my open
sunroof as I egressed the parking areas.

The flying portion of the show was great! There weren't many static
aircraft on
display and getting a photo op was tuff despite getting to the show at the
start of
the day. Some interesting notes about the F-22 Raptor and it's appearance
for the
show under a double-billing deeper in the thread.

Another note of interest, there was a Black helicopter filming throughout
the day.
According to the Public address announcer it was in the production of a
Discovery
Channel reality program. That'll be one to watch out for...

Lot's of vendors with the usual airshow food and souvenirs. It maybe my
imagination,
but it seemed like a lot more "Sponsor" based information from the Master
of
Ceremonies and around the show. That includes the "Commercial Acts"
during their
live broadcasts from the aircraft. I guess everyones got to get paid one
way or the
other.

There was also the expected military recruiting efforts underway with a
noticeable
heavy usage of technology (large screen plasma displays, games & audio) by
the Army
folks. The masses always swirl to the "Free" stuff. Don't misunderstand
me here, I
am pro-military having served 14 years for Uncle Sam before figuring out
what I
really wanted to do when I grow up.

I've selected a few highlights from the day to share with you and provide
a sense of
the sights I was pleased to witness. The show sure "Made my Day". Thank
you Rhode
Island Air National Guard and show sponsors! The images that follow are
my feeble
attempts at photography and post processing.

Seems like when you get one aspect of the photo right you then encounter
some new
challenge to overcome. I still haven't been able to just press the
shutter and get
that perfect shot. I see so many great photos posted to this group. My
goal is to
try and mimic the excellent work posted here. As I do for you, I ask that
you please
respect my copyright.

I've posted an index here for the start of the thread and replied to the
thread with
the image files. I thought that would make things a little neater keeping
it in one
thread. Enjoy!

Tom

Terrific photo's Tom, thanks a heap for posting them.


--

Jeff Cochrane - VK4BOF
Atherton
Queensland 4883

I originally planned on staying in RI for the show until I realized that
my SWA voucher expired on the 21st. Rats!!!

JT

(Who did manage to fill up on Italian and seafood though..)




Tom wrote:
I made the trip down to North Kingstown, RI(KOQU)from New Hampshire for
my first show of the season on Saturday June 23, 2007. It was a
beautiful day with a deep blue sky and scattered puffy clouds as a
backdrop. There was a refreshingly nice breeze from the northwest that
made the day very comfortable. Nothing like the smell of running jet
engines & food cooking on the grill when you're down wind. The show was
packed with families, former military, aviation enthusiasts, and many
other quite unique sights(smile).

This was my fourth trip to see the Rhode Island Air Guard show since
2003. Last year was a wash out of sorts. Parking was a lot different
for this year. Several large distant satellite parking areas on
undeveloped grassy fields. Air Guard Shuttle buses moved the masses to
the flight line for the action.

The Blue's were the main act with lot's of interesting stuff prior. I
hesitate to say it, (cringe & duck) but I didn't stay for the Angels
show. With the huge crowd I just didn't want to fight the lines and
traffic. So once Fat Albert blasted off (yes they used the bottles) and
made a high speed pass, I was on the history channel.

This tactic made for an easy break from the event with little to no
traffic. Even better, I got to see, hear, and feel the diamond passing
by overhead through my open sunroof as I egressed the parking areas.

The flying portion of the show was great! There weren't many static
aircraft on display and getting a photo op was tuff despite getting to
the show at the start of the day. Some interesting notes about the F-22
Raptor and it's appearance for the show under a double-billing deeper in
the thread.

Another note of interest, there was a Black helicopter filming
throughout the day. According to the Public address announcer it was in
the production of a Discovery Channel reality program. That'll be one
to watch out for...

Lot's of vendors with the usual airshow food and souvenirs. It maybe my
imagination, but it seemed like a lot more "Sponsor" based information
from the Master of Ceremonies and around the show. That includes the
"Commercial Acts" during their live broadcasts from the aircraft. I
guess everyones got to get paid one way or the other.

There was also the expected military recruiting efforts underway with a
noticeable heavy usage of technology (large screen plasma displays,
games & audio) by the Army folks. The masses always swirl to the "Free"
stuff. Don't misunderstand me here, I am pro-military having served 14
years for Uncle Sam before figuring out what I really wanted to do when
I grow up.

I've selected a few highlights from the day to share with you and
provide a sense of the sights I was pleased to witness. The show sure
"Made my Day". Thank you Rhode Island Air National Guard and show
sponsors! The images that follow are my feeble attempts at photography
and post processing.

Seems like when you get one aspect of the photo right you then encounter
some new challenge to overcome. I still haven't been able to just press
the shutter and get that perfect shot. I see so many great photos
posted to this group. My goal is to try and mimic the excellent work
posted here. As I do for you, I ask that you please respect my copyright.

I've posted an index here for the start of the thread and replied to the
thread with the image files. I thought that would make things a little
neater keeping it in one thread. Enjoy!

Tom

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Tom wrote in
:

Seems like when you get one aspect of the photo right you then
encounter some new challenge to overcome. I still haven't been able
to just press the shutter and get that perfect shot.

You and Ansel Adams... =)

I see so many great photos posted to this group. My goal is to try
and mimic the excellent work posted here.

Looks like you are there already - great photos, Tom!

Bob ^,,^

I wonder if the F8F cauld have beaten the Hornet in the takeoff contest? I
saw one beat an airforce jet (F-80?) at an airshow at Quonset Pt back in the
50's.

Tom wrote:
Combined Arms Demo - Hog's on guard...

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