There aren’t many airshows in the national capital region so when one comes along, one goes. We’re lucky that the Aero Gatineau-Ottawa (AGO) organization manages to put one on annually given the expense of doing so including performers, guests, fuel, and let’s not forget the insurance costs along with the vagaries of the weather. This…
An airshow is an airshow with airplanes flying and usually one headline act to draw the folks in. Well, that wasn’t good enough for the Aero Gatineau-Ottawa 2024 organizers as they spent the last three years co-ordinating three air demonstration teams to meet and entertain aero aficionados this past weekend (6-8 September, 2024), at the…
To see the pictures, CLICK HERE: The Flying Legends of Victory Tour made a stop at the Gatineau Executive Airport this weekend in conjunction with Vintage Wings of Canada. The tour is part of the Commemorative Air Force – Arizona Wing, based in Mesa, Arizona, which has a similar mission to Vintage Wings in that…
If you were downtown Ottawa or around Petrie Island on Wednesday afternoon, you may have thought Ottawa was the target of an airborne invasion. Not true however. What was happening is that the RCAF was doing a practice run of the Canada Day Flypast on Parliament Hill. To see pictures of the take-offs and landings…
The annual Aero Gatineau-Ottawa Airshow 2023 (AGO2023) came this year to weather that it hasn’t seen in years. All three days of beautiful fallish temperatures, blue sky on Friday/Saturday and some cloud on Sunday provided the organizers and guests with the perfect aeronautical experience. As I was there on the Media Day (Friday), I didn’t…
To see all the Media Day pictures, go to THE GALLERY The 5th annual Aero Gatineau-Ottawa Airshow was held this weekend at the Gatineau Executive Airport with the Media Day being the 16th September and performance days being the 17th and 18th. Media Day is always good as the airshow grounds are closed to the…