With everything that’s gone on lately I’m definitely ready for a little personal time.  What better way to relax and think about other things than to watch planes go fast? 

I’m currently in Belleville Ontario and it’s 6am.  In two hours I hop on a school bus for the short trip to CFB Trenton for the Anniversary Weekend Air Display put on by 8 Wing.

Yesterday, I spent the day at the Canadian Aviation Historical Society meetings where we listened to a number of very interesting speakers talk about Canadian aviation.  Topics ranged from training in the 20’s to the CC-177 Globemaster III, the newest and largest addition to the Canadian forces inventory.  We had some fun and learned a few things and I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

Today I’ll be loaded down with 3 cameras ready to shoot my brains out.  The last time I got close to airplanes was at Wings & Wheels and I was far too busy to really enjoy myself so I’m really looking forward to today.

On the agenda:

• 60 year Memorial Gates rededication
• Parade
• Fly past
• bands and colours presentation
• Skyhawks parachute team
• Snowbirds and the Hawk One F86 Sabre
• Griffon Search and Rescue Demonstration
• Hercules Para Drop
• CF-18 demo team
• Centennial flight
• CC-150 Polaris / CF-18 air-to-air refuelling demo
• CC-177 Globemaster III

Oh yes, there will be pictures later.