2009 Iqaluit Air Show a Success |
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Overcast skies and cooler temperatures didn't stop hundreds of people from coming out on Saturday, August 22nd to the north apron at CYFB in Iqaluit. There was lots to see. On display were First Air's new Boeing 767 cargo plane and an ATR42; four aircraft from the Canadian Forces (CF-18, Aurora, Twin Otter and Seaking helicopter), Transport Canada's ice surveillance DASH-7; a Canadian Helicopters Bell 212; a Canadian Coast Guard BO-105-CBS helicopter; and Cessna 172 C-GOLJ. Canada's Defence Minister Peter MacKay dropped by, along with then Chief of Defense Staff General Walt Natynczyk. They were in town to observe the Canadian Forces northern military exercise, Operation Nanook, which was underway that week.
We had a couple of hundred kids (and quite a few adults, too!) visit OLJ during the show. As you can see from the photo above, the chance to get behind the controls of even a small airplane was irresistible to many. As one child was heard to say, while pointing across the tarmac at OLJ, "Mom, I want to go and see the kids' plane!". Credit for the event goes to Iqaluit Airport Manager John Graham, and Eric Leuthold and his crew at Frobisher Bay Touchdown Services. It was an excellent volunteer effort that brought rave reviews from those who attended.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 08 October 2015 23:43 |