Another reason to CELEBRATE!!

BUDAPEST, Hungary – American Michael Goulian won a thrill-filled Red Bull Air Race in Budapest on Thursday while Britain’s Paul Bonhomme grabbed second place and knocked Austrian Hannes Arch out of the championship lead in a thrilling battle over the Danube River in front of a national holiday crowd of 650,000. American Kirby Chambliss grabbed third place, which dropped Arch into fourth and off the podium for the first time in over a year. German rookie Matthias Dolderer took a career-best fifth place.
“It feels amazing,” Goulian said after clocking a winning time of 1:12.51 on the 6.6km course on a scorching hot day with temperatures over 30 degrees. It was his first career victory and moved him up to 8th place in the overall championship with 18 points. “This has been four years in the making. It’s been so hard to get the right machine, to get the engine working the right way. After four years of hard work this is amazing. I knew we had an airplane that could do it. It’s a great win.”

Mike's time is right here, right now and the air show industry considers him the finest available.
YES he will be here come August 29 & 30 2009.
Don't miss out on Mike's performance, it's a thriller......Catch The Experience!

It's Happening At YQG

The Windsor International Air Show promises to be one of the biggest shows in Ontario. We have over 60 aircraft attending with some of the best pilots in their field.
It's the 100th Anniversary of Celebration of Aviation and starting on August 27, it's going to start making noise and the value we are giving our spectators has no comparison.
We have the Canadian and US Air Force solidly supporting our show and boy are they bringing some hardware with them.
Let's not forget the Auto Show inside the Air Show and the Antique Military Vehicles coming out in full force support.
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE SUPPORT!
The Air Show will be the biggest attraction in Windsor to end the summer. There is none like it nor any comparison.
Just try to go anywhere in Essex County without hearing us. It just won't happen.
We have special guests like Chris Hadfield attending. We have National Magazine coverage.
We have the Discovery Channel doing a show segment. Yes, you read that right.
Aircraft from all over North America are asking to be a part of our show.
We've worked hard to bring the best and now it's almost upon us.
Get ready for the news, they're back!
Don't be standing on the outside looking in, YQG is the place to be on August 29 & 30!

KC-135R Tanker

Ok this one delivers. Seriously.
The crew from the 101 ARW in Maine will land in Windsor for the Air Show. Spectators will be allowed to get inside walk around and see some very exciting details inside the aircraft.
Just another reason to be on the field.
The KC-135 Stratotanker provides the core aerial refueling capability for the United States Air Force and has excelled in this role for more than 50 years. This unique asset enhances the Air Force's capability to accomplish its primary missions of Global Reach and Global Power. It also provides aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps and allied nation aircraft. The KC-135 is also capable of transporting litter and ambulatory patients using patient support pallets during aeromedical evacuations.
Four turbofans, mounted under 35-degree swept wings, power the KC-135 to takeoffs at gross weights up to 322,500 pounds (146,285 kilograms). Nearly all internal fuel can be pumped through the tanker's flying boom, the KC-135 's primary fuel transfer method. A special shuttlecock-shaped drogue, attached to and trailing behind the flying boom, may be used to refuel aircraft fitted with probes. An operator stationed in the rear of the plane controls the boom. A cargo deck above the refueling system can hold a mixed load of passengers and cargo. Depending on fuel storage configuration, the KC-135 can carry up to 83,000 pounds (37,648 kilograms) of cargo.
It's a serious aircraft for a serious show.

Sounds of Freedom. Coming this month.

The Challenge

It's the challenge of the year happening at the Windsor International Airport on August 15, 2009.
The winner will get bragging rights for the next full year. The challengers have measured up and fear no opponent in this battle.
$2 dollar parking fee with a canned good for an entrance fee to support the Goodfellows. Come on out enjoy some wings from some of Windsor's best "winged" restaurants.
Hey, it's aviation related and we will be selling Gala Tickets and Air Show tickets for the August 29&30 air show. The line up for the show is immense. They must have heard something.
We will have a table set up inside the CH2A hangar playing some video of the performers coming to our airport. Get a glimpse of what they do the best, fly.
Rides will be available.

The Wing Off is going to be tasty and challenging, not only for the competitors but the hot wings could produce some excitement all it's own.
It's all part of the fun happening at Your Quick Getaway this sumer. Fun and education for the whole family. Don't miss out. Seen our billboards?
Wait for the commercials.
At the Air Show, let's not forget to mention the bounce castles, Canadian Recruiting Office complete with camo face painting, and vendors from the local community. Vintage war birds, and the list is endless.
Check out the possibilities of our Armed Forces.
Say hi to some of the veterans that made sure we have our freedoms here in Canada, today.
Vintage cars on display with each show day being different. Military vehicles like we have never seen before.

Watching from the outside is just not the same.
Sounds of Freedom.... soon, Catch The Experience.

Time For Some Noise

The F-15 Eagle is a twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. Developed for the USAF it first flew in July 1972, and is one of the most recognized modern fighters. The F-15 is expected to remain in service until 2025. Despite originally being envisaged as a pure air superiority aircraft, the design proved flexible enough that an all-weather strike derivative, the F-15E Strike Eagle, was later developed, and entered service in 1989.
The F-15 in all air forces had an air-to-air combined record of 104 kills to 0 losses in air combat as of February 2008. To date, no air superiority versions of the F-15 (A/B/C/D models) have ever been shot down by enemy forces.

The Windsor International Airshow welcomes the pilots and techs from the 390 FS out of Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho.

Can you hear it yet? Sounds of Freedom.

T-34

The Beechcraft T-34 Mentor is a propeller-driven, single-engined, military trainer aircraft derived from the Beechcraft Model 35 Bonanza. The earlier versions of the T-34, dating from around the late 1940s to the 1950s, were piston engined. These were eventually succeeded by the upgraded T-34C Turbo-Mentor, powered by a turboprop engine. The T-34 remains in service almost six decades after it was first designed.
The pilots will be coming from the VT-2 Squadron.

CT-142 Dash 8

Navigators from around the world come to Canada to train on the CT-142 Dash-8. At the Canadian Forces Air Navigation School (CFANS), this twin turboprop aircraft is used to teach students aerial navigation and tactics.
Designed and produced in Canada, the CT-142 is a conversion of the popular Dash-8 airliner. It was adapted for navigation training by manufacturer Bombardier Inc. in the late 1980s.
Recent software modifications on the CT-142 allow students to operate their own Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Inertial Navigation System (INS). The aircraft also features a new Tactical Display System that superimposes information on the students’ radar displays.
At CFANS, located at 17 Wing in Winnipeg, dozens of Canadian and foreign students train on CT-142s each year. CFANS has welcomed navigators from Singapore, Korea, New Zealand, Germany, Norway, The Netherlands and Australia.

Come and take a peek and say hi to the pilots.

Don't be on the outside looking in, it's just not the same.

T-45 Goshawk

The Windsor International Air Show is starting to heat up.
Two T-45 Goshawks will be coming up for static display from the VT-86 Sabrehawks located in Pensacola Florida.

At the heart of the Navy T45 training system is the two-seat, single-engine T-45 Goshawk. The aircraft has a wingspan of 30.1 feet, a length of 39.3 feet, a tail height of 13.5 feet and a gross takeoff weight of 13,636 pounds. The U.S. Navy's T-45 Goshawk is powered by a Rolls-Royce Adour F405-RR-401 engine producing 5,845 pounds of thrust. Designed to excel in the rigorous environment of naval aviation training, it has been fatigue-tested successfully to demonstrate a service life that exceeds the required 14, 400 flight-hours.
Described by instructor-pilots who fly it as "eminently forgiving," the T-45 is the only jet trainer designed to land routinely at sink rates of greater than 700 feet per minute, which are required for aircraft carrier approach landings. The Boeing team has continually upgraded the aircraft with features such as leading-edge wing slats for better low-speed performance, high-gain nosewheel steering for safer ground handling, and a reinforced composite stabilator with increased span for better pitch control.
In the 16 years since they entered service in 1992, T-45s have logged over 800,000 flight-hours and made over 50,000 arrested carrier landings. Approximately 3,500 student aviators from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and a number of foreign militaries have earned their wings in the T-45.
The Windsor International Air Show welcomes the Sabrehawks.

P51 Mustang

We have another edition to our show. Vintage Wings of Canada will be bringing down their Mustang and will be flying in our show.
The VWC Mustang Mk IV is painted in period markings of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 442 Squadron, which flew the last Allied operational fighter mission of the entire European theatre of the Second World War - flying fighter cover for naval operations near the Channel Islands the day after VE Day.
We would like to thank Michael Potter of Vintage Wings for bringing this exceptional aircraft to our show.
It is truly a welcome edition.

CANADA DAY!

It's a time to enjoy the day and reflect on where we are as a country. It's a day to celebrate our independence and Freedom all across this land. Yes I'm somewhat patriotic. Canada is no doubt the absolute best country in the world and the land is absolutely gorgeous.
We also have to make sure we thank the service men and women who defend our rights and will stand up for those rights willingly. The Snowbirds, Skyhawks, CF18 Demo pilot, and the technicians that keep them flying, are all a shining example of our military and what they represent. At any time they can get a call and be shipped into hostile territory and in the meantime we as a country wake up everyday and continue on as we normally would.
We all enjoy our personal rights guaranteed by our Charter of Right and Freedoms.
Let's not forget or take for granted how they came about.
Canada is the best and Happy Birthday or Confederation, whichever you choose.

THANKS GUYS! You know who you are.