This was a weekend for airplanes. It started off with this plane flying very low over our house. It was quite loud, and we could hear it coming, so I'd run outside with my camera. We weren't sure what it was, or why it kept flying by, but it sure was fun to see. Later we learned that there was a Warbird Show at the airport, so figured this plane had to be coming from there. We also learned that it is a PBY-5A Catalina Flying Boat, which is a historic Warbird. As I researched it online I found that a few years ago the Whidbey Navel Air Station brought one back to the base to restore. Since this one had the same numbers as the one in the Whidbey pictures we are pretty sure this is the one based there. These planes flew sometime around 1943-1957.
This same weekend we went to Ferndale to see the remote control Warbird Airshow. One of Ron's friends from the Lions flies planes with this group and he was telling Ron about the show. What an amazing sight it was. These planes are quite large and when they are in the sky it's hard to tell them from the real planes.
Most of the planes even have pilots. Some have Teddy Bears and that's pretty cute!
I love this picture. Can you see the people in the plane? It could be a test. Is this a real plane or a remote? Looks real, but it's remote. I told you they were amazing!
Getting ready for take off.
Some of the planes even leave vapor trails. Well, not really vapor, but a smoke of some kind for these little guys.
When they take off they go up fast. It's also quite impressive the tricks they can do with them - stalls and rolls. On some of the planes the landing gear even retracts once the plane is in the air. It's all very realistic. Oh, and the price. You might be interested in knowing that the planes can range in price from a couple hundred dollars to ten thousand.
To add even more excitement to this event some of the real planes from the Bellingham Airport show did a fly by at the remote show. There were 3 Bi Planes and a Piper Cub. Here are a few pictures of the real planes.
Bi Plane
Piper Cub
Here's one of the Bi Planes coming in for a fly by while the other 2 wait in the background.
Close enough for a Good Bye wave to the crowd. What a fun event.
