Snowbirds Performance at Abbotsford Air Show 2024

Cheryl abery and all members of 431 air demonstration Squadron welcome to the 2024 Canadian Forces snowbirds performance this year we're celebrating 100 Years of the Royal Canadian Air Force [Music] vent C this snowbirds are all active serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces and the show team is comprised of 11 Pilots 10 aircraft technicians and rep public affairs officer Captain Phil Vashon from Ottawa Ontario Captain Vashon wants to share your photos with the world follow us at CS sows on Instagram Facebook and x and tag in your posts [Music] [Music] FC instagr Facebook here they are running up their engines on the runway about ready to take off [Music] a your safety pilot today to my left is snowber 10 Captain Edward soy prior to joining the snowber he was a standard pilot on the ct56 Harbor 2 and as a civilian pilot he is flown and performed in a variety of vintage aircraft including the original harbard from the 1940s my name is Captain Richard McDougall snow 11 and I'll be your narator today before joining the sows I include a cc 130 Hercules and an air refueling roll and was an instructor on the ct56 harbard 2 as [Music] well as the team rejoins into a nine aircraft formation allow me to describe the aircraft that will'll be using our performance today the Canada air ct14 tutor built in the early 1960s served as the primary jet trainer for the Canadian Air Force until the year 2000 this single j85 jet engine produces 2700 lb of thrust and propels this relatively light aircraft to speeds of over 400 knots with the exceptional maintenance it from our highly qualified team of technicians the tutor continues to serve as the perfect platform for the snow bir's aerial [Music] demonstrations bistic [Music] T now for a glimpse behind the scenes if you've seen out in the distance the pilots have conducted a ShakeOut where they pulled 5G and pushed --2g followed by their smoke [Music] check we use this to test both the aircraft and the Pilot's body to turn they're both ready for the show there they are with the smoke trails [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] on like could keep so for [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] hello Aviation enthusiasts my name is Rick Mercer 2024 is a very big year for the Royal Canadian Air Force and for the men and women who proudly serve in this remarkable institution this is a centennial year also being celebrated over half a century of the Air Force doing incredibly cool Dynamic aeronautical Maneuvers in ct14 tutor aircraft one of the greatest experiences of my life was flying with the snowbirds it was thrilling it was exhilarating and I would not do it again for all the money in the world however I will never miss an opportunity to stand firmly on the ground and watch this in incredible team in action hurtling through the air at tremendous speeds close enough to one another to read each other's thoughts the snowbirds not only demonstrate the skill professionalism and teamwork that runs throughout the Canadian Armed Forces they put on a heck of a show and it is about to begin it is my great honor to ask you all to look straight ahead for the nine twinkling lights and listen for team lead major Brett handy as as he calls for the team to check in feel little bit when the world the sh to Bright where with you your 2024 Canadian Forces snower SC the attack for way don't matter where we are when youres away never I know I I I take it all the way into the empty spaces when the world heart Shing be bright where we you little light where are we now from the left let's watch the team change to the Condor formation we were great we were go kind of dream that can't be so we were right till we W built a home and watched it burn I didn't want to leave I didn't want to Li started cry but then remember I I can B some flowers R my S down and I can hold my I can love me better you can good my name Jerry R Master roses that you no remorse no regret I for give every word you I want to leave I didn't want to fight started remember I sping and accurate flying is essential for our two inner pilots flying in the inner right wing position is nober to Captain K clap from Ottawa Ontario Captain clap previously FW the cc13 here pleas in a search and rescue roll and the ct56 Harvard 2 as an instructor now look to your right as the main formation repositions for the inverted wedge bottom side [Music] path yeah you can be the greatest you can be the best you can be the King Kong banging on your chest you can beat the world you can beat the Wall you can the GU go Hing on his anchored in the inner left wing position is no free major Steve Tim from stur British columia maut Tim is a former St f8 Hornet section lead with over 1200 hours of fast jet experience [Music] the backbone of our formation consists of two line of stern Pilots better known as the stem cats our first line of Duram pilot is sber 4 Captain Scott boy from ver British Columbia he's a senior Harvard 2 flight instructor with over 2100 hours of flying [Music] time at the tail end cool calm and collected as there second line of turn pilot snowber 5 Captain Thomas Thorton from Belleville Ontario Captain stter is a former Royal Canadian artillery officer who then transferred to the rcaf reinstructed on the ct55 hawk now look straight ahead as the team honors 100 Years of the Royal Canadian Air Force with the Centennial split [Music] going to stop me don't you let the music stop now you're more anybody don't give up you just wor while conducting a level the rest day you leave me with my jaw on the FL make sure everything we know what they mean and they mean what they say to us would that be [Music] enough we running out of time are we hiding from the light are we just too scared to fight for what we want tonight and leave behind and here they are from the left with the arrow bottom side pass [Music] [Music] to the back [Music] we be disturbing the peace working we serving the streets about to go going [Music] beang to head the right for the snowbird sign bre the [Music] VIS to get the message SL in the catching me they going need a bigger LLY on the edge of our large formation requires aggressive and responsive LLY from our outer Pilots number six is Captain Kyle Taylor from London Ontario he's a former Harvard 2 instructor and flying in the outer right wing position brings over, 1600 flying hours to the team in the owner left wing position is number seven Captain Dominic aalon from Winnipeg Manitoba he's a former Harvard 2 instructor pilot and brings over 2200 hours of ection SE experience our [Music] team approaching from the left the snowbirds present the Kaleidoscope Daddy [Music] baby can you move down all my love I can get day or night just lose my way till I find myself help to help to there there take the more [Music] you watch me back to me down I'm always up with [Music] I'm feeling just stay for in time my want to be a best friend he I love is living on the west all you better come to don't [Music] you and I think it's going to be a long long time to T down raise me around you're too F I'm not the man and I think it's going to be long long time down me get to [Music] [Applause] [Music] the role of the solo is both physically and mentally demanding requiring Split Second decision making our lead solo pilot snowber eight is Captain Mark Andre plant from shikui Quebec Captain plant is a former ct56 Harvard 2 instructor and brings over 2300 hours of military flying to the team the opposing solo is Captain Patrice po Clement snow 9 from St Joseph Island Ontario he's also a senior instructor on the Harbor 2 and has over 2800 hours of flying time [Music] we'd like to take this opportunity to highlight our dedicated technicians to ensure that we have safe and operational Jets day in and day out our performance today would not have been pop over 9 Alpha Master Corporal Tristan pescue from Toronto Ontario and snowber 10 Alpha cobal Avery arso in front of the crowd today on the camera is from King Kora Prince Edward Island Corporal Jaden Greer from Montreal Quebec Franc Quebec Quebec Karan mat [Applause] [Music] next up from the left get your camera [Music] more see love they believe [Music] flying the lead aircraft requires experience smooth flying and high situational awareness [Music] from you're they are with their final pass the 2024 Canadian Forces Sowers this Sowers C it indeed for the 2024 abis for international air show you have been an outstanding audience and we thank you so much for joining us here today if you could as well also remember all the house rules remain in effect even though the air show itself is over so please stay behind those crowd control fence lines and I'd like to thank the abis for International Air Show staff led by Dave ree supported by Sandra Vader Jim Reed JD Ma and many others thank you so much for having us here at the Aira for all the hard work you do you're well to make sure that Canada's national air show gets better and better every year another group that makes this thing happen of course our air show board of directors Ken Kendall the chair thank you for all your word making this happen and our airboss team led by CH stemar supported by Greg now Jim reath thank you Josh Jenkins for being our coms person up here on the announcer stage we really appreciate all your help this weekend our gr R Services lefted by Jeff Pon happy birthday to you he's 40 years old today i' also like to thank our folks helping up helping us up here on the sound system Mitchell for thank you Mitch Sean sham Chris and Brad without you we would be shouting really loud and we definitely would not have voices left to thank you so thank you Mitchell productions for the great job on the sound system Mercy Services fire rescue police St John abulance first a you guys are amazing thank you for all your work and your time here at the air big thank you to NAV Canada as well as all of the partners here at cyxx the alisport International Airport thank you also to Transport Canada for all your support all the performers you guys were fantastic all our visiting narrators we had quite the slew of them here this year and it's such a pleasure to work with each and every one of them and taking a chance 15 or 16 years ago and taking me under your wing to help you with air show announcing and it is an absolute delight and pleasure to be able to share the microphone with you here at AB hey let's do it again next year I look forward to it have a great afternoon everybody we'll see you again real soon [Music] [Music] inside your mind [Music]