Saturday I drove up to Chino to meet other Van’s RV builders at the annual Planes of Fame Air Show. The RV gathering was hosted by Dave Klages. This was the most RV’s in one place that I had ever seen. There were at least 60 planes parked around his hangar. A formation flight of 15 RV’s came in just as I arrived. I spent most of my time at the show looking over all of the different RV’s.
The Chino Air Show is very big on WWII warbirds. Some of the airplanes flying are extremely rare and some are the only examples flying in the world. The hangar we were at was at the end of the runway and we had front row seats for the planes taxiing out to take off. There was a continuous stream of warbirds flying around the airport and making low passes. Some did aerobatic routines. A couple of vintage jet fighters also performed.
The weather was nice. A bit hot in the sun, but there was plenty of shaded seating available. I slathered myself in sunscreen, but still felt baked by the end of the day. After the airshow I headed over to my Dad’s house and visited with him. He donated a bunch of tools to my RV-9A project.
Full gallery of photos here.
