Back to Olympia for the Huskie

Mid-June is the time for the Olympic Air Show at Olympia and, while it provides a bunch of interesting aircraft to see flying, I am always going to be attracted by the only chance to see a flying Kaman Huskie.  It is such a curious thing to see fly.  The way in which it just gets airborne with no obvious change in appearance or sound is fun, but it also can put on a rapid turn of speed.

I was going to make sure to get images of it while I can, but I also wanted to shoot some video since that helps give an appreciation of the way in which it flies.  That will show up in a separate post soon.  I was quite happy with my choice of days for the show.  Saturday had experienced some nice weather but also some torrential rain.  Sunday was a mix of conditions too but only the barest hint of rain and things were generally good.  Will I be there next year to see it fly again?  Who knows.

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