Quesnel is holding its first airshow this weekend.
SkyFest 2010, on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Quesnel Airport, will feature a number of aerobatic acts and is expecting to draw between 5,000 and 8,000 people, said Donna Flynn, Air Boss for Showline Airshow Services.
Flynn said well known pilot Bud Granley, formerly with United Air Lines, and his son, Ross, will entertain with dual acts in the sky in their YAK55 and YAK88 air crafts.
"There will be a number of solo acts along with the aerobatics of the Harmon Rocket," said Flynn, daughter of Ruth and the late Don Flynn of Prince George.
"We're hoping to see a lot of folks from Prince George at the show," she said.
Donna's flying career goes back to 1987 when she earned her private licence which turned into a commercial licence two years later.
She became involved with the past Vanderhoof Air Show as well as such projects as Joann Ostrerud's inverted flight records and a float-based business in Fort St. James.
She moved to Vancouver in 2000 to pursue an airshow-based business.
Today she has completed more than 280 shows and media days in more than 35 sites in Canada and the U.S., working with North American jet and skydiving teams.
