The 25th Annual Challenger Winter Rendez-Vous should have a been a blow-out event. But Jan. 30-Feb. 1 temperatures in the -20°C range kept many would-be attendees home. A hardy gathering of 37 aircraft (15 Challenger ultralights and 22 other types), all on skis, landed on the frozen Ottawa River at the Fairmount Le Château Montebello.
Challengers at Château Montebello, Montebello, Quebec. Photo courtesy Jean-Pierre Bonin.
In all, more than 100 attended the annual Rendez-Vous. The event is organized by Claude Roy and Bryan Quickmire for the Canadian Challenger Owners Association.
Quad City Challenger II and an Antonov AN-2. Photo courtesy Jean-Pierre Bonin.
More than Challengers
Zlin Savage. Photo courtesy Jean-Pierre Bonin.
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser. Photo courtesy Jean-Pierre Bonin.
Aerostar Festival R40 FSD. Photo courtesy Jean-Pierre Bonin.
Kitfox Model IV. Photo courtesy Jean-Pierre Bonin.
Cessna 180J. Photo courtesy Jean-Pierre Bonin.
Van’s RV-8. Photo courtesy Jean-Pierre Bonin.
Antonov AN-2. Photo courtesy Jean-Pierre Bonin.
See more of Jean-Pierre Bonin’s pictures from Montebello 2015 at Flickr.
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