Airshows 2012

[skid vicious]

I thought that some of you might be interested in going to see what your hard earned tax dollars have bought. It's also nice to meet some of our men and women in uniform and thank them for their services and sacrifice.

http://airshows.com/2012ThunderBirds.html
http://youtu.be/ic10c6vvhzU

http://www.blueangels.navy.mil/show/
http://youtu.be/W6tB8Lf7YoU

http://airshows.com/2012UsAirShow.html

[MarkyS]

Thanks for the info, Skid.

The best Blue Angels show I ever saw was in San Francisco. The Angels took off from a carrier in the bay and did their show at fairly low level, out over the bay. I was watching from Coit Tower so most of the show was actually below me! That was an unusual perspective. After their show they landed back aboard the carrier. Sensational!

M

[avergbear]

I wonder how long before the idea strikes Obama to discontinue military participation in air shows?

Perhaps he could do for the Blue Angles what he did for our space program?

[janer]

The one in Atlantic City is huge. It has been one of the most consistently attended events in a city where the other major draw - casino gambling - has been struggling.
I get a mini-air show from my coastal home south of AC, since the jets fly along the coast to regroup for the next maneuver.

[Dreamy]

I thought that some of you might be interested in going to see what your hard earned tax dollars have bought. It's also nice to meet some of our men and women in uniform and thank them for their services and sacrifice.

http://airshows.com/2012ThunderBirds.html
http://youtu.be/ic10c6vvhzU

http://www.blueangels.navy.mil/show/
http://youtu.be/W6tB8Lf7YoU

http://airshows.com/2012UsAirShow.html

Thanks! I love it when I can get to one of these airshows. Amazing stuff happens.

[less right]

I wonder how long before the idea strikes Obama to discontinue military participation in air shows?

Perhaps he could do for the Blue Angles what he did for our space program?

I'm sure if Obama attended an air show you'd be on here complaining about wasted tax dollars for his pleasure.

Never mind that Congress appropriated almost a billion dollars less for NASA than Obama requested.

[less right]

I attended the Hill Field Airshow (Ogden, Utah) years ago with two of my granddaughters. I think they were most impressed with a female helicopter pilot. I still remember the Lockheed Constellation that made a couple of passes over the airfield before going on display.

There's a great aerospace museum too with some outstanding exhibits including an SR-71 Blackbird -- a truly impressive flying machine. It's right off the I-15 just south of Ogden and admission to the museum is free although donations are welcomed.

Their show this year is May 26-27. No shade to speak of, wear a hat.

[MarkyS]

I attended the Hill Field Airshow (Ogden, Utah) years ago with two of my granddaughters. I think they were most impressed with a female helicopter pilot. I still remember the Lockheed Constellation that made a couple of passes over the airfield before going on display.

There's a great aerospace museum too with some outstanding exhibits including an SR-71 Blackbird -- a truly impressive flying machine. It's right off the I-15 just south of Ogden and admission to the museum is free although donations are welcomed.

Their show this year is May 26-27. No shade to speak of, wear a hat.

I believe I saw that Connie at an air show near San Jose once. It may be the only flying Constellation left. Got to be one of the most beautiful planes ever made.

M

[avergbear]

I'm sure if Obama attended an air show you'd be on here complaining about wasted tax dollars for his pleasure.

Never mind that Congress appropriated almost a billion dollars less for NASA than Obama requested.

Does that mean there will be a Billion Dollars less for reaching out to Muslims?

You do know that Obama ended America’s manned space program, don’t you?

[avergbear]

I believe I saw that Connie at an air show near San Jose once. It may be the only flying Constellation left. Got to be one of the most beautiful planes ever made.

M

The B-17 and the C-47 are my two all time favorites.

[Candyman]

Unfortunately they discontinued the airshow in my town. sucks because there was on really huge parking lot on the flight path but off the airport grounds where we'd all assemble to watch. Nothing better than the Blue Angels in diamond formation coming directly overhead, full smoke, only a few hundred feet up. The only bigger rush is when the solo would do his full stall into full afterburn at ground level and he'd end up dragging the stall right over us. It would shake the teeth out of your mouth.

[MarkyS]

The B-17 and the C-47 are my two all time favorites.

Both are classic birds. I think my personal favorite has always been the Beech Staggerwing. Here's a great picture:

http://www.popularaviation.com/PhotoGallery/6399.JPG

And here's a thumbnail of another Staggerwing:

[less right]

Does that mean there will be a Billion Dollars less for reaching out to Muslims?

You do know that Obama ended America’s manned space program, don’t you?

You do know that the Space Shuttle program had a scheduled end date even before the first one flew? How much of other people's money should we spend on manned spaceflight?

Let's not forget who holds the purse strings. If conservatives really wanted manned flights they would fund them. Oh wait, that's another program congress cut funding on. Maybe with a $15T debt we might find it prudent to postpone that moon base.

[Dreamy]

Unfortunately they discontinued the airshow in my town. sucks because there was on really huge parking lot on the flight path but off the airport grounds where we'd all assemble to watch. Nothing better than the Blue Angels in diamond formation coming directly overhead, full smoke, only a few hundred feet up. The only bigger rush is when the solo would do his full stall into full afterburn at ground level and he'd end up dragging the stall right over us. It would shake the teeth out of your mouth.

It gives me chills to watch these amazing pilots.

My nearest show is Brunswick, ME for the Thunderbirds and a flyover of the Boston Harbor on July 4th.

[skid vicious]

I believe I saw that Connie at an air show near San Jose once. It may be the only flying Constellation left. Got to be one of the most beautiful planes ever made.

M

That must have been cool. I'm also going down to Andrews this year to see them fly. Hopefully the B-29 will make it this year. One of the few warbirds I haven't seen yet. I missed out on ever seeing a Blackbird fly and still haven't seen the B-1. I heard it's one of the loudest planes out there too.