flyboyj and evan's flight adventure...sort of

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I don't know if it was the fresh air, the cold (I know, I am a weather wimp), or the being on my feet all day, but I got home, had some dinner and promptly fell asleep on the couch.

The weather was total crap, ceiling about 2,000 feet with light winds and drizzle off and on. A few aircraft flew, some of the aerobatics guys that I have seen before with limited programs due to the reduced ceiling. The coolest thing was to watch the C-130 from the Blue Angels do the JATO takeoff. That was cool.

After walking around and chatting with some of the people I know on the circuit from other shows, I got some pictures and basically just hung out with Joe. I was hoping the weather would get better but it never did. The air show was pretty much a bust. BUt hey, we got to chat with some cool people that had some amazing stories. One Korean War vet had an interesting instructor when he went into jets; Alan Sheppard! Several vets stopped by and chatted with us. It's fun to just listen and hear them tell their stories.

Here are some pics from the show.
 

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So we are not the only ones who get socked in Eric
It is very frustrating I know exactly how you feel but control of the weather is out of everyones hands.
I love the shots Eric that T38 is a very sleek number cant say I know much about jets (or any other plane come to that) but I know what I like to look at and thats a mean looking dart of a plane.
Some of those guys must have pretty well payed jobs to afford to have their own jets or historic aircraft the costs of keeping them in the air must be fantastic.
 
102first_hussars said:
hes a hero to men everywhere.

SO AM I

Well the show is over, the weather sucked - got a few shots but then my camera went dead. I got to go out tomorrow - it will be soup, but the airplane is instrument equipped and Doug and I are both current - Been on the road since Wed night, it's time to get home although the little flying I got to do was well worth it. I'll post more photos when I get home....
 

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