Can't wait for Monday!

"Birddog" (maintmgt) 06/30/2017 at 22:28 • Filed to: None

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The air show this year is going to be awesome. The Hornets were practicing today and the turnaround is right over my house.

Two days.. Two days.. Two days..

A quick list of the good stuff.

USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II Heritage Flight Team
USMC AV-8B Harrier Demo
USN F/A-18 Super Hornet Demo - VFA-122
USN MH-53E Super Stallion
US Army Golden Knights Parachute Team
Aerostars Aerobatic Team
Mike Wiskus “Lucas Oil Pitts”
P-51 Mustang (Heritage Flight)

Two days..

shop-teacher > Birddog 06/30/2017 at 22:39

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Oh man. I haven’t been to an air show since I was in middle school. I should take my girls to one.

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > Birddog 06/30/2017 at 22:46

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Where at?

Birddog > merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc 06/30/2017 at 22:49

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Dubuque Iowa right on the Mississippi River.

Birddog > shop-teacher 06/30/2017 at 22:55

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Last year was the first one I’ve experienced since junior high. Highly recommended. Especially in the Chicago area, they can get the big planes there.

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > Birddog 06/30/2017 at 22:58

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That’s a little too far for me then. I’ll have to wait for the selfridge air show.

shop-teacher > Birddog 06/30/2017 at 22:58

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I miss the Glenview Naval Airbase. You could see a great show, without having to fight Chicago crowds. The house I grew up in was directly under the path to and from the runway. I once saw the Blue Angels fly by practicing in banked formation. It was incredible.

Jcarr > Birddog 06/30/2017 at 23:05

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Eastern Iowa represent. You should make the trip up to Oshkosh sometime if you never have. This year they’ll have a B-1, B-52, and B-2 flying at the same time with the worlds’s only two flying B-29s, as well as tons of other stuff.

Birddog > Jcarr 06/30/2017 at 23:54

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I’m in talks with my dad about going up for that this year.