What a sight...and what a sound

Dang... that sucks.
Rockford and Lacrosse are already over.... The Janesville show I last
attended was one of the last times any of us would see Bobby Younkin and
Jimmy Franklin perform. http://www.swairfest.org/Performers.aspx Looks
like Janesville is Aug 4/5 but no Blues or Birds.

http://www.aero-pix.com/schedule/schedule.htm#July

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to have Montblack as a guest as he and I
loaded the Aztec with my son, nephew, another local pilot and his daughter,
then flew to Battle Creek, MI to watch the Blues and other great airshow
acts.

The Blue Angels were great, as always, and the other acts kept the crowd's
full attention for an incredible afternoon of great weather, flying, and
friends.

Although they didn't have time to perform the "Code Name-Mary's Lamb"
routine, the individual X Team members each performed amazingly. BTW...
does anybody "get" that whole Mary's Lamb thing???

Jim


"Viperdoc" wrote in message
...
No airshow in MKE this year- apparently they couldn't get a headliner,
either Blue Angels or Thunderbirds. Also, according to local rumor, there
was some litigation regarding the actual promoters of the show.

Anyway, recommend Janesville or Lacrosse shows, and I think Rockford also
has a show.

Otherwise, you are always welcome to come by any time.

No airshow in MKE this year- apparently they couldn't get a headliner,
either Blue Angels or Thunderbirds.

Dang, too bad. It was really developing into a world-class deal. I
hope they can get it back next year.

Otherwise, you are always welcome to come by any time.

Thanks! We're heading to Racine tomorrow evening, to "do" the parade
and fireworks with some friends. Eat some kringle, drink some beer,
and generally unwind for a day or two...

We won't be far away!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Although they didn't have time to perform the "Code Name-Mary's Lamb"
routine, the individual X Team members each performed amazingly. BTW...
does anybody "get" that whole Mary's Lamb thing???

Not me!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Mon, 2 Jul 2007 21:43:45 -0500, "Jim Burns"
wrote:

Dang... that sucks.
Rockford and Lacrosse are already over.... The Janesville show I last
attended was one of the last times any of us would see Bobby Younkin and
Jimmy Franklin perform. http://www.swairfest.org/Performers.aspx Looks
like Janesville is Aug 4/5 but no Blues or Birds.

http://www.aero-pix.com/schedule/schedule.htm#July

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to have Montblack as a guest as he and I
loaded the Aztec with my son, nephew, another local pilot and his daughter,
then flew to Battle Creek, MI to watch the Blues and other great airshow
acts.

Some where around here I have a whole series of B&W photos I shot down
there at the airshow in 19. the Thunderbirds were flying F100s, The MC
was Bob Cumings (he was a TV personality with a sit come and flew his
Beech 18 in the show at times). They also had the Flying Farmer and
another bunch of acts. The show was billed as being something like
11:00 to 2:00 so we sat in the grand stands. It ran until 7:00 PM.
The top of my head was sunburnt right through my hair. (I had lots of
it back then)


The Blue Angels were great, as always, and the other acts kept the crowd's
full attention for an incredible afternoon of great weather, flying, and
friends.

Although they didn't have time to perform the "Code Name-Mary's Lamb"
routine, the individual X Team members each performed amazingly. BTW...
does anybody "get" that whole Mary's Lamb thing???

Jim


"Viperdoc" wrote in message
...
No airshow in MKE this year- apparently they couldn't get a headliner,
either Blue Angels or Thunderbirds. Also, according to local rumor, there
was some litigation regarding the actual promoters of the show.

If you go to that IP I put up in a previous post (have to cut and
paste) it explains the whole thing. Or just do a search on the
"Muskegon Air Fair".


Anyway, recommend Janesville or Lacrosse shows, and I think Rockford also
has a show.

Otherwise, you are always welcome to come by any time.

On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:28:51 -0700, Jay Honeck
wrote:

No airshow in MKE this year- apparently they couldn't get a headliner,
either Blue Angels or Thunderbirds.

Dang, too bad. It was really developing into a world-class deal. I
hope they can get it back next year.

A few years back I flew over from Gladwin (GDW) to Muskegon witht he
17 and 24. When we got to Muskegon's air space they had us pull up and
tighten up. We sat 500 feet up and 500 back centered between the two
as they wound over town. Man, what a view. I would have liked to have
shot some photos but it was so hot and rough my wife was starting to
turn green although out front seat passernger did well. Her husband
was on the 24.

The 17 and 24 were so low approach apologized and said, I know you are
setting up for the air show but I gotta ask you guys to get up to a
*better* altitude. At 500 above them I think I was the only legal one.

Otherwise, you are always welcome to come by any time.

Thanks! We're heading to Racine tomorrow evening, to "do" the parade
and fireworks with some friends. Eat some kringle, drink some beer,
and generally unwind for a day or two...

We won't be far away!

On Jul 2, 4:53 am, "Viperdoc" wrote:
We had the EAA B-17 on our field all weekend, with perfect weather (high
70's, no clouds, and no humidity). They gave over 400 rides, and had between
6 and 7,000 tours of the plane- a great turnout.

There were a bunch of T-6's, a T-33, as well as a P-51 on static display.
At one time there were well over 100 people in line to go inside the B-17.

The only downside was that some of the EAA volunteers were on a little power
trip. I rode my bicycle down from my hangar to the ramp, and upon returning
got yelled at by some guy: "where are YOU going?" I told him I was returning
to my hangar, if that was OK with him. He didn't say a word, and I kept on
going- not a great representative.

Yes, everyone's a volunteer, and they were there to protect the ramp and
prevent runway incursions, but some instruction in being polite and
courteous would have gone a long way. They were there to also promote
aviation and generate interest, and a couple of guys who were on a power
trip doesn't foster that attitude. All of the other volunteers were great,
thanking people for coming and when they left, helping people into and out
of the plane, etc.

Anyway, it was a great day to promote aviation and see a piece of history.
Hopefully out of the 6-7,000 we will see some new student pilots.

I had a similar experience with a ramp volunteer for the Collings
bunch back in April of last year. I flew down to Tucson to go for a
ride on their B17 and I guess I caught them by suprise by walking
across the ramp. The guy was like "Where'd you come from...How'd you
get out here?" Great look on his face when I gestured over my
shoulder to the C172 I'd just tied down. LOL.

Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL
Chandler, AZ
www.pbase.com/flyingphotog