Dayton Airshow

Flyin Illini · Post by **Flyin Illini** » 01 Jul 2009, 04:46

Is anyone on here going to this show? I know a few of you live in Ohio, would be nice to meet a few. Hope to see you there. Its july 17-18-19 and ill be there friday and saturday and maybe thursday if cards are played right.

MIKE JG · Post by **MIKE JG** » 01 Jul 2009, 14:42

I used to go every year as a kid. That whole week was the highlight of the summer for me as we only lived about 10 miles away from the airport. Then in the early 90's the show really started to go downhill. I remember there were a couple years when they couldn't even get the Thunderbirds or Blue Angles. At some point they decided to make it the "United States Air and Trade Show" and thought it would be as big as Paris or Farnborough, LOL.......NOT. Last time I went was for the Centennial of Flight celebration in 2003, THAT was a good show, with the TBirds, Blue Angles and Snowbirds all in the same day!

Since then I've lost interest and from what my father has said, it has never been the same since it's hey days back in the late 80's when it was the largest airshow in the country.

EDIT: Looks like it's the USATS this year as well and it actually looks like a pretty good lineup for once. Hmmm.....now you've got my attention.

Aaron are you going to be busy taking pics the whole time are you actually going to just sit and watch the show on one of the days?

Makes for a long day but I can come down for the show and get home all in the same day, six hours of driving with a 10 hours of airshow in between.

Flyin Illini · Post by **Flyin Illini** » 09 Jul 2009, 05:22

Hey mike, ill put it into perspective for you. This year, is a big year.

Peformers:

Thunderbirds
Escadrille Da Fumaca (fly 7 super tucanos. they are good) saw them in 07
A-10 East Demo with Heritage Flight P-51
C-17 Demo
F/A-18F Super Hornet Demo with Legacy Flight F4U Corsair.
AH-64 Longbow demo
Tora Tora Tora (7-10 replica Japanese aircraft re create the pearl harbor attack)
Patty Wagstaff
Sean D. Tucker
B-2 Flyby (saturday only)
B-52 flyby (saturday only)
US Army Golden Knights
and a few more that may happen.

These performers are rocking for the show. I will be taking pictures the whole show. But there is down time. We rope off a huge section of land and save seats for people to sit with us. Ill be there thursday-saturday. I have media so ill be messing around a lot of thursday and friday.

Here is a pic of the escadrille.

MIKE JG · Post by **MIKE JG** » 09 Jul 2009, 15:11

If you saved me a seat, I'm not sure I could say no, LOL! I might want to bring along a couple friends as well. No fun making the drive by yourself. I wish my parents still lived in the area as I could crash there for the night, but no they just had to retire to Florida earlier this year.

Let me talk it over with the wife. I'd probably only be able to come down for the 18th.

Flyin Illini · Post by **Flyin Illini** » 10 Jul 2009, 04:21

Couple more additions mike....

Dale "Snort" Snodgrass P-51 demo (amazing)
C-5 Galaxy Flyby both days.

MIKE JG · Post by **MIKE JG** » 10 Jul 2009, 13:54

Cool, the conversation will go something like this, "honey, I know you've been working your butt off lately to support my unemployed arse, as a show of thanks, I'd like to attend the Dayton airshow next weekend without you......"

You might be able to hear the screaming from all the way over in Illinois!

Firebird · Post by **Firebird** » 10 Jul 2009, 16:55

Maybe you would get closer with "Honey, with all the hard work you have been putting in around here lately, I have decided to reward you with a weekend away from me"

MIKE JG · Post by **MIKE JG** » 10 Jul 2009, 18:39

Maybe I'll try that!

N35W · Post by **N35W** » 10 Jul 2009, 23:25

Mike, Thanks again for the adjustment.

Airshow. Are wre talking Dayton Prime or Wright Patterson? If the first is the case, at lease you had the chance to see some cool planes.

Flyin Illini · Post by **Flyin Illini** » 20 Jul 2009, 13:53

Wish you could fo made it mike! It was a blast!

maddog65 · Post by **maddog65** » 20 Jul 2009, 21:42

Aaron,
Is that a replica of a Val? I was at the Military Aviation Museum here in Virginia Beach this last weekend and they had a replica Val on display which was a converted BT-13 Vultee. It was one of the aircraft used in the movie Tora,Tora,Tora.

Les

Flyin Illini · Post by **Flyin Illini** » 20 Jul 2009, 22:51

Yes it is, its part of the Commemorative Air Force's Tora Tora Tora Squadron.

Flyin Illini · Post by **Flyin Illini** » 22 Jul 2009, 05:12

Tora Tora Tora air-2-air shoot. I rode in a Kate Torpedo bomber.

there is no bragging going on at ALL....

Flyin Illini · Post by **Flyin Illini** » 22 Jul 2009, 05:13

this is the one i rode in...big torpedo!