It's been several years since I've been to one. As I've gotten older I think I've stayed away just because of the sheer number of people that will be at the air show. Too much crowd for me. And it's usually hot, and you're walking around all day on pavement with no shade.
But I can't be raising my own little military brats and not have them experience an air show. It's part of military life.
There was an air show here this weekend. Confession: they still haven't experienced a full air show because we didn't go. However, the day before the air show the pilots are practicing. And most of the static displays are out on the flight line area. So if you're military you can get an idea of what will be going on at the airshow.
We went to base to meet Joe at work and then go watch the Thunderbirds fly. Unfortunately, because of the potential government shut-down that was happening on Fri, Joe couldn't get off work as early as he had hoped. So we ended up seeing the Thunderbirds practice while waiting sitting in the parking lot waiting for Joe. It wasn't the best view at all impeded by buildings and trees. But we did see some of their routine, and it was the first time my kids had seen the Thunderbirds and really heard that 'jet noise' (gotta love it!)
They were pretty excited watching it and when Joe was finally able to join us we made our way to the flight line and explored a few of the planes that were out for the static display.
Over 80,000 people attended the air show on Sat ... too much crowd for me! So it was nice being able to show the kids around on Friday without so much chaos.
