This weekend is the Air Show and Open House at Hill AFB. There will be a lot of cool things going on with different planes on display and planes performing and all that stuff. One of the most anticipated, of course is the performance of the Thunderbirds - the F-16 show planes. I guess the inside scoop is that the day before the actual air show, there is a practice performance by the Thunderbirds that they put on for those with special needs and the families with employees on base, a way for them to come see all the stuff without the crowds. I decided to get off work a little early and go get the family to see the performance. We were not disappointed.
I'm just impressed with how close they fly together and stay in position, and of course having them come screaming close overhead is pretty sweet too! Here are a couple of cool pics:
Dave, Sam, Kate watching the show. We just parked on the North side of the runways, pulled out the chairs and had an awesome show! Kate is in the car with her window down watching (sleeping)
Quick, take a picture!
Quick take a picture again!
Just a note that we read in the air show pamphlet, the F-16 engine puts out 28,000 pounds of thrust which is more than the entire starting line-up of the Indianopolis 500! Impressive, yeah?
So here is a collection of some cool flybys and maneuvers. The video seems like the planes are a lot farther away than they were, but you can get an idea of how awesome it is! We are probably going to go see it on Sunday again.
