Milwaukee Air and Water Show 2019

[Dan Gagnon]

Any updates for this show? It looks like the F/A-18 is still pending and F-22 will be Heritage only? Thanks.

Raptor's facebook schedule says HF only and Milwaukee's facebook page say "full demo team" so I guess that doesn't really answer your question lol. Not sure about the Rhino. It doesn't look like the demo team will be adding any shows and there's no Levacy Flight scheduled either.

I'd be nice if the show website would update any changes...

[Star8383]

My issue is that this show has a history of doing this--- posting acts that everyone knows will not be coming. I wouldn't be shocked if the F22 did a demo--- suppose we'll see. Their page also has the F16 still---- don't get it. I get you need to sell tickets, but posting false info about acts would seem like a bad business move.

[Star8383]

BTW...

[Star8383]

We are 1 week out from this show...and...

They claim that the f18 and the f16 demos teams are still coming. Drives me nuts.

Should still be a decent show. From my understanding the B2 is confirmed, and the F22 demo is also confirmed.

[miker5012]

I can guarantee that there will not be a hornet demo. No way not happening. I think between all branches that they have combined 12 hornets that are in flying condition. Okay it might not be that bad, but with sooo many hornets down for repairs no one will be seeing any hornet demos.. sorry

[JBtheExplorer]

You guys are spot on. I've been going to MKE since 2010 and they're always slow to add acts and extremely slow to remove them. "Pending Final Confirmation" never leads to a confirmed act. I guarantee there is no F/A-18 coming. It's a real shame because you never quite know what you're actually going to see, even on the day of the show. There's no reason why they can't keep their schedule up-to-date.

Otherwise, I love the show itself. We've had a couple ruined by weather, but I've always had a great time when the weather cooperates. Looking forward to the F-35, F-22, and B-2 this year, if they all show up.

[Star8383]

Ya, and not just posting acts that aren't coming, but saying the F22 is now a full demo, but the F22 posts that it's heritage only---cmon!

[JBtheExplorer]

The F-22 is confirmed as a full demo. It was originally intended to be heritage flight only, but was upgraded to full demo in June (local news even covered that update), so it's possible the F-22 demo team just hasn't updated that schedule.

Milwaukee did just update theirs. F/A-18 is now listed as cancelled, Oh, and not a huge surprise, the B-2 is now (Pending final flyover schedule), and if it does fly over, it'll only be on Saturday. I'm wondering if that means it'll be making a surprise appearance at Airventure and potentially flying down after that if the timing works out. Either that or it's just flying past from another show. Oddly, they still list the F-16 instead of the A-10 for some reason.

[tosterbeck]

The F-22 is confirmed as a full demo. It was originally intended to be heritage flight only, but was upgraded to full demo in June (local news even covered that update), so it's possible the F-22 demo team just hasn't updated that schedule.

Milwaukee did just update theirs. F/A-18 is now listed as cancelled, Oh, and not a huge surprise, the B-2 is now (Pending final flyover schedule), and if it does fly over, it'll only be on Saturday. I'm wondering if that means it'll be making a surprise appearance at Airventure and potentially flying down after that if the timing works out. Either that or it's just flying past from another show. Oddly, they still list the F-16 instead of the A-10 for some reason.

Unfortunately, it sounds like the news & updates back in June may have been incorrect. The F-22 Raptor Demo Team responded to a comment on Facebook yesterday and confirmed that it's only doing heritage flights in Milwaukee. Similar to Oshkosh, I'm hoping there might be a couple extra passes as well... but a full demo doesn't seem to be in the plans. I guess that shouldn't be too much of a surprise given the track record of the Milwaukee show.

[RAPTOR-72]

I never get my expectations too high when the Milwaukee lineup gets posted. Even with the schedule "adjustments" , it still looks like a very solid show and at least the weather looks great this year. I'm really looking forward to seeing the F-35 & F-22 in the air together. Hopefully the B-2 makes it - not the most exciting plane, but very cool nonetheless (and I'd like my son to be able to see one before it gets retired).