Milwaukee Air & Water Show 2017

[NateBurrows]

Milwaukee Air & Water Show 2017
Bradford Beach, Milwaukee, WI
July 14-15-16

www.milwaukeeairshow.com

Performers:

US Navy Blue Angels
US Army Golden Knights
U.S. COAST GUARD HELICOPTER SAR DEMO - HH-60J
Paul Wood - A4 Skyhawk
Aerostars Aerobatic Team
FIREBIRDS X-TREME TEAM
Bill Stein
Matt Chapman
Rob Holland
Mike Wiskus

Announcer: Herb Hunter

[sea fury]

Are the Blue angels having a lot of maintenance issues this season? According to a friend, they only flew 3 jets
during their Saturday performance. Hopefully the weather breaks, and today's show is better. as of 0900 local, METAR
is showing 700 foot ceilings.

[RyanS]

Are the Blue angels having a lot of maintenance issues this season? According to a friend, they only flew 3 jets
during their Saturday performance. Hopefully the weather breaks, and today's show is better. as of 0900 local, METAR
is showing 700 foot ceilings.

They definitely are, five ship shows seem to be common. They have less jets in their inventory than usual on top of all of the age-related problems. I was listening in on the internet stream of the audio yesterday and it was appalling! The poor narrator did his best but couldn't keep up. What an absolute embarrassment for the navy. None of it is the maintainers fault either, just the circumstances they were given.

[sea fury]

Wow wonder how that happens. Worldwide operations tempo must have something to do with it, but the T-birds are at RIAT this weekend and I think I counted 8 jets, as well as a new ( or repainted 2 seater to replace the one that flipped at Dayton) Can't be good for morale given the pride they take in putting on a quality show.

[RyanS]

Here's the link to the audio stream today if anyone wants to listen: http://www.wtmj.com/news/watch-the-2017 ... -show-live

[Have Blue]

Are the Blue angels having a lot of maintenance issues this season? According to a friend, they only flew 3 jets
during their Saturday performance.

Yep, Friday's practice had 1, 5, 6, and 7. Saturday it was only 1, 4, and 5. Sunday was 1, 2, 4, 5, 6.

[sea fury]

Yup
I saw Sunday's departure for the show, from the parking area at the north side of the field. didn't stay for their return, but fat albert made a couple of passes for the people watching near the airport. According to a friend, He heard Bob Uecker (the famous baseball announcer and Miller lite commercial star) talking about the Angels during the game. He said that Fat Albert made a parts run to PNS Saturday night and returned overnight with parts. True, that's anecdotal, but if so that's dedication. Hopefully they are able to field a full team for Oshkosh.