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C-5 coming in today before noon in theory. Multiple demo rehearsals throughout the day.

HEFTY21 C-5 over Oregon heading this way

Melissa Burns posted a physical copy of the schedule on her page. Noticed the F-35 not listed in the actual program for Friday. Is it not flying tomorrow??

swuz9080 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 10, 2023 11:20 pm Melissa Burns posted a physical copy of the schedule on her page. Noticed the F-35 not listed in the actual program for Friday. Is it not flying tomorrow??

Have to think that's a light schedule. F-35, Growlers, C17, none of those are listed for Friday. I wouldn't think the Friday show would have a 2-1/2 hour gap between Snowbirds and the CF-18 demo. I sure hope not at least!!
Schedule on the Abby Airshow app shows the F-35 around 7pm with the EA-18 Growlers around 8pm.

That's just a sample schedule. Basically everything is flying tomorrow except the F-15 NORAD demo.

But they might be practicing in the morning...just sayin

Definitely a more exciting arrivals day than previous years! Here's some more military arrivals to start things off. Should have a demo video up by morning!

Loving the footage, keep it coming!

Great action in the afternoon for those that got a chance to capture the practices. Noticed Melissa Burns and Kyle Fowler were up for a decent amount of time and returned unexpectedly in formation which was really nice to see. Speaking of unexpected, I figured that was a Superhornet that made it's presence known, was this a static aircraft? It didn't seem like a Growler to me at first and I haven't heard anything so I'm assuming it may be a last-minute static addition.

I said it earlier today to the folks with me but I'll say it again; I've never said my ears hurt after a pass but the F-35 has taken the trophy! Especially when it's a few hundred feet above your head! What an incredible demo by a talented pilot.

Also for those whom this may concern: Yup the Hornet did go up right after you left.

Growler practice! Loved every second of it. These guys rock! Enjoy the vapor!

Anyone know if the 2 ship growler demo happened today? For those that weren't there the 2nd growler had to pull out and deal with some issues yesterday. Still a cool demo solo but would have loved to have seen the combo. Going tomorrow, hope to see it

Wow. What a day!

-Driving/parking: all of the problems experienced in recent years were gone, drove straight into and out of the airfield.
-Layout/volunteers: well laid out and spaced, friendly and helpful volunteers.
-Intro/outlook acts: nice to have Flight Museum aircraft up before the opening ceremonies, and the P-40 tooling around after the show.
-New acts: nice to see something new with the NORAD demo, Growlers, and F-35 demo.
-F-35: impressive display, as advertised.
-Growlers: stole the show for me, the Navy always brings the jam.
Flying schedule: well paced, lots of military acts, headliners spaced out.

That was my favorite day at the airshow (drive-in excluded) in a long, long time. It restored my faith in the airshow staff.

Wingnut wrote: ↑Sun Aug 13, 2023 2:14 am Anyone know if the 2 ship growler demo happened today? For those that weren't there the 2nd growler had to pull out and deal with some issues yesterday. Still a cool demo solo but would have loved to have seen the combo. Going tomorrow, hope to see it

Yes, the two-ship demo displayed today. I hope the two-ship demo format catches on with other platforms, as it makes for a dynamic demonstration where there's always something making noise in front of you!