Thunder Over Michigan 2022

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Post by smalldude333 » Mon Nov 15, 2021 12:11 pm

The theme Aircraft will be the spitfire!
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Post by ssims45 » Mon Nov 15, 2021 2:36 pm

I received their "promo" e-mail this morning. They're offering $40 off a half-day ticket and $55 off a full-day ticket.

$225 / show for either the morning or afternoon
$395 for the full day

I think the two biggest issues here are the crazy jump in ticket prices (from the traditional show format) and the luck of the draw for where you'll be parked. The last regular show had tickets as cheap as $25 if you bought them in advance. The current cost is absurd if I attend alone. Even if I bring my kids it's still over $100/person. I'm sure they looked at full capacity before the drive-in format compared to how many they could possibly cram in with the drive-in layout and did the math to break even.

I also highly dislike the "chance" of where you'll end up parked. Maybe most folks attending don't mind looking through rows of other cars and people, but my kids and I love watching the takeoffs and landings too which would only be possible with front-row parking. For the price we'd be paying I'm not willing to leave that up to chance.
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Post by Airplanefreak2000 » Mon Nov 15, 2021 4:34 pm

Real Airshow fans like us are an extreme minority. Most are four person families who will pay that $400. COVID showed that drive in are feasible and people will pay it allowing these shows to make a buck. Even if you don’t attend another family will happily pay that $400 to do so. It’s where we are at now. Hopefully only a couple shows will adopt this.
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Post by robert16627 » Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:02 pm

RCAF Snowbirds announced that they will be in Ypsilanti June 8th 2022.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:46 pm

Joining the Blue Angels at next year's show will be the USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team.
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Post by smalldude333 » Thu Dec 09, 2021 12:17 am

First warbird participant announced last night, Eddie Kurdziel's Firefly AS Mk. 6.
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Tue Dec 14, 2021 4:59 pm

In addition to the single-ship demonstration, the F-16 Viper Demo Team will also perform a Heritage Flight.

https://www.acc.af.mil/Home/Aerial-Even ... -schedule/
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Sat Dec 18, 2021 3:56 am

The F-16 Viper Demo Team will be the headliner for the morning show while the US Navy Blue Angels will be the headliner for the afternoon show.

https://yankeeairmuseum.org/airshow/
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Post by smalldude333 » Mon Dec 20, 2021 11:36 am

Another warbird added, The Military Aviation Museum's Mosquito FB Mk. 26.
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Post by smalldude333 » Tue Dec 28, 2021 1:21 pm

The Military Aviation Museum's Spitfire LF Mk. IXe was announced on WIX.
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