Sky Drive 2023 (presented by Airshow London)

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Sky Drive 2023 (presented by Airshow London)

Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Fri Nov 12, 2021 2:19 am

Sky Drive 2023 (presented by Airshow London)
September 8th - 10th
London International Airport
London, Ontario, Canada
Official Website: https://airshowlondon.com/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/AirshowLondon/

Featuring
- RCAF Snowbirds
- USAF F-22 Raptor Demo
- US Navy EA-18G Growler 2-Ship Demo *Sunday Only*
- USAF C-17 Globemaster III Demo
- USMC MV-22 Osprey Demo
- USAF B-2 Spirit Flybys *Sunday Only*
- USAF F-15 Eagle 3-Ship Flybys
- USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon 4-Ship Flybys *Friday and Saturday Only*
- USAF KC-135 Stratotanker Flybys
- USAF MC-130J Commando II Flybys * Friday and Saturday Only*
- US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Flybys *Friday Only*
- RAF A400M Atlas Flybys *Saturday Only*
- US Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk SAR Demo
- P-51 Mustang (MacKenzine Cline)
- Hawker Sea Fury (MacKenzie Cline)
- Trevor Rafferty [Pitts Model 12]
- Melissa Burns [Edge 540]
- USAF ATEC KC-135 Stratotanker/C-17 Globemaster III Air Refueling Demo
- RCAF CC-130T Hercules/2 x CF-18 Hornets Air Refueling Demo/Flybys
- RCAF CT-156 Harvard II flybys
- US Navy MH-53 Sea Dragon
- ITPS HU-16 Albatross


Announcer: Ken Hildebrandt
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Post by n33d4sp33d_85 » Mon Sep 12, 2022 4:25 am

The Airshow London drive-in format is here to stay, organizers said Sunday as they capped off the three-day event’s biggest showing ever.
https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/as- ... 4fc7f/amp/
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Post by Dan Gagnon » Mon Sep 12, 2022 8:42 pm

WOW! THANK YOU ✈️

We are so incredibly humbled and appreciative of the support we have received over this past weekend, as we celebrated hosting our third annual drive-in event, SkyDrive, and our 7th Annual Airshow London show!

We would like to thank our partners, sponsors and volunteers for the endless support and dedication to get this show off the ground each and every year.

We would also like to thank all our pilots and crews that took part in the air display and ground display for coming to Airshow London and creating once in a lifetime experiences for all our guests.

Thank you to the London International Airport for allowing us to take over operations and help promote a love for aviation for generations to come.

And THANK YOU TO OUR FANS for the ongoing support and energy brought each year as we try to bring the best in aviation entertainment to London, Ontario.

As a non-profit organization, we thank you for supporting our mission as we aim to give back to the local children's hospital, veteran support programs, and aviation schools.

That's a wrap on another great year!

See you next year! Save the date - September 8-10, 2023. Tickets go on sale in December.

#AIRSHOWLONDON #SKYDRIVE #MAKEITYOURMISSION
Next year's dates are September 8-10!
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Post by mstares » Sun Sep 25, 2022 11:04 pm

Hotel tentatively booked on the strength of this year's show and format... Shall we now start debating suitable watering holes?
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Post by Faust » Wed Oct 26, 2022 11:11 am

Now, when will tickets be on sale?
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Post by Dan Gagnon » Fri Dec 09, 2022 10:06 pm

Big News 9am tomorrow!
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Post by Dan Gagnon » Sat Dec 10, 2022 5:23 pm

Tickets on sale now. Looks like they added a tier this year.

"Gold Front Row", which takes away one of the Red Zone rows.

An extra $100 to get front row. I still feel Red Zone is fine, the only sucky part is take-off amd landing shots get obstructed (which happened last year because I wasn't first row Reds, but it turned out ok ;))

At least it's one full show and not a morning show/afternoon show.
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Post by Faust » Tue Dec 13, 2022 1:47 pm

Man!

What a surprise about that Gold zone!

I've been lucky enough to get first row in every year of the new airshow, including all Skydrives, simply by making sure I was there early enough. I was shocked to find my $200 wouldn't even guarantee me a shot at a first row...

On one hand, just having a Gold front row seemed like a cash grab. On the other, I do like the idea of not having to worry about if I'll get front row or not.

So, I decided to put my money where my mouth was and get a good ticket. Got it Saturday at 10am.

It'll be interesting to see how the sales of these tickets go. I don't mind a front row premium, but I think they could have made it a bit less "premium"; they're still going to make a bit more money, but it wouldn't have been quite as gouging-looking.

Still, I'm looking forward to what they give us this year. At $300 for a ticket, I hope they have a lot in store!
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Post by worldofaviationca » Tue Dec 13, 2022 7:05 pm

USAF F-22 Demo Team will be back this year in London according to their schedule.
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Post by Dan Gagnon » Tue Dec 13, 2022 7:14 pm

Pretty awesome we get the Raptor Demo in back to back years!
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