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How Many Airshows Are You Attending In 2017?

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 10:58 pm
by RyanS
Although it is maybe a bit early to plan for the whole year, I'm curious how many airshows everyone plans to attend. Fly-ins, open houses, airshows all count!

Bonus question - what's the furthest from home you are planning to go for an airshow?

Re: How Many Airshows Are You Attending In 2017?

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 2:23 am
by kalamazookid
Just want to drop a post in and say thanks for creating an area for airshow fans! I'm glad to have somewhere to continue to talk airshows with the unfortunate demise of Fence Check. Here's what I have planned for '17:

May 20 - Gathering of TBMs
June 17 - CAF Wings Over Indy, Wing Over Gaylord or Youngstown Airshow
July 22-23 - Pre-Oshkosh event of some sort (Heavy Bombers Weekend or The Great Air Clinic)
July 25-27 - Airventure
August 19 or 20 - Selfridge Airshow
September 3 - Thunder Over Michigan

Also under consideration:
May 26-27 - Windsor, ON (haven't found any info yet)
May 26 - Gathering of Warbirds, Waukesha, WI
July 1 - Goshen Freedom Fest
September 30-October 1 - Danville, IL Airshow

Bonus answer: the furthest I've ever traveled for a show was the six-hour drive to Oshkosh from where I live in Indiana.

Re: How Many Airshows Are You Attending In 2017?

Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 6:58 pm
by Nighthawk117
Thank you so much for having created this forum for aviation enthusiasts, after the loss of Airshowbuzz and now Fencecheck, there was a lack to fill.

April 30 : Wings over Gatineau
May 13-14: Montréal Airshow
June 24-25: Bagotville Airshow
August 12-13: Westfield Airshow

Also under consideration:
August 19-20: Chicago Air and Water show
August 26-27: The Great state of Maine Airshow
September 9-10: Kingston Airshow

Bonus Answer: It will be Westfield, i'm from Montréal, so it's 303 miles by car

Re: How Many Airshows Are You Attending In 2017?

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 1:10 am
by nddons
kalamazookid wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2017 2:23 am Just want to drop a post in and say thanks for creating an area for airshow fans! I'm glad to have somewhere to continue to talk airshows with the unfortunate demise of Fence Check. Here's what I have planned for '17:

May 20 - Gathering of TBMs
June 17 - CAF Wings Over Indy, Wing Over Gaylord or Youngstown Airshow
July 22-23 - Pre-Oshkosh event of some sort (Heavy Bombers Weekend or The Great Air Clinic)
July 25-27 - Airventure
August 19 or 20 - Selfridge Airshow
September 3 - Thunder Over Michigan

Also under consideration:
May 26-27 - Windsor, ON (haven't found any info yet)
May 26 - Gathering of Warbirds, Waukesha, WI
July 1 - Goshen Freedom Fest
September 30-October 1 - Danville, IL Airshow

Bonus answer: the furthest I've ever traveled for a show was the six-hour drive to Oshkosh from where I live in Indiana.
Great list! But just wanted to let you know that the CAF Wisconsin's Gathering of Warbirds in Waukesha, WI is on Saturday, May 27, not 26. It should be an excellent event!

Re: How Many Airshows Are You Attending In 2017?

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 4:06 pm
by AndyMedic
not enough

Re: How Many Airshows Are You Attending In 2017?

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 9:10 pm
by JeancarloRuiz
What I have scheduled so far for 2017:

April 1st/2nd - Melbourne Air Space and Show
May 6th/7th - Lauderdale Air Show
May 27th/28th - Miami Beach Air and Sea Show
November 4th/5th - Stuart Air Show

I will be working at these shows for recruiting for college air force rotc detachment 155 university of miami. I hope to meet fellow airshow enthusiasts and peers!

Bonus: I am traveling a little over two hours for Melbourne.

Hurricane Aces! Make it rain!

Re: How Many Airshows Are You Attending In 2017?

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2017 10:47 pm
by Hawkster13
Air Shows I plan to attend in 2017 (my schedule subject to change +/-):

A Gathering of TBMs (IL) May 20, 2017
Miami Beach Air & Sea Show 2017 (FL) May 27, 2017
EAA Air Venture Oshkosh 2017 (WI) July 28&29, 2017
Chicago Air & Water Show (IL) August 19, 2017
Thunder Over Michigan (MI) (?) September 2, 2017
Vermilion Regional Air Expo 2017 September 30, 2017

Re: How Many Airshows Are You Attending In 2017?

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 2:02 am
by NateBurrows
My Schedule:

Sun N Fun - April 4th & 5th
TBM Avenger Gathering - May 20th
Scott AFB Open House - June 10th
Whiteman AFB Open House (possible) - June 11th
Dubuque Riverfront Airshow - July 3rd
Milwaukee Air & Water Show - July 15th & 16th
EAA Airventure Oshkosh - July 26th-29th
Chicago Air & Water Show - August 19th
Fly Iowa: Ottumwa - August 26th & 27th
Red Bull Air Race Indianapolis - October 14th & 15th

Re: How Many Airshows Are You Attending In 2017?

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 4:48 pm
by CJAM427
My for sure schedule right now:

Planes of Fame May 6-7
EAA AirVenture Jul 23-30
NCAR Reno Sept 14-17

I think I may add the May 27th Gathering of Warbirds in there too.

Bonus: I'm from NE Wisconsin so Planes of Fame would be the farthest away from Home per-say, but for Reno I fly into Oakland (family there) and drive over so it's actually farther distance traveled.

Re: How Many Airshows Are You Attending In 2017?

Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2017 5:30 pm
by EricP
My Schedule:

Definite
Planes of Fame - May 6-7
Dayton Air Show - Jun 24-25
Selfridge ANGB Open House - Aug 19-20
Thunder Over Michigan - Sep 2-4

Will also attend the Doolittle Raiders B-25 Gathering Apr 15-16 at Grimes Field in Urbana, OH.

Tentative (Hope to get to at least 2 of these)
Windsor International Air Show - May 27-28
EAA Air Venture Oshkosh - Jul 24-30
NAS Ocean Air Show - Sep 15-17
Airshow London - Sep 23-24
Nellis Airshow and Open House - Nov 11-12

Bonus: I live in Dayton, OH so the farthest I will be traveling for an airshow will be to Chino, CA for the Planes of Fame show.