2024 Charleston Airshow “Heroes of Flight"

[awal2049]

According to flightaware, it looks like the C-47 is "7H" from the Liberty Foundation and not "Luck of the Irish"

Weather looks a bit better for tomorrow. About to drive down. Can't wait!

[DevenV1717]

I’m still holding off on flying down tomorrow for the Sunday show. The rain chances are smaller until the evening but the cloud ceilings look super low :/

[DevenV1717]

Some things I see saying it’ll be VFR with 5000’ ceilings and then some say IFR all day with 700’ ceilings. Pretty wonky

[smwelch]

It looks like they updated their air show map on their Instagram feed - removed the HC-130, KC-46, U-28, 1xF-22 & 2xF-15.

A single F-22 from Tyndall came in this morning along with a SJ tailed F-15E.

Military statics include:
F22 (Tyndall)
F15 (Seymour Johnson)
P8 (unknown, imagine JAX)
B1 (Dyess)
AC130
F16 x4 (two SCANG, two Shaw)
C17 x3 (all Charleston)
Blackhawk
Apache
Chinook
T-1

[DevenV1717]

Swapped a co worker so I could fly down and catch the Saturday show. LETS GO

[passedgas46]

Swapped a co worker so I could fly down and catch the Saturday show. LETS GO

Good luck!

I hope this airshow got all their ducks lined up correctly with regards to what's allowed, what's not, as there's been a lot of conflicting and contradicting information being thrown around. Seems like photographers are going to have to sling expensive lenses over their shoulders or put them in clear bags.

[awal2049]

I is here; security was a breeze. Camera bag was not a problem.

For some reason, the F-35's are parked with the exhaust aimed at the crowd. Hope people don't crowd around when they start.

One TB is hangared. Only 5 jets currently in the lineup. We'll see if they tow a two seater over before showtime.

Statics did not disappoint. Man, it is hot already! Hopefully I can last the full show.

C-17 and C-47 just took off. Show is starting.

[passedgas46]

I had to do a double-take on your photo of the F-16. For a little while it looked like some sort of odd experimental winglet - then I realized it's the Dreamlifter tail!

I hope to make it down there in two years, if they have the airshow in 2026. Like I said earlier on, my wife and I were going to make this our show opener but a recent move plus other things had us cancelling. We even had a standing invite to tour the 787 final assembly line from a friend of mine who works at Boeing SC. That tour will have to wait.

[albloch]

I caught the thunderbirds from the top of the airport parking lot before my flight out. Looked like #4 had an issue fairly early. They did some of the 4 ships as a 3ship and they had 5 or 6 fill in for some of the others. Made for a bit of a weird show, but safety first and any flying is good flying

[awal2049]

I caught the thunderbirds from the top of the airport parking lot before my flight out. Looked like #4 had an issue fairly early. They did some of the 4 ships as a 3ship and they had 5 or 6 fill in for some of the others. Made for a bit of a weird show, but safety first and any flying is good flying

Yeah, like I mentioned, they had that jet in a hangar. They towed it out before their performance, but I guess it wasn't quite ready. Not sure why the two seaters weren't an option. Many of their new maneuvers include #5, so that's how they are normally done.

I had to do a double-take on your photo of the F-16. For a little while it looked like some sort of odd experimental winglet - then I realized it's the Dreamlifter tail!

Yeah, I didn't realize that until after I took it. I thinks it's kind of funny.

That was one of the hotter air shows I've attended. I had to go back to my car during the break. Recorded the Thunderbirds from there. I'll have more pics and a summary soon, but first I need to shower.