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butch5710 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 3:57 am

Jackdennis7 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 09, 2022 2:14 am Per EAA CEO Jack Pelton in recent video:

“The USAF has committed to two civilian shows where they’re gonna go all out and have many, many aircraft from the USAF inventory, and Airventure is one of them.”

Interesting. Without speculating, does anyone know what the other civilian show is?

Sunday, July 24: An Evening With Champions – The traditional AirVenture “pregame show,” with aviation personalities in an evening of storytelling
Monday, July 25: Van’s RV 50th anniversary – The world’s most popular kit aircraft celebrates a half century with more than 11,000 built
Tuesday, July 26: Flying the Presidents – Experiences from the pilot’s seat in Air Force One, Marine One, and other aircraft
Wednesday, July 27: Women Legends of Aerobatics – Air show legends and champion aerobatic pilots discuss flying on the edge
Thursday, July 28: Young Eagles 30th Anniversary/Pilots of Top Gun – Commemorate the largest youth aviation education program ever created, then hear from the people who were the inspiration for the iconic film
Friday, July 29: The Next Bold Step: The Future of Space and Beyond – Representatives from NASA and SpaceX talk about what’s next as we explore the solar system
Saturday, July 30: U.S. Air Force 75th anniversary – The legacy and the future of America’s aviation branch with top USAF officials present

burnersreadynow wrote: ↑Thu Dec 30, 2021 3:21 am In terms of the fast movers... it seems only the USAF Lightning Demo Team and Navy Growler Demo Team are confirmed. None of the other USAF ACC Demos are going to be there. Seems odd considering it's the 75th of the USAF. Some speculations though...

1. Viper Demo will be in Milwaukee, WI from Jul 23-24 (including the 22nd as a practice day)... just ahead of OSH. Thereafter they head to Dayton, OH for a Jul 30-31 show (including the 29th as a practice day). Maybe they will stop by for a few days? Not sure though, as their crew probably needs a good rest and some time to set up ahead of their Dayton show.

2. Raptor Demo will be in Cold Lake, AB, Canada from Jul 16-17 (including 15th as a practice day) and doesn't have a show until Jul 30-31 (including the 29th as a practice day) all the way up in Alaska. Weird gap around OSH... maybe for a visit? But their Alaska show is a ways away and would probably require extra time for their crew to head up there, cutting into the time they could be at OSH.

Looks like our only hope is VFA-106 or 122 comes through with the Super Hornet, VFA-125 comes with the F-35C, or we just have other military squadrons doing small flybys/arrival low approaches.

Thoughts, insight, anyone?