MCAS Beaufort Air Show 2023

Airplanefreak2000 · Post by **Airplanefreak2000** » Sat Apr 22, 2023 10:27 pm

Few from a pretty day today!

Airplanefreak2000 · Post by **Airplanefreak2000** » Sun Apr 23, 2023 1:21 am

More!

Waka Photography · Post by **Waka Photography** » Sun Apr 23, 2023 1:33 am

Here's some of my favorites from the day! More to follow! I had a blast shooting with @Airplanefreak2000! Some of our shots may look a little similar since we were at the same spot, so I apologize for any copies.

Stay safe,
Josh Walker

Waka Photography · Post by **Waka Photography** » Sun Apr 23, 2023 1:35 am

Some more.

Waka Photography · Post by **Waka Photography** » Sun Apr 23, 2023 1:48 am

Few more.

Airplanefreak2000 · Post by **Airplanefreak2000** » Sun Apr 23, 2023 5:05 am

MAGTF

Airplanefreak2000 · Post by **Airplanefreak2000** » Sun Apr 23, 2023 6:04 am

Blues

awal2049 · Post by **awal2049** » Sun Apr 23, 2023 11:19 pm

Perfect weather today. Statics were great, and it was refreshing to have the old display area back.

The opening ceremonies might have been my favorite part or the show. It was great seeing Bert and Rob Holland fly together, a rare photo op for sure. During the jump, a bald eagle started flying with the jumpers, and it couldn't have been more appropriate.

Chris Thomas had a few pops from his engine during his routine. He ultimately finished, but it was a little concerning.

MAGTF was great. Seeing the F-18s (maybe for the last time) beating up the pattern is always fun. UH-1/AH-1 were a no show, but the F-35 made up for it with about 50 passes. CH-53 demo was cool. Speaking of, some FOD (looked like a trash bag) blew in front of it during the MAGTF extraction and the main rotor clobbered it.

The portion of the show between MAGTF and the Blues was so dense with non-stop flying all the way through. While it made for an entertaining second half, it was exhausting trying the record everything and drink water in the heat. Also, the bugs were insane despite my best efforts with the spray.

I got fatigued as a result of all the elements and decided to head to the car early. Recorded the Blue Angels from the parking lot, as did several other spectators. It was worth it; no music plus somebody else had a scanner near me so I kinda got comms audio as well. Got some great shots, most notably the solos buzzing me during the fleur de lis rejoin.

Lastly, I will just say MCAS Beaufort has to be my favorite air show location to go to. Between the lineups, the walking distance, the parking lot view, and the excellent parking and traffic management, it makes for a very easy show every time.

Some statics.