Air Power over Hampton Roads looks good and I could tie that in with a visit to the Smithsonian museums in DC.
The number of shows and the variety of aircraft in the US are just amazing, when in comparison we have a handful of small shows each year, at which many of the same aircraft appear. You are very fortunate.
For me the main task will be to find two consecutive shows, a week apart, each of which has a solid flying display program. The plan is to extract the most bang for buck from my limited travel time.
Air Power over Hampton Roads looks good and I could tie that in with a visit to the Smithsonian museums in DC.
The number of shows and the variety of aircraft in the US are just amazing, when in comparison we have a handful of small shows each year, at which many of the same aircraft appear. You are very fortunate.
For me the main task will be to find two consecutive shows, a week apart, each of which has a solid flying display program. The plan is to extract the most bang for buck from my limited travel time.
Cheers,
Steve.
G'day mate!
Understand totally!!! The "airshow" members here will probably chime in with shows and dates!
I know Joint Base Andrews in Washington,DC(actually Maryland) is scheduled to have one and usually Ocean City and nearby Pennsylvania/Delaware do also.
Hopefully dates will be published soon.
I really hope you enjoy your trip mate!
Digger
Air Power over Hampton Roads looks good and I could tie that in with a visit to the Smithsonian museums in DC.
The number of shows and the variety of aircraft in the US are just amazing, when in comparison we have a handful of small shows each year, at which many of the same aircraft appear. You are very fortunate.
For me the main task will be to find two consecutive shows, a week apart, each of which has a solid flying display program. The plan is to extract the most bang for buck from my limited travel time.
Cheers,
Steve.
Scroll down you will see the 2023 show calendar for the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds. These could change though. Many other performers will be added to the shows time goes by.
Air Power over Hampton Roads looks good and I could tie that in with a visit to the Smithsonian museums in DC.
The number of shows and the variety of aircraft in the US are just amazing, when in comparison we have a handful of small shows each year, at which many of the same aircraft appear. You are very fortunate.
For me the main task will be to find two consecutive shows, a week apart, each of which has a solid flying display program. The plan is to extract the most bang for buck from my limited travel time.
Cheers,
Steve.
This is a link to the guys running the airshow convention where schedules are set and performers commit to airshows. The convention is in December. After this convention the air shows will be announcing their schedules and performers.
Two major museums I would recommend are the Smithsonian Air and Space and the US Air Force Museum in Ohio. If you can, try to get a tour of the Smithsonian Air and Space restoration facility. It use to be at the Garber facility. They have many aircraft in storage, many very historical, although they may be disassembled. I signed up for a 1 hour tour, but we had about 4 Australians in our group and an USAF historian who wanted to see more. The docent kept taking us through buildings in what became a 4 hour tour. I think the Australians were part of the Quantas Connie restoration team. They were very knowledgable about aircraft from that era.
Ray Swindle wrote:
This is a link to the guys running the airshow convention where schedules are set and performers commit to airshows. The convention is in December. After this convention the air shows will be announcing their schedules and performers.
Two major museums I would recommend are the Smithsonian Air and Space and the US Air Force Museum in Ohio. If you can, try to get a tour of the Smithsonian Air and Space restoration facility. It use to be at the Garber facility. They have many aircraft in storage, many very historical, although they may be disassembled. I signed up for a 1 hour tour, but we had about 4 Australians in our group and an USAF historian who wanted to see more. The docent kept taking us through buildings in what became a 4 hour tour. I think the Australians were part of the Quantas Connie restoration team. They were very knowledgable about aircraft from that era. ...Show more →
To add to Ray's comment above, you should know that in Washington DC area, there are two GREAT museums, there is the newly renovated Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in DC that Ray mentioned, there is also the really really amazing the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near the Dulles Airport outside of Washington DC. Personally, for airplanes. the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center has a much larger collection than the air and space museum because has much bigger space. Of course, the National Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio is the best of the best but it's quite out of the way for typical tourists.
Douglas L wrote:
To add to Ray's comment above, you should know that in Washington DC area, there are two GREAT museums, there is the newly renovated Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in DC that Ray mentioned, there is also the really really amazing the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near the Dulles Airport outside of Washington DC. Personally, for airplanes. the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center has a much larger collection than the air and space museum because has much bigger space. Of course, the National Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio is the best of the best but it's quite out of the way for typical tourists....Show more →
Thanks for that input Douglas. I haven't been to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center and forgot it had that name. Without your correction I could have sent him to the museum on the mall which would have been a disappointment.
Douglas L wrote:
Scroll down you will see the 2023 show calendar for the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds. These could change though. Many other performers will be added to the shows time goes by.
Ray Swindle wrote:
This is a link to the guys running the airshow convention where schedules are set and performers commit to airshows. The convention is in December. After this convention the air shows will be announcing their schedules and performers.
Two major museums I would recommend are the Smithsonian Air and Space and the US Air Force Museum in Ohio. If you can, try to get a tour of the Smithsonian Air and Space restoration facility. It use to be at the Garber facility. They have many aircraft in storage, many very historical, although they may be disassembled. I signed up for a 1 hour tour, but we had about 4 Australians in our group and an USAF historian who wanted to see more. The docent kept taking us through buildings in what became a 4 hour tour. I think the Australians were part of the Quantas Connie restoration team. They were very knowledgable about aircraft from that era. ...Show more →
Thanks Ray! I want me mates from "Oz" to have the best time they can! They, Australians/New Zealanders, came to our Country's aid, and my aid, in Vietnam and other conflicts.
I want my mate to see as much as he can while he is here!
RD
Dan, thank you for your help and if you haven't visited here since 1970 then you must, like MacArthur, return.
I visited PIMA Air & Space Museum in September 2019 and had fully intended to go on to Dayton to see the USAF Museum, but I spent the whole week in Tucson, photographing everything I could and chewing the ears off the docents. Talk about being like a kid in a candy store, with Davis-Monthan and AMARG across the other side of the road...
So, it is sounding like Dayton and DC (Udvar-Hazy) might have to be the two museums that I visit next year, and I will have to build two air show weekends around them, hopefully without having to criss-cross the country to do so.
Thank you, Douglas and Ray, for those links. I will wait until the ICAS Convention locks in performers and announcements are made before finalising my plans.
I will likely report back with my proposed itinerary in a month or two, in case there are some things I need to know about particular venues or events, (i.e. requirements for shows at military bases) and will at the very least post some shots once I return from the trip.
steveverrall wrote:
Dan, thank you for your help and if you haven't visited here since 1970 then you must, like MacArthur, return.
I visited PIMA Air & Space Museum in September 2019 and had fully intended to go on to Dayton to see the USAF Museum, but I spent the whole week in Tucson, photographing everything I could and chewing the ears off the docents. Talk about being like a kid in a candy store, with Davis-Monthan and AMARG across the other side of the road...
So, it is sounding like Dayton and DC (Udvar-Hazy) might have to be the two museums that I visit next year, and I will have to build two air show weekends around them, hopefully without having to criss-cross the country to do so.
Thank you, Douglas and Ray, for those links. I will wait until the ICAS Convention locks in performers and announcements are made before finalising my plans.
I will likely report back with my proposed itinerary in a month or two, in case there are some things I need to know about particular venues or events, (i.e. requirements for shows at military bases) and will at the very least post some shots once I return from the trip.
Playing with facial recognition and eye tracking this morning on the R5. This scenario is probably one of the most challenging you'll encounter, the hit rate was remarkable................
, I did a little bit just to fix my hair.
