Jump back a month to the 2012 Vectren Dayton Air Show and once again we loaded up and headed out for the (shh don't tell anybody) FREE practice day on Friday to watch the performers practice for the weekend show. This has become a tradition for myself and my kids and we expect some heat, but this year was crazy hot with temps around 103 and thankfully low humidity along with just a few clouds. I brought along my EZ-Up canopy and got a small lesson in aerodynamics when you don't secure said canopy to the ground properly.... In any case the Blue Angels were the feature with appearances by an A4 and Harrier as well as a few other brief flybys.The cool factor was not 1, but 2 F-4 Phantom's aking part in the Heritage Flight with a P-51 Mustang. Certainly the cutback on the military displays are hurting as beyond the Blues and Thunderbirds the only other attractions are the F22 and the Golden Knights. No more Strike Eagle and Viper demo's has really hurt. Luckily the upcoming Cleveland Air Show will have an FA-18 Super Hornet demo and F-22 Flyby to go with the Blues and maybe a surprise or 2. I'll never complain about an air show so despite the heat and canopy incident It was a great day. I brought my camera, but tried to enjoy the show more than take photo's but here are a few... Enjoy! Even with the low humidity I did manage to capture a bit of vapor off one of the Blues FA-18B's.
