Scott And Carol Present - The 2019 Fort Wayne Air Show

Scott And Carol Present 

The 2019 Fort Wayne Air Show

An invitation from the base commander at the announcement in 2018. The show date changed many months after this event.

An F-16 Fighting Falcon rolls into position for static display. It is the same type of plane the Thunderbirds fly during their performance.

The A-10 Thunderbolt II struts its stuff during the announcement event. As the best friend the ground troops ever had, they will also be featured in this years air show.

A B-52 for static display. The first one became operational on 6/6/1952. They have actively been employed defending our freedom ever since.

The Thunderbirds practice their diamond formation to pick out landmarks as part of their arrival.

Here is a little bit of their arrival at Fort Wayne International. They are very hard to track in the air.

This C-17 carries the support crew, operating supplies, and spare parts. The Thunderbirds don't travel without lots of highly qualified team air,, who represent the best of their classification.

Major William Graiff, Left Wing or "2," shares a little insight on how it feels to be a Thunderbird and some of the nice things he has been able to do for others while a member of the team.

Everyone is invited to meet the Thunderbirds at Parkview Stadium Friday night. You can find the details here:

Friday Night Welcome Party

Scott And Carol Present A Look At the Fort Wayne Air Show

Under a bright blue sky, the show kicked off harkening back to yesteryear, when a few pilots who owned their own planes would band together to promote aviation, meet pretty ladies, and travel America. They were called barnstormers.



There was lots to see and do at the Fort Wayne Air Show. Here you can see early arrivals on the ramp checking out "Georgie's Girl, based at the Liberty Air Museum in Port Clinton, OH.

This P-51 Mustang anchored the Rise Above exhibit telling the story of the Tuskegee Airmen, who actually were treated better by their German captors when they were shot down than when they returned home after the war.



Patty Wagstaff, arguably the premier woman acrobatic pilot, tells us a little about how she became interested in flying and her unique "visit" to Cedar Point. She was probably talking about Raptor.

Flying every which way but straight and level, Patty puts her Extra through it paces.

Here Patty cuts a ribbon while flying inverted mere feet above the ground. Not a very good time to cough or sneeze, because there is little room for error.

This is a little of Patty's warm-up flight, later she got even more aggressive in her maneuvers.

The only airworthy F-100 in the world is based in Fort Wayne, IN. And we know of at least one Vietnam Veteran who performed maintenance on these birds who  was beyond thrilled to see one fly again. We thank him, and all the rest of the veterans for their service.

There was lots of action, in front of, above, and in the spectator areas at the 2016 Fort Wayne Air Show. Last year's show was delayed due to force deployments.

The 122nd Fighter Wing, the Black Snakes, fly A-10C Thunderbolt II, designed for Close Air Support, is tetheround forces best friend. When it absolutely, positively, has to be destroyed overnight, the "Warthog" is up to the mission.

Stunt Pilot Billy  Werth also made a discovery while riding rollercoasters. He liked being upside down, so his favorite coaster was..., well he can tell you himself in the video

Here some children get "flight instruction," from one of the pilots of the 434th Air Refueling Wing based at the Grissom Air Reserve Base outside of Peru, IN. The seat on the left is sometimes occupied by Major Billy  Werth, when he flies for the Air Reserve.

Billy flies a Pitts aircraft, and he doesn't fly it straight and level, because as he puts it," What's the fun in that? I want to be upside down."

Heading up into a hammerhead turn, this is just before he slows down and kicks the rudder so the plane turns sideways while falling backward. After he gets it pointed back towards the ground, he rapidly gains airspeed and then it's back up for something else.

Flipping and turning, stopping and starting, he made beautiful smoke trails in the sky. He also raced his brother on a motorcycle and did a close formation flight with the bike just feet off the ground.

We would like to thank our hosts of the 122nd Fighter Wing for their help with our search for roller coaster enthusiasts in unusual places.

Scott And Carol Present - The 2016 Fort Wayne Air Show

So  if you like to see things in the sky like this,

or maybe even this 

If you prefer a Korean era dogfight re-enactment with an F-86 

and a Russian designed Mig. You need to be in Fort Wayne, IN this weekend. Here's an invitation:

You can see an F-18 hide behind a cloud of its own creation, provided the humidity stays high. And here is just a glimpse of how things looked during practice:

 

You can find all the details at the website (Link). because due to the world we live in today, you can't just show up at the airport. We have even found some coaster enthusiasts that we will introduce to you later.  See you at the show.