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    Quote Originally Posted by fk6065 View Post
    thank you. I was down at the waters edge by show center.
    Curious how was it getting in at that time? Traffic or parking? Interesting I was in Wantagh Park around 3:30 and only saw a few cars going that way and I was think mmmmmm!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gerard View Post
    Curious how was it getting in at that time? Traffic or parking? Interesting I was in Wantagh Park around 3:30 and only saw a few cars going that way and I was think mmmmmm!!
    I was surprised there was no traffic going in, a lot of people were leaving. I got a spot right In field four.

    After the show I was at Sunrise & The Meadowbrook in not even 10 minutes.
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    A few from yesterday. The later show start gave us much better light than in years past.















    A little sneak...


















    Last edited by Big Tim #70; 2015-05-24 at 07:45 AM.
    EVERYONE IS THERE TO SEE THE SHERPA!

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    Quote Originally Posted by fk6065 View Post
    I was surprised there was no traffic going in, a lot of people were leaving. I got a spot right In field four.
    After the show I was at Sunrise & The Meadowbrook in not even 10 minutes.
    Thanks!! Yes thats another thing I noticed that cars were leaving while TBirds were performing. Not fans? LOL

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gerard View Post
    Thanks!! Yes thats another thing I noticed that cars were leaving while TBirds were performing. Not fans? LOL
    Half the people at the beach don't even realize there is an air show going on...

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    Anyone know if the warbirds are going up for paid flights Sunday AM?

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    Quote Originally Posted by moose135 View Post
    Half the people at the beach don't even realize there is an air show going on...
    LMAO so true!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by rkfast View Post
    Anyone know if the warbirds are going up for paid flights Sunday AM?
    Check their website or FB page!!

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    Two questions: what time do the breitling jets launch and return to FRG today? I assume the longer runway, away from the AAM?

    And what time do the TBs launch from Islip? Where's the best spot to watch them return at islip?

    Thanks. May not make it out there but want to keep my options open.

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    Two mile back up to the toll plaza on the Meadowbrook Pkwy to Jones Beach reported
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    Anyone know if the Breitling takeoff together and which runway they used yesterday

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    Quote Originally Posted by moose135 View Post
    When the Blue Angels are in for the show, they typically take a trip down to Annapolis to fly over the Naval Academy graduation. The Thunderbirds fly over the Air Force Academy graduation, not West Point - that's a Army thing.


    No, they did not.
    Thanks for the correction Moose. Not sure why I always think West Point. So West Point doesn't get a "fly over"? Even the US Open Tennis gets a Fly Over every once in a while :-)

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    Quote Originally Posted by mac7526 View Post
    Anyone know if the Breitling takeoff together and which runway they used yesterday
    They took off one at time on both Sat. and Sun. at FRG., the only difference was that
    on Sat. they used Rwy 32 to takeoff and land, and on Sun. they used Rwy 19 for both.

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    So now the obligatory end of air show questions:
    TBirds leaving today or tomorrow and time? Same with Breitling!!

    Hung around Republic today and had a great time!! Watched the Breitling team from the back of Atlantic by 109 depart, and they did a nice Formation FlyBy before leaving and another upon returning!! Very cool!! Nice crowd by the Terminal also!! Actually when I was by Atlantic one of the Geico pilots came out to get in his car and I thanked him for the great shows they always put on and told him I was waiting for the Beitling Team to depart!! He was very enthusiastic in his praise of them!!
    Almost thought the TBirds were going to come in!! Apparently TBird 1 thought he was talking to Islip and the FRG controller thought he was talking to her about a Flyby and for a few minutes those who were listening in got a little excited!! Oh well! They did pass to the north of FRG to Islip!!

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    Thought this was pretty cool with the smoke ............

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