The demo was AWESOME!!!! :D :D
Arrived around 9:30 and just as I got out of my car and started walking to the staging area I heard that
unmistakable sound of inbound copters. It was the two Cobras and the Sea Knight coming in from the
west. DAMN I thought no Osprey :(
But when I got to the field the announcer was telling the audience that the Osprey would be coming!! :D
The copters circled low just south of the area by the Nassau Coliseum for about 20 minutes and I bet that
freaked some people out.
Exactly at 10 the two Cobras flew in and swept the field at tree top level for a few minutes before the Sea
Knight came in followed by the Osprey which was LOUD!! They dropped their rear doors and out came
combat equipped Marines!! The Marines took up position in the grass, weapons at ready while the two big
copters departed the LZ. The Cobras kept sweeping overhead. Finally the Knight, Osprey, and the two
Cobras came in and shutdown. Soon after that they opened the fences and the crowd swarmed the field.
The "Meet and Greet" and the chance to walk through the big ships went on for over 3 hours. I hung out
for awhile, walked around the park, went out to get some food then returned to await the departure.
After a long warmup the four copters lifted off the LZ into the warm sunny day and headed out. Lots of
people started to leave but I got a heads up from one of the Cobra pilots that they would do a Fly-By.
Sure enough after a few minutes the two Cobras with the Sea Knight between them blasted over the field
then out NW. No Osprey I thought then all of a sudden it came screaming out from behind the trees over
the field low then a sharp banking turn and out NW. THAT was quite cool!!!
Just a great great time. They are doing a number of demos around the area so if you get a chance go for
it. You wont be sorry.
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