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    Post Budget Woes to Blunt the Blues? Blue Angels may get the ax

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    Budget Woes to Blunt the Blues? Blue Angels may get the ax

    The world renowned Blue Angels may soon be facing the budget ax if Congress fails to stop the across-the-board budget cuts known as sequestration by March, according to a Navy report first obtained by US World News and Report. Entitled Acting Now to Mitigate…[the Sequestration]…Impact, the report details the intent to cut all Blue Angels [...]
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    From the article, " The large crowds predictably drive up ticket sales"...

    Jones Beach is a free for the public. Of course, the advertisers pay for it. But what other ticket sales are there? Do most other airshows charge admission?


    As an aside, I'd had this thought for years. Start offering pay-for rides on Blue #7 to the public.
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    They do, but not all. Miramar charges, for example, and many charge for prime shooting/viewing locations as well.

    Charging seems to be more popular on the west coast.
    Last edited by jerslice; 2013-01-31 at 10:25 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mirrodie View Post
    From the article, " The large crowds predictably drive up ticket sales"...
    Jones Beach is a free for the public. Of course, the advertisers pay for it. But what other ticket sales are there? Do most other airshows charge admission?
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    Does the Parking fee kinda count as admission? Even though its per car not person!!

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    Well on the bright side future airshow displays will be conducted by smoke billowing UAV's flying in perfect formation like these drones:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdZAIt7OrPs

    It sounds crazy but it could happen
    You will never know what you will be capable of until you try

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