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    2017 Atlantic City Air Show

    Here's the line-up for the show that was posted on the AC show's website:
    http://airshow.acchamber.com/2017-airshow-lineup/

    Wednesday 23 August 2017
    Time Act
    1030 Airspace Closes for Airshow, TFR in Effect
    1140 US Army Golden Knights Flag Jump w/National Anthem
    1148 US Army Golden Knights Mass Exit Show
    1154 Rob Holland MXS Aerobatic Teaser
    1158 NJ ANG 177th FW F-16 Flyby
    1159 NJ ANG 108th WG KC-135 Flyby
    1201 USAF 305th AMW C-17 Flyby
    1203 USAF 305th AMW KC-10 Flyby
    1205 NJ ANG Composite Wing Flyby (KC-135 & (2) F-16s)
    1207 USAF 436th AMW C-5M Super Galaxy Flyby
    1209 6ABC Chopper Flyby
    1211 Medical Helicopter Flybys
    1213 NJ State Police A139 Flyby
    1215 Jim Beasley Jr. SNJ Aerobatics
    1225 Customs & Border Patrol HH-60 & Fast Boat Demonstration
    1235 US Navy T-6B Texan II Flyby
    1237 US Navy MH-60S Seahawk Flyby
    1239 US Navy E-2C Hawkeye Flyby
    1241 US Navy MH-53E Super Stallion Flyby
    1243 US Navy F/A-18C Hornet Demonstration
    1258 US Coast Guard MH-65D Demonstration
    1308 DE ANG 166th AW C-130H Hercules Flyby
    1310 NJ-ArNG/NJ-ANG UH-60 Fast Rope Insertion & Extraction System Demonstration
    1322 GEICO Skytypers
    1340 Miss Geico Speedboat vs. GEICO Skytypers Race
    1349 Jim Beasley Jr. P-51 Mustang Demonstration
    1401 Army Golden Knights Mass Exit Show
    1421 Randy Ball MiG-17 Demonstration
    1436 Rob Holland MXS Demonstration
    1450 USAF Thunderbirds Enlistment Ceremony
    1455 USAF Thunderbirds
    1700 Airspace Re-Opens, TFR Ends

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    Always love the BIG MACHINE Flybys they have and the diversity of aircraft.
    Im already booked for two days and cant wait

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    Interesting thought, with the Navy doing an "Operational Pause" will that effect the Hornet demo for the air show?

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    FYI- Heard from my friend who was down at ACY today and he said the F-18 Hornet Demo team was already there,
    so hopefully that means they'll be flying at the practice show tomorrow for you. Good luck !!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris S View Post
    FYI- Heard from my friend who was down at ACY today and he said the F-18 Hornet Demo team was already there,
    so hopefully that means they'll be flying at the practice show tomorrow for you. Good luck !!
    Yes I heard it when I was parking at Ballys. Thanks.
    Caught the Mig-17 that was awesome and the TBirds did a nice practice show. Maybe it was me but they sounded very loud today. Not that I'm complaining but I will complain it was hot. There was a stiff breeze but it was sunny and humid!! Tomorrow should be fun as long as the weather holds up which looks like it will.

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    Well the skies are clear though cloudy which isn't a bad thing if you are on the beach for 3/4 hours. There is a 30% chance of a pop up thunderstorm around 2 but other than that it's good to go.
    Last night around 8 saw two C-130s flying in from the south along the ocean and then bank into the airport.
    Enjoy the show and enjoy the day to everyone out there!!!

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    I was watching some of the show's live webcast today and it was too bad the
    KC-10, C-5, C-17 and E-2C never showed up to do their scheduled flybys ???

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris S View Post
    I was watching some of the show's live webcast today and it was too bad the
    KC-10, C-5, C-17 and E-2C never showed up to do their scheduled flybys ???
    yeah I was disappointed with that. Was really looking forward to seeing the BIG boys!! Still, it was an enjoyable show!! Clouds kept TBirds to a low show until a few minutes at the end when it cleared up. To be honest I was happy with the clouds!! Last year I was baked out there especially when the Birds were 40 minutes late. My 7th year coming in from Long Island and it doesn't get old hanging on the beach watching an airshow then retreating to my hotel room nearby for post show beers and food!!

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