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    2012 Air Show Planning

    So finally had a few minutes to look at my calendar for the balance of this year. What air shows are y'all planning on going to (or already went to) in 2012.
    I'm looking at the following:

    May - Jones Beach Air Show
    June - RI Air Show
    August - Greenwood Lake Air Show
    October - Rotorfest

    If anyone has tips for Greenwood Lake or Rotorfest it would be greatly appreciated.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lijk604 View Post
    So finally had a few minutes to look at my calendar for the balance of this year. What air shows are y'all planning on going to (or already went to) in 2012.
    I'm looking at the following:

    May - Jones Beach Air Show
    June - RI Air Show
    August - Greenwood Lake Air Show
    October - Rotorfest

    If anyone has tips for Greenwood Lake or Rotorfest it would be greatly appreciated.
    Jones Beach and Atlantic City for me.

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    I hope to go to

    McGuire
    Andrews
    Jones
    RI
    AC
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    I don't have my exact schedule locked down yet although I will most likely attend:

    May - Joint base McGuire-Dix
    Jones Beach

    June - Ocean City, MD (depending upon lineup)
    Rhode Island ANG

    August - Westover AFB
    Atlantic City

    September - NAS Oceana

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    Rest of my schedule is looking like:

    Possibly Andrews
    Jones Beach
    Oceana
    Possibly RotorFest (If weather looks better this year)
    Possibly Aviation Nation (If I can afford)
    Pensacola
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    I would like to hit:

    - Jones Beach
    - Rhode Island
    - Oceana
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    I figure if I go to several, the photos from at least one should turn out OK

    Maguire
    Jones Beach
    Ocean City
    Rotorfest
    does UN Week count as an airshow???

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    I hope to make McGuire AFB, and certainly Jones Beach. Beyond that, it depends on where life takes me, but I've been checking the calendar, and may hit a few more beyond those two...

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    Jones Beach
    Rhode Island (depending on lineup)
    Oceana
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    The lighting at Greenwood Lake is good up until the later part of the afternoon... Rotorfest... you're looking into the sun the entire day, but Sunday is the day to go there since you've got almost all of the military helicopters departing that day.

    I'll be at McGuire, Andrews, Reading for WWII Weekend, Rhode Island, maybe Westover, Atlantic City, Greenwood Lake, New Garden (PA), NAS Oceana, Culpeper (VA), Rotorfest, and NAS Pensacola. I'm also going to try and sneak in a NAS Oceana spotting trip somewhere this summer. I really want to go to Jones Beach this year but my best friend is getting married that weekend...

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    Farnborough (maybe)
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    Quote Originally Posted by GothamSpotter View Post
    Oshkosh
    Farnborough (maybe)
    Atlantic City
    I have been invited to farnborough, but don't think I can afford it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lijk604 View Post
    June - RI Air Show
    give me a call when you get there, i'll already be working at PVD ATCT at that point and definitely going to that show. i'd really, really like to make it to rotorfest one of these years too!
    it is mathematically impossible for either hummingbirds, or helicopters to fly. fortunately, neither are aware of this.

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    Andrews ( Possibly)
    NYC Fleetweek / War of 1812 Bicentennial Sailabration and Blue Angels Flyover
    Jones Beach
    Rhode Island (hopefully the line-up gets better )
    Westover ( If it's not canceled )
    AC
    Oceana
    Rotorfest

    BTW Steve, if I had a selfish Best friend who was getting married on Memorial Day weekend, I'd just tell him he'll be getting my card and check in the mail then, because I'd definitely be at Jones Beach and the AAM that whole weekend instead buddy !! Ha!!

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