Airshow at Titusville-Cocoa Airport, May 22

The Sunday after my birthday was a day at the airshow, hosted by the Valiant Air Command at the Titusville-Cocoa airport. I must admit, I was dreading it a little because of the heat and horrible flashbacks of airshows I was required to attend during my time in the Navy. I was actually impressed. Wow, what a great show! I really don't know my aircraft. Let's face it, I can tell the difference between a helicopter and prop, and a prop and a jet... but don't ask me the types! Even after all my years as a controller, unless there is a flight strip in front of me telling me what the type is, I couldn't tell you.

If you have never heard of the Valiant Air Command, check them out. They have a museum with restored aircraft that, from the website, looks impressive. I'll visit one of these days.

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Happy to see one of my old friends!

Yes, the heat was horrible!! Thank goodness for a frozen lemonade that helped me through the day.

The static displays were great to walk around, but the flight demonstrations were amazing. Too bad I could not capture much with my cell phone camera. The little guys did some terrific acrobatics (including flying inverted just a few hundred feet off the deck!). The jets did the typical speed show off... personally I think the Navy was more impressive with its carrier breaks than the Air Force high speed climbs, but they were both amazing.  

This picture I converted to black and white... love the image against the clouds. 

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