Thanks folks. They always put on a great show oldgrognard. Lots of variety. Lord willing I'll be there next year again. Its interesting the changes that happen over the years. My grandmother introduced me to the show in '97 and I've been to Tico ever since with the exception of two shows or so. If memory serves, that first airshow had an A-10 that actually shot blanks from its 30mm cannon. I've seen Hogs at Tico since but no more blank shooting. One year(I'm pretty sure this was pre- 9-11 but maybe not) they had an F-14 flyby two or three times. This pilot and rio were on their way home from the gulf. I thought it was cool that not only were these guys probably coming from a long stressfull tour serving on our behalf, they took the time to give us Tico visitors a thrill too. I also remember one year that the show was pretty sparse of current military demonstrations.(this would have been post 9-11) I remember once talking a bit with an A-10 pilot who was standing with his plane setup as a static display. A nice gentleman and patient with my probably not so intelligent questions. I don't know, I'm an aviation enthusiest but I'm not a rivet counter. I love sims but I'm not a Falcon 4 professional. I'm certain that I could come up with some good questions but when put on the spot and and overwhelmed by everthing that goes on in a show, I usually ask something simple like "what does it feel like to fly this plane". I think every service man or woman that I've gotten to talk with or have watched interacting with other folks have always been genuinely patient and happy to share with the people that come up to them.

I love Tico Airshow. Its big in that it has a huge and unique variety of demonstrations yet it still somehow maintains a small airfield type setting. The show is like a county fair, air show, and Fourth of July all rolled into one. Kids enjoying rides, parents and grandparents sharing food and drink with their kids, military men and women sharing about their aircraft, T-6 and Huey rides, barbque, beer, soda, sunshine, jets and props.

God is good.

You got some good shots there; the yellow aircraft passing through that smoke ring is pretty sweet.