Long day. Some of the predicted events were spot on, others were completely wrong, and some were close enough. Plus, a few surprises were thrown into the mix. Anyway, here is what we have learned for the next few days:
Who is aleady here: Thunderbirds, one Snowbird, Red Bull MiG/Hellicopter, Sean & Eric Tucker, John Klatt, David Windmiller, Skytypers, AAM Warbirds. Instead of a C-17, the Thunderbirds used 2 seperate C-130s (one made two trips), which dropped off equipment and promptly left.
Wednesday: No T-bird flights, though there should be one or two media flights.
Thursday: Thunderbirds will practice over the Beach from 12:30 till 2pm. The Snowbirds are scheduled for a "Survey Flight" from 1:30 to 2:30, meaning they will probably fly around Jones Beach once the Thunderbirds are done just to get a feel for the area. This means they will arrive before 1:30pm, but will it really be 6am? Still seems a bit far fetched, but who knows. Just don't complain to me if you wake up super early and they don't show up (but you can buy me a "thank you" lunch if they do).
Friday: There is an 87.3% chance that the Thunderbirds will fly in the practice on Friday, along with the Snowbirds (ie, hasn't been confirmed but it is highly likely).
The parking lot right next to the terminal has been rented out to a TV show filming crew, and it is all full of trailers. Apparantly they will be gone by Thursday evening. Still no sign of the 3 Horsemen yet. They may be due in Friday.
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