2019 Fort Lauderdale
AIR SHOW
The Fort Lauderdale air show took place during the first weekend in May.
They hosted a welcoming meet the pilots event at the Fort Lauderdale
Executive Airport. It was a great opportunity to visit with the performers
and crews that make the show happen. And it was a chance to see a
few of the planes up close including the A-10 Thunderbolt II and Mike
Wiskus’ Pitts Biplane. On hand as well was Maj. Paul “Loco” Lopez flying
the F-22 Raptor from Langley AFB and many of the Blue Angels team.Flying in from Homestead ARB were a pair of F-16s from the 93rd Fighter
Squadron “Florida Makos”. The United States Special Operations Com-
mand Para-Commandos dropped thanks to a ride from a Fly Tropic Sea
Plane. The beach air show gives us a chance to see the Miss Geico boat
as she prepares to begin her racing season. And Miss Geico was joined
by her partners the Geico Skytypers who performed their routine and
sent a few messages across the sky as well.The 97th Air Mobility Wing from Altus AFB in Oklahoma sent a C-17
Globemaster III in for an impressive capability demonstration. The Dash
Aerosports L-39 Albatross piloted by Scott Farnsworth gave a super per-
formance over the water. It’s always an outstanding day at an air show
and a beach show really sends it to another level. Florida hosts many
shows in a year and we are glad that a few of them are over the beaches
and water.