Despite heavy fog and a low ceiling Saturday morning, both days had excellent flying weather, and all the acts were great!
Miss Mitchell on the ramp at sunrise
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The high humidity levels saturday meant lots of cool vapor shots with the F-22 and Blue Angels, including the one below shot during the sneak pass.
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Pirated Skies put on an excellent show!
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Here is something you don't see every day, a NASA F/A-18 chase plane
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The B-25 was a huge hit, both in the air and on static display.
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The Red Tail put on a great show as well. It's always a treat to see a warbird like this fly.
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The Blue Angels were as good as I've ever seen them.
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The local guys from T-6 Thunder made an appearance Sunday
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One of the highlights of the show for me was the F-22 Raptor, both it's flight demo and our up close tour courtesy of team superintendent Master Sergeant Greg Gappert.
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This is the lovely Denise, who took excellent care of us all weekend, was rewarded with a flight in the Red Tail! Look at the smile on her face!
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Most of the CAF guys just before packing up and heading home. From left to right, Dave, Roger, Janaka, me, Terry, Todd, Don, and Donnie in front
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All in all the show was a great success! I owe a huge thanks to all the organizers, the CAF MN Wing, and the F-22 Raptor Demo team for making it that way. It definitely satisfied my need for speed, at least until the Duluth show in July!
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