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2010 Air Shows |
Rhode Island National Guard
Open House June 26, 27
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Location: Air National Guard Base, Quonset, Rhode Island
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Admission: FREE |
Parking: A
$10 donation (optional) |
| Value: Excellent |
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This
remains one of the most “user friendly” shows on the
circuit. All staff are courteous and helpful.
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A significant problem was that they situated a loudspeaker right
in the center of the media pit frontage which not only interfered
with the photography, but assaulted the ears. The weak economy seems
to be taking its toll as I believe the static display contained fewer
units than last year. This impression was verified by a couple other
photographers. As to flight demos, these too were reduced. Only five
military aircraft gave flight demos although most went up twice on
the day: A-10 East Demo, C-130, L-39, FA-18, Blackhawk helicopters.
The USAF Thunderbirds did their usual excellent job. The P-51 “Bald
Eagle” did a fly by. An excellent Combined Arms demo with pyrotechnics
stirred the crowd. Other acts were the Black Daggers and the Red
Bull Air Force. Aerobatics were provided by Mike Goulian, John Klatt,
Kevin Coleman and Sean Tucker. Chuck Aaron provided a skillful demo
in his Red Bull helicopter.
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The show provides an excellent outing for the
family as there are many amusements on the site to keep the young
ones entertained. Food service was plentiful and not overly
expensive. Sanitation facilities were plentiful, clean and well dispersed.
The weather was hot and humid.
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All in
all, I would rate this event an 8 only because of the paucity of
static and flight demos. |
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Aircraft/Performers Presented:
- Thunderbirds
- FA-18 Demo Team
- A-10 East Demo Team
- Black Daggers U.S. Army Special Operations Command Parachute Team
- P-51D Bald Eagle
- Red Bull helicopter
- John Klatt
- Mike Goulian
- Sean Tucker
- and many others.
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Rating:
8.0 out of 10 |
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Review by Andrew.J.
Warren. Photos by Andrew.J.
Warren, Joe Osciak and RVP. |
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