Air Show at WaterColor - video added

[scooterbug44]

Very cool way to spend the afternoon - floating in water and watching an air show!

 

[Smiling JOe]

I see the T-6's fairly often, but they don't do tricks. I recall only once before seeing a stunt plane in action. Maybe they were performing for Little Kurt's B-day.

 

[Truffle Anne]

Must be the "T-6's" that I see out here, then. It's just beautifully synchronized flying; Like water ballet, without water, or people's limbs, or those nose-pincher thingys.
Or rubber caps.

 

[jessifunn]

i tried to take a couple pics but it was too hard. this shows how low they were flying. if you can find the plane.

 

[Franny]

What a grayt show!! They were terrific and amazing!! Also enjoyed the kite surfer except when he was scooping around in the lake around all the kids!

 

[Smiling JOe]

Franny, after I walked off the beach, the planes had refueled and came back, so I hung around watching Part II. I was looking over the inlet/outlet, and never noticed the kite, but suddenly, I see Ed pop out over the sand dunes doing a flip or two -- I was startled because I totally wasn't expecting it. Ed is very skilled with that kite surfer and has good control, unless his strings break and he gets dragged across hwy 98, like he did in PC. If you are ever out in the water when Ed comes surfing in on that kite, just stay put, and he will go around you. (don't try to play chicken with him.)

JFunn, that is the best pic I've seen of the planes. I would have really enjoyed being right in front of that show.

 

[seagrovegirl]

I wonder if some of these guys are the Max Mathews clan???

 

[JB]

Along these same lines, I sure wish the Blue Angels would do a show down this way. I know Walton and Okaloosa counties are "Air Force country," but have y'all ever tried to get off Santa Rosa Island after a Blue Angels show at Pensacola Beach?" It's worse than any football traffic I've ever been in.

 

[30abob]

We had perfect "seats" for the show at Grayton Beach State. We had my son's 7th birthday party at one of the covered pavilions on the lake. After 2 hours of a tribute to Pirate's of the Caribbean, complete with a buried treasure hunt after we found a map in a mysterious looking bottle floating in the lake on a kayak trip to "Tortuga", we were treated to an incredible air show. Later on the way home my son asked "Dad are you glad we could afford all that cool stuff like the treasure hunt and the kayaks and the stunt planes for my birthday?" I said I sure was, I wanted his party to extra special!;-)

 

[Will B]

Along these same lines, I sure wish the Blue Angels would do a show down this way. I know Walton and Okaloosa counties are "Air Force country," but have y'all ever tried to get off Santa Rosa Island after a Blue Angels show at Pensacola Beach?" It's worse than any football traffic I've ever been in.

That's why ya need to wait and go see them for the homecoming show in November at Pensacola NAS! ;-)

Eglin has the Thunderbirds ever now and then...