2010 Rocky Mtn Air Show
Yesterday we spent the day at the Rocky Mountain Airport for the annual airshow (our 2nd time in two years). Though it was 90+ degrees, we suffered through a few hours of intense heat before the clouds finally settled in to block the sun a bit. It made all the difference in comfort, but the damage had already been done. We were all sunburned and exhausted immediately upon arrival, but we pushed through to see both the afternoon and the evening shows.
This was my first time viewing a few of these planes in flight; F/18 Hornet and the P51 Mustang were most notable. The F/18 was very unique with its aggressive direction changes quick controls, this thing could change directions in an instant. Not to out-do the F/16 though, as that little guy is like an 8-year old on an all-sugar diet. It just MOVES like nothing else, but the F/18 had it’s own unique things to make it a very interesting plane to see in flight.
In the afternoon show there was a jet-powered truck that put on a great show. The sounds of burping the afterburner as he taxied tot he end of the runway was unmistakable. Once he turned around and started his “at speed” pass, things got even more interesting. Just as he passed the crowd, the entire far side of the airport burst into a wall of flames. They had blown up the entire far side of the airport! The heat wave, while not welcome, was intense. The boys’ jaws were on the ground and eyes as wide as grapefruits on steroids.
I ate like the average American; Hot dogs, chips, hamburgers…. (in other words “fat on fat on fat”) which officially ended my month long no-meat diet (though it did end last week in all honesty). I believe I consumed more fat in that one day then I have been in an entire week.
