THUNDER OVER MICHIGAN 2022

[michael luther]

Just added,

Dean Cutshall's F-100F Super Sabre!!!

[michael luther]

Just added,

Jim Beasley's P-51D Mustang "BALD EAGLE"!

[Xray]

Lineups looking good - Am guessing the B-52 is a fly by ?

[BK]

Saturday, July 16th Morning Show
National Anthem & P-51 Mustangs
Leap Frogs Parachute Demonstration Team (MH-53 Sea Dragon)
F-100 Super Sabre Demonstration
F-16 Viper Demonstration Team
F-16 & P-51 Heritage Flight
Hurricane Demonstration
British Aviation In Review (Mosquito, 2 Hurricanes, 2 Spitfires)

Saturday, July 16th Afternoon Show
B-52H flyby (Sat. afternoon only)
Michael Goulian
Lysander Demonstration
Vampire Demonstration
WWII Famous Fighters (Fw 190, Bf 109, Spitfire, P-51)
C-130 Hercules 'Fat Albert' Demonstration Team (Sat. only)
Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron 'Blue Angels'

Sunday, July 17th Morning Show
National Anthem & P-51 Mustangs
Leap Frogs Parachute Demonstration Team (MH-53 Sea Dragon)
F-100 Super Sabre Demonstration
F-16 Viper Demonstration Team
F-16 & P-51 Heritage Flight
Hurricane Demonstration
British Aviation In Review (Mosquito, 2 Hurricanes, 2 Spitfires)

Sunday, July 17th Afternoon Show
Michael Goulian
Lysander Demonstration
Vampire Demonstration
WWII Famous Fighters (Fw 190, Bf 109, Spitfire, P-51)
Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron 'Blue Angels'

Cancellations - Firefly, 1 Spit, 1 Hurricane, E-2 demo. Rumor is there may be a Corsair demo, but not officially announced.

[hurricane_yank]

Really hope this is the last year of the drive-in approach...would love to attend again. Hope all goes well.

[bmoran]

Really hope this is the last year of the drive-in approach...would love to attend again. Hope all goes well.

Ditto. Format needs to revert for me and others to return. Not driving across multiple states to be forced into a particular day and be unable to accommodate weather.

[mazdaP5]

Ditto here too. $225 for a full day is a joke, but for half a day, it's down right insulting.

[Xray]

Was shocked to see a Ford Trimotor taxi'ing around, whos bird is that ?

[BK]

Was shocked to see a Ford Trimotor taxi'ing around, whos bird is that ?

Yankee Air Museum, they are going to sell rides in it. https://yankeeairmuseum.org/fly/

[Warbird Kid]

Didn't they also have a Waco biplane? Where did that go?

[Avnut]

The drive-in airshow format is nice, but the price is outrageous for people like me when its only me that wants to see the show! I got a complimentary half day ticket, but I'm undecided if I'm going. Its a 6 hour round trip drive and gas prices are much higher this year. For what, 2 hours of flying. My wife tags along for the day and watches some of the show between naps.

I hope that they revert back next year. I would buy the pre-sale ticket promo they offered sometime in November for my wife and I along with parking. That was something like $55 - $60. I thought that was a good price.

If they revert back, I hope they aren't jerks about bringing food in like a few times in the past that I've experienced.

[Xray]

Almost fell asleep, save for the Blues not much "Thunder !" to speak of, and little else.
0 traffic when I got there around 11, did see the heritage pass making some lackluster passes.

Understand the 52 cancelled ,, What ever happened to the V-22 ?
Didn't see the F-100 in the air maybe he flew early, which doesn't seem to make much sense. Mosquito ever show up ?


One of the Blues seemed to have had a problem after a high alpha and had to knock it off, kinda threw their routine out of whack and they all landed shorty thereafter, was probably towards the end anyhow.

[hurricane_yank]

Any WIX members attend?

[GRNDP51]

Any WIX members attend?

Yes. Since this is WIX, I will say the variety of warbirds was much appreciated, although the themed warbird presence fell apart with all of the cancellations. A ton of the cancellations were within a very short time frame before the show, and Michael worked around the clock to piece something together. This was nothing more than him wanting a good warbird showing for us enthusiasts, as he could've very easily said cancellations are cancellations and not spent any $$ to get the Corsair, Fw 190, and P-40 there. It was my first time seeing the F-100, DTAM's Hurricane, Tri-State's Fw 190 and P-40, and Erickson's Bf 109, so it was worth it for me!

[Noha307]