[MilCom] Vidalia Airshow Report

[Barry Wiley]

2007 Vidalia Onion Festival AirshowLocation: Vidalia Regional Airport (KVDI)Date: 4/27/07        [Frequencies]126.05 Airboss1228 Ground136.675 A-10 Demo Discrete123.15 Aersohell Discrete        [Performers]Black Daggers         USAFSOC Parachute Team  Acft UV-20A #23254B-2 Bomber            Dark 12  Flyby (3passes)Gary Ward MX2    #N716GWJacquie Warda Pitts S-1T #N77MNBob "Snake" Cox L-39C   #N162BACrazy Horse P-51D          # NL851DA-10 Demo acft  HAWG    #80208Backup A-10                   #80194Franklin Comedy Act.      #N6777B Piper-18A 150Aeroshell Acrobatic TeamAeroshell #1     #N3267G  SNJ-5Aeroshell #2     #N791MH  T-6GAeroshell #3     #N7462C   AT-6Aeroshell #5     #N991GM  AT-6CHelo Rides Bell   Bell 206B    #N4971BAirforce Reserve Jet Car        [Statics]T-45C       #1650881941 Waco UPF 7 #N30199Pitts S-2E            #N17CFA75N1 (PT-17)     #N63947Yak 52                 #N7694BBell 206B             #N206KRRANS 59              #N4213WHH-65C                #6553BK-117 A3            #N117M   Life Flight HeloF-18                    #188748  Canadian AirforceCessna M337B      #N138RMP149D                    #N1470Cessna 120           #N9718F269C1                  #N302HG  Ga. Avaition Tech College heloCessna 172N        #N3173EPiper PA-28R-201 #N286HGBeech A-36           # N6036TLuke Starduster Too #N53GJBell 206B                 #N49718Piper                      #N21891RB3Piper                             #N7881T-28A                     #N8089H   USAF#17695        [Notes]     The Black Daggers performed during the opening ceremony with one of the team carryingthe american flag. They came back later in the afternoon with a full exit and weapons demo.Gary Ward raced the Airforce Reserve Jet car and they really put on a show.A couple of notes on Team Aeroshell. They performed the missing man formation after there portion of the show for the Blue Angels. The show was dedicated to them. One more note. I noticed thatthe tail numbers were 1,2,3 and 5. Im not sure if they have a #4 acft. in a hanger somewhere.If anyone knows pass it along.     I guess one if the highlights of the day was getting to talk to Major Jeff "Roadie" Yost, the demopilot for the A-10. He told me that he was going to end his term as the demo pilot in June of this yearand wasn't sure it there would be a demo team next year because of the BRAC and future deployments.He is a really nice guy and took up time talking to everyone on the crowd line. I wish him well in the future.    Any comments on this report are welcome.                             Barry