Quite strong crosswinds today - and a little showery.
Still and all...looked forward to AVV's last look at the venerable 'Pig'.
Caribou flew, C17 flew, various little single engine aerobatic aircraft also flew, so did a 'showy' little Jelly-belly colored thing. B747-400s braved the crosswind, so did several A320s. Even the jet-pack man had a go!
The expectation was building, the excitement almost unbearable. But we all knew the wait would be worth it.
Then the announcer said, (and I paraphrase) "...due to the crosswind, together with the wet runway, the F111 can't fly - it's beyond it's limits. So it won't be performing for the crowd today..."!!!!!
Ohhhhh, shucks. The poor widdle puddy pig - he can't fly when it gets too windy and too wet
. Thank god for the F18s! The stand-in performance by the wee guy was quite impressive.
Lucky the F111s are being retired - the enemy would now be privy to the exact met conditions during which to attack!
