myteaquinn wrote:
Just curious if after the taxiway photography is over on Friday afternoon will we still be able to go over to Ecorse Rd and watch the late arrivals?
Not sure how the Thunderbirds are vs. the Blue Angels during practice time. I believe that the Thunderbirds will operate from another airfield as I have heard they like to have an 8,000 ft min runway, which currently YIP does not have due to it being closed for construction - so they may operate out of Selfridge or DTW
Anyway - in years past with Blue Angels, Ecorse Rd would be shut down from 1-4pm while Blue Angels practiced. I am assuming T-birds probably would also practice Friday and do their "Bearings" check for landmarks etc. I would assume after Thunderbirds are done, Ecorse Rd service drive would be open for all of us to park again and watch the remaining arrivals. Keep in mind wind direction - Ecorse Rd is useless if there is a north wind. According to the NOTAMs only 2 runways are currently open - Runway 23R/5L and 9L/27R so you don't have to worry about planes landing over by the landfill side this year. You may have to park by the old Zantop hangars if they are using 5L this year -which they did in the morning last year, we had no problem parking in that field and the light is just as good in the morning. The worst light at that location would be while the T-birds are up, then just switch sides once the T-birds are done. Being that the Zantop hangars are not in the T-bird showline, you probably wouldn't get kicked out of there