Thunder Over Michigan 2009

Last time the Blues were here, massive traffic jams were encountered getting off the airport after the show. Will that be handled any differently this year??

Kevin Walsh and Michael Luther have reported elsewhere that the plan is to keep the photo pit, etc. on the traditional side of the field - not where it was in 2007 when the Blue Angels were last there.

As for the traffic jams, do what I did in 2007 - LEAVE the show before the Blue Angels perform. Let the casual air show fans fight the traffic jams.

[richkolasa]

Or stay an hour and 30 minutes after they land, and drive right out. Stop at Applebees and harass some Canadian friends. I do it all the time.

Rich

[Mudge]

Can anyone tell me from their experience at TOM if it's worth shelling out the extra $'s for the photog pass?

YES And the "pit pass"

Mudge the succinct

(That's a change, huh?)

[michael luther]

With the Blues coming back to the show does this mean the show set up has to be changed like back in 07? I certanitlly hope not! Would we lose the reenactment from this change?

Chris the skeptical

The show will take place in the same location as last year, as we designed 08s layout to work with a jet team in the future.

Both reenactment's will still take place.

[michael luther]

Michael Luther wrote:

And last but not least, my favorite, the one with the polka dots.

What scheme did Brent paint his in? Is Neal's airplane flying yet?

The new paint scheme for Brent's plane is white / light gray and has a white and blue checker board on the cowl.

I'm not sure if Neal's plane has flown yet, but he said he should be flying by our show.

[michael luther]

Last time the Blues were here, massive traffic jams were encountered getting off the airport after the show. Will that be handled any differently this year??

We will be using the same parking area as we did in 08. (with extra parking space) This layout offers more separation of traffic flow in and out over the 07 layout.

[TimAPNY]

That close to Geneseo might be very hard to swing. But if the lineup keeps going the way it is I might have to go!

Maybe it will be a nice time to ditch my current dead end job and take a few weeks off before starting something new.

Tim

[Canso42]

Michael Luther, whose B-25 and Corsair?

[Roger Cain]

What's the drive time between Geneseo and Thunder?

[Rhino-9-3]

I think the Corsair is Vintage Wings of Canada and the B-25 is probably Yankee Warrior.

[kzollitsch]

What's the drive time between Geneseo and Thunder?

I'd put it at about 6 hours w/ cutting across Canada.

[michael luther]

I think the Corsair is Vintage Wings of Canada and the B-25 is probably Yankee Warrior.

Correct

[Jeff Hunt]

Do not forget to add two border crossings (if cutting thru Onario) onto your drive time Roger. Depending on the day of the week, the time of day and who knows what else can go wrong, I have been stuck trying to get into either country for hours at the border.

For any Americans who are planning to do Geneseo and then drive to TOM, if your travel plans include cutting across southern Ontario ( it will shave hours off of your drive time ) remember to bring your passport in order to be allowed back into the USA by US Customs.

Cutting thru Ontario would give you the opportunity to stop in at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton.

As an option you could take the long way aound Lake Erie, New York State, Ohio and then into Michigan.

Cheers,

Jeff

[TimAPNY]

What's the drive time between Geneseo and Thunder?

Off hand I think I'd be looking at 8 hours, which really is not bad.

Hmmmm, thinking this over I think this really could work Genny one weekend, the week with family and then TOM the next weekend while heading home.

Tim

[Roger Cain]

Thanks for the input guys, now I'll need to see if the car rental company will allow a one way without charging me a ridiculous price. When I got stuck for 24 hours in Chicago last time and tried to rent my car one way from one airport to another, the price quadrupled