Rocky Mountain Air Show This Weekend

[roberth]

Anybody going?

[KAPA]

Bring your wallet, I am calling it an outrage they are charging for this crap. Airshows were always free till a few years ago. Now it's a money grab by the local airports. Heard some of the vendors pulled out this year because they refused to charge $4 for a coke like the airshow officials were requiring.

When they open up Buckley or Peterson AFB and do a real air show with some sort of aerial team then I am there. No Blues or Thunderbirds, why bother?

[rondog]

They're charging now? WTF - how much? I'm definitely going to see the B-24 and B-29, and get some photos and video of them, and any other coolness there. Not too concerned about the "show" part.

[Lurch]

$20-25

[roberth]

i was looking at the prices and then extra $$ for parking. Good thing I can ride my bike there.

[roberth]

They're charging now? WTF - how much? I'm definitely going to see the B-24 and B-29, and get some photos and video of them, and any other coolness there. Not too concerned about the "show" part.

I don't care about the shows either, I just want to see the planes.

Website --> http://www.cosportaviation.org/

[roberth]

ALL BAGS, COOLERS, CONTAINERS WILL BE SEARCHED UPON ENTRY. ARRIVING WITHOUT THESE ITEMS WILL SPEED UP THE ADMISSION PROCESS. JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF WILL BE PATROLING THE GROUNDS, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE FENCES, WITH K-9 TEAMS. NO WEAPONS ARE ALLOWED.

I am going to assume they are including concealed carry so count me out.

[Robb]

Guess I won't be attending, I thought it was a free fly-in. Looking forward to some pics of Fi-fi though.

[KAPA]

If you are looking for photos in the afternoon your best bet is on the south side of the runways, especially closer to Wadsworth where concidentally, you don't have to pay to get in. This airport is totally backwards for decent photos after about 10AM. They really should be doing this at one of the local AFBs or even Front Range.

I have never understood why the US Gov sends the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds along with all sorts of other demo teams across the world to foreign airshows but ignores the taxpayers at home. Hell, we pay for it, show me what I am paying for!

[StagLefty]

A friend just gave me a pass for this this morning. Parking fee $10 !!!! May be rethinking this.