Newly restored B-17 at Rocky Mountain Regional Airport this Sat/Sun

[funkymonkey1111]

http://kdvr.com/2017/05/15/recently-...ional-airport/

the news showed it there today--don't know if it will be there between now and this weekend, but tours and even flights available this weekend. Will be in the springs memorial day weekend

http://www.libertyfoundation.org/b17history.html

[rondog]

Haven't seen that one yet, but fawk me if I'll go to that airport in Broomfield again to do so! Nope nope nope.

Same weekend as Cheyenne Wells anyway.

[jmg8550]

Saw it take off from the airport here in Cheyenne this morning. Beautiful aircraft.

[To Bear Arms]

Just curious whats wrong with the Broomfield airport?

[rondog]

Just curious whats wrong with the Broomfield airport?

Assloads of crowds, assloads of traffic, parking way the hell away and having to take a shuttle bus. Went there to see the B-29 Fifi, couldn't even get within a mile. Made the drive to CO Springs the next weekend, parked about 200 feet from the plane. No crowd, no traffic, no bullshit. Good times vs bad times.

[def90]

Assloads of crowds, assloads of traffic, parking way the hell away and having to take a shuttle bus. Went there to see the B-29 Fifi, couldn't even get within a mile. Made the drive to CO Springs the next weekend, parked about 200 feet from the plane. No crowd, no traffic, no bullshit. Good times vs bad times.

I saw FiFi last summer and parked right up in front of the terminal and walked right in.. I would expect that with the B17 as well.

Now the air show they used to have.. Yes, if you didn't get there early you most likely had to walk a bit to get there.



The line you see was the entire crowd:

[Martinjmpr]

I love the sound of those multi-engine radials.

I remember about 10 years ago I was working in the yard at our Englewood home and I heard that unmistakable "warbling" sound of a multi-rotary engine aircraft - a sound that was familiar from every WWII movie or documentary I'd ever seen. And I thought "that CAN'T be - there aren't planes like that anymore!" So then I looked up and there was a B-17 flying right over our house.

Turns out it was "Aluminum Overcast" at a local air show. Very cool.

[rondog]

I love the sound of those multi-engine radials.

I remember about 10 years ago I was working in the yard at our Englewood home and I heard that unmistakable "warbling" sound of a multi-rotary engine aircraft - a sound that was familiar from every WWII movie or documentary I'd ever seen. And I thought "that CAN'T be - there aren't planes like that anymore!" So then I looked up and there was a B-17 flying right over our house.

Turns out it was "Aluminum Overcast" at a local air show. Very cool.

I sometimes do volunteer work with a group that cleans up neighborhoods. One weekend there was a B-17 in town selling rides. I was with a group that had a WWII-aged gent with us. I heard the bird in the air and saw it coming our way, and nudged the old gent and asked him "when was the last time you saw a B-17 flying?", and pointed at it. The look on his face was priceless!

[Martinjmpr]

I sometimes do volunteer work with a group that cleans up neighborhoods. One weekend there was a B-17 in town selling rides. I was with a group that had a WWII-aged gent with us. I heard the bird in the air and saw it coming our way, and nudged the old gent and asked him "when was the last time you saw a B-17 flying?", and pointed at it. The look on his face was priceless!

Can you imagine what it was like to see 100 or more of them flying in formation? Amazing.

Although I guess if you were in Germany the sight would be less than pleasing to you.

[rondog]

Can you imagine what it was like to see 100 or more of them flying in formation? Amazing.

Although I guess if you were in Germany the sight would be less than pleasing to you.

Probably a lot of smiles though in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, etc......