post some dive reports

[OFG-1]

OK, while its not a dive report, I will post my 2018 Sun-N-Fun fly in report. There were some really outstanding airshow performers, as usual. The paraplegic guy with his hang glider, outstanding. Aeroshell team, awesome. Parachutists from the armed services, great.

Every year for the last 15 or so, there are less aircraft at the air show. In 2000, there were 60 WW II vintage aircraft, they would do formation flyovers every day. You would see 6 or 8 P-51's, several Corsairs, B17's... Every year its less. There may have been 16 of them. All of the big seaplanes are gone. There are less homebuilts and experimental. I remember over a hundred, this year probably 35 or so. Less antiques pre/post WW 2 general aviation aircraft.

When I started flying in 1977, a new Piper Archer was about $40,000. I looked at the new ones, $450,000. Cessna had a sign that read "New aircraft from $1818 per month.

Point is, I will stop complaining about the price of rebreathers and new scooters.

[FW]

OK, while its not a dive report, I will post my 2018 Sun-N-Fun fly in report. There were some really outstanding airshow performers, as usual. The paraplegic guy with his hang glider, outstanding. Aeroshell team, awesome. Parachutists from the armed services, great.

Every year for the last 15 or so, there are less aircraft at the air show. In 2000, there were 60 WW II vintage aircraft, they would do formation flyovers every day. You would see 6 or 8 P-51's, several Corsairs, B17's... Every year its less. There may have been 16 of them. All of the big seaplanes are gone. There are less homebuilts and experimental. I remember over a hundred, this year probably 35 or so. Less antiques pre/post WW 2 general aviation aircraft.

When I started flying in 1977, a new Piper Archer was about $40,000. I looked at the new ones, $450,000. Cessna had a sign that read "New aircraft from $1818 per month.

Point is, I will stop complaining about the price of rebreathers and new scooters.

I wish I knew you were there. I was there Thursday and Friday.

[kensuf]

if you're diving this week, please post some conditions reports. Lots of rain for the next day or two and I'm curious how conditions are holding up for the weekend.

Sites we are considering:
-Madison Blue
-Little River
-Peacock or Peacock III
-Ginnie (of course)

Manatee is out... yuck.

You should post some dive reports of your dives on Saturday.

[rddvet]

OK, while its not a dive report, I will post my 2018 Sun-N-Fun fly in report. There were some really outstanding airshow performers, as usual. The paraplegic guy with his hang glider, outstanding. Aeroshell team, awesome. Parachutists from the armed services, great.

Every year for the last 15 or so, there are less aircraft at the air show. In 2000, there were 60 WW II vintage aircraft, they would do formation flyovers every day. You would see 6 or 8 P-51's, several Corsairs, B17's... Every year its less. There may have been 16 of them. All of the big seaplanes are gone. There are less homebuilts and experimental. I remember over a hundred, this year probably 35 or so. Less antiques pre/post WW 2 general aviation aircraft.

When I started flying in 1977, a new Piper Archer was about $40,000. I looked at the new ones, $450,000. Cessna had a sign that read "New aircraft from $1818 per month.

Point is, I will stop complaining about the price of rebreathers and new scooters.

I've noticed that and I've been less excited to go. I haven't been in two years because I always find better things to do. It's still a damn good airshow, though.

Anybody crash their hombuilt glider/plane thing in the parking lot this year?

[gschaut]

OK, while its not a dive report, I will post my 2018 Sun-N-Fun fly in report. There were some really outstanding airshow performers, as usual. The paraplegic guy with his hang glider, outstanding. Aeroshell team, awesome. Parachutists from the armed services, great.

Every year for the last 15 or so, there are less aircraft at the air show. In 2000, there were 60 WW II vintage aircraft, they would do formation flyovers every day. You would see 6 or 8 P-51's, several Corsairs, B17's... Every year its less. There may have been 16 of them. All of the big seaplanes are gone. There are less homebuilts and experimental. I remember over a hundred, this year probably 35 or so. Less antiques pre/post WW 2 general aviation aircraft.

When I started flying in 1977, a new Piper Archer was about $40,000. I looked at the new ones, $450,000. Cessna had a sign that read "New aircraft from $1818 per month.

Point is, I will stop complaining about the price of rebreathers and new scooters.

Up at Oshkosh, we've been getting the same drop in attendance. The biggest complaint from flyers is the fuel cost just to get to the show.

[IowaCaveDiver]

You should post some dive reports of your dives on Saturday.

good call... I've gotten a little lazy, especially when it comes to a dive at Ginnie, where I assume everyone knows the conditions rarely change.

[diveconjeff]

good call... I've gotten a little lazy, especially when it comes to a dive at Ginnie, where I assume everyone knows the conditions rarely change.

Ahhh, but knowing the cave only helps to further visualize the report for those of us that are so far away (until next weekend)...