Offutt Airshow

The atmosphere was charged with energy while we felt the powerful jet engines rubble through our bodies as they screamed past us. So low to the ground at times we thought they might crash, only to level off at the last possible second.

This jet was incredible! It can fly stright up 3 miles high in less that 20 seconds!
Starting the 3 mile climb.

Just coming out of a barrel roll manuver. Look at the heat from the burners...wow!

I got this picture as the plane moved past us to line up on the airstrip. This guy looked like Tim Roth to me. What do you think? (you can click on any picture and it should show a larger image).

I got chills with this one. Check out the thumbs up in the fore and background.

What's an airshow without a visit from the Army? Braden was in seventh heaven. He just about hyperventilated when he got to look through a REAL gun...livin' the dream ;)

I liked how casually these pilots where talking and hanging out on their plane. Thanks for the great pose boys.

Army para-troopers demonstrated their amazing freefalls into enemy territory.

It was breathtaking to watch them falling sooo quickly, about 90 mph to be exact. It always looks so graceful whenever I see video of the skydiver's perspective.

Dozes of aircraft lined the blacktop for people to walk around and sometimes walk through. There were all manner of sizes from 2 man planes the size of a car to giant conmunication and cargo planes, which stood about 5 stories tall.

The weather was perfect and we truly had a blast. Speaking of blasts...as we walked back to the van the road was blocked off and it appeared as though a squad was checking out the underside of a vehicle. It looked serious enough as the fire department and military police came. We didn't find out if there was a problem.

The Blue Angels were the last to perform which we watched from our van, Mike didn't want to get stuck in a long line leaving the base gates. We still got a great view but I would've prefered to be close enough to feel the engines as the buzzed the crouds at the airstrip.