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Air shows and fuel costs...

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Who thinks that future air shows should be canceled while this fuel issue is going on. Correct me if I'm wrong but don't us tax payers pay for the fuel used in showing off our aircraft? Just a thought, don't flame too bad.

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Correct me if I'm wrong but don't us tax payers pay for the fuel used in showing off our aircraft?



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Okay....you're wrong. ;)



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Who thinks that future air shows should be canceled while this fuel issue is going on. Correct me if I'm wrong but don't us tax payers pay for the fuel used in showing off our aircraft? Just a thought, don't flame too bad.

Peace.



A rather insignificant amount when compared to total fuel used by the military.

And even the airshow flights are good training.
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Who thinks that future air shows should be canceled while this fuel issue is going on. Correct me if I'm wrong but don't us tax payers pay for the fuel used in showing off our aircraft? Just a thought, don't flame too bad.

Peace.



If you cancel that, where do you stop?

Anyway, I love airshows. Go to them when I can, where I can.


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Who thinks that future air shows should be canceled while this fuel issue is going on. Correct me if I'm wrong but don't us tax payers pay for the fuel used in showing off our aircraft? Just a thought, don't flame too bad.

Peace.



Most air shows are not taxpayer funded as a whole. The military participation in shows is in many cases, but not all.
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you cant even begin to imagine how much fuel the military burns. a buddy of mine used to be crew on the C-130...he did dozens of emergency landing practices...which included...dumping fuel.


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To those who organize the airs hows...

I've got a way to cancel the air shows yet still look good in the eyes of the spectators. Chicago will loan you Mayor Daley. He'll show up with some bulldozers late on a Sunday night, dig some X's into the runways...Voila! Planes can't take off - no air show.:P

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Last weekend had the DC-3 at Tinker AFB show in OKC and the mil gave her 600 gals of fuel and 13 gal of oil, payment in kind. Kinda funny that they had to drive a bowser over from Rogers because FSD don't run on JP-X.

Drop in the bucket compared to that C-17 that flew racetracks over the show box for an hour or so.
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Chicago will loan you Mayor Daley. He'll show up with some bulldozers late on a Sunday night, dig some X's into the runways...



Chicago needs some more parks named after his wife? Meigs wasn't enough?
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