Read in the clouds
The Geico Skytypers, who perform precision maneuvers and do skywriting, soar amid the clouds at Saturday’s Fort Lauderdale Air Show. Friday night’s rain might have made for a smaller crowd.
The 2018 Fort Lauderdale Air Show was a hive of activity with buzzing to match as pilots got up close and personal with a crowd that slowly swelled along the beach as Saturday afternoon flew by.
This was a first for who came down from Beach. Ed Cook, Pompano
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Billy DiPetrillo’s father was a naval aviator, so the Coral Springs resident is a regular at air shows.
“Not our first rodeo, been to almost every one of these,” he said. “This show’s a little smaller than most.”
So was the crowd, compared to the heyday of the old Air and Sea Shows. Perhaps apprehension set in after a Friday night of rain and forecasts of a tropical disturbance threatening to form near the Bahamas. incredible,” absolutely he said. magnificent.”
But, the skies were clear and blue over Fort Lauderdale beach with a stiff breeze and a line of clouds on the distant horizon. Texas-native Stuart Bell said that’s a huge attraction in itself.
“I’ve done air shows in Texas and elsewhere but you don’t get the extra benefit of beautiful blue water and the breeze off the ocean,” he said.
Jason White traveled all the way from his home across the street to see his third air show.
“It looked just as busy as it was