2021 Wings Over North Georgia Drive-In Air Show plans announced
The 2021 Wings Over North Georgia Drive-in Air Show will take flight at the Russell Regional Airport in Rome this fall.
The event Oct. 30-31 will feature headlining performances by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force ACC A-10 Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team.
COVID-19 restrictions in 2020 forced JLC Air Show Management to create guidelines and a format that allowed for social distancing or face the risk of cancellation. The result was a drive-in format.
Air show attendees embraced and enjoyed the new approach, which provided a 10-by-20-foot spot for a vehicle with an adjacent 10-by-20-foot space for enjoying the air show in a tail-gate fashion with friends and family. As a result of positive feedback,
the decision was made to continue to utilize the drive-in style air show in 2021 with an added “hill-top” patio section offering a table, chairs and umbrella for parties of six.
“We held our first event in 2012 and have always listened to feedback from the guests attending our air shows. Each year, we have incorporated improvements and
enhancements to continue to offer one of the top air show experiences in the U.S.,” said JLC AirShow Management President John Cowman. “Wings Over North Georgia Air Show was recently voted USA Today’s No. 7 fan favorite air show in the world and is also a top-rated fall event for northwest Georgia. Our ninth annual air show promises to be our best yet.”
Additional acts rounding out the lineup of world-class performers include the U.S. Army SOCOM Black Daggers, U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster II, Scott Farnsworth
Aerosports Racing Team, Michael Goulian, Mike Wiskus, Greg Koontz, Scott “Scooter” Yoak in the P-51 Mustang and Jerry “Jive” Kirby in the T-28 Mad Dog.