We went yesterday. Fewer static displays than in the past, and the food wasn't great. Weather started out poor (low clouds, misty rain) which lead to a two hour delay in the flying program, but it was great once it cleared up. The AF volunteers working crowd control and parking were very inefficient, but they should have learned their lesson for Sun.
Luckily, we had VIP tent access...
I wasn't expecting the two A-10s from the 442 FW KC Hogs to be there...
The BBQ trailer between the statics and the tower was good and better priced. Two brisket sandwich combo with chips and cookies for $17 (most alternatives were $12 for an entree).The food was badly overpriced
My favorite: the parking marshals directed the cars in a long line to park in a row in an open field...one next to the other. As I was shutting down the engine, one Sgt directed the Airmen to have me park closer to the car next to me. Like six inches closer. So, I did. Of course, that added six inches to the gap on my other side. So the Airmen asked the driver next to me to move closer to me. The driver complied, but we looked at each other like...does he realize he is going to have to do this to EVERY CAR IN THE ROW? The cars were parking faster than he could ask them to move, so he would never buy enough space to squeeze in another car.Concur, we where there as well and it was quite the cluster!