Zanie

I saw that, not the best for anchoring for 5 hours!

Crazyhorse

The airboss is the guy that runs the whole show once the airshow permit is active (well, him and Homeland Security). On Thursday and Friday the air traffic controller handling that particular piece of airspace will let the pilots do almost anything as long as it won't interfere with regular air traffic. Seeing as that piece of lakeshore isn't on the approach or departure path of either airport, that means they can do anything except go supersonic. That doesn't mean they can't go trans-sonic though.
I'm not a big fan of jets but even I get chills when the sound passes me about 5 seconds after the 300 ft AGL F-18. yahoo.

Wally

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There was an F-14 tomcat about 5/6 years ago on a friday practice that was doing his runs and went into the city to turn around.....we were idling along side Navy Pier when he came out of the city going out to the lake and BOOOOM! Now i have never actually heard a sonic boom before but that was THE single loudest clap of thunder from a jet i have ever heard!!! It felt like the boat was going to get ripped appart from the boom!!! way cool but scary as hell when you dont expect it!!

Boomer 880

I hear that rain is in the forecast for Friday and Satuday. I assume the show goes on in the rain if lightning is not around?!?!?!

Boomer 880

Back4More... where did you see that forecast? The site I follow (US Coastal Marine Forecast) shows flat waters for Friday (1' waves). Is there a predicted wind change happening on Saturday and Sunday????? We will have the kids and other newbies, so I do not want to run in 5-7s all the way up to NorthPoint.

BZ

still to early to tell for me...BZ


TONIGHT...EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST BY EARLYMORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET..THURSDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS INCREASING TO 10 TO15 KNOTS EARLY AFTERNOON. PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY MORNING THENBECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS DECREASING TO5 TO 10 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.WAVES BUILDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET..FRIDAY...SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMSLIKELY. WAVES SUBSIDING TO AROUND 1 FOOT.

sommerfliesby

Report I listened to on my marine band said it's supposed to blow northeast starting Friday night at 10-15...showers Friday and Sat. morning. Looks like Sunday is gonna be the best day...sunny and 81, but I hope the lake isn't chopped up...it sucks sitting around in that.

Back4More

Lookin slightly better...

SATURDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.

SATURDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.

SUNDAY
NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.

candyman35

I guess we won't be going out for the practice this year. Hope to make it out Sunday.
Dan

Back4More

Lookin even more better....Northwest winds on Sunday.