The Great Georgia Air Show wowed spectators at Peachtree City-Falcon Field Saturday and Sunday.

The day opened at 9:00 a.m. with local pilots performing as a group of RVs (aircrafts built by the pilots) flew over the airfield. Spectators milled around the field looking at a DC-3, a C-130 and various other aircraft on the tarmac.
Some performers in the early afternoon included Vertigo Air Shows, which is a jet-powered glider, and the Delta Pink Plane, a 767-400 painted pink to raise awareness of breast cancer. Sophomore Andrew Obsitnik said, “I enjoyed the air show, and thought that the Delta [Pink Jet] flyover was really cool because it was so large compared to the other planes.” Next, the Twin Tigers, two Russian-built Yak-54’s with the words “God Bless America” written on the undersides of their wings, performed.

Dan Buchanan, a paraplegic, performed in his glider, and the Aeroshell Acrobatic Team did stunts in their AT-6’s, World War Two aircrafts. Various other performers wowed crowds with their feats of daring skill. A PV-2 bomber, another aircraft from the Second World War, flew over Falcon Field. Redline Airshows performed in their Pitts Specials, looping and weaving around each other in the sky. The Sky Soldiers reenacted a helicopter rescue during the Vietnam War. Sophomore Matthias Von Zeier said, “I thought the Sky Soldiers performance was really cool. My grandfather fought in Vietnam, and it was really interesting to see how a helicopter rescue happened because my grandfather saw the same things.”

Doug Matthews flew his restored T-33, the most widely used jet trainer in the world. Julie Clark flew her Beechcraft T-34 and performed stunts in it, such as the Hammerhead role, that used to be considered impossible in that aircraft. Skipper Hyle flew his Harvard Mk4, and a B-25, the first plane to bomb Tokyo during World War Two, was flown by Tom Reilly. The B-25 was also sitting on the tarmac so spectators could get close to it. The U.S. Army Silver Wings Parachute Team, which is based at Fort Benning, jumped from a plane and skydived in formation, coming to a landing in the middle of the runway.
As darkness fell, the night show began. Bright lights flashed, and lasers were mounted on wings, as the planes turned and twisted across the sky. Capping off the show, pyrotechnics were used to surprise spectators. Performers for the night show included Otto the Helicopter, Aeroshell Acrobatic Team, Bob Carlton, Dan Buchanan, the Indy Boys, Redline and Julie Clark.
According to thegreatgeorgiaairshow.com, over 32,000 people attended the spectacle.