This picture reminds me of a personal experience. I had flown from ABQ to Double Eagle with an instructor to practice touch and goes... ABQ clearance delivery reminded us that the airport was NOTAM'ed to be closed for an hour. We asked why. Turns out that a P-40 and a P-51 were practicing an airshow routine for an Air Force General's birthday; he had flown both. My insturctor asked if it would be a problem if we just stayed on the ground and watched. They said sure. So we sat under the wing of our Cessna 172, and enjoyed our own personal airshow. We were the only one watching. The P-51 was the thoroughbred, of course, but that P-40 was so COOL!
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This picture reminds me of a personal experience. I had flown from ABQ to Double Eagle with an instructor to practice touch and goes... ABQ clearance delivery reminded us that the airport was NOTAM'ed to be closed for an hour. We asked why. Turns out that a P-40 and a P-51 were practicing an airshow routine for an Air Force General's birthday; he had flown both. My insturctor asked if it would be a problem if we just stayed on the ground and watched. They said sure. So we sat under the wing of our Cessna 172, and enjoyed our own personal airshow. We were the only one watching. The P-51 was the thoroughbred, of course, but that P-40 was so COOL!
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