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Drive In Air Shows Are Starting To Take Off In COVID era

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Call it one of the more unique aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Just as drive in movies are growing in popularity, drive in airshows are actually starting to become a thing.

So far this season, we’ve seen three drive in airshows announced. A few weeks back, the North Georgia airshow announced that they would be a drive in airshow. Then just recently the very popular Alliance Air Show announced that instead of being cancelled, it would be converted to a drive in show.

How do these drive in airshows work?

The Alliance Air Show in particular will be different but will still feature some of your favorite flying acts . “The circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic provided the unique opportunity to be innovative in how to move forward with hosting the air show for the North Texas community,” said Christina Carey, director of special projects for Alliance Air Productions, producer of the event and a nonprofit organization created by Hillwood. “Our newly reformatted event will be a memorable, fun and socially distanced drive-in experience as we celebrate 30 years of soaring excellence.”

Much like a drive in movie, drive in airshows are exactly what you would think they would be. Instead of congregating around a flight line, guests remain in their car (or nearby their car) and watch the show. In order to comply with social distancing, these new drive in shows will lack the static displays, bouncy castles, and assortment of food. What they lack in terms of flight line entertainment, they will make up with thrills in the skies. The performances will remain the same. And in a season where so many airshows have been cancelled, that is a good thing.

Is this the new normal? Hopefully not. But until COVID-19 is in our rear view mirror, it is better than nothing.

Alliance Air Show in Fort Worth, Texas

Held October 17-18, 2020. The current plan is to offer a limited number of parking tickets available for purchase on a first-come, first-served basis in mid-September at AllianceAirShow.com. There will be no parking tickets sold onsite.

Wings Over North Georgia Air Show

Held October 24-25, 2020. Wings Over North Georgia officials explain there will be portable restroom accommodations and food vending sites. Cowman encourages guests to also bring their own food and drinks to Georgia’s largest tailgate party. Tickets are $130 per car. You can learn more at Wings Over Georgia’s website.


Source: https://www.avgeekery.com/drive-in-air-shows-are-starting-to-take-off-in-covid-era/

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