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Offline RonR

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Jones Beach Air Show on LiveATC
« on: May 24, 2025, 13:21:53 UTC »
The Jones Beach Memorial Day Air Show from Long Island, New York is taking place today and tomorrow (May 24 & 25) from 10am to 3pm Eastern time.  This year the USAF Thunderbirds will be performing!  LiveATC will be streaming the audio from the air show.  Search for KFRG to find the air show feeds.  Enjoy!



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Re: Jones Beach Air Show on LiveATC
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2025, 13:03:07 UTC »
Yesterday's air show went off very nicely but not without its drama.  The Thunderbirds were in the middle of their performance when they had to pause their routine because of a medical emergency at a nearby beach that required a rescue helicopterto be flown in.  Although that beach was several miles away from Jones Beach, it was still within the TFR so the Thunderbirds orbital the area while they waited it out.  After about 20-25 minutes, they resumed their performance.

This all took place close to the expiration of the TFR so a 10-minute extention of the TFR was granted.

Weather looks fantastic for today's show. Enjoy!