2006 Milwaukee Air Show
In July we ventured to Waukesha, Wisconsin's Crites Field (UES), to attend the Milwaukee Air Show. There we spent the weekend with our friends Jim & Tami Burns, and were also able to hook up with Jim & Betsy Ninomoya (aka: "ViperDoc") for a bit, too. (Jim was kind enough to let us park our plane in his hangar for the weekend.)
Even though we were only there for a couple of days, we were able to squeeze in visits to the Milwaukee Zoo (which our kids enjoyed), and to the Sprecher Brewery (which us BIG kids enjoyed!).
It was hot -- incredibly hot, considering we were on the shores of Lake Michigan -- and our faces reflect it in the pictures. Still, with the help of plenty of water (and a measurable amount of beer) we were able to stay hydrated, and a good time was had by all!
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Wisconsin landscape....
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On final for Waukesha Airport...
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Mary with Jim and his awesome Extra 300...
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Betsy & Mary with Atlas in Jim's humongous hangar!
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Nick & Megan Burns at the airshow...
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Heritage flight...
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Becca looking broiled...
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Everyone looks wilted!
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There's not enough water in Lake Michigan to make this boy cool...
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Megan & Jim....
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Ah, the ice cream man!
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Nick, Megan & Becca...
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The Red Barons...
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We ate their pizza, and helped pay for these guys!
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Skydivers inbound!
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Skydivers started the show...
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Nick Burns "hand-props" a Red Baron Stearman!
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A T-bird performs...
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The Thunderbird loop
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Thunderbirds over Lake Michigan...
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They are awesome!
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An ape at the zoo...
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Becca at the zoo...
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It was STILL hot!
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The chimps...
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The hippo kept cool...
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The kids loved this leopard...
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Glad the glass is thick!
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Icky octopus...
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We all felt sorry for this guy, in the heat...
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The Honecks & Burns' at the Sprecher Brewery...
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Another shot, from across the street
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Randy Sprecher had this painted in his brewery...
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Now THAT'S a lot of beer!
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Megan, Tami & Jim in the brewery tour...
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Tami & Jim in the claustrophia test chamber!
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The tour, in progress...
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Our tour guide
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Another shot of our tour guide...
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The aftermath of the tour -- we get to DRINK!
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