I do enjoy a good firework show on occasion. I also enjoy going to airshows so when there is way to do those two things at once I'm there. That was the case this Friday night when I went to the Greenwood Lake Airshow. This is a small but interesting airshow because they hold it during the early evening and night. The show has some of the usual airshow acts but this is not the main attraction. The main attraction is the firework extravaganza that goes on after dark. They combine lasers, fireworks and walls of fire along with a few airplanes dropping fireworks to put on one of the best night time shows you will ever see. You can clink on the link above for some pictures of the show but there is really no way to covey the actual experience adequately.
Like any airshow it has airplanes doing some graceful and amazing aerobatics
There was also a jet truck powered by 3 jet engines firing up the place and going 0 to 200 mph in 5.8 seconds. It was cool just watching it puff flames during the day.
And even better once it got dark
Once it got dark the real show began. First with some skydivers lit up with LED's and sparklers then they sent up a plane lit up with LED's and dropping fireworks.
Then the laser and firework show began. When the music starts and they are playing AC/DC you know the fire is coming. You not only see these balls of exploding fire rise up out of the ground but you feel the concussion and heat from it that makes you feel like you're part of the explosion.
The firework show was amazing for a number of different reasons. First the fireworks were coming from multiple places along the runway so the entire horizon was filled with lasers, fireworks and flames. Second the variety and sheet number of fireworks per second was overwhelming.
It was a continuous barrage. And if that wasn't enough there are also airplanes fly through the fireworks dropping more fireworks.
It was a total sensory overload that left you speechless and in awe.
I had been wanting to go for a while and I'm glad I finally did. We were lucky and had perfect weather. It was in the mid 70s with partly cloudy skies. The only drawback was it was a 2+ hour drive each way so we didn't get back home until after midnight but it was worth it. I know that this is the 250th anniversary of the US and there will be a lot of firework shows around July 4th this year but none of them are going to be as good as I saw last night.
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