2023 Orlando Air Show underway
Updated: 9:05 AM EDT Oct 29, 2023
THE MAN NOW FACES CRIMINAL CHARGES. WELL, YOU CAN CATCH A GLIMPSE OF SOME OF THE INCREDIBLE JETS FLYING OVERHEAD THIS WEEKEND FOR THE ORLANDO AIR SHOW. WESH 2’S. LIV JOHNSON WAS THERE FOR THE FIRST DAY OF THE EVENT. SHE BRINGS US SOME OF THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS FROM THE EXCITING DISPLAY. THAT’S WHY I’M HERE RIGHT NOW. I’M JUST PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN. TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LIKE BILL EDWARDS FLOCKED TO THE ORLANDO SANFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON SATURDAY TO WATCH THIS. AIRFORCE. PILOTS TAKING F-16 FIGHTING FALCON JETS AND F-35 FIGHTER JETS TO THE SKY TO SHOW OFF THEIR SPEED AND SKILLS. IT’S JUST A THRILL. AND FOR PILOTS LIKE MELANIE KUSHNER, WHO FLIES F-35 JETS AND SERVES AS A SAFETY OBSERVER AT THE AIRSHOW, THE EVENT IS ABOUT MORE THAN JUST FLYING THE PLANES. IT’S ABOUT INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION. HOW LONG HAVE YOU WANTED TO BE A PILOT? OH, MAN, SINCE I WAS TEN YEARS OLD AND I SAW THE THUNDERBIRDS FLY OVER AT THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY. SO YOU WERE INSPIRED BY A SHOW LIKE THIS? YES, I WAS. YEAH, I SAW THOSE FIGHTER JETS. I WAS LIKE, I DON’T WANT TO WORK A NORMAL 9 TO 5. I WANT TO FLY FAST. I WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABSOLUTELY EPIC. IT’S ONE OF THE REASONS MIKE ORTIZ BROUGHT HIS FAMILY TO THE AIR SHOW A FORMER COMMERCIAL PILOT, HE WANTED HIS GRANDKIDS TO LEARN ALL ABOUT AVIATION. I WOULD LOVE FOR ONE OF THESE GUYS TO BE A FIGHTER PILOT. AND AND WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THAT? YOU WANT TO BE A PILOT? YES. IN SANFORD.
2023 Orlando Air Show underway
Updated: 9:05 AM EDT Oct 29, 2023
People anywhere near Sanford Saturday afternoon caught a glimpse of some incredible jets flying overhead.They’re part of this weekend’s air show.WESH 2’s Liv Johnson was there and brings us some sights and sounds from the exciting display in the video above.
People anywhere near Sanford Saturday afternoon caught a glimpse of some incredible jets flying overhead.
They’re part of this weekend’s air show.
WESH 2’s Liv Johnson was there and brings us some sights and sounds from the exciting display in the video above.
