{"id":10820,"date":"2026-04-13T04:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/?p=10820"},"modified":"2026-04-14T01:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T05:48:21","slug":"cocoa-beach-air-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/cool-stuff\/cocoa-beach-air-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Cocoa Beach Air Show"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Air shows hold a special place in my childhood memories. My dad, who had served in the military and worked on the space program, shared his passion for flying. As a result, I developed a fascination with aircraft and flying. My first job at Boeing further fueled this passion.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Patrick Air Force Base (now known as Space Force Base) is just south of where I now live and brings in a lot of great aircraft activity. As a young child, I remember going to open houses there to look at the aircraft. I loved doing this and still do.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Seems like the Cocoa Beach Air Show has been a regular occurrence ever since I moved back here. It’s now a major event with premium experiences for riding yourself off those cumbersome wads of cash! The best news is I can see a lot of it just from my backyard! Jets swooping a hundred feet overhead at 500 miles per hour! Yeah, baby!<\/p>\n\n\n

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This year, the special treat was a B-52 flyby. These iconic planes have been a constant presence since the Cold War era. Before the construction of Orlando International Airport, Orlando was home to McCoy Air Force Base, which housed a 52B squadron. When you drove by, you could see them all lined up on the tarmac. In the early days, commercial flights used to depart from there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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