Michael Satterfield
TGR Staff -08/09/2021
The 2021 Wings Over North Georgia Drive-In Air Show will take flight at the Russell Regional Airport in Rome, GA on Oct. 30-31. The event will feature headlining performances by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force ACC A-10 Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team.
COVID-19 restrictions in 2020 forced JLC Air Show Management to create guidelines and a format that allowed for social distancing or face the risk of cancellation. The result was a drive-in format. Air show attendees embraced and enjoyed the new approach which provided a 10-by-20-foot spot for a vehicle with an adjacent 10-by-20-foot space for enjoying the air show in a tail-gate fashion with friends and family. As a result of positive feedback, the decision was made to continue to utilize the drive-in style air show in 2021 with an added “hill-top” patio section offering a table, chairs, and umbrella for parties of six.
Additional acts rounding out the lineup of world-class performers include the U.S. Army SOCOM Black Daggers, U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster II, Scott Farnsworth Aerosports Racing Team, Michael Goulian, Mike Wiskus, Greg Koontz, Scott “Scooter” Yoak in the P-51 Mustang, and Jerry “Jive” Kirby in the T-28 Mad Dog. Preshow demonstrations will begin at 10 a.m. each day with the performances for the main show beginning at noon.
Tickets for the Drive-In Air Show are now available via wingsovernorthgeorgia.com. Tickets must be purchased online and in advance as no tickets will be sold on the day of the air show performances.
