This year the New Orleans Air Show returned to Belle Chasse for the first time in years. This was…read morealso the first air show I had been to since I was a teenager, so I was excited to get out and enjoy the day. I'm going to be honest- the first day was super hot and I don't think I was ready for the sun. Also, we spaced and forgot to bring chairs, so I will be bringing chairs next time. The show itself was awesome and I loved watching the planes do all of the "death defying tricks". As always, the Blue Angels were the highlight of the entire day and it was really cool seeing all of the maneuvers that they can pull off in the planes. A few things could have been tightened up for next year. First of all, there were two ATMs but they were both in the same place and the line was super long. Maybe next year they could have more than one ATM section and have them spaced out. Also, food lines were pretty insane so be prepared for a wait, if you are looking to eat when you first get there. Last but not least: the traffic. WOW. It took us about an hour to get off of the base after the show ended. There was only one way for everyone at the show to get out and it was pretty miserable waiting in that line. I guess that's to be expected All in all, it was a good time and now that I know what to be prepared for I will probably return in the future,

Those Yelpers who know me already know I absolutely LOVE airshows. I was super excited when this…read moreair show came back to New Orleans a couple months back because it had not been to NOLA since 2011. I was literally in heaven for two days. On Saturday I only got to see the morning portion of the show due to a prior commitment, but that did not diminish the fun I had. I got too see the local squad of F18's fly which was so amazing! There were also helicopter demonstrations and some of the smaller acrobatic planes did their thing. It's seriously amazing to see the acrobatic planes because they are so small and light and they can do so many tricks. I went back first thing in the morning on Sunday and stayed until after the end of the show. There were some different planes flying Sunday which was great. I got to see a WWII Vampire jet fly! It's the coolest! Another thing I had never seen before was a jet truck. It had 3 jet engines on it and even raced one of the planes. Of course the crown and glory of the show was the Blue Angels. Precision flying at its finest! It is always a joy to see the Angels fly and they did not disappoint for New Orleans. They flew for about 45 minutes and did many different formations on their passes. I can't say enough good things about these pilots because it's so obvious they work so hard to fly the way they do week after week. Great show everyone and I hope the air show continues to come to New Orleans because from the amount of people that came out there is definitely a huge interest!!!