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Miramar Air Show cancelled due to government shutdown
The 58th Annual Miramar Air Show has been cancelled due to government shutdown, one day before it was to commence. (fox5sandiego.com) Mais...
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How did the US Marine Corp. obtain the funds to put on the Miramar Air Show in the first place? The Government Shutdown has restricted pay to only essential personnel. By way of the sequester the funds for airshows and fly overs were canceled. This includes the Blue Angles, Thunder Birds and Golden Nights. The military can not even come up with money to honor its fallen in the form of fly overs.
Well Charles, the Marines were directed to call off this year's Miramar Air Show by the Deputy Director of Defense today. While the event was still on, the USMC was able to come up with a way to hold the Air Show: take off one day (Sunday), no military performers (only military statics), more civilian statics and performances (including the Patriots jet team), and a promotional Runway 5K.
This airshow is the biggest in San Diego and attracts crowds in excess of 500,000 every year. Locals who come to the airshow as vendors are able to make good bank from the profits they get at it. So, the point is the Marines tried their best to hold the airshow because of the attention they get and how much it benefits local vendors that come to it. It is a big loss for the airshow to get cancelled, but the people at MCAS Miramar did a great job keeping the event afloat. If they hadn't been ordered to cancel it, it would still be on despite a government shutdown. They have also expressed desire to hold the airshow once they are allowed to.
This airshow is the biggest in San Diego and attracts crowds in excess of 500,000 every year. Locals who come to the airshow as vendors are able to make good bank from the profits they get at it. So, the point is the Marines tried their best to hold the airshow because of the attention they get and how much it benefits local vendors that come to it. It is a big loss for the airshow to get cancelled, but the people at MCAS Miramar did a great job keeping the event afloat. If they hadn't been ordered to cancel it, it would still be on despite a government shutdown. They have also expressed desire to hold the airshow once they are allowed to.
This should be a good show, outside of some things that I wish could have made over (read: A380, B787, etc.). But all in all, this should be good. San Diego can't really do something like this, as they won't have the airport to do it at (MYF, SEE, and SDM are too small, SAN is going to be heavily in use, and Miramar and North Island are shut down).