KFOG Kaboom from the air

[gschlumb]

For those of you flying in the SF Bay Area:

I was wondering about the logistics of doing a bay tour during the KFOG
Kaboom fireworks show on the evening of May 21st. I would assume that
there will be a TFR around the actual show, which is going on just
south of the San Francisco side of the Bay Bridge. But I'm willing to
bet that the show would be impressive from anywhere on the bay. Has
anyone flown around during previous fireworks displays in the Bay Area?
Is it cool? What sort of flight restrictions can I expect?

[Dave Butler]

gschlumb wrote:
> For those of you flying in the SF Bay Area:
>
> I was wondering about the logistics of doing a bay tour during the KFOG
> Kaboom fireworks show on the evening of May 21st. I would assume that
> there will be a TFR around the actual show, which is going on just
> south of the San Francisco side of the Bay Bridge. But I'm willing to
> bet that the show would be impressive from anywhere on the bay. Has
> anyone flown around during previous fireworks displays in the Bay Area?
> Is it cool? What sort of flight restrictions can I expect?

I don't know anything about Kaboom, but I would say I have found viewing
fireworks from the air disappointing. They look better from the ground.

[Jose]

> I don't know anything about Kaboom, but I would say I have found viewing fireworks from the air disappointing. They look better from the ground.

True, although from the air one gets a real sense of the
three-dimensionality of the blast (as one flies past it, the perspective
changes even as it is bursting)

Jose
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[ShawnD2112]

I'd agree with Dave. Fireworks don't generally go as high as you think
(usually a few hundred feet, maybe a couple thousand, I'd guess) so mostly
you just lose them in the ground clutter of city lights. Better to do it
from a good place on the ground.

Shawn
"Dave Butler" > wrote in message
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> gschlumb wrote:
>> For those of you flying in the SF Bay Area:
>>
>> I was wondering about the logistics of doing a bay tour during the KFOG
>> Kaboom fireworks show on the evening of May 21st. I would assume that
>> there will be a TFR around the actual show, which is going on just
>> south of the San Francisco side of the Bay Bridge. But I'm willing to
>> bet that the show would be impressive from anywhere on the bay. Has
>> anyone flown around during previous fireworks displays in the Bay Area?
>> Is it cool? What sort of flight restrictions can I expect?
>
> I don't know anything about Kaboom, but I would say I have found viewing
> fireworks from the air disappointing. They look better from the ground.