That's it Bill!
Combat is just an excuse to has an AUDIENCE to watch a spectacular mid-air!
I truly enjoyed getting as well as giving! It is all part of the show and part of the risk.

@378 let's not bash someone for pointing out facts. Really, how often do you drive from the east coast to the west , or Canada to Mexico? If you do it a lot then my hats off to you. It's more common that we stay in our regions which is the equivalent of a European combat pilot driving from Sweden to Germany for a meet. What is impressive is that for several years we've had Russian combat pilots come to Muncie to participate in the NATS.
I've flown with some of the Australian combat pilots who have long drives to get to meets. It's great to fly in the summer heat in January!

Let's do some flying!