My colleagues from NASA Langley and myself went to the Pongo (Virginia Beach, VA) World War 1 Airshow. This airshow is exciting because we can walk right up and around the planes while they are not in flight. The airshow is connected with a museum. The entire museum consists of multiple hangers with many planes from before the Great War through the 1950’s. Most of the aircraft are in working order. There are also actors. Between flights of the aircraft, RC pilots take the stage and perform dog fights. There was one unfortunate accident and thankfully nobody was hurt. There are also limited vintage cars and engines. Usually on the evening of the first day (this is an annual event) there is a steak dinner. This airshow is one of the best because the crowds are relatively smaller. At the end of the show multiple F-18 aircraft flew over on their routine flights. That was a nice coincidental end – by transitioning from early aircraft to relatively modern. My highlight was the Curtis Flyer replica. Finally, the weather was beautiful. The best part of the trip is the company of my wonderful friends!