Having lived in Vermilion Parish, less than a mile from soybean and rice fields, I remember the distinct sound of that aircraft TOO early on Saturday mornings.
A civilian who gets to ride on an F-16 with the USAF Thunderbirds is never allowed to do it again. Tracy Lynn Wirtz did it, and here's the blow-by-blow video to prove it!
I really did fly in an F-16 Fighting Falcon, an actual United States Air Force Thunderbird! And, according to published reports, LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri gets to go up with them Friday morning right in Lake Charles. How cool!!!
The Chennault International Airshow is this weekend in Lake Charles, and the Thunderbirds are the star of the show...