The Wandering Disciple

An Allegiant flight taxis to the terminal at Punta Gorda Airport, bringing new visitors to the Sunshine State.  Since beginning commercial service to Punta Gorda, Allegiant's operations continue to grow at the airport.  Allegiant now connects the Sunshine State with almost forty destinations.  (Photo: October 14, 2017)

The US Army Golden Knights Black Demonstration Team stands before the crowd as their Troopship flies over head to close out their performance at the 2017 Florida International Air Show.  The Black Team is one of two demonstration teams that travel the nation to showcase the skills of the US Army paratroopers.  (Photo: October 14, 2017)

Jerry McCart burns up some rubber on the runway as he demonstrates the raw power of "Homewrecker". This highly modified Ford F-650 uses three jet engines to produces 18,000 pounds of thrust which propels the truck down a quarter-mile in just 6 seconds.  (Photo: October 14, 2017)

When landing on a traditional runway seems to routine and boring what do you do?  Why you land on the top of a moving pick-up truck of course.  That's exactly what Greg Koontz did during his Alabama Boys comedy routine at the 2017 Florida International Air Show this weekend.  During the routine, he landed his Piper Cub on the top of a pick-up truck driving down the runway and then later proceeded to take-off from the same truck.  (Photo: October 14, 2017)

Two generations of fighter jets fly side by side during the F-35 Heritage Flight performed at the 2017 Florida International Air Show.  The propeller driven P-51 Mustang is a World War II era fighter while the F-35 Lightning II is the US Air Force's latest generation fighter.  If you missed the flight yesterday, you can still catch it today on the final day of the show.  (Photo: October 14, 2017)

The RedLine Airshow duo of Ken Rieder and Jon Thocker light up the night sky during Friday night's performance to kick off the 2017 Florida International Air Show. The Friday night show combines aerial aerobatics with the starry night sky to help get the weekend festivities started. (Photo: October 13, 2017)

A paratrooper delivers Old Glory to kick off the Wings over Homestead.  The US Army Golden Knights are a demonstration paratrooper unit that travels the country performing at events and showing the capabilities of the US Army.  The Golden Knights will be performing at the 2017 Florida International Air Show which kicks off tonight and runs through Sunday at the Punta Gorda Airport.  (Photo: November 3, 2012)