Watch Scary Close Call At Fort Lauderdale Airshow

A scary scene at the Fort Lauderdale airshow happened over the weekend. This happened when a group called the Ghost Squadron was performing. Two jets touched wings during the performance and lost control of their aircraft for a short period. Both pilots regained control of their aircraft before anything bad happened. Both jets were able to land safely and no one was hurt.

On the Fort Lauderdale Airshow’s website here is what they say about Ghost Squadron. It says, “The Polaris Program’s Ghost Squadron’s fleet of jets provides training opportunities for astronauts from Polaris Program missions and other spaceflight initiatives. Training in a jet allows astronauts to enhance their crew resource management & navigation skills in a high-G, dynamic, and high-consequence environment – providing valuable real-world experience ahead of missions to space.”

A person who was visiting the beach that day was taking video when the incident happened. It is scary and I am so glad that both pilots were able to recover without anything bad happening.

Check out the video of the close call below.

In addition to the Ghost Squadron performing, there were other cool performances by other groups at the Airshow. The US Air Force Thunderbirds performed, as well as the Red Bull helicopter and SOCOM Para-Commandos.

MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa hosts Tampa Bay AirFest, which draws over 150,000 people. The Tampa Bay AirFest happened in 2024, but won’t happen again for the next 3 to 4 years because of construction projects happening at MacDill.

Accidents at airshows are rare but they do happen. There was a study about the US civil airshow crashes from 1993 to 2013. It showed that there was a crash rate of 31 crashes per 1000 civil air events.

The deadliest airshow happened in 1988 at Rammstein Airbase in Germany. Three aircraft from the Italian Air Force collided and crashed in front of a crowd of around 300,000 people. 70 people died including 67 spectators and three pilots.

If there's one thing we love it's a good movie! Whether you're from the area or new to the area, there have been several famous movies filmed in Tampa Bay. With our warm weather and beautiful beaches, it's easy to pick a perfect time to film. Many of these movies you've seen before or maybe there's one of two you need to check out.

Filming a movie can be extremely time-consuming. A lot of movie companies like to shoot in Florida because of the many incentive programs. Most of the counties in the state don't over-tax these movie companies which in turn helps with potential tourism. In general, it takes around 3-4 months to shoot a normal movie. We know there are going to be some movies missing from this list like Cop and a Half, Smokey and the Bandit 2, The Infiltrator, and a few others.

Although traveling down to the state can be an undertaking for a film crew, Tampa Bay offers so many different advantages. We looked up several movies on IMDB and there were a ton of them that we didn't know were shot in the Bay area, then ranked them based on personal opinions and their Rotten Tomato score.

If you didn’t know, Tampa ranks #2 on the list of Florida family vacations! Out of 400 towns in Florida a recent study looked at hotel prices, number of restaurants, and amusement parks. Florida is undeniably one of the best vacation destinations in the entire world.

There are tons of reasons why Florida continues to attract millions of visitors every year. From its stunning beaches, vibrant cities, and diverse wildlife there’s always something fun to do. They have thrilling theme parks and offer a wide range of attractions for anyone’s travel interests and preferences.

Florida features vibrant cities with a diverse cultural scene all over the place. Miami is mainly known for its lively nightlife but still offers a lot of family-friendly things to do. Tampa offers the Tampa Museum of Art and Florida Aquarium as fun places for the family to enjoy. Don’t forget about their energetic sports scene with the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning.

Florida is known for it's Spring Break life style! It's definitely a hot spot for Spring Breakers every year and this movie was shot in St.Petersburg in the James Franco movie, ‘Spring Breakers’. In the trailer you can also see the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.

Coral Reef Motel, located between RumFish Beach Resort and TradeWinds Island Grand, was also displayed in the movie. It has many famous actors featured like Selena Gomez and Vanessa Higgins.

Channing Tatum’s Magic Mike showcases Tampa Bay and it's beautiful beach scenery. Channing who went to school in Tampa showed off the area in his successful movie as well as The Amphitheatre at Ybor City. The film is a loose portrayal of Tatum’s real life experience of being a male stripper. His character Chan Crawford worked in Tampa before making it big in Hollywood.

Did you know that Honeymoon Island was portrayed as Puerto Rico in the 2004 movie The Punisher? This movie starred Thomas Jane alongside of John Travolta and cost a total of $30 million to make. They created high speed chases on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, US 19 and even I275. It's a fun movie to watch!

Derby Lane located in St. Petersburg was used in the 2001 action-comedy Ocean’s Eleven. They hired a whopping 2,800 local residents as extras for the scene featuring Brad Pitt. This famous movie is a favorite for moviegoers. If you haven't seen it definitely check it out because you'll love it.

The 2011 Disney movie ‘Dolphin Tale’ was actually inspired by the true story! It's about Winter a dolphin that loses its tail and thankfully gets a prosthetic replacement. The movie had famous actors Harry Connick, Jr. and Ashley Judd and was a success. They filmed a lot of the movie in Clearwater Aquarium.

A classic movie! The 1990 film Edward Scissorhands was shot around the Dade City and Wesley Chapel area. Tim Burton featured Lutz in his movie with all the houses looking the same. As a matter of fact, you can take a tour of the house that was featured in the movie.

Ever been to Lowry Park Zoo? Well the 1990’s classic film ‘Goodfellas’ was filmed there. When actors Ray Liotta and Robert De Niro play mobsters that are asked to carry out a job in Tampa, a lot goes wrong. In a famous scene where they dangle an indebted gambler over the lion's den that was filmed at the zoo.