Quote Originally Posted by ndavies View Post
Not really a practice, The FAA and military would never allow pilots to practice over a major city.

They are part of the scheduled entertainment at the APBA Goldcup Hydroplane races. They are scheduled to perform again at 12:30 on both Saturday and Sunday. It's part of the Navy's recruitment operations. Somehow they think young people interested in very fast boats might just also consider becoming navy pilots.

True, true. That is why they have them practicing over Detroit instead of Chicago.