On June 20th we went to this helicopter show.My son enjoyed it alot.
The helicopters are parked very close to the audience and gives people a chance to look at these magnificent flying machines up close.
We stayed there the entire day .
The rescue efforts demonstrated by CHP or Fire department , lacked the fun , it was more of an infomercial at best.
Personally I feel that atleast the fire dept helicopter should have thown water from the helicopter on some audiences, maybe that could bring some life to the show.
The price for the show is very reasonable especially considering that it includes the price for the museum.
This place was extremely crowded as expected and there is no parking nearby so don't drive to this location to be dissappointed.
Either take public transportation.Caltrain setup a special shuttle from the San Carlos station to this event every hour.
Or park your car at the airport parking and then they provide shuttle to the event.
There is a lunch break from the show for about 1 hour or so and it is not sufficient to get food and eat.Lines are extremely long  for getting food.
I highly recommend carrying food and drinks yourself to avoid the long lines and expensive ripoff prices(fries for $5)
Carry your beach folding chairs as there is no place to sit there to watch the show and considering the show lasts for a couple of hours ,  kids would get tired standing all day.
Though I have to say the show lacks a "punch".Red bull flipping helicopter was probably the high point of the show.
So after spending a day there I would say that I prefer the blue angels show during the fleetweek much better then this.

You can go to Hiller Museum website for more information.

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