Permanent link All PostsAs many of the 132 contestants practiced during a magnificent, cloudless day Friday, they had company. McConnell Air Force Base sits off the Wichita Country Club property and aerial demonstrations took place for a couple of hours. All this in preparation for the McConnell Air Force Show Saturday. Planes looped high and low, going in tandem. The sky crackled causing players to pull off shots and watch in awe.