To nobody's surprise, the flying started late. When I woke up that Sunday morning and looked out the hotel window, I was somewhat interested in how I could see some "texture" in the clouds. That happens when there are differences in altitude within the cloud ceiling, usually meaning the clouds are not all at the same low level. Typically on a day where there are low hanging clouds, when the clouds are a solid white with no change in color at all, that means it's nearly fog. The reason you can't see any texture is because there isn't any there. The clouds are one solid layer that is hovering a few hundred feet over the ground and the sun is being blocked the same amount throughout the region since the entire layer is an equal thickness. I got a bit excited after seeing this, however that excitement was short lived. I opened my phone and went to Flightradar24 to check the METAR for Harrisburg international. Overcast 900'. It felt like a bit like a gut punch. 

Fast forward a few hours and I checked the METAR again. Broken 900' and overcast 1100'. An improvement, even if it was only slight. This held for a few hours and by the time I went to check again, we were at the airport. At this point we could visually see the low clouds over the field, and an unexpected mist was not exactly making for a pleasant morning considering it was only 55 degrees and there was no sun. Flying was supposed to start at 12:00, but by 12:30 there were still no engines moving and the fans were started to get annoyed with the lack of updates regarding the weather, including me. Finally around 12:45, Michael Goulian took off and flew a short aerobatic sequence to keep the crowd entertained. After he landed we waited for the next demonstration, and that happened to be the PennState Health Airbus H155 helicopter. This is a shockingly capable chopper. It can achieve speeds in excess of 170 MPH and can fly in reverse.