What do Ducks and planes in the 9th Annual Pacific Airshow have in common? They both fly together.

And this week, they had another thing in common: Ryan Strome .

The Anaheim Ducks forward was the passenger for a pair of quick flights ahead of the largest airshow in the United States, which draws big crowds from far and wide to Huntington Beach, California.

Needless to say, Strome's experience riding shotgun with airshow pilot Gregory Colyer was a little different than a team flight to Ottawa or Boston.

"There's usually a lot more cards being played," Strome, entering his 13th NHL season and fourth with the Ducks, joked to NHL.com on Friday. "A rollercoaster is a great comparison. It feels like that except with maybe 100 times more force and torque on your body. You'll feel weightless

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