Just Saw the Blue Angels Perform

**Vuk** · 06-07-2010, 02:01

It was pretty darned awesome. Out of interest, I wonder how other countries' military flight demonstration teams stack up. Anyone got any videos of flight demonstration teams from other countries? It would be cool to compare.
While I was there, I also got to see a jet-powered outhouse.

If the Blue Angels are ever performing near you, I advise that you go. They are definately worth the time and fee to get into the airshow.

**drone** · 06-07-2010, 02:43

Ages ago, I saw the Blue Angels somewhere, and the Thunderbirds (in F-16s) perform at Langley. I caught the Red Arrows a few times at RAF Waddington, along with an impressive display by a Su-27 at that airshow. The Hawks used by the Red Arrows are not really impressive, but they are small and nimble, and the pilots do a great job with them. The Sukhoi was pretty insane, I don't know who the pilot was but he had a lot of fun with the vectored thrust system.

**Vuk** · 06-07-2010, 03:04

Yeah, Team West was there and gave a demonstration in F-16s. I love those darned planes. I gotta say though, Team West's performance wasn't half as good as the Blue Angels. They did it very well, but they did not have the beautiful precision formation and solo flying that the Angels had. That was a pretty cool experience.

**Megas Methuselah** · 06-07-2010, 05:23

Who???

**Centurion1** · 06-07-2010, 05:24

The blue angels come to us every year for free....... benefit of living on one of the most important nas development bases.

My dad knows some old blue angel he went to ocs down in pensecola with one guy.... or was it flight school? Those guys are the best of the best.

Oh and cool story I played basketball with an angel once. On our base there's a drill hall with just about everything on it and last year an angel happened to be there and played basketball, really athletic guys of course.

So vuk that was your first time seeing them? I always forget most people don't get to see things like that

**Hooahguy** · 06-07-2010, 05:37

i saw them a while ago, dont remember details but they were awesome!

**Veho Nex** · 06-07-2010, 07:25

You can watch them for free in SF once in a while. I remember the first time that happened my marin county teachers were like wth?! and we stopped class to watch them

**Rhyfelwyr** · 06-07-2010, 11:46

Originally Posted by Centurion1

The blue angels come to us every year for free....... benefit of living on one of the most important nas development bases.

Similar for me, I've seen the Red Arrows a lot, due to living near a massive naval base.

**Vuk** · 06-07-2010, 13:21

Originally Posted by Centurion1

The blue angels come to us every year for free....... benefit of living on one of the most important nas development bases.

My dad knows some old blue angel he went to ocs down in pensecola with one guy.... or was it flight school? Those guys are the best of the best.

Oh and cool story I played basketball with an angel once. On our base there's a drill hall with just about everything on it and last year an angel happened to be there and played basketball, really athletic guys of course.

So vuk that was your first time seeing them? I always forget most people don't get to see things like that

Sweet, good for you!
Yeah, it was my first time. I had seen videos of them performing, but never in real life before. They don't come to Wisconsin a lot. :P