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Sharewaredemon
macrumors 68020
Nice iGary, I pity your cat.
I had a ladyfriend once who has a cat that is terrified of thunderstorms.
I had a ladyfriend once who has a cat that is terrified of thunderstorms.
I've seen them several times out here in the Bay Area for Fleet Week, but the one I remember most was when I was in San Diego for a summer and they were out there for the Miramar air show. I was staying on the top floor of a dorm at UCSD, and we just happened to be at the turnaround point for their runs over the airfield.
Standing on my balcony, I could see every detail of the planes. It felt (and sounded) like they were no more than 100 feet overhead, but it was obviously much more than that.
Standing on my balcony, I could see every detail of the planes. It felt (and sounded) like they were no more than 100 feet overhead, but it was obviously much more than that.
joepunk
macrumors 68030
iGary, is part of your area closed off from the public when they practice as they do in Seattle. They had to shut down I-90 just to let them practice last year.
By the way rocket launcher in car, 2005
I guess they are afraid of someone's rocket launcher so that is why I-90 gets closed.
By the way rocket launcher in car, 2005
I guess they are afraid of someone's rocket launcher so that is why I-90 gets closed.
joepunk said:
Yes - they fly down the Severn River so they close of the route 450 bridge; both for the practices and the demonstration. Most of the river is closed off, and the vieiwing area in the water is contained by the USCG.
No one is going to be stupid enough to launch a rocket on the Academy grounds...I hope.
EGT said:I've always wanted to see the Blue Angels, especially Fat Albert doing the rocket launch take off. 😎
Anyone know how they compare to the Red Arrows?
Actually, their land-based shows are loads better than the ones they do on the water - guess they have more room to move around. I saw them once at PAX Naval AS a week after Naval Academy week and the show was just tons better. Lots of high-speed passes and such that they don't do over the water, I guess.
yeah i've seen the blue angels every year. the project i work on has just relocated outside some hangers so i get to feel the rumble of after burners all the time, its great. also, got some pretty good view of the blue angels as they were practicing for the airshow that was down here a few weeks ago. really cool stuff. nothing like walking along and having jets take off right next to you, very surreal!
Pistol Pete
macrumors 6502a
jared_kipe
macrumors 68030
Its hard to tell how close they are to each other. They could be spread out a bit in the horizontal plane. I wish I had a lens that was over 150mm. 🙁iGary said:
octoberdeath
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those are BA! i like to fly though i wish i could fly more often. i got to fly in a little puddle jumper a few weeks back. it was a single prop aircraft and i flew from marithon key florida to miami... it was quite nice.
octoberdeath
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EGT said:I've always wanted to see the Blue Angels, especially Fat Albert doing the rocket launch take off. 😎
Anyone know how they compare to the Red Arrows?
i had a chance to go see Fat Albert and the Angels at Bush Field airport in Augusta, GA but it never happened. i hear they put on a great show.