[lee martell]

If I knew to expect such a low flyover by our Blue Angels,
I for one would LOVE to be there, see it, hear it and feel the power!

[T.B. Yoits]

One problem with this flyover is that it's not part of an airshow and it's over a public beach where not everyone there came for the show.

The "no energy toward the crowd" rule is per the FAA, not just the Navy.

That pilot is likely done. I suspect it's someone close to retirement.

[Paul R.]

I was at the St. Louis Riverfront for the 4th of July several years back. Maybe 2007? The usual large crowd had gathered for the fireworks. To kick off the fireworks, at the end of our National Anthem, an Air National Guard F-15 screamed in low, over the crowd, and when it got just past the Arch and over the river (Mississippi River), hit the dual afterburners and pulled up hard, climbing several thousand feet straight up. The approving roar of the crowd was exceeded only by the roar of the plane. :-)

[1035rep]

“If I knew to expect such a low flyover by our Blue Angels,
I for one would LOVE to be there, see it, hear it and feel the power!”

USA USA!

[MayflowerMadam]

One summer I worked for an oil company a few stories highin a building in Anchorage. It was right on the Inlet and Elmendorf was basically right across from us. One of the groups (don’t recall Blue Angels or Thunderbirds) would practice when they were in Alaska. They’d swoop right by our window. Stunning, loud, and beautiful.