The FReeper Foxhole Studies Aerial Demonstration Teams - Part 3 - The Blue Angels - Dec. 6th, 2003

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[Samwise]

Put out my hand and touched the face of God.

That poem and those pictures make me wish I weren't such a sissy, scaredy pants and could fly.

[Samwise]

Blue Angels demonstrate the Opposing Knife Edge Pass

That picture makes me realize why I am such a sissy, scaredy pants hobbit.

[PhilDragoo]

May 23, 1997 — Graduation salute. The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels roar over the speakers' platform at the 1997 commencement at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., May 23, as Vice President Albert Gore, Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton and Superintendent of the Naval Academy Adm. Charles R. Larson express their approval. Vice President Gore gave the graduation address and presented each of the 936 new Navy and Marine Corps officers their diplomas. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Photographer's Mate Terry A. Cosgrove. [970523-N-1523C-001] May 23, 1997

The aircraft were not equipped with weapons.

We saw the Blue Angels when we were at the Academy for the May 1994 Commencement (Clinton spoke for 32 minutes, explained he would not put our people in Bosnia).

The Blue Angels did an exciting show, but were not allowed to wear their uniforms due to Clinton White House regulations.

021101-N-2329H-261 Jacksonville, Fla. (Nov. 1, 2002) -- Blue Angels Six and Seven take flight at the "Sea and Sky Spectacular 2002," annual air show and open house held aboard Naval Air Station Jacksonville. The Navy’s Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Team puts on a show that is a mix of formation flying and solo routines while flying the F/A-18 “Hornet” strike fighter aircraft. The pilots perform approximately 30 maneuvers during the aerial demonstration, which runs approximately an hour and 15 minutes. U. S. Navy Photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Darryl Herring. (RELEASED)

020524-N-5390M-004 Annapolis, MD (May 24, 2002) -- The U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team performs a fly-by formation over the graduating ceremony for the class of 2002 at the U.S. Naval Academy. U.S. Navy photo by Ken Mierzejewski. (RELEASED)

Tomorrow's thread: Comic aeronauts save the world--for ten cents!

[SAMWolf]

Is that for real?

[SAMWolf]

Put out my hand and touched the face of God.

That poem and those pictures make me wish I weren't such a sissy, scaredy pants and could fly.

Blue Angels demonstrate the Opposing Knife Edge Pass

That picture makes me realize why I am such a sissy, scaredy pants hobbit.

ROTFLMAO!!

[snippy_about_it]

ROTFLOL!!

[SAMWolf]

Evening PhilDragoo. The aircraft were not equipped with weapons.

What a shame.

(Clinton spoke for 32 minutes, explained he would not put our people in Bosnia).

I think I would have rather eaten ground glass than listen to that POS.

[Samwise]

Well, I couldn't find my notes from years ago. They probably wouldn't have helped much anyway. But I was curious so I googled a bit.

I found an interesting little diddy on a former Blue Angel.
http://www.thegoal.com/events/horsley/horsley.html

I found a source that backed up your no-G-suit claim.
http://airsports.fai.org/nov2001/nov200011.html

And I found a Free Republic article that I can't believe we all missed.
http://209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/1011296/posts

[Valin]

Exactly! :-)

[snippy_about_it]

All the pics are great, well, except for that stick of nothing sore loser.

Thanks Phil.

[snippy_about_it]

Exactly! :-)

Oh! Now I get it. LOL.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!