Blue Angel Flyby

[Kini]

So I wonder if the pilot of the #3 plane of the Blue Angels said "taka, taka, taka" in his quiet voice as he flew over the beach at Pensacola. 

[AKIron]

Karen didn't like the flyover but didn't have the last word.

[icepac]

I watched the flyby and could hear the people way up the beach start cheering long before I heard the beat of the blades.     

Kinda wish i was standing on the balcony facing the beach to experience the stereo image.

[Eagler]

That had to be loud as hell..heck it blew over beach chairs and umbrellas..

It was cool but irresponsible imo..

Eagler

[Brooke]

[hazmatt]

I imagine his CO said something along the lines of: "Congratulations, you're now the only person in Navy history to get a TikTok trend and an incident report from the same maneuver."

That first blue angle over the water was in on it. He turned on his smoke to get peoples attention.

[RichardDarkwood]

They fly almost as low at the show.

[Widewing]

This is what they do... If you're in Pensacola for their annual show over the beach, this is not unusual.

Here's a tip. Coordinate a visit to the National Naval Aviation Museum on a Blue Angels practice day. Check their schedule. You will get to sit on the ramp and get a longer show, narrated, for free. $1 rents you a folding chair. Bring refreshments to stay hydrated. After the practice session, walk across the ramp to the museum. For me, the museum was terrific. Great history and memories of my time flying from carriers.

[Eagler]

If it wasn't abnormally low why did it make the news this time..

I think they were just trying to show the choppers boys what a fly by really was..

Eagler

[Randy1]

I would not be surprised that somebody on the beach had some sport of connection with Trump and his boys powerful enough to request that flyover.

Precision pilots like the Blue Angels do not make mistakes or show boating like that without advanced approval.

[800nate800]

I would not be surprised that somebody on the beach had some sport of connection with Trump and his boys powerful enough to request that flyover.

Precision pilots like the Blue Angels do not make mistakes or show boating like that without advanced approval.

with it being Pensacola, its possible.. i know around here a lot of low flying training is "asked for"

[Randy1]

with it being Pensacola, its possible.. i know around here a lot of low flying training is "asked for"

We live in a low flying training course as well.   I really enjoy watching the fighters fly low above the house..  Several years ago, one of the fighters made a hard, wings vertical turn above our house.   I saw the color of his helmet.  Many, many years ago they used the nuclear plant as a turning point but NRC put a stop to that after a pilot bailed out of a crippled plane onto plant property.  The plant was being built and not in operation at that time.

The Blue Angels were at the Vidalia onion festival this year.  There is a WW2 training airport there.