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Guys the Angels are full time. This is their duty assignment. The pilots typically serve in the unit for 2 or 3 years. The support and admin. people for 3 or 4. The pilots are all Navy and Marine pilots. Besides the flying demos, the Angels also spend time at schools and hospitals in the areas where they are performing. The unit was originally formed back in the 40s. There have been close to 300 pilots in the unit. A lot of what the team does is similar to what all Naval and Marine Corps pilots are trained to do. The Angels do the stunts closer together and closer to the ground. The pilots who wish to be considered go through an application process. If their performance records and recommendations measure up they are considered. The applicants attend a couple of airshows and sit in on the meetings etc. They do this at their own expense. They spend some time with the team during these visits to see if the team feels the new applicants are compatible. The applicants are all Navy and Marine pilots who must have at least 1250 hours of tactical jet time and be "carrier qualified". After their hitch is up with the Angels personnel go back to other fleet positions. Oh and the Angels got their first female pilot in 2015. With the Covid pandemic the schedule was curtailed last year, but the team has added some additional flyovers for health care workers in areas where they perform.
They are also a combat unit if needed, the aircraft can be repainted and prepped for missions in about 72 hours. I dont think you would want to tangle with the Navy all star team.
@@me109aa Not saying anything bad I swear. They don't even repaint them for the most part they are forward carrier ready if the time comes. The only thing that has to be done is re-armament. The Navy has said if it came they would not change the paint scheme. They did repaint some of the spares after 9/11 and put them back in service. You are very correct that within 72 hours they can be anywhere. I am also going on information from 2010 about the paint. When I served in 2003 they wouldn't consider that. Now they also have the new variant maybe it is easier to do that. HOOYAH
@@shippy234 Yeah, except these planes would never see combat. They won't repaint them, the won't use them. They're old and outdated. The Navy doesn't even use the Hornet anymore. All combat ready 18's are Super Hornets. And if 6 old Hornets and the spares make the difference between losing and winning......we're losing.
@@04m6gto They actually did use them. The angels are super hornets. You are thinking of the new growlers they are getting. I was never saying 6 planes will make a difference either way. They are forward deploy able at any time. That is what I meant. If we have a military or war that is dependent on 6 planes the whole world is fucked.
@@shippy234 My fault. You're correct, they did just switch over to the Super Hornets.
They're active duty. That is their job as long as they are Blue Angels. They are all Navy or USMC pilots. USAF is the Thunderbird's.
right. they can do a certain amount of time in these groups then go right back to regular units.
@@mag1631 More specifically, it's a special duty assignment they have to apply for. I only know the particulars for the Thunderbirds, but you have to submit a package which includes your last few years of performance reports(they have to be perfect), your Commander's endorsement letter, and a full body photo in dress uniform(you can be denied regardless of qualifications if they think you don't 'present a good image'). I imagine the Navy's requirements are similar.
Naval Aviators not pilots
@@JustMe-gn6yf only if they are inline to approve a request chit. If not, they're pilots
Then you gotta see their supply jet, " Fat Albert". Those are F18 jets they can launch and trap on aircraft carriers. You should see how they leave the airfield. Everything is coreographed.
I went to Pensacola last year and they were practicing almost every day. I say practice, but it was essentially a show just because of how great they are
I live in Pensacola and they practice at least twice a week, more when they’re close to one of their shows here at home. It never gets old.
I grew up there and they accidentally got to close to my school during practice once and shattered some of the windows.
We also got to spend the first few weeks of fifth grade on base being taught by them the physics behind how planes work, training on flight simulators, building rockets, and watching the new pilots train, which included the centrifuge and blinded underwater emergency escape.
We even got to sit in the 2-seater.
Years ago I was driving up a country road near the airport in a smallish upstate NY town. Suddenly one of these guys blasted over the ridge to my right about 150 feet up, banked 90 degrees right to parallel the road just ahead of me, and proceeded to accelerate out to a few hundred knots. I didn’t even know there was an air show that weekend. Startled and thrilled at the same time. Something you don’t forget! It great these guys perform all over - not just big cities!
That show looks like it was performed at Sea Fair in Seattle Washington. Its a yearly tradition along with hydroplane racing.
I’m a retired civilian Air Force employee from California and the Blue Angels would perform near my base at times. First time I saw them I missed most of the performance because I kept closing my eyes due to how close in formation they were! lol. I thought at any moment they’d crash but they are magnificent at what they do, truly amazing! They must get hazard pay for what they do.😂
Over Seattle. 02:50 is downtown, 03:30 is the I-90 floating bridge. At 06:08 when you ask where it is you see Mercer Island on the right, Lake Washington below and Seattle on the left.
In the 80's and 90's it was a regular occurrence to hear jets fly right over your house. Me and my brother would hear them as kids and quickly run outside trying to see them but they were already gone by the time we got there. Sometimes we were lucky enough to be playing outside when they flew over. They flew about 100 feet above the tree tops and were already out of sight by the time the sound caught up.
Hi Boys... I was in the Navy for 20 years and I was actually stationed in Pensacola, FL where the Blue Angels are based, so I did learn a few things about them over that period of time. Those guys are active duty Navy pilots who have been assigned to the Blue Angels. That is their only job for the length of their tour with the Blue Angels. They have a yearly schedule of various air shows and performances where they go to do basically public relations appearances for the U.S. Navy. They are selected for that duty, and they are all exceptional pilots. The thing that most people don't realize is, the things they do are NOT 'tricks". All of their movements in the air are actual aerial combat tactics and formations just honed to a very high degree of accuracy and proficiency. That is to say, in an actual regular combat wing you probably would not be flying only a few feet apart. The distance would be greater, BUT... the formation is an actual combat formation tactic. I hope that helps to answer your question.
That’s what I was led to believe as well. I was never ever active duty but yeah it’s pretty typical of combat maneuvers. They just perform them extremely close for the show. Definitely the best of the best.
My aunt's husband took my brothers and me to one of their shows years ago. He was former Air Force. I was a teenaged girl at the time so it definitely wasn't my usual cup of tea but I ended up loving it. It was exciting to watch.
The footage is from a show over Seattle. We have seafair festival they fly over during that and also have hydroplane racing and stuff like that
This is precision formation flying at it's finest. In the Blue Angel Diamond Formation it is a 36 inch wingtip to canopy separation with a complete wing overlap (meaning that the wingtips cover the canopies of the other pilots). Coupled with the fact that the Diamond moves at about 400-500 mph and you are left with virtually zero margin for error. The Blues are the best fighter pilots in the world, hands down.
I grew up watching these guys every year at the air show in the '80s and '90s I loved it. They are amazing in person.
They are full-time military aviators. They normally spend years in normal military aviation (they typically fly the same aircraft that the performance group uses), then apply and try out for the group. The group typically rotates in a couple pilots every year as a couple pilots leave roughly at the same time. Once they are accepted into the group that is their full-time job for their tour. After done, about three years, they generally return to normal military aviation. The airforce thunderbirds are roughly the same.
I used to work for the MWR department on NAS Lemoore. I was a groundskeeper for the softball fields there. I remember I was replacing the pitcher's mound one day and I heard some jets in the distance. Not an uncommon occurrence, but I could tell they were flying lower than normal. I looked up and saw the Blue Angels fly over my softball fields to the flight deck. Once I was done I went to the flight deck and watched them for a while. They are absolutely impressive.
They can deal with a bit of rain, wind, and clouds within reason. They certainly did today flying over my house! They DID however fly just before the more intense rain and wind came in, and started earlier than anticipated. Not only do they have exceptional pilots, but the support crew for go/no go calls. I've got 2 more days of them to get some good photos...Takin' it to the roof tomorrow...360 degree nearly unobstructed view 2 kms from their show flight path!
I live in Owensboro Kentucky and the Blue Angels were here just last week. They put on a pretty good show. The Red Arrows traveled the states and Canada for a big chunk of 2019, often performing in air shows where the Blue Angels also performed.
I got to see them at NAS JAX in Jacksonville a couple years ago. I lived about 1.5 miles from there at the time in west side Jacksonville. There are actually 6 jets, 4 that fly in main formation and 2 solo pilots. They are very fond of distracting you with the 4 plane formation then having the solos fly over your head and cause some jump scares
I worked with an ER doctor who served in Iraq as a physician but was also a fighter pilot and the stories he told were insane. Total badass doctor as well.
A friend of mine used to fly with the Blue Angels, and he's said it's not uncommon for the planes to tap each other mid air.
Also want to give credit to the Angels and Thunderbird ground crews. The ground crews earn they place just like the pilots. Only the very best of the best are allowed. They work tirelessly to make sure the aircraft are perfect EVERYTIME. They like the pilots are true professionals and deserve both our acknowledgement and our deepest respect.
This is in Seattle, WA during SeaFair they do fly-overs during the Summer!!!
Yeah I saw the Space Needle in the background
The early part was one of their air shows at home in Pensacola (I’m pretty sure).
Great memories! I remember climbing up onto my grandmom's roof of her house every 4th of July as a kid in the 70s/80s just to watch these mega-talents do their thing at the old Willow Grove Naval Air Base in PA. Was the highlight of the Holiday.
Gents, that is Lake Washington (Seattle, Washington, USA).
I have been watching the Blue Angels perform here since 1978 (in Douglas A-4 Skyhawks).
That is a floating concrete bridge you see them flying over.
We don’t get too many perfect sunny days throughout the year; this was a good day to fly!
Say hello to the extremely creative Red Arrows for us! [They actually visited our Pacific Northwest a few years back!]
Cheers!
LOL...."I go round the roundabout..."! Good job Daz!
I used to live near Oceana Naval Base in Virginia Beach, it was always so cool, whenever there was an airshow coming up, 2-3 days beforehand you could see the Blue Angels practicing. Free airshows for the win
I grew up in Va Beach waterfront as a kid .Lucky me . would wait for the F14 tomcats every day.
@@jeffmaltby6185 I grew up there too and was a joy to watch them. Love me some jet noise! ✈️
Love the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds! Their shows are awesome.
There is a video/film that’s about how these guys are picked and it goes through how they train and plan for their shows. It’s really interesting. I’m sorry I don’t know the name of it but it shouldn’t be to hard to find. The guys are great in person. The precision and skill with which they fly is unbelievable.
Always love the blue angels shows. In Seattle Washington you could see hundreds of boats going over to Lake Washington from the puget sounds to see the air show.
I used to live really closed to where NASA space center in Houston is and there is also a military airport in there so I used to watch pilots practice often. The sound was so loud and vibrating it felt fantastic.
You need to watch their show! It is amazing to see. I went every year with my dad to the airshow as it was our thing.
Can you imagine waking up and doing this every day? Exciting life.
I was lucky enough to see the Red Arrows in 2019 during their North American Tour. I absolutely loved their demonstration. You guys should react to The Blue Angels sneak pass
I was in the Navy, and now I'm a pilot, but I've never been a Navy pilot. it's amazing how close you can get to a dream without ever achieving it.
Navy vet here...best of the best right here. Go Navy!! ⚓
The closer and tighter the formation. They harder it is to see them and their numbers by the naked eye and on radar. Than when it's time to ge to action they break formation and than there's multiple planes all over the place when you thought it might of been only one maybe 2.
I never knew that! That's awesome. Makes so much more sense of some of these things were developed
@@midkingsteve it's a common military strategy. Make yourself look as small as you can and not to show your true strength.
If your enemy only sees only 1 plane they may dispatch only a couple fighter planes thinking they will easy take down a single plane only be surprised by being outnumbered themselves 2to1. Even if they send out 4 fighter planes it would still catch then off guard when they realized it will be a 1on1 fight of 4v4 fighter planes.
It works in multiple different ways in pretty much any branch of the military.
That tactic is pretty much used during the First and Second World War and maybe in Korea and Vietnam. But today, advanced radars can easily see how many aircrafts there is in a formation even if they are really close to each other. It’s not even an advantage anymore for the pilots because it will reduce their lethality. Nowadays, all fighters have their own radar and would separate for miles from each other to cover a wider area for offensive or defensive reasons. One way to trick modern radars without stealth is by flying one fighter and have your wingman separate from you so that if one of you is detected and get fired by missiles or get intercepted by a fighter, the other one could support you. It’s a more effective method rather than flying together and get ambushed.
@@Fergus_0703 dont forget with modern surveillance equipment they tend to use infrared alot as well as radar so it would see multiple engine signatures
Something about hearing the jets throughout the city that weekend is really awesome…prob cuz I know they’re friendly and it’s for the show
Good morning! I had the privilege of working on FA18's back in my day. Not the Blue Angels, just the regular fleet, this was in 1981 in Lemoore, CA. I was a jet mechanic. Miss those days!
I've seen the Thunderbirds which are the Air Force's aerobatics team when I was a kid. The thing I remember the most was when they would fly low to the ground and how incredibly loud it was. They're flying something like 100 feet off the ground and going just under the speed of sound.
I grew up in north central WA and during a special fly in at our local airport we had a special visitor do a couple quick fly overs of the runway, an F15 from McChorde airforce base. The pilot buzzed us twice at speed about 15 - 30 feet above the ground.
That thing was impressive to see "up close."
(I've also seen the Thunderbirds &Blue Angels 2x each)
i grew up right beside their home base so i’ve always loved them
These are the types of guys who were bored to tears on every roller coaster they ever rode.
The blue angels just flew over Michigan in the Yankee Air Show. Their path was right over my neighborhood so we had a perfect view!
Have lived in Fort Worth and White Settlement, TX for all of my life, and the home we had for the past 22 yeaers, they would practice right above our house and our kids schools flying from the NAS/JRB. It's something you never get tired of. I have missed it during the pandemic. There is just something awe inspiring in seeing fighter jets going really fast.
More than likely they were flying over Pensacola, Florida - Blue Angels are headquartered at Naval Air Station Pensacola - they fly over the beaches there and you can see them from time to time.
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Yep. Used to see them all the time growing up when my family took our annual vacation in Perdido Key. Went to the air show once when I was a little kid.
Really? When did you guys steal the Space Needle. Last I checked it was still sitting proud on Queen Anne Hill.
@@raven2795 I’m pretty sure the whole video didn’t come from the same show. I don’t think Seattle has beautiful white sand beaches with crystal clear water like that either.
2:07, the, 'What an amazing job, and they get paid for it as well'. As an ex RAF guy, I was lucky enough to get back seat rides in several fast jet aircraft. All of the jockeys said that they would pay for the privilege of doing their job. And please, if you want to watch the best, watch the Red Arrows.
These guys are truly amazing. They have hand and eye sight like no other. They have to worry about wind and make a correction, but the major thing that have to watch out for and adjust for is jet wash. Major turbulence comes from these jets, specially the wings. Making adjustments for that has to be ridiculously hard. Just view a video of a Jet in a Wind tunnel and just see how much turbulence comes off a wing on a jet. Its crazy. And they make it look easy.
The Blue Angels were in my city in June. They've switched to the Super Hornet this year and those were even more impressive. Most other nations who have similar air demonstration teams fly trainer type aircraft. The USN Blue Angels and USAF Thunderbirds fly frontline fighters 😎
I saw the Blue Angels twice in Ocean City Maryland. They run a weekend long air show every year. The second time I went they even had a B2 bomber fly over...it was dope
They also do the fly over for the Naval Academy graduation. I lived in Annapolis when I was in elementary school and can remember sitting outside during afternoon class and watching them practice. I now live in Pensacola and get to see them when they’re practicing for the air shows here, it never gets old.
Blue Angle pilots do not receive any additional pay during their service with the Navy's flight demonstration squadron. The pilots volunteer for the position and serve two to three year tours with the squadron. Once the pilots finish their tour they return to serve as pilots in the fleet.
Years ago I saw them perform at the Millington NAS in Tennessee. The first plane off the ground did a very low turn around a hangar. The hangar doors on both ends were open and I saw the plane turn around that hangar through the hangar doors. He was that low.
From the ground those things are loud as hell coming by 😂
Supposedly a lot of things I’ve been seeing say that all fighter pilots go through similar training. The difference being that show groups like the blue angels or the Thunderbirds just do it lower to the ground and closer together.
Also. Blue Angeles are Navy. The Air Force have a similar group called the Thunderbirds. They fly F-16s. The blue angels are in the F-18 super hornet.
GO NAVY.
Judging from the rounded air intakes those appear to be older Hornets, not the Super Hornet.
@@Karle94 That’s possible. I’m not an expert. I do know it’s an F-18. I never really made the distinction between a hornet in the super hornet thou, but I wouldn’t put it past them that they probably older. Friend of mine is an Air Force mechanic. He goes on and on about how it’s amazing some of these these things still fly.
All around Seattle and Lake Washington. Beautiful!
I've got to see them a few times at the Air Force Base here in Panama City Florida. They are an awesome sight. Also some of those scenes look like the Florida Panhandle and Gulf waters
I live about an hour south of the base where the F-35 demo team is based. They train out over the desert about an hour and a half drive from here, but you can hear sonic booms routinely when they are training. It's pretty cool. They'll also fly loops over the city from time to time. Do flyovers for local college football games. It's a lot of fun to watch these demo teams live. You feel them more than you see them.
No worries, they were just counting and inspecting rivets.
They train TIRELESSLY in the off-season, and, not just the pilots. The ground crew are drilled, and, trained to an equal level. Plus, the aircraft are maintaned to levels in excess of what would be considered acceptable for normal squadron service, so, the pilots can have complete faith in their equipment.
I've seen the Angels when I lived in NY. They are great professionals. I live in Colorado Springs and the Thunderbirds are also amazing. Very similar but different, I am hooked.
AND they wear NO pressure suits, its all physical fitness.
Blue Angels are full time, they train 2 times per day, six days a week. From January to March the team trains at the Naval Air Facility in El Centro, California. Then they are stationed at Forrest Sherman Field at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida for the airshow season. Alot of great comments here with additional info. I had a family member that worked with the Blue Angels for many years. Heard a lot of great stories. Also, use to go to the Miramar Air Station show, every year located in San Diego, CA. which was the filming site of the movie Top Gun in 1986.
You dudes do an outstanding job. Keep it up fellas. I look forward to all of your uploads.
There's a small college or two in Pensacola, Florida where the Bule Angel's have 1 of their "home bases". 2 siblings went there and that was the only jealous moment I had of their college experic experience... acting like it was "old hat" for the Blue Angel's to be practicing often and passing over their college.
I grew up there and they accidentally got to close to my school during practice once and shattered some of the windows.
We also got to spend the first few weeks of fifth grade on base being taught by them the physics behind how planes work, training on flight simulators, building rockets, and watching the new pilots train, which included the centrifuge and blinded underwater emergency escape.
The Blue Angels are flying over Chicago this weekend. We usually have a huge Air and Water Show every summer, but it’s canceled again .
You have to apply to be a blue angel. There's a selection process and there are a set number of spots. Most of them have flow previously in normal squadrons then applied or are nominated to that job.
The Navy aerobatic team was the very first Teen to ever perform that’s why they’re the best
We were in Pensacola Florida and we missed the show only to get to our hotel to look up and see them split off over head and reunite what spectacular thing to see
The blue angels are stationed in Pensacola, Florida. They have a free flight museums on the military base, and you can see their planes all the time. We used to also see them a lot. I believe this is where they are, in Pensacola, if I’m not mistaken.
At 6:10 you asked where that is. It is Lake Washington. The Bridge is the Mercer Island Floating Bridge that connects Mercer Island to Seattle in Washington State. The Blue Angels put a show on there every summer.
Both the Angels and the Thunderbirds fly a 36 inch formation. 3 FEET separates them at speeds up to 500 knots.
Oh.....and because of how tight they fly they do it without g-suits, because the inflation and deflation of the suit would bump their hands on the control stick. These guys are the fucking BEST!!!!!
Realize that alot of the camera shots were on a swivel type gyroscopic camera...so the angles aren''t necessarily what the pilot would be seeing...but what WE see is just amazing. Although the Angels are nearly the best :-) gotta shout out my USAF brothers (Thunderbirds} Respect to both, for sure. Love the reactions O.B's
Blue Angels are based out of Pensacola Florida. We used to live in Foley AL midway between Pcola and Mobile and we would watch them do flyovers and practice runs over our house. (there was an old navy training airfield Olaf Barron field nearby the beach express not 2 miles from us too)
It’s always windy up there, when they do a reverse, meaning, upside down stunt, you don’t understand the amount of GeForce we are taking on top of all the blood rushing to your head the amount of pressure and stress. Your body takes doing these beautiful stunts is off the chart. USNVA F18
Valerie Burris It is something to see in person,you also had the Thunderbird flying also!
Blue Angels are picked from serving Navy and Marine pilots that has fair amount of flying time in their units before they are selected.Those picked flies with Blue Angels for 1-2 years if I recall correctly.
I'm pretty sure the river they were flying over was the St. Johns river in Jacksonville Florida. (my hometown) they are usually stationed out of the naval air station in Pensacola Florida. Which isn't far from our local base NAS Jax (naval air station Jacksonville). They often come by for air shows almost annually and even did a city wide fly-over to raise moral when the covid lockdown first happened.
Blue Angles = Navy(USN) and Marine Corps(USMC) 140 active duty Sailors and Marines.
Thunderbirds = US Air Force(USAF) 8 of the best skilled pilots followed by 120+ members of the team, all should also be active duty.
As of writing there seems to be a total of 17 Blue Angles members, 13 USN and 4 USMC. Copied from their website, Each year the team typically selects three tactical fighter, two support officers, and one Marine Corps C-130 pilot to relieve departing members.
Blue Angles upgraded from the F/A-18 Hornet to the F/A-18E Super Hornet in 2020 they also got a new USMC C-130J Super Hercules.
Thunderbirds use the F-16C/F-16D Fighting Falcon, and there was rumors of them getting a F-22 with a Thunderbirds skin. They may also have F-15s, F-22, B-2, F-35, older aircraft etc in their shows.
Blue Angels are flying in Chicago this weekend as I'm watching this. Chicago Air & Water show, truncated for covid restrictions this year.
They are from my hometown of Pensacola Fl and every Wednesday is their practice session so we would get a free show every week
Incredible skill
the angels are the only squadron to be authorized to do a bunch of things. during air shows they always fly in a pattern where the public is never in danger.
They’re pretty cool, around October, since I go to school in San Francisco, you can hear them passing by.
Another winner of a selection! Cheers and keep them coming!
The second time I saw the Blue angels performe was at Boeing field in Seattle. Because they were in the air naturally the airport was closed and airspace restricted. That didn't stop a mega rich twit in a very large private jet from landing. I was in the museum of flight that's on the field and they had a radio giving us real time chatter between the control tower and the blue angels. The tower was not happy with them for landing despite the closures. Had there been an actual emergency and they had to land, SeaTac commercial airport was still open and very close by along with a third airport. And shortly after landing they took off, again. While the F18s were still up in the air (predominantly over Lake Washington.)
This looks insane, but I am positive that this is even harder than it looks.
The minor constant adjustments is the computer keeping the aircraft stable and on the course the pilot is putting it on. Many modern jets aren't stable and without the computer making those adjustments they would crash.
I'm from coastal Alabama that borders Pensacola Florida where they are stationed and it's super common to see them flying up and down the beach practicing
The Blue Angels' HQ is at NAS Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida.
I know this is an old 1 but it just came up on my feed.
If you happen to live in Florida you see these guys all the time.. You can see below theyre flying over neighborhoods.
They are active duty and this is a duty station. They are their own squadron with a selection process. The entire squadron from pilits to support go through a selection..
I just left NAS Pensacola I was one of the airfield electricians saw then pretty much everyday and they are loud.
Its funny that you reacted to this now, because they literally keep flying over my house. They did yesterday too.
The footage is over Seattle. Mostly over Lake Washington, but there are some clips over downtown and Elliot Bay as well.
Late to the party but, they fly so close together that the pilots don't wear g-suits. The sudden inflation of the suits can cause movement of the controls resulting in collision. There are other vids from the air boss's perspective with his cadence calls as well demonstrating the timing, etc. Love the vids gents!
I must be old. The first time I saw the Blue Angels was in 1958 at El Toro Marine Corps Air Station.
They are based in Pensacola, Florida, at the US Navy base there, but train every winter in the desert in California.
They are all active duty. I think it is a 2 year tour if they are picked for the Blue Angels or the Air Force Thunderbird. But they will return to their normal fighter pilot roles when this tour is complete. All of the Navy pilots are carrier pilots.
They are not retired. They are active duty and the selection process is lengthy.
The Blue Angels are chosen from the absolute elite of the naval and Marine aviators the other precision flying team the Thunderbirds is chosen from the elite and the very best of the United States Air Force. This was very probably filmed in Pensacola Florida the Blue Angels do the majority of their training in Pensacola Florida where they can fly out over the water. And yes they are absolutely decriminal crime of flyers
They are flying over Lake Washington and Mercer Island (Seattle WA)
The Blue Angels get about 36 inches apart in their flight routines. They and the other flight teams are impressive to watch, and I have seen the Blues, T-birds, Snowbirds,Red Arrows, the French, the Italians and afew others over the years. The Blue Angels are made up of Naval Aviators and Marines in the cockpits and stationed at Pensacola, Florida where they practice over the Gulf of Mexico.