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PurpleKush
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blue angels
#5576536 - 05/01/06 08:06 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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i saw the Blue Angels aerial show yesterday afternoon, if anyone ever gets the chance, i highly recommend watching it. turns out this will be the last time they will ever perform in atlanta. this is due to the increased population (illegal immigrants? ) and now they wont be able to fly jets in this airspace anymore. its really a shame too, cuz these guys were amazing.
i tried taking pics, but when somethings moving at over 400 mph about 100 feet over your head, it kinda goes by fast. pictures wouldnt do it justice anyways. youve got to hear these things in person. four of them flew right over our heads haulin ass and everything shook, including the ground, my truck, my brain, etc. i thought my eardrums were gonna pop, but it was cool as hell. they came by extra extra slow one time with the front end almost verticle so it looked like a wheelie with a plane. they were low enough that we could see the pilots helmet.
the acrobatics were equally badass, they flew within 2 feet of each other inverted, upside down, doin barrel rolls, all that cool shit. best of all, it was FREE because they cover so much area, you can see them for miles. i could have paid ten bucks to see them climb in and take off, but we had a good enough view across the street from the naval base.
anyways, if they come into your town, check em out. 
http://www.blueangels.navy.mil/
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FungusMan
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They were here just a week or so ago for "THUNDER OVER LOUISVILLE". Damn its hard to sleep that day
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PurpleKush
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Re: blue angels [Re: FungusMan]
#5576546 - 05/01/06 08:12 AM (17 years, 8 months ago) |
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yeah, i suppose if you DIDNT want to have your house shaking like your a control tower getting buzzed all day, it would suck. that could get really annoying. im kinda used to it though because theres lockheed and dobbins AFB near my house and hartsfield airport is the busiest in the nation (world?) so ive heard it all my life.
oh well. if its too loud, your too old.
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ToTheSummit
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I've seen the Blue Angels perform on a couple of occasions. But because I lived in Las Vegas for over 25 years it was no big deal to me. The Thunderbirds (The Air Force's aerial acrobat team) are based in Vegas and we would watch them practice their routines all the time. It's like getting free shows on a regular basis. But if you don't get to see it all the time then you should definately go see either one of them perfom when they come to your area. It is pretty amazing what they can do!
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