The Blue Angels

[jknight8907]

Guess what just flew over? Yep, the Blue Angels!!!! I was sitting here reading another stupid post on Flightinfo.com, and all of a sudden the dishes rattled with the sound of 6 pairs of huge jet engines flying in tight formation. They came directly over the top of the house, straight out into the gulf, then came back at a 90 degree angle to the shore, still bookin it right along.  :o

Here's some pics: http://community.webshots.com/album/239655527spvHRj

I would upload them to here but I think it would exceed the limit for 1 thread.

[Jared]

ah, tis an amazing sound is it not? :-)

beautiful shots, and wonderful memories..:-)

THough I would much prefer the sound of the B-17 that usually comes every year to the local arshow..;-)

They give rides over the course of 3 days and typically fly right over the house, and I mean just over the huse..:-)

[jknight8907]

Last time i was down here (during the last BA show of the season) a B25 made repeated passes up and down the beach, an absolutley amazing sound!

[jknight8907]

Guess what? I had the worlds greatest alarm clock this morning!! This morning the BAs made another pass over this area which without a doubt definitley woke me up!!!  ;D

[Boss_BlueAngels]

awesome!  

Speaking of wonderful alarm clocks... where I live there is ALWAYS an airplane flying over... whether it's a Cessna, or a Boeing or even the occasional military aircraft... I don't think there isn't a minute (literally) that goes by without being able to hear at least one kind of aircraft...

But, this one day, while I was half awake... I noticed a very unusual pitch coming from outside.  It was different from the usual twin engine sound... and looked out my window, just in time to see something I'd never foreget.... a formation with a B-29 in lead with two B-17's on either wing!  WOW, was that a great way to wake up!  

[Jared]

Wow now that made the hair on the back of my neck stand up just thinking about that! :-) Those old bombers are really a sight and sound to behold! :-)

[Boss_BlueAngels]

Yeah they are!  Man, certainly something I'll never forget!  Such a unique sound too...  just awesome.  As much as I love the sound of jets... nothing matches the rumble of 12 radial engines.  

[Jared]

Amen..:-)

I especially love the sound of the wright cyclone 18-cyl. radial engine on the B-29 that I saw two years ago..:-)

And to stand behind it and smell the exhaust and "wind" as they fired all four engines, well it almost brought a tear to me eye..:-)