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Red arrows versus Blue angels

Postby machineman9 » Mon May 28, 2007 2:00 pm

i hope this is the right place to put it. quite simply... who do you prefer? the American Blue Angels or the British Red Arrows?

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my vote is for the Red Arrows! their stuff is amazing and i saw a documentry on the angels and they werent as good
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Re: Red arrows versus Blue angels

Postby ozzy72 » Mon May 28, 2007 2:10 pm

Not only the wrong forum but linked images as well! Prepare for pain ::) >:(
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Re: Red arrows versus Blue angels

Postby machineman9 » Mon May 28, 2007 2:11 pm

Not only the wrong forum but linked images as well! Prepare for pain ::) >:(

aww nooo, sorry oz. ill upload them to SimV now. i thought it was only for the SimV contest that needed SimV uploads. i still dont understand that rule but i shall abide
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Re: Red arrows versus Blue angels

Postby F3Hadlow » Mon May 28, 2007 2:30 pm

What a ridiculous idea. They fly completely different aircraft so their routines are very different (not to mention most members here won't have seen both!) so trying to say which is better is impossible.
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Re: Red arrows versus Blue angels

Postby ozzy72 » Mon May 28, 2007 2:57 pm

I've had the great good fortune to see both (I've seen the Reds far more times however) and I have to say the Turkish Stars are just the maddest display team on the planet 8-)
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Re: Red arrows versus Blue angels

Postby Isak922 » Mon May 28, 2007 3:34 pm

I've had the great good fortune to see both (I've seen the Reds far more times however) and I have to say the Turkish Stars are just the maddest display team on the planet 8-)


;D Never seen them, but if YOU'RE saying that, they must be mad  ;D ;D ;D

Makes me kinda proud that my Dad is from Turkey  :P

I've never seen the Red Arrows, but the Blue Angels were downright amazing when I say them. Tough choice.
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Re: Red arrows versus Blue angels

Postby machineman9 » Mon May 28, 2007 4:34 pm

What a ridiculous idea. They fly completely different aircraft so their routines are very different (not to mention most members here won't have seen both!) so trying to say which is better is impossible.

yeh, so that takes it down to more or less personal preference. the blue angels (in what ive seen of them) just go simple formations but the arrows do some crazy ass stuff such as the chippo (or however ya call it) break away and the spinning around trails
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Re: Red arrows versus Blue angels

Postby ATI_7500 » Mon May 28, 2007 4:41 pm

Just to emphasize answer #3: Me > all. ;P
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Re: Red arrows versus Blue angels

Postby machineman9 » Mon May 28, 2007 4:57 pm

Just to emphasize answer #3: Me > all. ;P

got any vids? lol

i havent got a joystick (well i do, but one of those really old ones with the blocky connectors that wont plug into USB) so i sorta suck right now on FS9
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Re: Red arrows versus Blue angels

Postby expat » Mon May 28, 2007 6:18 pm

What a ridiculous idea. They fly completely different aircraft so their routines are very different (not to mention most members here won't have seen both!) so trying to say which is better is impossible.

yeh, so that takes it down to more or less personal preference. the blue angels (in what ive seen of them) just go simple formations but the arrows do some crazy ass stuff such as the chippo (or however ya call it) break away and the spinning around trails



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Re: Red arrows versus Blue angels

Postby Tweek » Mon May 28, 2007 6:55 pm

I've had the great good fortune to see both (I've seen the Reds far more times however) and I have to say the Turkish Stars are just the maddest display team on the planet 8-)


Unfortunately that 'mad' commentator is no longer with the team (so is my understanding - have only seen them once at Mildenhall '98). I think that's who most people remember the Turkish Stars for!

To illustrate your point, a video I uploaded a while ago:

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Re: Red arrows versus Blue angels

Postby Mictheslik » Tue May 29, 2007 3:22 am

I've had the great good fortune to see both (I've seen the Reds far more times however) and I have to say the Turkish Stars are just the maddest display team on the planet 8-)


Unfortunately that 'mad' commentator is no longer with the team (so is my understanding - have only seen them once at Mildenhall '98). I think that's who most people remember the Turkish Stars for!

To illustrate your point, a video I uploaded a while ago:

Turkish Stars, ladies and gentlemen! Hooray! Hooray!


LOL :D:D:D, and i thought the Patruille Suisse guy was funny last year :)

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Re: Red arrows versus Blue angels

Postby machineman9 » Tue May 29, 2007 9:38 am

What a ridiculous idea. They fly completely different aircraft so their routines are very different (not to mention most members here won't have seen both!) so trying to say which is better is impossible.

yeh, so that takes it down to more or less personal preference. the blue angels (in what ive seen of them) just go simple formations but the arrows do some crazy ass stuff such as the chippo (or however ya call it) break away and the spinning around trails



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that is probably why i cant find any pictures of it lol. thanks for the info
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Re: Red arrows versus Blue angels

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Re: Red arrows versus Blue angels

Postby machineman9 » Tue May 29, 2007 12:38 pm


nice. know when that picture was taken?
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