We spent 10 hours at the Pensacola Naval Air Station at the Blue Angels Homecoming air show, we didn't leave until 2 hours after sundown.....an air show in the dark! I don't know where to start...there were several stunt fliers, 2 were plain crazy. One would tumble his stunt biplane less than 500 feet off the ground, to me it was totally out of control. Another would go straight up and go tail over nose tumbling. Some would hoover vertically, fall down nose up, fall straight down horizontally. The Blue Angels flew so close together I think I could walk wing to wing between planes. Everyone was watching 5 of the planes disappear when the sixth came over the hangers behind us at full speed a scared the poop out of everyone. Judy jumped a foot. One pilot had lines between 2 poles, one 15ft above the ground and the second 25. He cut to top one with is prop, upsidedown. The lower one he cut with his tail flying nose up slowly at a 45 degree angle. There was Otto, the clown helicopter, skydivers, a Peterbuilt truck with 3 jet engines going 350+ MPH racing an airplane The truck returned after the dark. going 350MPH again down the runway. Fat Albert, the Blue Angels support C130 Hercules, took off twice, once in the daylight and again after dark with 6 jets for assisted take off. Did you know Fat Albert can taxi backwards? The Red Barons biplanes were real impressive with their stunts. The F18 Super Hornet was also out in the afternoon and after dark. It went by several times this evening with afterburners (BIG blue flames!) on just under the speed of sound. There was a glider (with 2 RC airplane jets, 1 pound each and 12 inches long) that could take off by itself and put on a nifty show after dark with flames of sparks and fireworks shooting from its sides. The show closed with fireworks and a wall of flames. You can click on a pictures to blow it up. Great show!
We spent 10 hours at the Pensacola Naval Air Station at the Blue Angels Homecoming air show, we didn't leave until 2 hours after sundown.....an air show in the dark! I don't know where to start...there were several stunt fliers, 2 were plain crazy. One would tumble his stunt biplane less than 500 feet off the ground, to me it was totally out of control. Another would go straight up and go tail over nose tumbling. Some would hoover vertically, fall down nose up, fall straight down horizontally. The Blue Angels flew so close together I think I could walk wing to wing between planes. Everyone was watching 5 of the planes disappear when the sixth came over the hangers behind us at full speed a scared the poop out of everyone. Judy jumped a foot. One pilot had lines between 2 poles, one 15ft above the ground and the second 25. He cut to top one with is prop, upsidedown. The lower one he cut with his tail flying nose up slowly at a 45 degree angle. There was Otto, the clown helicopter, skydivers, a Peterbuilt truck with 3 jet engines going 350+ MPH racing an airplane The truck returned after the dark. going 350MPH again down the runway. Fat Albert, the Blue Angels support C130 Hercules, took off twice, once in the daylight and again after dark with 6 jets for assisted take off. Did you know Fat Albert can taxi backwards? The Red Barons biplanes were real impressive with their stunts. The F18 Super Hornet was also out in the afternoon and after dark. It went by several times this evening with afterburners (BIG blue flames!) on just under the speed of sound. There was a glider (with 2 RC airplane jets, 1 pound each and 12 inches long) that could take off by itself and put on a nifty show after dark with flames of sparks and fireworks shooting from its sides. The show closed with fireworks and a wall of flames. You can click on a pictures to blow it up. Great show! 
