Love this video. It shows many if not most of their major stunts and formations. While this video is good its nothing compared to seeing them in real life, to things like seeing 5 or 6 fighter aircraft whip past the roof of your apartment only a stone’s throw away, or whip over your head as you’re bicycling along a city street.
What you don’t see in this video is the “sky art” aspect of their flying which can be spectacular.
I love the Blue Angels. I see them every year. Its so exciting it almost makes me cry!
Today at the performance I met a man who is a visiting student in aircraft engineering from China. He said that the Chinese have something similar to the Blue Angels. One day I would love to see them also.
One thing we discussed was how the efforts of so many thousands and thousands of people goes into making such amazing aircraft. Some of the technology is the result of 20 or more years of intensive development.
The Blue Angels inspire me to do my best with my computer science courses. Just like each team member is doing their part, and all the thousands and thousands of people who create and maintain the amazing technology that is behind them, I feel that by studying hard in my classes I am doing my part. That is my way to be a part of the team.
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