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Pilot Zone => Pilot Zone => Topic started by: Rush on December 23, 2025, 08:10:40 PM

Title: Blue Angels
Post by: Rush on December 23, 2025, 08:10:40 PM
I cannot adequately express how much I love this.

https://x.com/SGTWipper1Each/status/2003266490699776195


This clip is from season 2022 2023 and the camera is in plane #2 piloted by Chris Kapuschansky.

Edit: I believe I was mistaken, this is season 2023 because Scott Goossens is in the #4 plane, not the #3.
Title: Re: Blue Angels
Post by: Rush on January 13, 2026, 07:10:47 PM
I just watched “The Blue Angels” on Amazon Prime. It’s pretty good. Learned a lot. Like how they stay in formation. “He puts his head 18 inches under the line between the blue paint and the yellow paint on the wingtip.” 

And then the tight one is, he’s 12” under the Y painted on the wing.

Proof I have no balls. I could never do that.
Title: Re: Blue Angels
Post by: Anthony on January 14, 2026, 04:25:24 AM
I've seen the Blues a few times along with the TBirds, and a few others. Always a good time.
Title: Re: Blue Angels
Post by: Rush on January 14, 2026, 04:45:51 AM
Quote from: Anthony on January 14, 2026, 04:25:24 AM
I've seen the Blues a few times along with the TBirds, and a few others. Always a good time.

The Thunderbirds are coming to Houston (Ellington Airport) this fall. I’m now a hermit who hates going anywhere but I might just consider this…
Title: Re: Blue Angels
Post by: jb1842 on January 14, 2026, 05:10:02 AM
Netflix has a good one on the Thunderbirds and National Geographic had a recent good one on Navy/Marine pilots during their last few months of trainig.
Title: Re: Blue Angels
Post by: Rush on January 14, 2026, 06:05:30 AM
Quote from: jb1842 on January 14, 2026, 05:10:02 AM
Netflix has a good one on the Thunderbirds and National Geographic had a recent good one on Navy/Marine pilots during their last few months of trainig.

Yes, it’s on Netflix.  Thanks!
Title: Re: Blue Angels
Post by: Rush on January 19, 2026, 07:34:50 PM
Hubby sent me this. It’s clips from the documentary set to music, if you like Aerosmith.

Starting about the 3:00 mark where he does the straight vertical climb, I got to do that when I went up with Phil Knight. Of course it wasn’t a jet. But it’s one of my fondest memories of my whole life. But this Blue Angel, it looks like even more fun.