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If you had the opportunity, would you take a ride with the Blue Angels?

Posted - August 14, 2017
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  • 13395
    Sure. ..who are the Blue Angel's anyway? 
      August 14, 2017 7:18 AM MDT
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  • 44619
    US Navy's flight demonstration squadron. The are awesome. The US Air Force's equivalent, The Thunderbirds were here in Toledo last summer. The did a fly-by directly over my house

     at about five hundred feet. It was awesome.

    This post was edited by Element 99 at August 19, 2017 7:53 AM MDT
      August 14, 2017 7:27 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    Guess i'd have to take a few barf bags along. I'm kind of sensitive to motion sickness. 

    I was guessing Blue Angels were a new league of motorcyclists -something like that.

    (Pardon my ignorants -I stopped reading newspapers and haven't watched TV now for years). This post was edited by Kittigate at August 19, 2017 7:53 AM MDT
      August 14, 2017 7:35 AM MDT
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  • 44619
    That is because you eat lots of porridge and are busy fighting off bears and moose and shoveling snow.
      August 14, 2017 10:01 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    Oh yes, I guess so. 
      August 14, 2017 6:40 PM MDT
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  • Element answered for me. :)
      August 19, 2017 7:54 AM MDT
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  • 44619
    Yesyesyesyesyes.
      August 14, 2017 7:27 AM MDT
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  • 2500
    At one time I would have jumped at the chance, but anymore? Not so much. I can only ride along in my mind with the likes of Brian Shul.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wigZsFypdyI

    He trained Thunderbird pilots when he wasn't driving a "sled" (SR-71). After retirement he flew again with both the Thunderbirds and the Blue Angels, took a bunch of great photos of them (and other precision flyers) and published some great books. 

    For a quick idea of how Brian's talks go I give you a link to just the "LA Center" story . . . 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7EhdaPo5W8
      August 14, 2017 1:00 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    not sure since i never heard of them
      August 14, 2017 2:38 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    Look at my answer to Kittigates answer above.
      August 14, 2017 5:59 PM MDT
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  • 13071
       Would I?


    YES This post was edited by carbonproduct at August 19, 2017 7:54 AM MDT
      August 14, 2017 6:43 PM MDT
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  • I couldn't do it. Nope....No way....
      August 19, 2017 7:55 AM MDT
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  • 17596
    negative
      August 14, 2017 9:43 PM MDT
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  • The two of us can stand safely on the ground while the others take off.... :)
      August 19, 2017 7:55 AM MDT
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  • 17596
    You have that right!  I really prefer to see that kind of show from pretty far away, but it is surprising there aren't more accidents.
      August 19, 2017 2:25 PM MDT
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  • That's what i meant. :) 
      August 20, 2017 5:45 AM MDT
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  • 7280
    Only on the "ride" from my house to the airport.
      August 19, 2017 8:38 AM MDT
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  • I wouldn't have the courage to ride anywhere with them.
      August 20, 2017 5:46 AM MDT
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