Cool. My son graduated from the Naval Academy almost 20 years ago, and I have always been very proud of him. I love watching the precision of these jets, the pilots, and the ground crew.
Ah jet noise. The sound of freedom on display. Both groups are CLASS ACTS and I love em both. Men and women like these groups along with ground crews and thousands of ancillary staff keep us free. That goes for all branches of United States military. A heartfelt thanks to all❤❤❤
I was at this show.....its was awesome, but.....I wish the thunderbirds and blue angles did a fly by in the super Delta formation. With Seeing both teams fly on the same day.... you can clearly see that the blue angels are a more fine tuned team. Cleaner tighter formations, more different formations and sharper showmanship with the crew and pilots.
They are Phenomenal, Magnificently Beautiful, Awe Inspiring, Courageously Fearless, I have Such Respect for them and their service. The Pilots are Exceptional and so are the Ground Crew, the Navy or America couldn't ask for better. They are SIMPLY THE BEST ❤️🤍💙.
Beautiful USA!!! WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY. WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE THEM ALL ACROSS OUR BEAUTIFUL USA FOR ABOUT A WEEK OR MORE TO BOOST MORALE IN OUR COUNTY
Wow, this is one of the best airshow videos that I have ever seen, Spencer! Your tracking is exceptional, and your editing is outstanding! I can only imagine how many airshows must have been required to be able to anticipate the action as well as you do! Please, keep on with what you've become so great at doing! ~Tim Huebel / Columbia, South Carolina
Thrilling to find this. I saw both, and lived in Pensacola where the Blue Angels were stationed. Wanted to chill tonight yet I feel the chill of excitement. Crisp and vivid.
Worked at Nellis Air Force base and had the pleasure of getting to know the team at the time. General Dan Darnell was the boss and the entire team was awsome. I'll never forget the wonderful times I had watching the team perform over 17 years. I wish the team now and in the future God Speed. Thank you THUNDERBIRDS for all the good you do
The flight crews are also the elite. All in step. Attention to detail means everything. Civilians enjoy the show but veterans understand the precision that is needed for accomplishing the mission. ❤
Definitely, the work that goes into these shows is immense. The flight crews work so hard and are so skilled. When it comes together, it’s breathtaking.
This was brilliant the start up of the engines the buzz of listening and watching. You really are 100% amazing at what you do. Never stop as I love these absolutely love them thank you so much
I was talking to a retired Air Force pilot the other day and asked if he had heard the Navy justification saying "three fourths of the earth is covered by water." Of course, he had. I suggested the next time he heard that he could counter with "And ALL of the earth's surface is covered by air." He had never thought of that and said he can't wait to use it..
More importantly Landing a on a pitching deck with only a 1,000 feet of runway is not like landing on 10,000 feet of runway on terra firma ! if we are checking who has the largest one's I'd say Navy pilots win that argument 7 days a week and twice on Sundays !
US Navy pilots will tell you landing on the deck of and aircraft carrier is the most dangerous thing the do and the only thing more dangerous is landing on an Aircraft Carrier at NIGHT !
@@charlesimwold1429 I know of one who agreed. It was the late Harald Bauer who retired as a U.S. Navy pilot at the rank of Commander. When he was told he would need to qualify on carriers, he said "no thank you." Actually, as he tells it, he said "auf Wiedersehen". He had been a very young pilot in the GERMAN air force in WWII ferrying Heinkel HE162 fighter jets. He was shot down. Long story short, after the war the U.S. Army recruited him, and he then moved to the U.S. Navy. What is most interesting is that long after the war he was at a reunion of veterans talking about how was shot down and wounded in a certain area in Germany. Another fellow said, "You couldn't have been there, we were in control of that area at that time." He answered, "What makes you think I was on your side." It turned out he had finally met up with the American pilot who shot him down. If you want to hear him tell his fascinating story himself, it is on RU-vid here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xmJqjx9VVKM.html I became aware of him when asked to play bugle at his Military Funeral Honors.
As always, wonderful work Spencer!!! In aviation videos, I'm ALWAYS looking for your name...I know it's going to be the best! (and if you don't mind me saying it-I'm also looking for "AIRSHOW" videos... you both are the best in my mind). Once again-I love your work!!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you. You've given so many of us so much joy!
I would like to know how close do the planes actually get to each other because it looks like they could shake hands. So much talent and I appreciate their service to our country.
When transition is made to the F35/F22, the displays are going to off the charts. Imagine Static diamonds, deltas, opposings, echelon rolls, burner 270s etc are going to be phoenominal. Absolutely devastatingly beautiful. ❤❤❤❤❤
If you don't mind. Could you explain which team is upgrading their jets and approximately when. Chicago gets alternating teams each year and I believe it's Blue Angeles this year.
You aren't gonna see a transition any time soon. I'd love to see the F-22 or F-35 but it would be WAY too expensive. The Thunderbirds will continue using the F-16 for a while.
Thought I'd add another comment...I used to live close enough (San Fernando Valley) to go to Pt Mugu airshows. Always loved them (among other things, I miss the black Phantom...) One of the pluses of course, was the moisture in the air that made for some awesome condensation effects!!! I'm so glad for growing up there when I did (I was 18 in 1968). Got to see so many wonderful things including SR-71 takeoffs from Palmdale AFB facility-including the takeoff around 4:30 am when it did the speed run to Washington DC. I walked a bit from where we parked (a renowned spot to watch SR takeoffs from that facility) so that I was looking right down the runway-with binoculars of course-as it took off headed right towards me, and the view was AWESOME. I also got to see the XB-70 fly a few times at Edwards AFB, including one day two friends and I managed to get to about 200 yards or so on the west side of the main runway to watch a takeoff (we weren't supposed to be there...but this was in the days when Edwards was an "open" base and you could drive around quite a bit) and then managed to be in line with the main, when it came back in to land (over our heads) later in the day along with the T-38 and B-58 chase aircraft. I sure miss those days we spent driving around areas of the base seeing what we could see. I have some nice slides (remember those?) including one shot of a SR-71 and a YF-12 on a ramp area and the YF-12 had the nose section open exposing the radome. My favorite though is a sideview of "Snoopy 2" I think-(a Snoopy image as nose art)- a well known B-58 chase aircraft that among other things did chase for the XB-70 and had an interesting modification-a nose from the YF-12 (I think) when it was used to test their radar. Last, I'll add another nice part of where I lived then...It was near enough to Van Nuys airport which had a Lockheed facility that did rehab work, among other things, on the U-2's. And we were under the downwind leg of the pattern so whenever I heard their wonderful unique engine sound, I'd run out with my binos and watch if I was quick enough. Sometimes I'd just hang out on the railroad tracks, which ran perpendicular to the runways at Van Nuys, and watch aircraft on final, including the occasional U-2 and C-97 (ex B-29). Ahhh...those were the days....
going to see them both in Pensacola in November...I'm a biased Navy vet, but the Blues just do it a little better...been watching them since I was about 6...both groups have amazing pilots and crews.
Air Force has 2024 Miss America as a pilot! 🇺🇸 That's like Wonder Woman joining the Thunderbirds! 🇺🇸 🦇🦸 God please continue to bless the United States of America 🙏🇺🇸
Don't let the rivalry fool you! My childhood memories include post show hangar BBQs with both teams. Actual quote from my T-bird Dad... "Hey Navy! If you drop a hot dog on our pretty white floor we're gonna hand you a mop and you can show us how well you can swap a deck!" Dad always said that the only difference between the teams was the paint on the planes. ❤ #ThunderbirdDaughter
As far as demo squads the blue angels will always be the best. Maybe is cus ive seen them in person, but i still thing to get to fly that plane is about as hard as it gets for a pilot.
