It was so fun to have the Blue Angels in our little town last week. They did air shows on Saturday and Sunday out at the new airport. Ken got these pictures of them on Saturday on his iphone. He rode his bike to a hill above the airport and watched the show. The best day, though, was Thursday. They rehearsed much of Thursday- and that day the skies were blue and clear and they really put on a show. I wish we had pictures of that day. You could hear the roar of the jets most of the day. I watched from my front lawn. On Wednesday, they took VIP's up in the jets, including Dieter F. Uchtdorf. They interviewed the pilot after and he said, "He handled the G's." I guess they gave him a "test" and he passed. You know, I've seen them practicing a lot on our way to and from Vegas near Nellis Air Force base. It's quite a common site there. But there was just something about having them in our "air"- right above our house at times- that was truly thrilling. The local newspaper reported that this was one of their best ever air shows. They expected 20,000 people and 30, 000 came on Saturday (creating a bit of a porta potty problem!) True to our Mormon culture, Sunday's show was not as well attended, but I hope they'll want to come back. I'd love for this to be an annual event!
It was so fun to have the Blue Angels in our little town last week. They did air shows on Saturday and Sunday out at the new airport. Ken got these pictures of them on Saturday on his iphone. He rode his bike to a hill above the airport and watched the show. The best day, though, was Thursday. They rehearsed much of Thursday- and that day the skies were blue and clear and they really put on a show. I wish we had pictures of that day. You could hear the roar of the jets most of the day. I watched from my front lawn. On Wednesday, they took VIP's up in the jets, including Dieter F. Uchtdorf. They interviewed the pilot after and he said, "He handled the G's." I guess they gave him a "test" and he passed. You know, I've seen them practicing a lot on our way to and from Vegas near Nellis Air Force base. It's quite a common site there. But there was just something about having them in our "air"- right above our house at times- that was truly thrilling. The local newspaper reported that this was one of their best ever air shows. They expected 20,000 people and 30, 000 came on Saturday (creating a bit of a porta potty problem!) True to our Mormon culture, Sunday's show was not as well attended, but I hope they'll want to come back. I'd love for this to be an annual event!
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Looks awesome. The Blue Angels came to Boise a few years ago and I also enjoyed hearing them flyover. Good pictures Ken.
Roger and I drove to the top of the old airport and watched the Blue Angels fly on Saturday afternoon. It was kind of far away, but a couple times they headed our way and we got the thrill of hearing as well as seeing their cool maneuvers. Roger was in heaven and was explaining each maneuver to me and how very difficult it was. Too bad it was cloudy on the weekend because the skies had previously been glorious! Ken got some great pics!
Ken was wishing he had Roger by him, Pam, to explain it all. He has a little of Roger's blood- the love of aircraft and flying!
What a thrill! You should check out the air show at Nellis in October. Supposedly it's pretty amazing.
P.S. Are you going to do your American Idol reviews this year?? You'd better!! I need your take!
This looks like so much fun! My boys (including Aaron) would have loved this. That's so neat you were able to watch it from your lawn.
WOW! Great photos! There is something truly thrilling about jets flying in formation and doing daring moves!
I keep coming hoping there will be more posts. Is there one in the works?
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