Blue Angels and Thunderbirds COVID flyovers

[limblips]

So our local paper says the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds will be making flybys over Virginia Beach and other Hampton Rds cities. But I read another article that the Angels were grounded because unlike the Thunderbirds the Angels wouldn't stay six feet apart.

 

[Miker/t]

I think he might have pee'd a little at about 12:00!


They're flying over Baltimore & DC on Saturday. Time & route hasn't been announced yet.

 

[GregV814]

A fly-over at Solomon’s yesterday was a big plane, flat bottom fuselage with 4 props, drab color. I don’t know a piper cub from a 737. What was that plane?

 

[jrt_ms1995]

A fly-over at Solomon’s yesterday was a big plane, flat bottom fuselage with 4 props, drab color. I don’t know a piper cub from a 737. What was that plane?

Probably (I wasn't there) a C-130.

 

[Bird Dog]

They just headed down the bay......cool

 

[GregV814]

Yup, that’s it, a C130.

 

[Grumpy]

 

[Monello]

What did this flyover accomplish? Did it scare the virus away?

I feel so much safer now.

 

[DoWhat]

What did this flyover accomplish? Did it scare the virus away?

I feel so much safer now.

It gave the pilots required flight time.
You should know about that.

What was it when I was in? 10 hrs per month?

 

[Miker/t]

Even thought the flyover didn't go over Southern Maryland, we were able to see the tankers orbiting between Andrews and Leonardtown. Then after the last flyover of DC, got to see the teams joining up on the tankers right over Waldorf heading towards Atlanta. I think that was more cool than seeing the flyover.

 

[PeoplesElbow]

What did this flyover accomplish? Did it scare the virus away?

I feel so much safer now.

Really what purpose do the Blue Angels and Thunderbird's serve?

 

[stgislander]

Really what purpose do the Blue Angels and Thunderbird's serve?

Advertising and recruiting.

 

[Bonehead]

I can't think of any real practical use for either of these teams, except to waste avgas.

 

[limblips]

I can't think of any real practical use for either of these teams, except to waste avgas.

Avgas? Not the fuel of choice but to answer your question, as was said earlier, advertising and recruitment. They are also a way to show the taxpayer some of their hardware much the same as when ships are open for tours.

 

[Monello]

They should have had some bombers fly over the cities and drop stimulus checks or frozen turkeys.

 

[limblips]

They should have had some bombers fly over the cities and drop stimulus checks or frozen turkeys.

People would complain that they had to go outside to pick up their check and the turkey was bruised.

 

[WingsOfGold]

What did this flyover accomplish? Did it scare the virus away?

I feel so much safer now.

Moral booster, even though it was just a very routine flyover to most that never really get to see them it was a big deal.

 

[DaSDGuy]

Really what purpose do the Blue Angels and Thunderbird's serve?

Both teams give wannabees something to biotch about.

 

[spr1975wshs]

I can't think of any real practical use for either of these teams, except to waste avgas.

The current jets are a lot more fuel efficient than when I saw them as a kid.
Both teams were flying F-4's.

 

[Bann]

What did this flyover accomplish? Did it scare the virus away?

I feel so much safer now.

It gave the pilots required flight time.
You should know about that.

What was it when I was in? 10 hrs per month?

I was thinking the same thing at first - and I'm a huge Blue Angels and airshow fan! Being the Navy brat that I am, I've seen them so many times over the years.

But the 2020 budget is already out there for them to utilize, and since some of the shows were cancelled, I guess this was one way to still fulfill their PR and recruitment capacity. I'm all for the morale, welfare and recreation of it all, too.