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Fleet Week 2005
We decided to run down for Fleet Week and proceeded to spend an hour trying to find a place to park. I finally gave up, put the Jeep in 4*4 low and drove up under an off ramp above the Embarcadero. We had a nice view of the bay but it was a little hazy as you can see in this shot of Alcatraz.
My son took this from the Jeep while we were looking for a parking spot.
The Blue Angles, the finest precision flying demonstration team in the world.
One of the solo pilots on a low pass over the bay, barely clearing the masts on the big sailboats. He was actually lower on the far side of the bay and throwing a rooster tail from the exhaust on the water.
Too far away and too much haze but a cool picture anyway.
A little closer.
A nice slow pass with everything hanging out in the breeze.
One of the solo pilots pulling a high "g" turn directly in front of us.
Formation flying at its best, no room for mistakes at all.
More diamond formation flying.
Six up delta formation with plenty of smoke. The best part of our location was watching most of the show at eye level.
Hey, hey, hey, its Fat Albert, the support transport for the Blue Angles.
They fly Fat Albert like it is a fighter. It is surprisingly nimble for a large plane and certainly isn't lacking for power. On one pass they came in on the deck over the bay and pulled into a 40+ degree climb at stage center.
A slow fly by directly overhead. The rumble was worth the pain and suffering of finding a parking spot.
Flying just above stall it appears to barely be moving.
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