Flying The Friendly-Skies, Once Again!

   Seeing as, we are in the midst of another, annual, Air-show, with, the 'Blue Angels' 'front and center' of each, and, every attraction, this, year, I thought I'd offer-up a bit of info. about this, stellar, set of 'Super-Heroes'. The Blue Angels is the United States Navy's flight demonstration squadron. The Blue Angels team was formed in 1946, making it the second oldest formal flying aerobatic team (under the same name) in the world, after the French Patrouille de France formed in 1931. The Blue Angels' six demonstration pilots fly the F/A-18 Hornet, typically in more than 70 shows at 34 locations throughout the United States each year, where they still employ many of the same practices and techniques used in their aerial displays in 1946. An estimated 11 million spectators view the squadron during air shows each full year. The Blue Angels also visit more than 50,000 people in a standard show season (March through November) in schools and hospitals. Since 1946, the Blue Angels have flown for more than 260 million spectators. Over the course of my life, I've witnessed this, amazing group of aviators, more times than I can recall. The initial-impact, they had on me, many, years, ago, remains the same, over the years, as I NEVER am unimpressed by their prowess. As a matter of fact, today, as I understand, better, the nature of their skill, and, the, potential-danger, they face, I am, MORE impressed than ever! You GO, Fly-boys...you Go! Best of luck! Just Sayin'...