Navy Blue Angels Winter Practice Flight in SOCAL

 

Naval Air Facility El Centro

January through March, 6 days a week 8am & 1pm flights

The United States Navy Flight Demonstration Team, The Blue Angels,  arrives in Southern California in early January and spends the next 12 weeks practicing and honing their precision flight maneuvers over NAF El Centro and its surrounding areas. Each pilot is required to complete 120 flights in this 3 month period before they are signed off and are able to perform in front of an air show crowd. 

The flight Team is made up of 7x pilots, 10 FA-18 Super Hornets,  3x C-130 Pilots, 2x C-130 Fat Albert Aircraft. The Flight Team is support by nearly 160 men and women covering specialities in Engine Power Plant, Life Support, Avionics, Medical, Logistics, and Event Planning. Each weekend this team of navy professional decends on new township to put on 90 minute display of naval aviation precision.  

The Blue Angels perform 60 plus airshows in over 30 cities across the United States from March through November. Visit the Blue Angels website for full schedule. 

2024 America's Airshow at MCAS Miramar

 

America's Air Show took to the skies over MCAS Miramar over the weekend. Starting Friday September 27, 2004 the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar welcomed the public to come out and meet with the men and women soldiers that make up the armed forces. There were static displays from various agencies such as U.S. Air Force, Navy, NASA and various law enforcement agencies brought in aircraft and vehicles. Here are some of the highlights from DAY 1, Friday