The Navy's Blue Angels: Incredible Precision at High Speed
Blue Angels taxiing after airshow in Pensacola, FL. A stop in Pensacola, FL, on a road trip in October 2016 from Dallas, TX, to Tampa, FL, turned out to be far more exciting than planned. Wife Ute and I had scheduled a visit at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola , FL. National Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, FL, viewed from nearby lighthouse. We arrived at the museum on a Tuesday shortly after 10 am, anticipating a visit of several hours. A surprising number of people parked at the same time, then proceeded to walk toward the adjacent runway of the Navy base. "They must know where to go," we thought, and just moved along with them. Shortly we joined a queue. Asking a neighbor in the queue, we found out that there was to be an airshow. "Oh well, why not take the time and watch it," we said. "There will be plenty of time to visit the museum afterwards." Listening to announcements of volunteers managing the queue, it finally dawned