Why You Should Watch the Blue Angels Perform

Have you ever seen planes flying eighteen inches apart? Well, that's just what I saw yesterday* during Fleet Week at San Francisco.

The famous Boeing F/A-18 Hornets of the US Navy perform maneuvers at speeds from four hundred to a thousand miles an hour, flying so dangerously close together that even a slight movement of the controls could be deadly.

The Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets fly in their trademark tight
diamond formation, maintaining 18-inch wing tip to canopy separation.

Here are a few reasons why you should go watch the Blue Angels perform.

1. The maneuvers they perform are not just for show—they are actually used in the Navy.

2. You can meet the pilots, have pictures taken with them, and ask them for autographs after the show as well as buy souvenirs.

3. Even the carrier, the C-130 affectionately known as "Fat Albert" performs a few tricks.

4. This team is one-of-a-kind, and you won't be able to see them again until next year!

*I wrote this yesterday, but I forgot to publish it, so it's a day late. Sorry! :-)

A few moments my dad captured: