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Blue Angels

These are pics I took of Fort Lauderdale's annual Air/Sea show.  This was the day AFTER my Cinco de Mayo celebration.  That could possibly account for a couple of fuzzy shots
as they were all taken hand held with my 10x optical zoom.
The Blue Angels fly Boeing F/A-18 Hornets. Their top speed is
mach 1.7+  (1200+ mph).

They are about level with my balcony which is 200' above sea level.
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Gear down, flaps down, tail hook deployed...everything but the pilot's hand hanging out.  This makes for a VERY stable gun platform.
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Blowin' smoke...must need a valve job.
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An A-10 Warthog.  Those things hanging from the wings look disturbingly like missles.
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Two Coast Guard helicopters at about 100'.
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Nice pics Lauderdale! My pics never turn out that good. If it ain't sittin still I might as well leave the lense cap on.
 
Great video Dyflam.
I took over 150 pics just to get the photos you saw BigCarnivourKid.  I set the camera on multi sequence and still got mostly empty airspace.  When they really cookin' I was about about 50 yards behind.
 
WOW! I would have loved that! I love low, loud jets! Unfortunately I was not home last weekend when they had the fly-over for the NASCR race. I love that because I live near the track and those jets rip over my house--sounds like the sky is splitting open!

I like big loud planes and big loud trains.
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GREAT photos!
 
awesome photos! i'm probably gonna go tomorrow to a blue angels show in fort worth, tx. you can see the whole thing from my friend's back yard.

now i'm actually looking forward to it since you teased me.
 
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