Blue Angels at MCAS Miramar-September 23 2022
 

Lynn, Holly and I took a 4 day weekend trip to San Diego to check out the first Blue Angels Air Show last Friday at MCAS Miramar since Covid hit. The last time Lynn and I were at this show, it was NAS Miramar!



We also checked out and toured the Midway Aircraft Carrier on Saturday. What an amazing vessel.


Enjoy the pics!


Amazing Flying by Jon Melby!



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Blue Angels waiting


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More of Jon Melby


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Golden Knights aircraft


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C-17 West Coast Demo Team


BTW, the cars in the foreground were available for "rides" down the runway at speed...for a cost.



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Holly having fun



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Lynn and Holly in the bomb bay


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Loved this!



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F-35. These fly daily over our house in AZ


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I was amazed to see a U2 flying!


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They had an exhibition where a stunt plane raced a jet powered truck.


The truck lost, badly....LOL


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F-35


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MAGTAF Demo


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More of the MAGTAF Demo


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Blue Angels getting ready


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Fat Albert flying


Capt William Huckeba USMC C-130 Fat Albert Pilot
Capt Jackson Streiff USMC C-130 Fat Albert Pilot
Maj Joshua Soltan USMC C-130 Fat Albert Pilot


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More of Fat Albert flying


Capt William Huckeba USMC C-130 Fat Albert Pilot
Capt Jackson Streiff USMC C-130 Fat Albert Pilot
Maj Joshua Soltan USMC C-130 Fat Albert Pilot


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Last of Fat Albert flying


Capt William Huckeba USMC C-130 Fat Albert Pilot
Capt Jackson Streiff USMC C-130 Fat Albert Pilot
Maj Joshua Soltan USMC C-130 Fat Albert Pilot


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Holly met some new friends....:cool2:




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Blue Angels, engines started


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And starting down the runway


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These are:
#1 Capt. Brian C. Kesserling USN/Flight Leader/Commanding Officer
#2 Lt. Chris Kapuschansky USN/Right wing


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This is:


#3 Lt. Scott Goossens USN/Left Wing
#4 Maj. Frank Zastoupil USMC/Slot


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This is:


#5 Lcdr Cary Rickoff USN/Lead Solo
#6 Lcdr Julius Bratton USN/Opposing Solo


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Heading the other way prior to take off


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Afterburners on for the takeoff roll for #1- #4!


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#1 Capt. Brian C. Kesserling USN/Flight Leader/Commanding Officer
#2 Lt. Chris Kapuschansky USN/Right wing

#3 Lt. Scott Goossens USN/Left Wing
#4 Maj. Frank Zastoupil USMC/Slot


Doing for the first loop...then exiting show left


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#1 Capt. Brian C. Kesserling USN/Flight Leader/Commanding Officer
#2 Lt. Chris Kapuschansky USN/Right wing

#3 Lt. Scott Goossens USN/Left Wing
#4 Maj. Frank Zastoupil USMC/Slot


Doing another loop-while #5 and # 6 are waiting to take off.



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#5 Lcdr Cary Rickoff USN/Lead Solo
#6 Lcdr Julius Bratton USN/Opposing Solo


Taking off...and #5 Lcdr Cary Rickoff USN/Lead Solo goes immediately into a dirty roll :eek2:


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#6 Lcdr Julius Bratton USN/Opposing Solo going inverted



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#1 Capt. Brian C. Kesserling USN/Flight Leader/Commanding Officer
#2 Lt. Chris Kapuschansky USN/Right wing

#3 Lt. Scott Goossens USN/Left Wing
#4 Maj. Frank Zastoupil USMC/Slot


Nice sequence...


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#6 Lcdr Julius Bratton USN/Opposing Solo I missed the lead sologoing the opposite direction!


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#1 Capt. Brian C. Kesserling USN/Flight Leader/Commanding Officer
#2 Lt. Chris Kapuschansky USN/Right wing

#3 Lt. Scott Goossens USN/Left Wing
#4 Maj. Frank Zastoupil USMC/Slot


#4 a bit out of position in pics 3 and 4.



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I missed the opposing solos...again..LOL


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#1 Capt. Brian C. Kesserling USN/Flight Leader/Commanding Officer
#2 Lt. Chris Kapuschansky USN/Right wing

#3 Lt. Scott Goossens USN/Left Wing
#4 Maj. Frank Zastoupil USMC/Slot


Again



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#5 Lcdr Cary Rickoff USN/Lead Solo
#6 Lcdr Julius Bratton USN/Opposing Solo


I love the inverted dirty flying!


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#1 Capt. Brian C. Kesserling USN/Flight Leader/Commanding Officer
#2 Lt. Chris Kapuschansky USN/Right wing

#3 Lt. Scott Goossens USN/Left Wing
#4 Maj. Frank Zastoupil USMC/Slot


Doing a dirty diamond loop!



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#1 Capt. Brian C. Kesserling USN/Flight Leader/Commanding Officer
#2 Lt. Chris Kapuschansky USN/Right wing

#3 Lt. Scott Goossens USN/Left Wing
#4 Maj. Frank Zastoupil USMC/Slot


Doing another dirty loop!


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#5 Lcdr Cary Rickoff USN/Lead Solo


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#1 Capt. Brian C. Kesserling USN/Flight Leader/Commanding Officer
#2 Lt. Chris Kapuschansky USN/Right wing

#3 Lt. Scott Goossens USN/Left Wing
#4 Maj. Frank Zastoupil USMC/Slot





Two right side up and two inverted (Double Farvel)


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#5 Lcdr Cary Rickoff USN/Lead Solo
#6 Lcdr Julius Bratton USN/Opposing Solo


Hauling!





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#5 Lcdr Cary Rickoff USN/Lead Solo
#6 Lcdr Julius Bratton USN/Opposing Solo


I finally got the solos!


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#1 Capt. Brian C. Kesserling USN/Flight Leader/Commanding Officer
#2 Lt. Chris Kapuschansky USN/Right wing

#3 Lt. Scott Goossens USN/Left Wing
#4 Maj. Frank Zastoupil USMC/Slot


Diamond Echelon Parade


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#5 Lcdr Cary Rickoff USN/Lead Solo


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#1 Capt. Brian C. Kesserling USN/Flight Leader/Commanding Officer
#2 Lt. Chris Kapuschansky USN/Right wing

#3 Lt. Scott Goossens USN/Left Wing
#4 Maj. Frank Zastoupil USMC/Slot


Looks like #4 was having a bad day :)



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Line abreast loop-weird pixelation in the last pic...


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#5 Lcdr Cary Rickoff USN/Lead Solo in silhouette


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#5 Lcdr Cary Rickoff USN/Lead Solo


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#1 Capt. Brian C. Kesserling USN/Flight Leader/Commanding Officer
#2 Lt. Chris Kapuschansky USN/Right wing

#3 Lt. Scott Goossens USN/Left Wing
#4 Maj. Frank Zastoupil USMC/Slot


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