Preview: The Blue Angels @ The Prairie Air Show
By the good fortune of knowing the right people, I got a sneak peek of the Prairie Air Show on set-up day. I’ll be there again on Sunday, but set-up day is the special day I cherish when those who are lucky enough to get in are allowed a preview of the show.
(I took a bunch of photos, but I think my son captured it perfectly with this pic.)
All vendors and exhibitors were asked to leave by 3pm, just before the elite U.S. Navy Blue Angels were scheduled to go up for a practice run, so I drove over to nearby Alpha Park and recorded some video. Admittedly, my video is a bit rough, but I can’t tell you how jaw-dropping it is to have these planes flying directly over your head, sometimes just a few hundred feet off the ground. Seriously, I about feel over backwards more than once!
If you can’t make it to the air show, or don’t want to pay the admission price, do your self a favor and have a picnic at Alpha Park this weekend.
April 18th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
That is sooo freakin cool! Did you notice that at first they were flying in a formation of 4, and towards the end their number had increased to 6. Still get chills. I’ll show the kids the video…. maybe they can look at this without crying.
April 19th, 2008 at 7:41 am
Yea, it’s pretty cool. I plan on taking the kids back to Alpha Park again for today’s show and we’ll watch the entire thing on Sunday from within the grounds.
April 19th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Had a hard time at work Friday as they kept flying overhead so instant reaction was to stop and watch. Fun to watch!