blue angels - pensacola 2009

We were about 1500 ft from the "center point" of the show, which was a coast guard tender anchored off of Pensacola beachWe were also sitting perpendicular to the path they flew, parallel to the beach, and over the center point. So I has several shots of planes heading straight for me.The ones that flew from behind me, over the center point were surprises, so I didn't have many of those.You will see several shots with just two planes. This pair flies the head to head encounters, the inverted passes, the "dirty" passes, and there are a couple where they are "hovering" (nose up, full throttle, little or no lift).The other four fly the formationsIn the end, all six fly in formation, and perform various "breaks" out of formationhttp://cid-51d6133e146d67a6.skydrive.live....20-%20PensacolaAwesome show. Will plan other vacations, like this. But as I told my friend from Panama City who joined me, we could not have planned a better, arrival onto Pensacola beach, parking, trolley ride, seating arrangement, photo opportunities, the "hike" (2.7 miles) back to the car, and departure from Pensacola beach.