[flyXwire]

Fellow Sacramentans...this Saturday, 3/15. Blue Angels will be show performers this year!

[STARMAN 352ND]

I might go to it ...If it doesn't rain on Sat...Any one else going ?
JP

[PappyB]

I'm going to be there on Saturday with a couple buds

[flyXwire]

Wooooohoooooo! That was quite a lunch treat I had today watching the "Blue Angels" practicing overhead for tomorrow's airshow at Mather Field.

[PappyB]

Originally Posted by flyXwire

Wooooohoooooo! That was quite a lunch treat I had today watching the "Blue Angels" practicing overhead for tomorrow's airshow at Mather Field.

What's the weather looking like up there Fly?

[flyXwire]

Originally Posted by PappyB

What's the weather looking like up there Fly?

Dark lingering clouds towards the Sierra foothills, but from where I sat...gorgeous cumulus clouds with lots of sunshine! Yeah baby!

[STARMAN 352ND]

Man....We have had rain off and on all day up here north of you....Weather Channel says more rain on Sat...
This rain looks to mess up my weekend...
JP

[flyXwire]

Originally Posted by STARMAN 352ND

Man....We have had rain off and on all day up here north of you....Weather Channel says more rain on Sat...
This rain looks to mess up my weekend...
JP

All the more reason for you to come down here to the airshow this weekend at Mather.

[PappyB]

Well, I hit the show yesterday -- despite the weather prognosticators saying there was a 70% chance of rain... and man, what a beautiful day! Cool temps, light breeze, lots of big cumulous clouds that made for some truly dramatic viewing -- if terribly challenging photography conditions. But the rain held off and it was all in all a perfect day to take in an air show.

The show was a bit short compared with last year but there were a few things I've never seen before -- the Blues for one, I don't think I have ever seen 'em. Least not for 20-some years, so that was a thrill (that said, I think the T-birds put on a better "show").

Seeing the C-130 "Fat Albert" do its thing was also very cool -- and the Harrier was an ear-splitting experience I shall never forget. (First time at an air show that I wished I had ear plugs... wow!).

Here's a shot from the Blues routine. I'll post more when I can. Got scads to sort through.

[flyXwire]

Looking forward to more of your pictures from the airshow, Pappy! Thanks so much.

Originally Posted by PappyB

Well, I hit the show yesterday -- despite the weather prognosticators saying there was a 70% chance of rain... and man, what a beautiful day! Cool temps, light breeze, lots of big cumulous clouds that made for some truly dramatic viewing -- if terribly challenging photography conditions. But the rain held off and it was all in all a perfect day to take in an air show.

The show was a bit short compared with last year but there were a few things I've never seen before -- the Blues for one, I don't think I have ever seen 'em. Least not for 20-some years, so that was a thrill (that said, I think the T-birds put on a better "show").

Seeing the C-130 "Fat Albert" do its thing was also very cool -- and the Harrier was an ear-splitting experience I shall never forget. (First time at an air show that I wished I had ear plugs... wow!).

Here's a shot from the T-birds routine. I'll post more when I can. Got scads to sort through.