The View From Space

While in San Diego on business, had the opportunity to attend the Miramar MCAS airshow over the weekend.  Thought that watching the Blue Angels at the  Kaneohe MCB Airshow the week prior would prepare me.  However, I was overwhelmed by the sheer size of the event, easily 3 – 4 times bigger than the one in Hawaii.  Here’s just a glimpse of what went on.

Unfortunately, there aren’t any pictures or videos of the high speed fly-by’s.  I was always in the wrong place at the wrong time when the F-18′s made supersonic passes.  Watching them approach and not hearing them until they passed you with a boom was amazing.   Seeing the cone of condensation around the plane as it hit supersonic was just too cool.

But boy was it HOT!  Like the Hawaii show people were camped under the wings of display aircraft waiting for show.  And because it was so hot I left before the Blue Angels performed.  At least I got to see them at the Kaneohe MCB airshow