I have just had the pleasure of looking at all the terrific photos of the Virtual ThunderBirds while on their trip to Nellis Airforce Base. They are now posted in the libary section of the VTB's home page and definately worth a look. Just wanted to say great job guys and congrats again as you can te...

Just received my copy of Reach for the Skies! This video is by far the best video I have seen yet. I highly recommend ordering it for anyone who is interested in learning about the USAF ThunderBirds. Thanks LD! Terrific Recommendation!

Not just Cougars but rudder pedals too... with the possibility of purchasing a FSSB mod! Geez.... I have made the complete transition to the dork side. You're powers are great Master... Lol

Excellent website Tomcat! Really enjoying the videos, especially as I have been working hard to understand the VTB 2006 SOPs and show manuevers. What was really nice is that now that I have a fairly clear understanding of entry and exit points for the manuevers it was easy to anticapate which way th...

Terrific post Lawndart! That all makes alot of sense and is valuable information. Thanks for taking the time to fill us in...

Very interesting on the solo positions Lawndart. I realized that each solo maintained a position on the team for 2 years but thought that the he would jump completely from one side to the other during the transition from 6 to 5. Thanks for clearing that one up! Also very interesting on the bank degr...

Hi Voltano. Very interesting pictures you have posted in this thread. Not being a VTB member I don't know if the team has pictures of its manuevers. But, in the VTB's Library section of their home page is a document that describes their entire show in detail. It is titled manuever SOPs. Also if you ...

Hi guys! Have a couple more questions about the VTB SOPs. 6)In the Nellis Audio show and in the VTB 2005 we noticed that the pilot that joins the Diamond for the Five Card and Line Abreast Loop is the #6 pilot. But, in the 2006 show it is the #5 pilot who joins in. Just wondering why this is and if ...

Terrific thread here Lawndart. I have had this one printed off for about a month and having read it a few times it is starting to really sink in. After studying the Thunderbirds SOPs Redeye, myself and Snakeeye have a fairly clear understanding of how the show is to be executed. We now know where an...

After digging alittle further we found the answer to the last question(#5) in the SOPs. "Lead calls "Right Side's Hot" meaning he will be landing on the right hand side of centerline, allowing each aircraft in sequence to stagger the spacing during landing..."

Thanks Guys for the Feedback! We have another question...

5)During the Landing where does each pilot touch down? We have been shooting for the centerline on the numbers but are not sure if that is correct?

Thanks Cobra! Very interesting explanations for both those videos. I couldn't understand why the pilot had to make such a severe correction on that landing in the second video. Seems like there would be very little room for error in that situation with such a large aircraft.

Hello Everyone. Redeye and myself have been working hard to understand the Formation SOPs and have a few questions. 1)Which airport does the team mostly practice at? 2)On the Bon-Ton Roll what is the procedure that each pilot uses to perform the roll? As of right now I have been maintaining padlock ...

Here is another one that is not too bad. It is a combination of real life airshow footage and the Around the World Documentary of the Blue Angels. It is titled "Taking Care of Business" You can download it in the Videos Section... Enjoy!



http://www.colegrove.us/

Here is a music video for the song 'Dreams' by Van Halen; the video features the Blue Angels flying the A-4F Skyhawk II. It's about 5 minutes long and is a pretty good video even though it is alittle older. Hope you enjoy it...

http://www.patricksaviation.com/videos. ... iew&id=129