Homecoming Air Show Layout

 
The Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show takes place this weekend, February 10 and 11, at Naval Air Station Miramar. As usual there will be a small VIP area at Miramar but the audience will be split between three locations: bleachers on the NW shore of Deder Isle, the region East of Miramar, and seats on two USN frigates, the USS Defiant and the USS Dauntless, on the Aldabra Sea.

The Blue Angels will be inaugurating the 2018 Season with the new F/A-18C Hornets and to mark the occasion a stock version of the Hornet will be raffled on site during the Homecoming weekend (see here).

Dates and times

Saturday, February 10 at 1500 hrs (3 pm SLT)
Sunday, February 11 at 1200 hrs (noon SLT)

Things to know and do

- Please do not fly to Miramar - the station is closed to air traffic during local air shows.
- Please arrive early. Local officers will assist you and guide you to the best seats available.
- Please be mindful of your scripts! There are script counters in place to help you reduce script usage.
- Please remain in your seat and watch the show using your camera.
- Please use one of the three locations available to spectators. Local officers will provide LMs.
- Miramar (Du Sud Isle) is a Homestead, so restricted to general public during air show time.
- If you choose to sail to the Aldabra Sea demo area please remain outside the audience sims.

Audience locations

Deder Isle - Capri island bleachers - 15 seats - SLUR here!
USS Defiant - Port Gonn, Northeast of Miramar - 13 seats plus - SLUR here!
USS Dauntless - Conwy, North of Miramar - 13 seats plus - SLUR here!
N.A.S. Miramar - VIP seats by Building A. - 7 seats - Reserved - SLUR here!

Show Layout

Center point on Conwy with exit to Port Gonnonertnert.
Blue Angels 1 to 4 start from 36 L and 36 R in finger four formation, half squirrel cage maneuver to diamond formation on take off followed by a half Cuban eight between Rafeiraga and Conwy.
Blue Angels 5 and 6 start from 32 for a split take off, lead solo performs a dirty roll on take off while the opposing solo goes vertical and performs a split S.

Pass One
Diamond
360 pass.
Coming from the West in diamond formation the four aircraft will perform a wide circle over center point, completing 360 degrees.
Solos
Opposing aileron roll.
Coming from opposing regions, West and East, the two solos will meet at center point and execute a 360 degree roll as they fly by each other.

Pass Two
Diamond
Individual aileron roll in formation.
Coming from the west, the four aircraft execute a 360 degree roll in the diamond formation as they fly over center point.
Solos
Section high alpha pass.
Coming from the west, the two solos execute a side by side slow speed pass virtually standing their aircraft on their tails.

Pass Three
Diamond
Dirty loop.
Coming from the West in dirty configuration, gear, flaps and hook down, the diamond executes a loop on center point.
Solos
Fortus.
Coming from the West, the solos execute a dirty configuration pass over center point with the lead solo inverted, mirroring the opposing solo flying under.

Pass Four
Diamond
Double farvel.
Coming from the West, the diamond enters center point and Angels 1 and 4 roll 180 degrees to remain inverted in formation during the pass and into the next region East where they roll another 180 degrees to assume their normal position.
Solos
Tuck away cross.
Coming from the North, the two solos roll together 270 degrees on their axis over center point, crossing with minimum separation.

Pass Five
Diamond to Echelon Four
Echelon four parade pass.
Coming from the West in echelon four formation the four aircraft execute a parade pass over center point.
Solos
High speed roll.
Coming from the West the two solos execute a high speed aileron roll over center point.

Pass Six
Echelon Four to Echelon Six
Echelon six parade pass.
The solos join with the other four aircraft for an echelon six formation parade pass over center point, coming from the West.

Pass Seven
Delta
Delta parade pass.
Coming from the West, the six planes execute a parade pass in delta formation over center point.

Pass Eight
Delta
Starburst.
Coming from the North, the delta breaks into a starburst over center point and reforms to the East.

Pass Nine
Delta
Carrier break and landing.
Coming from the West, the six planes break at intervals from the delta formation past center point, to travel North, then West and then South to land in a spaced single file, performing a carrier break landing.

To the 2018 Homecoming Air Show Entry

NFDT Blue Angels 2018
NAS Miramar