KMBC 9'S Rob Hughes got a rare look into how the Blue Angels perform at the highest levels
THE BEST TO TOWN.WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUTHE TCASEY AIR SHOW ALL MONTH LONGAND LAURA.IT IS FINALLY HERE.IT ISHE T OPPORTUNITY OF ALIFETIME FOR ONE OF OUR OWN.GOOD EVENING.I’M HALEY HARRISON AND I’M LAURAMORRISON NAVY BLUE ANGELS AREGETTING SOME PRACTICE RUNSN IBEFORE THE BIG SHOW.KMBC9S.ROB HUGHES WAS THE ONLY REPORTERTO RIDE ALONG WITH THEM.HETO SEE WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO GO7 G’S AND WHAT IT TAKES TO BETHE BEST.ETHLU BE ANGELS SHOWCASE OURCOUNTRY’S FINEST WE REPRESENTTHE NAVY MARINE CORPS.SO IF YOU THINK THAT WHAT WE DOIS IMPRESSIVE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVEPEOPLE DEPLOYED AT SEA, YOU KNOWIN FOREIGN LANDS DOINGIMPRESSIVE GREAT THINGS.MY PILOT IS LIEUTENANT.JULIE FLYING AT FIVE YEARS OLD.I MEAN IT MEANS THE WORLD THAT ICAN LIVE.TIME TO LIVE THAT DREAM ONE MORETIME.AILERON ROLL BARREL ROLL SOMELOSOP HUMAN EIGHT WE WENTINVERTED AND IT WAS IT WASGORGEOUS.SMOKE TRAIL IOVE L IT.IT’S ALL CHALLENGING.IT’S ALL UNIQUE.ALL RIGHT, GETTING THEPERSPECTIVE FROM THE AIR ISBEAUTIFUL.SEVEN G’S NICE JOB, BROTHER HOWYOU FEEL?I DO WORK HDAR TO MAKE MY CRAFTGREAT.I WORK HARD TO MAKE THOSEDEVIATIONS FROM PERFECTION ASSMALL AS POSSIBLE, AND I’M VERYLUCKY TO FLY THE F-18 SUPERHORNET.I WAS LUCKY TO FLY ALONG.THE FIRE IS ALL.SKY IF YOU DO SOMETHING OFTEN ITBECOMES SECOND HAND SECOND.SURE, SO WITH TIME ANDEXPERIENCE CONSISTENT SETS ANDREPS AND FOCUS PRACTICE YOU CANDO ANYTHING ROB HUGHES KBC 9NEWS.I SAW ROBIN PERSON THISAFRNTEOON.YES, HE’S UPRIGHT AND AND DOINGFINE, AND HE ALSO GOT A PLAQUEFROM BLUE ANGELS TO COMMEMORATETHE FLIGHT.HE’S BEEN WATCHING THEM PERFORMAT AIR SWHO SINCE HE W
KMBC 9'S Rob Hughes got a rare look into how the Blue Angels perform at the highest levels