Decided -on a whim- to take my little camera with me, just in case, and headed for the Albuquerque International, looking at just ending Sunday doing nothing.
Upon arriving at the General Aviation area, there were at first seven, and later, nine Navy Hornets. Four of these happened to be Blue Angel Hornets; they were all being re-fuelled at the Cutter Aviation Ramp, and when this was happening, another two Blue Angels flew the length of the main runway and spewed white smoke (remember, Burque / Kirtland is an USAF base : )
After landing, the two newest arrivals were directed to park; one of the two did not have any numbers (a spare Blue Angel, for sure) while the other was a two-seater.
Also seen, the US Navy's Queen Air, and an Aero Vodochody Albatross, this one in the ramp of Eclipse Aviation.
Too far for any good photos, when the Squadron F-18s and the four Blue Angels departed, I saw for the first time in my life, the diamond shaped shock waves left behind by the engines in full afterburner on take-off.
Light was then fading quickly, and photography was out of the question.
Saludos,
Tulio
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