Is It Lens Compression Or Are They Really That Close

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Seeing them perform in person is on my bucket list.

If you can make it to Pensacola during the spring they practice two days per week. The grandstands fill up quick so get there early. Also, be sure to allow plenty of time to visit the museum, one of the largest exhibits in the country.

 

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They are only moving fast on the forward direction, they don't suddenly shoot sideways or at angles without stick input from the pilot and that's not going to happen. Remember Newton's first law. Not the one about fig filled cookies.

 

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They are only moving fast on the forward direction,

Though your perspective might change, they're still traveling the same speed coming forward, going past and going away. Considering the fact that they can travel approximately the length of a football field in the time it takes for the average person to blink there's also a real possibility that you will miss them at the exact instant they pass by. So far as moving around you'd be amazed at how fast they can change directions. They can also fly "SLOW". I wasn't able to get a good shot because of where I was standing but they do a routine called "Walking the Dog", where they drift slowly by the grandstand with nose almost straight up. Relying on the full thrust of the engines to keep them in the air.