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Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
2025 Blue Angels Pensacola Beach Air Show is in two weeks. Here's the full schedule
Red, White, and Blues week returns in two weeks, and the 2025 Pensacola Beach Air Show schedule has officially been released. The Blue Angels will headline the four-day event that features a lineup of military and civilian aerobatic performances, ground displays and Pensacola's emerald-green waters. 'Breakfast with the Blues' will kick things off on July 9, followed by a practice flight on July 10, a full dress rehearsal on July 11 and the official air show on July 12. Here's a look at what to expect at the 2025 Pensacola Beach Air Show. Pensacola's Red, White, and Blues week will return on the week of July 9. The Blue Angels will perform their arrival and circle maneuvers over Pensacola Beach on July 9 before three days of back-to-back air shows. July 9: Breakfast with the Blues – At 7:30 a.m., the Blue Angels will make a brief appearance at Pensacola Beach to mark their flight paths. Fans won't get a show, but it makes for the perfect distraction during breakfast for anyone who comes out to watch. July 10: Practice flight – The Blue Angels will conduct a practice flight at 2 p.m. The Blues' performance should be identical to what fans see on Saturday, making it the perfect opportunity to catch a less-crowded version of the show. July 11: Full dress rehearsal – Friday's dress rehearsal starts at 11 a.m. and is identical to the full show, so expect a full-show crowd. The Blue Angels are set to perform at 2 p.m. July 12: Official show – Saturday's official show will mimic Friday's, starting at 11 a.m., with the Blue Angels flying at 2 p.m. The 2025 Pensacola Beach Air Show will officially start at 11 a.m., but fans will want to arrive earlier. Not just to beat the traffic and find a good spot, but because a handful of pre-show flight demonstrations will take to the skies around 10:30 a.m. Here's who is performing: The Black Ducks in WWII-era aircraft Sheldon Heatherington in a Zenith 75 STOL named 'Redbird' Gene Valentino in an Icon A-5 Tanner Matheny in a 1946 Navion named 'Olivia' Veterans Flight team in their WWII-era Stearman biplanes honoring WWII and Korean War veterans, led by Roy Kinsey HT-18 training helicopters from TAW-5 aboard NAS Whiting Field VT-10 flying T-6 Texans from TAW-6 aboard NAS Pensacola U.S. Coast Guard Search & Rescue demo from an MH-65E Dolphin The official air box will close, and lifeguards will clear the water around 11:40 a.m., which is when the official performers will take flight. USAF B-1B Lancer arrives to tease the raw power and speed of the legendary swing-wing bomber. Red Bull Air Force team performs the 'Presentation of the Colors' by skydiving with the American Flag – landing at show center. Expect aerobatics from helo pilot Aaron Fitzgerald and pilot Kevin Coleman in his Extra 330 SC, too. B-1B Lancer comes back for more action and maneuvers to impress. RJ Gritter is next overhead, flying a red, white, and blue Decathlon and bringing high-energy aerobatics to Pensacola for the first time. The father-son duo of Ken and Austin Rieder with Redline Airshows will deliver formation thrills and precision flying in their RV-8s. Next up, the four-man Titan Aerobatic Team performs synchronized loops and bomb bursts in their WWII-era AT-6 Texans. Kevin Coleman and Aaron Fitzgerald team up again in a high-adrenaline, two-aircraft routine to finish up with the Red Bull Air Force finale before a short 10-minute water break. The Blue Angels always close out the air show at 2 p.m. alongside the team's beloved support aircraft, Fat Albert. Fat Albert will typically fly for about 15 minutes before the Blue Angels take to the skies for the next 45. This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Blue Angels Pensacola Beach Air Show schedule released. What to know
New York Post
25-04-2025
- General
- New York Post
Award-winning stunt pilot Rob Holland killed in plane crash just days before his air show performance
An award-winning stunt pilot died when his 'experimental' plane crashed at a military base in Virginia while training for an upcoming airshow Aerobatics pilot Rob Holland was preparing for this weekend's Air Power Over Hampton Roads air show when his custom MX Aircraft MXS crashed shortly before noon while landing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton. He was the only person onboard at the time. Advertisement 3 Aerobatics pilot Rob Holland was preparing for this weekend's Air Power Over Hampton Roads air show when he was killed. Rob Holland Aerosports / Facebook Rob was one of the most respected and inspiring aerobatic pilots in aviation history,' said a post on his official Facebook page confirming his death. 'Even with an absolutely impressive list of accomplishments, both in classical competition aerobatics and within the air show world, Rob was the most humble person with a singular goal to simply be better than he was yesterday.' Advertisement Holland's small carbon-fiber MX Aircraft MXS was described as 'experimental' by the National Transit Safety Board, which is investigating the crash. 'Today we lost a friend of our Air Force family,' Joint Base Langley-Eustis commander Col. Matthew Altman said in a statement. 'On behalf of our entire JBLE team, I want to express our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of this incredible aviator.' 3 Smoke rushes out of the aerobatic plane during a stunt piloted by Holland. Rob Holland Aerosports / Facebook Advertisement 3 Holland's small carbon-fiber MX Aircraft MXS was described as 'experimental' by the National Transit Safety Board, which is investigating the crash. Rob Holland Aerosports / Facebook The base where the crash occurred is composed of the Army's Fort Eustis and Langley Air Force Base, near the southwestern edge of the Chesapeake Bay. The annual Air Power Over Hampton Roads airshow is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at the base, according to the Virginian-Pilot.
