EXPECTED BUZZ AT PENSACOLA BEACH PIER: 6:09 PM-6:54 PM
UPDATES WILL APPEAR BELOW WHEN KNOWN: (All Times in Central Time)
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1:00 PM: Blue Angels began their walk-down / demo at BXM.
3:43 PM: Blue Angels are TAXI’ing, preparing for take-off.
3:45 PM: Take-off (assumed) based on TAXI time and previous patterns.
3:57 PM: Ernie has departed BXM.
4:24 PM: Ernie approaching Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
4:42 PM: Ernie approaching east end of Long Island, New York.
4:57 PM: Ernie offshore from New Jersey.
5:14 PM: Blue Angels Delta formation may be refueling over the Virginia/North Carolina Border. Right on time.
5:25 PM: Ernie offshore from Deleware.
5:35 PM: Ernie crossing into Virginia.
6:00 PM: Ernie crossing into North Carolina.
6:20 PM: Chatter heard by partner in Opp, Alabama.
6:24 PM: Chatter in West Pensacola.
6:32 PM: Delta +1 spotted overhead in Opp, Alabama.
6:34 PM: Boss: “A little powerrrrr”. They’re getting closer!
6:35 PM: Ernie crossing into South Carolina.
6:40 PM: Reports in Midway-Area.
6:41 PM: Reports in Navarre.
6:42 PM: Eastbay.
6:43 PM: Navarre Beach Pier.
6:44 PM: Pensacola Beach Pier.
6:45 PM: Delta Left Pitch-up Break, runway 25 Left.
6:48 PM: Landing formation.
6:50 PM: All jets have landed at NPA.
7:00 PM: Ernie is crossing over to Georgia from South Carolina.
7:57 PM: Ernie is in Florida air space.
8:05 PM: Ernie flying over Pensacola-Area on this way to NPA.
8:07 PM: Ernie final approach to NPA, runway 25 left.
8:10 PM: Ernie landed.
GLOSSARY:
BXM: The airport code for Brunswick, Maine.
NPA: Airport code for Pensacola Naval Air Station.
Radio Chatter: cockpit radio traffic can be heard on scanners approximately 20 minutes before northern borders of our region spot them.
Ernie: can be tracked via “BERT10” on FlightAware.
