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New Jets for Snowbirds?

Railrunner130 said:
It seems to me that a military demonstration team that would use aircraft that are not in fleet service is very much like false advertising. After all, their main goals are recruiting and goodwill. A kid that joins the military thinking he can work on or fly (say an L-159) and then learns "Those are just for show, You'll never work on those." is a bait and switch.
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So is getting him pumped about flying an F-16 and then handing him a cabin-crew assignment on a C-9 Nightingale. There's not necessarily a connection between "show" and "go".

Don't forget that a huge part of the PR and recruiting value comes not from the flash and noise of the flying, but the face-to-face contacts at the autograph line afterward. There the kids and parents meet pilots and crew and can ask about the reality instead of the theatrics. Demo teams are trained to explain the nitty-gritty of recruiting and careers - it's their job.

Once I learn how to shrink an .avi file I'll post a tidbit from a summer show with the Snowbirds.
 
Here's a little clip. Sorry about the watermark but I gotta do this on the cheap for now. Handheld Canon pocket camera ( I forgot I'd tried 'video mode') and I guess an old dog can learn a few tricks.. it's also my first YT upload.... will wonders never cease?
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bpeselKq3g[/YOUTUBE]
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Hey, did they stick the Sabre in there to keep interest? ;) I prefer the front-line aircraft myself, for the noise alone!
(all comments in jest here):)
 
What about the T-38? (actually, I'd like to see a flight demo team in T-33s, but then I like the older stuff).
 
I liked the T-birds in the white mice, Angels were great in the old Scooters as well. I wonder what the show would be like if the T-birds flew Warthogs? :)
 
I much preferred the Blue Angels when they were flying the A-4 than the F/A-18.
 
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