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CapeM1
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Sep 16, 2018

When do jets fly at Va. Beach?

Heading to Cherrystone CG in Va. but would like to take a ride over the bay bridge/tunnel to watch the jets fly over the Virginia Beach boardwalk on their practice maneuvers. Do they have a schedule they follow, i.e. every Monday and Wednesday or do you just need to be lucky (or unlucky if you see it that way;)) to get to see them? Thanks!
  • teeman88's avatar
    teeman88
    Explorer
    Sep 17, 2018
    I live in Virginia Beach there is no set time for fly overs. There is a place on oceana Blvd that you can watch them land and also touch and goes.
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    ken56
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    Sep 17, 2018
    Last time I was in Virginia Beach I was staying in a condo with a balcony on the beach and was up at day break and saw a nuke sub headed into the shipyard. Very cool. Air operations were all day long when we were there. You just never know.
  • alnal326's avatar
    alnal326
    Explorer
    Sep 17, 2018
    If you will be at Cherrystone next weekend the Oceana Air Show is Saturday and Sunday September 22-23 in Virginia Beach Admission is free but you can pay for seating if you wish. It is a great show and the Blue Angels will be there performing.
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    azdryheat
    Explorer
    Sep 17, 2018
    Johno02 wrote:
    For the Blue Angels practice, go to Pensacola, Fla. Or the Naval Academy graduation at Annapolis, MD.
    Or El Centro CA during the winter training months.
  • Johno02's avatar
    Johno02
    Explorer
    Sep 17, 2018
    For the Blue Angels practice, go to Pensacola, Fla. Or the Naval Academy graduation at Annapolis, MD.
  • esyers's avatar
    esyers
    Explorer
    Sep 17, 2018
    A little further south at the Holiday Travel Park in Virginia Beach, we had plenty to see going in and out of Ocean NAS. But there was no clear schedule as far as I could tell.
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    Merrykalia
    Explorer
    Sep 17, 2018
    You get a lot of "flyovers" when a carrier is coming into dock, but you get lots of others in/out throughout the day. I'm sure there is someone who knows when/where, but I don't think they would be posting it on an open forum board.
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    bobsallyh
    Explorer II
    Sep 16, 2018
    Since neither the Blue Angels or Thunderbirds are based there, you pick your poison. Since we used to get in the area quite frequently, there is no way of knowing when. Like here in Yuma, AZ. at the Marine Corps Air Station, sometimes they fly over our RV lot and then we may not see them for several days or weeks.

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