When are the Blue Angels flying?

August 14, 2010 8:31 PM

When are the Blue Angels flying tomorrow at the Chicago Air and Water Show?

I am thinking of going downtown tomorrow to watch the show, but I really only want to see the blue angels and maybe a few other performances. When do they perform? I have checked the web sites and nothing I can find gives any times at all.

posted by Carillon to Grab Bag (4 answers total)

Best answer: They are usually last and the show ends at 4pm. I would go around 2 or 3 at the latest.
posted by lee at 8:41 PM on August 14, 2010

however, the schedule is determined by the pilots. They were last today, but started nearly an hour after the show was scheduled to end. Also, they were down a plane.
posted by crush-onastick at 8:56 PM on August 14, 2010

I mean, that's why you can't find a schedule. There isn't one. They go on in the order that the pilots and air traffic decide. But the Blue Angels (or Thunderbirds, depending on the year) are invariably last.
posted by crush-onastick at 8:58 PM on August 14, 2010

They were supposed to start at 3:30 Saturday (that's what the announcer on North Avenue beach was saying all day). The Blue Angels announcer might have started at 3:30 but it was incredibly long winded and the real action didn't start until past 3:45.
posted by Bunglegirl at 12:08 AM on August 15, 2010