Flying with the Blue Angels on a refueling mission over Alaska! OMG

[MidnightRide]

So I recently opted to checkout Twitter after Elon Musk took it over, and while making a comment to Musk regarding a SpaceX launch, this guy Mike Killian, who I was unfamiliar with, shot me a comment about my post, which prodded me to check out who he was.

As it turns out, he's this unbelievable videographer who has unfettered access to a ton of flying ops, as well as being a storm chaser.

In this video he's on board with a refueling plane out of Alaska who's heading up to refuel the Navy's Blue Angels while they're flying over the mountains of Alaska. Watching the skill of these pilots as they inch toward the fuel nozzle is compelling, but then the precision flying before and after is breathtaking as well.

This guy Killian is one lucky SOB.

Well worth 18 minutes of your life!

[MidnightRide]

Along with the video above, Killian flies along in a chase jet as an F-86 Sabre rolls out after a years-long restoration.

But the caveat is that they're shooting this while NASA launches a rocket mission in the background (wait for it).

Totally awesome--

[ItBeMe]

That was very cool.

[129drifter]

Very cool!

We see them practice all the time here at the Blue Angels home base in Pensacola FL. They fly right over the area where I work a lot. I have watched them hundreds of times over the years and it is always fun and inspiring!