September 28 – 30 brought around the sound of jets to the Salinas valley. With a stellar line up, this show was built for noise and the smell of jet fuel. And what better machine to have jet fuel pumping through it’s veins and steel skeleton, then 6 Blue and Gold US Navy jets!!!

With the nickname of Barney, the last thing you associate with this plane is being sexy. But after 90 minute aboard this beast, even Fred would change his mind. Measuring 174 feet long with a wingspan of 169 feet, 10 inches and pumping out a fierce 161,760 pounds of thrust, I got a chance to [...]

Well, wow. What a weekend. Two air shows in two weekends, hundreds of miles of driving, 17.3 gigs of pictures, and 3,145 pictures! But this past Saturday, for the first time ever, I went from taking pictures to having my picture taken! I became a part of the show. And it was cool. A few [...]