r/oddlysatisfying • u/solateor 🔥 • 5d ago

Perfectly-timed graduation moment

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u/RBuilds916 5d ago

It's amazing how well they can time those flyovers. Blue Angels are badass.

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u/TheChrono 5d ago

Pretty sure the hat throwers were the ones timing it…

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u/CatWeekends 5d ago

It's a little bit of both, which is why they're almost always able to perfectly time their stadium flyovers during the national anthem.

Flyovers have to be carefully timed, usually so that the fighter jets appear just as the national anthem finishes (during the "home of the brave" line). The calculations are all performed on a computer, using GPS coordinates and a target speed. Meanwhile, the planes are in a holding pattern near the event site. When a spotter positioned on the ground gives the command, the planes are off and soar over the event right on cue.

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u/TheSaucyCrumpet 5d ago

View from the cockpit of how they coordinate timings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9UJFcGhx4w