Blue Angels Pensacola NAS Homecoming and Beach Airshows
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Welcome to the Blue Angels Pensacola NAS Homecoming and Beach Airshows aviation article, the Naval Air Station located in Escambia County, Florida.
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Local Show Information
Pensacola is proud to call itself home to the Blue Angels, officially known as the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron. The "Blues" perform two "official" shows per year in the Pensacola Area. The first during July and their final show of every season in November, known as their "Homecoming" show.
| The 2015 Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA1 | "BOSS" | Flight Leader / Commanding Officer | |||
| BA2 | "MATTY" | Right Wing | |||
| BA3 | "MUMBLES" | Left Wing | |||
| BA4 | "VILI" | Slot | |||
| BA5 | "IROC" | Lead Solo | |||
| BA6 | "DROOPY" | Opposing Solo | |||
| BA7 | "KOOCH" | Narrator | |||
| BA8 | Events Coordinator | ||||
| The 2014 Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA1 | "BOSS" | Flight Leader / Commanding Officer | |||
| BA2 | "J.K." | Right Wing | |||
| BA3 | "VILI" | Left Wing | |||
| BA4 | "S'UPP" | Slot | |||
| BA5 | "ELMO" | Lead Solo | |||
| BA6 | "IROC" | Opposing Solo | |||
| BA7 | "DROOPY" | Narrator | |||
| BA8 | Events Coordinator | ||||
2015 Official Pensacola Show Dates
- July 11 - Pensacola Beach Air Show
- November 6-7 - Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show
Public Practice Shows
See the full 2015 Practice Schedule here. (Adobe Reader required)(Schedule subject to change without notice.)
The Museum of Naval Aviation at NAS Pensacola has a viewing area for visitors to watch the team practice. The team visits the museum to answer questions and sign autographs after Wednesday practices.
At 11:30 a.m. on most Tuesday and Wednesday mornings during the March - November show season the Blues conduct full practice shows at NAS Pensacola, weather permitting. They have also been known to make surprise visits over Pensacola Beach at Casino Beach. So if you are going to the Naval Aviation Museum or Pensacola Beach don't forget to bring your scanner.
Off Season Practice
Within just a few days of the final, official, "homecoming" show at Pensacola, off season practice begins in the Blues R2908 Restricted Airspace just offshore of Fort Morgan and Gulf Shores Alabama. Weather permitting, daily practices are held in this airspace for familiarizing the newly arriving pilots, and the previous seasons team members into their new flight duties. These practices continue until the team departs for El Centro, California, for the full winter practice "season" in January. This space was also used extensively for re-qualifying the team during the 2011 season's safety stand down period.
Blue Angels Frequencies
| 237.8000 | Solos and cross country Air/Air |
| 251.6000 | Air/Air nationwide and at NAS Pensacola |
| 255.2000 | Circle/arrivals discrete and cross country air/air |
| 265.0000 | Diamond formation secondary |
| 275.3500 | Diamond formation, cross country air/air and Pensacola squadron common |
| 284.2500 | Show box for diamond, solos, delta and cross country air/air |
| 289.8000 | Air refueling during cross country trips |
| 305.5000 | Fat Albert “Bert” primary, solo aircraft and maintenance officer |
| 305.9000 | Fat Albert “Bert” and solo aircraft |
| 346.5000 | “Checklist Freq” – Pre-show checklist, ground start/roll out and maintenance |
| 390.2000 | May no longer be active. Update if you hear something |
| 250.9750 | May no longer be active. Update if you hear something |
| 264.5500 | May no longer be active. Update if you hear something |
| 139.8125 | ComCart Ground maintenance crews and equipment checks [Bravo] NBFM PL 67.0 Hz |
| 142.6125 | ComCart Ground maintenance crews and equipment checks [Alpha] NBFM PL 67.0 Hz |
| 141.5625 | ComCart Not used at all shows |
- See the March 2017 issue of the Spectrum Monitor magazine
Pensacola Air Traffic Control Frequencies
Don't forget to program the frequencies for Pensacola Naval Air Station (NPA) and Pensacola Regional Airport (PNS).
Pensacola Naval Air Station (NPA)
| Frequency | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121.70000 | BM | CSQ | NPA Ground | Sherman Ground | AM | Aircraft |
| 336.40000 | BM | CSQ | NPA Ground | Sherman Ground | AM | Aircraft |
| 120.70000 | BM | CSQ | NPA Tower | Sherman Tower | AM | Aircraft |
| 340.20000 | BM | CSQ | NPA Tower | Sherman Tower | AM | Aircraft |
| 134.10000 | BM | CSQ | NPA Clrnce | Clearance Delivery | AM | Aircraft |
| 268.70000 | BM | CSQ | NPA Clrnce | Clearance Delivery | AM | Aircraft |
| 312.10000 | BM | CSQ | NPA Base | Base Operations | AM | Aircraft |
| 359.60000 | BM | CSQ | NPA PMSV | Pilot to Metro Service | AM | Aircraft |
| 124.35000 | BM | CSQ | NPA ATIS | ATIS | AM | Aircraft |
| 266.80000 | BM | CSQ | NPA ATIS | ATIS | AM | Aircraft |
Pensacola Regional Airport (PNS)
| Frequency | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122.95000 | BM | CSQ | Unicom | Unicom | AM | Aircraft |
| 121.25000 | B | CSQ | ATIS | ATIS | AM | Aircraft |
| 348.60000 | BM | CSQ | Ground | Ground | AM | Aircraft |
| 119.90000 | BM | CSQ | CTAF | CTAF | AM | Aircraft |
| 257.80000 | BM | CSQ | Tower | Tower | AM | Aircraft |
| 123.72500 | BM | CSQ | Clearance | Clearance Delivery | AM | Aircraft |
| 256.87500 | BM | CSQ | Clearance | Clearance Delivery | AM | Aircraft |
| 121.90000 | BM | CSQ | Ground | Ground | AM | Aircraft |
Related Wiki Articles
- Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA)
- Escambia County (FL)
- Gulf States Milcom
- Naval Air Station Pensacola
- Santa Rosa County (FL)
Related RR Database Entries
- Air Show Frequencies National Database
- Pensacola International Airport (PNS) (Approach Control for NAS Pensacola)