rob schmidt went along for the ride. >> all right. squeeze those legs. ready? hit it. how's that? relax. take a look behind you. >> oh, man! >> i could not wait to ride along with the navy blue angels ahead of this weekend's new york air show. the blue angels are the second oldest flying team in the world, formed in 1946 right after world war ii. their mission to showcase the pride and professionalism of the united states navy and marine corps by inspiring a culture of excellence and service. they started with -- and now fly fa-18 horn effort -- hornets that have been retired but maintained. they keep a gruelling schedule, fly in more than 70 shows at 34 locations throughout the united states. my pilot wanted to show me just what these gorgeous blue multimillion dollars birds can do and trust me, they are

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