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Blue Angel Boss Armatas: The Exit Interview

Captain Alex Armatas was the Commanding Officer and Flight Leader (aka Boss) of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. In this exclusive and in depth "exit interview", we discuss his time on the team, how the demo is flown, and his thoughts on leaving the illustrious organization behind. Special Thanks to the San Diego Air & Space Museum for hosting us in front of their former Blue Angel Legacy F/A-18A Legacy Hornet. Special Thanks also to ‪@PrestonMonoc‬ for some of the B-Roll footage used in this video, as well as the DCS World Blue Angels ‪@_wingflexaviation_‬ and ‪@Coop22‬ for help with some of the more technical questions. 00:00 - Welcome to San Diego! 02:05 - How did it feel to end your tour? 03:56 - What was different than you expected? 05:22 - What did you say to Boss Brian? 06:52 - Early life and Navy career 08:45 - Applying for the Blues 10:59 - Priorities for year one 12:43 - Responsibilities of Boss 15:17 - How do you memorize so much? 17:01 - Learning from your wingmen 19:36 - Amanda Lee’s historic tour 22:10 - Saying goodbye to the 2023 team 24:32 - Second year priorities 26:42 - Relationship with the Thunderbirds 29:14 - The Super Delta 30:23 - Balancing family life with Blue Angel life 31:55 - Technically how are the maneuvers flown? 34:54 - Importance of hitting those numbers 36:26 - Adjusting the show mid-flight 38:50 - Do you try to tighten up the length of the show? 41:26 - Hardest Maneuver to master 43:40 - Favorite Maneuver 44:40 - Hardest Show Site 45:42 - The F-18’s “Tapes” 46:40 - Boss’s favorite Jet 49:02 - Carrying the Blue Angel ethos through life 51:34 - A light in the darkness