Brand New Bert: The Blue Angels' new C-130 | Interview with Rick Rose

Major Rick Rose was on the Blue Angels in the 2020 and 2021 seasons flying Fat Albert. In this exclusive interview, we talk about his time transitioning to the C-130J Super Hercules and the unique challenges involved.

This is just one step in a long journey for this channel covering Fat Albert. I'll be interviewing many people with a history flying and working on Bert over the coming weeks and months, culminating in a longer form documentary style video all about Fat Albert. What it is, what it does, and how it's an essential part of the Blue Angels' mission. If you're into that, subscribe to the channel so you don't miss any of the Fat Albert coverage.

00:00 Welcome Rick Rose!
01:37 Fat Albert and it's Mission
02:42 Rick's Role on the team
05:47 Setting the stage for the J model transition
15:30 The outgoing C-130T model
20:19 Rick's time on the team
22:00 Bert is from the UK
25:21 Modifications needed for the Blues
32:11 Acceptance Process
38:52 Getting the flight demo approved
52:01 Unique Capabilities of the J Model
56:58 Origin of the Name
58:57 Origin of Hula Dancers
00:14 Favorite part of being a Blue Angel
02:17 Would the Blue Angels be possible without Bert?
05:49 The UMSC C-130 Community

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