Originally Posted by
Packrat
You would make the same impression flying your Goshawk, Herc or Hornet. Flight demos by fleet aviators are equally impressive to the civilians as the Blues or Tbirds.
And you don't have the whole squadron crashing into the desert at once, either.
Military hardware on display can do the same thing without wasting the taxpayer's money on blue paint and wax.
TOTD nominee. T45, Grumble and Huggy covered it already.