(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Ahead of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels performance at the Pikes Peak Regional Airshow Aug. 17-18, FOX21 Chief Meteorologist Matt Meister and former Falcon School District 49 preschool special education teacher Mollie Venable were given back seat sneak peeks at what it’s like inside one of the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets.

Meister and Venable were treated to the once-in-a-lifetime experience on Wednesday, Aug. 14. Click the video player above to experience what it’s like to fly with the Blue Angels.