Alpha Geek | Capt. Katie Higgins of The Blue Angels

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[Voiceover] The C-130 cargo plane might not be the first

aircraft that the public associates

with the elite aerobatic squadron, the Blue Angels.

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But with Marine Capt. Katie Higgins at the controls,

the Blue Angels' C-130, known as Fat Albert,

is a crowd favorite.

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Higgins, who has flown this type of

military workhorse cargo plane in Uganda and Afghanistan,

is the Blue Angels' first female pilot to fly during shows.

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Though Fat Albert isn't as fast or as maneuverable

as the Blue Angel's F/A-18 Hornet jets,

Higgins makes the big plane dance.

Higgins executes flat passes at 50 feet,

simulates tactical landings,

and puts the plane into a nosedive so steep and fast

that some of Fat Albert's crew goes weightless for a moment.

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When Higgins lands, she pops a wheelie, well,

as much of a wheelie as a cargo plane can manage,

and then she reverses Fat Albert's props

and makes the big guy moonwalk.

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