Onlookers peered out of Aero Mark Inc.’s windows Friday afternoon as two Blue Angel pilots streaked across the sky in a Boeing F/A-18 Hornet. A contrail lingered in the air after the blue and gold plane landed. It taxied into a nearby hanger, and Lt. Brandon Hempler and Lt. Dave Steppe emerged from the cockpit clad in crisp blue uniforms and tan hats. The Blue Angels visited Idaho Falls to talk about the 2017 Extreme Blue Thunder Air Show, which will take place July 22-23 at Aero Mark. “When we flew in here it was beautiful outside. A little bit of snow, a little chilly, but I can tell in the summertime with that Snake River running down there it’ll be a great time,” Hempler said. “The weather looks like it’ll be great that time of year, so we’ll get a good show going.” July’s show will feature the U.S. Navy demonstration squadron’s first performance in Idaho Falls since 2010. Pilots fly as close as 18 inches from each other during demonstration maneuvers, soaring as high as 15,000 feet and as low as 50 feet, according to the Blue Angels’ website. Spectators parked their cars near the Idaho Falls Regional [...]