The fans inside the Super Bowl XLV stadium had just as good a view of the four F-18 fighter planes that flew over them as people watching on their T.V.. Just like people watching on their T.V., They watched from massive high-definition LCD screens.
If the view was no better flying over the stadium, why does the Navy waste the tax payers' money. There was about $400,000 dollars total spent on the four second pass. For the fans inside it was a complete waste. But, was it necessarily for the fans at home?
The flyover was shown across the country on everyones T.V.. Most of the performances are for the viewers at home. All the blimp shots and halftime shows are mostly directed to the audience at home.
But the reason of the flyover was not entertainment, it was for advertising. Instead of the Navy spending 3 million dollars on a 30 second commercial, they used that flyover to grab viewers' attention and direct it towards the navy. If all is taken in to consideration, it saved money. They used only a small fraction of their budget on it.
Some say it's wasteful, others thought is was a great idea. It's purely opinion what side people take. But I really can't see anything wrong with advertising the U.S. armed forces, can you?
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