Based in Byron, CA, near San Francisco, the Patriots Jet Team will perform its ninth year of operation featuring former U.S. Air Force Thunderbird, U.S. Navy Blue Angel and Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbird pilots. Team members have more than 80,000 hours of total flight time and have performed in over 1,500 air shows. The group was founded in 2002 with a mission to entertain air show and special events audiences, while encouraging the nation's youth towards careers in the aviation and aerospace fields. The Patriots' 2011 air show schedule will be announced in January at www.patriotsjetteam.com. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/11/17/prweb4779914.DTL#ixzz16pnEc4Le