Summer noise alert from Boeing Field managers

An interesting item forwarded on the mailing list for the North Delridge Neighborhood Council (one of the neighborhood groups having a big sale on West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day next Saturday, by the way):

King County International Airport
May 2, 2008

Community Notice

Seattle/Tukwila/Renton metropolitan area residents may experience temporary increases in aircraft noise levels from the Museum of Flight and SEAFAIR celebration events from May-August 2008. Please note the following dates:

May 21-24 EAA B-17 Bomber Visit
May 24 Cascade Warbirds Fly-In
June 21-22 Wings of Freedom 2008 Bomber Tour
July 31-August 3 SEAFAIR Blue Angels Week

For further information about any of these visits, tours and fly-ins, please contact the Museum of Flight at 206-764-5720. The Blue Angels are sponsored by Seattle SEAFAIR, whose number is 206-728-0123.

Your editor here is a total Blue Angels geek so we’ll be pretty much camped out at MofF those days. Last year we only had a still camera; this year we’re video-equipped so watch out…

Native May 3, 2008 (6:04 pm)

Bring on the jets!

JanS May 3, 2008 (9:07 pm)

My first thought was…WSB must be in heaven…all those jets…lol…

Erik May 3, 2008 (9:22 pm)

The condo I lived in before here was on the hill across the river from MofF. I do miss the front row seat of those shows. The blue angels often used our roof as a gathering place before they swooped around to Lk. Wash in their Delta formation.

Jaime Gummer May 3, 2008 (9:42 pm)

Hah! As if we can even hear any jet noise over the deafening moan of all those train horns.

JW May 4, 2008 (3:38 pm)

Hopefully I’ll be able to tear my attention away from the non-stop news reports about peak oil and families who have to decide between paying the doctor and $5/gallon gas in order to watch my tax dollars hard at work on those neato tricks in the sky.

Danno May 4, 2008 (11:29 pm)

JW-

Maybe you should broaden your news sources.

Bring on the sound of Freedom!

d May 5, 2008 (11:40 am)

There is another viewpoint from up at Westcrest Park. The view from around the reservoir is very decent Blue Angels viewing because it is SO expansive. If there is no cloud cover, of course, one can see most of the manuevers.

Actually, the Shy Dog Area of the adjacent Dog Park shares the same view. I’ve seen people line up in chairs in the upper dog park to watch ’em practice!

My dad was a WWII pilot. I respect and enjoy the skills of the Blue Angels.

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