Aerial alert: Blue Angels arrive in Seattle on Monday

For our fellow Blue Angels fans as well as those who appreciate advance notice of possible loud flybys (with Boeing Field relatively close to West Seattle, etc.) — we have word from Seafair that the Angels are flying in around 11:30 am tomorrow, after a weekend airshow in Twin Falls, Idaho. Their official practicing doesn’t start till Thursday but you may see one or two flying in the interim, for special media flights and so on; once again this year, there’s a local pilot on the team — Lt. Cmdr. Craig Olson, a native of Kirkland. (Also remember, I-90 will have closures Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for the practices and airshows; dates and times are listed here.)

Ken July 28, 2008 (8:00 am)

They fly in to Boeing field and are given sports cars usually to drive around in. There is probably a private function at the museum of flight which is also a parking lot to watch them come in at if you have kids that like that sort of thing.

WSB July 28, 2008 (8:51 am)

The Museum of Flight actually has a wide variety of Blue Angels-related activities related to the jets and pilots being based there during Seafair —
http://www.museumofflight.org
I haven’t organized it under a “Blue Angels” category (really should, I guess) but since starting the site I’ve written extensively about the experience of going to the MoF to watch the landings, takeoffs, and general pomp and circumstance.
https://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=2600
about watching from the MoF fence

https://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=2612
last year’s wrapup.

I usually hang out at the MoF Thurs, Sat and Sun of Blue Angels “week” … on Friday, we go to the lake to watch the airshow “practice” and hydros trials for free. — TR