Sunday, August 13. 2006
Blue Angels at SeaFair
Every year for the past six years or so (even before we started on Avalon) the Program Management team goes to see the Blue Angels' SeaFair practice on Friday, and we sometimes have a picnic. This year we took along many of our interns from across the project (I could not make it to the event, but I got the pictures below during the Sunday show).
This is the Blue Angels taking off, with the number 4 plane getting into the rear of the diamond formation. At this point in time of their take-off, they have not cleared the runway.
This is the Blue Angels taking off, with the number 4 plane getting into the rear of the diamond formation. At this point in time of their take-off, they have not cleared the runway.
Before the Blue Angels took to the sky, the Patriots Jet Demonstration Team took to the air in their L-39s.
This is their final pass, with smoke, before landing, with Mt. Rainier in the back.
The Blue Angels show always opens with Fat Albert (their C-130 Marines cargo plane) taking off. Both the take-off, approach, and landing is a thrill.
The take-off of the Blue Angels is very exciting (and noisy). The first four planes line up wing-to-wing across the runway and take off simultaneously, getting into a diamong formation before they clear the runway, and activating their smoke generators.
And don't forget the last two planes, they come zooming through the smoke!
The bulk of the show takes place over Lake Washington, but you can see the planes flying over Seattle, Bellevue, Kirkland, and Mercer Island as they manouver.
My favorite part is the landing. First there is a group pass with the smoke on, along the runway. The planes peel off one at a time from the formation along the runway and circle back for the approach. This is where I usually get my best photos.
Here we can see Commander Steve Foley in the number one plane.
Here we can see Lieutenant Commander Tom Winkler in the number three plane on approach.
Here is a close up of the number one plane a couple of seconds from landing.
Patriots Jet Demonstration Team
This is their final pass, with smoke, before landing, with Mt. Rainier in the back.
The Blue Angels show always opens with Fat Albert (their C-130 Marines cargo plane) taking off. Both the take-off, approach, and landing is a thrill.
Fat Albert steep approach
The take-off of the Blue Angels is very exciting (and noisy). The first four planes line up wing-to-wing across the runway and take off simultaneously, getting into a diamong formation before they clear the runway, and activating their smoke generators.
Blue Angels in formation at take-off.
And don't forget the last two planes, they come zooming through the smoke!
The bulk of the show takes place over Lake Washington, but you can see the planes flying over Seattle, Bellevue, Kirkland, and Mercer Island as they manouver.
Formation turn over Lake Washington
My favorite part is the landing. First there is a group pass with the smoke on, along the runway. The planes peel off one at a time from the formation along the runway and circle back for the approach. This is where I usually get my best photos.
Number One on approach.
Here we can see Commander Steve Foley in the number one plane.
Number 3 on approach.
Here we can see Lieutenant Commander Tom Winkler in the number three plane on approach.
Here is a close up of the number one plane a couple of seconds from landing.
Number one landing.
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