Sea Fair Air Show

[Unisaw]

It's Sea Fair 2009 and I didn't feel like fighting the crowds to go to today's air show.  However, I did the next best thing: I went to Boeing Field to watch the participants take off and land.  Here are some photos I took.  I'll apologize in advance for the lack of sharpness: the speed of the planes and the fact that I was handholding a telephoto lens wasn't conducive to really sharp photos.

http://s33.photobucket.com/albums/d80/Unisaw/?action=view&current=072a79ab.pbw

Enjoy!

[Standing Wolf]

Definitely cool.

[MillCreek]

Unisaw, if you ever get the chance to be there when Fat Albert takes off as the Angels leave Seattle, take it.  They generally do a rocket-assisted take off that is quite spectacular.  I have seen it several times.

[Unisaw]

Mill Creek: thanks for the tip.  I was hoping they would light 'em up today, but it wasn't to be.

[crt360]

Cool pics.

[BobR]

Was the F22 there?

I saw it last year in Spokane and even though I have been around aviation since I was in my teens, that show made my jaw drop.

A most impressive airplane.

C130 and JATO = cool, but bad things can and have happened. It's a seat puckerer every time you do it.

bob

[seeker_two]

Great pics.... 

[Unisaw]

Nope.  No F-22.