Navy Blue Angel Amanda Lee (foreground) signals to her wingman during the recent Seafair event in Seattle. [Credit: Michael Pouci]
Key Takeaways:
The Blue Angels headlined Seattle's 75th annual Seafair celebration in early August, drawing significant crowds despite high temperatures and poor air quality.
Lieutenant Commander Amanda Lee made history as the first woman to perform as a Blue Angel flight demonstration pilot, flying as the slot pilot in the No. 4 jet.
You know it is August in the Pacific Northwest when the Blue Angels appear in the skies over Seattle.
The Navy’s precision flight team is part of Seafair, the largest summer celebration in the region that combines parades, hydroplane races on Lake Washington, and an airshow. The event is held the first weekend in August and this year marked its 75th anniversary.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
