The traditional visit by the by Blue Angels thrilled thousands today as the precision flying team flew over Lake Washington and parts of Seattle.

I-90 will be closed (under FAA order) should you be heading east on the following days and times:

Friday, Aug. 5:  12:45 p.m. - 2:40 p.m., (Practice)
Saturday, Aug. 6:  12:45 p.m. - 2:40 p.m., (Full show)
Sunday, Aug. 7:  12:45 p.m. - 2:40 p.m., (Full show)

The Blue Angels are scheduled to perform - Friday, August 5 - Sunday, August 7 - 1:30pm-2:30pm

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David Rosen shares his experience during a media flight aboard the Blue Angels C-130 known as 'Fat Albert'. "I arrived at the Museum of Flight around 11:45 am to get ready. Around 1:00 pm, I was briefed by the crew about what to expect on the ride.

The flight was really intense. We started out taking off from Boeing Field and once airborne, Fat Albert climbed up at a 45 degree angle pulling 2 G’s and then flattened out and went zero gravity and I was floating out of my seat. The maneuvers that they pull are extreme and everything outside was a blur due to the speed. At certain points during the ride we were flying at close to 300 miles per hour. I got a little bit nauseous due to the fast moving maneuvers but was able to stay calm. Overall, it was the best experience in my life and it was really fun.

There were about 19 other people on board with me from different media organizations including a school principal. The ride from start to finish lasted 25 minutes."

Fat Albert begins each flight demonstration by performing at its maximum during a ten minute show prior to the arrival of the Blue Angels themselves, in F/A-18 Hornet aircraft.

The Blue Angels performance begins with the four-jet Diamond Formation, coupled with the high speed, high-performance maneuvers of its two solo pilots.The show is closed with the six-jet Delta Formation, the pinnacle of precision flying, performing maneuvers locked as a unit.

The team is stationed at Forrest Sherman Field, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, during the show season. However, the squadron spends January through March training pilots and new team members at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California.

The Blue Angels are scheduled to fly 68 air shows at 35 air show sites in the United States during the 2010 season.

Last season, more than 8 million spectators watched the Blue Angels perform.

Since the unit was formed in 1946, the Blue Angels have performed for more than 463 million fans.