▁three ▁occasions . ▁The ▁aer ob at ics ▁show ▁is ▁a ▁slightly ▁controvers ial ▁part ▁of ▁Se af air , ▁as ▁some ▁local ▁residents ▁fear ▁an ▁accident ▁involving ▁the ▁low - f lying ▁aircraft , ▁and ▁some ▁find ▁the ▁noise ▁of ▁the ▁jet ▁engines ▁ir rit ating . ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁show ▁at ▁Se af air ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁dispute ▁with ▁the ▁F AA ▁about ▁whether ▁they ▁could ▁safely ▁fly ▁over ▁Lake ▁Washington . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁Blue ▁Ang els ▁fle w ▁over ▁Elli ott ▁Bay , ▁west ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁Seattle , ▁in ▁a ▁separate ▁event ▁from ▁the ▁hydro plane ▁race , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁financial ▁f lop , ▁and ▁they ▁returned ▁to ▁being ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁race - week end ▁festiv ities ▁over ▁Lake ▁Washington ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁Due ▁to ▁government ▁budget ▁cut s , ▁the ▁Blue ▁Ang els ▁did ▁not ▁perform ▁at ▁Se af air ▁ 2 0 1 3 ; ▁they ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Patri ots ▁Jet ▁Team . ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁aer ob at ics ▁show ▁fly - over ▁area ▁was ▁moved ▁south ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁closing ▁of ▁the ▁floating ▁brid ges ▁carrying ▁Inter state ▁ 9 0 ▁between ▁Mer cer ▁Island ▁and ▁Seattle ▁during ▁the ▁three ▁days ▁of ▁Se af air ▁Week end . ▁ ▁Gr oups ▁ ▁The ▁Se af air ▁Pir ates ▁ ▁Another ▁aspect