Narrative:

The past week has created temporary yet conflicting restrictions/requirements for flying within the seattle area. The company I work for was able to work out various provisions to still fly while the prohibited areas for blue angel's practices were active. However, due to both safety and airspace restrictions I found myself in a no win situation. Departing lake union to the north I found my aircraft with (weight and temperature) performance limits that wouldn't safely allow a climb departing straight out along interstate 5. At the time the blue angels practice was in progress as well as the shilshole (#2) prohibited area. Sea tad, renton and bfi airports were temporarily closed during these practices. With the blue angles practice times and virtually unsafe areas, my departure to the east to the university of wa, and then north along the shoreline to sandpoint transited the blue angle practice area as would have a west departure with a south turn to elliot bay to avoid the #2 shilshole area (their area was a 5 mi ring). I believe the number of practice times (4) for the blue angles was unnecessary as well as finding myself ringed by prohibited areas led to a series of decisions some of which couldn't be changed. I like airshows and I've worked to fly patterns to stay clear of the events (because of security requirements) but, when is too much activity in an area or congestion a responsibility to those planning it? Luckily there was no conflict or close call only what I perceived as my responsibilities to the NOTAMS, and notices and interests of safety.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLOAT SMT PENETRATES SPECIAL USE AIRSPACE NEAR LAKE UNION IN SEATTLE.

Narrative: THE PAST WK HAS CREATED TEMPORARY YET CONFLICTING RESTRICTIONS/REQUIREMENTS FOR FLYING WITHIN THE SEATTLE AREA. THE COMPANY I WORK FOR WAS ABLE TO WORK OUT VARIOUS PROVISIONS TO STILL FLY WHILE THE PROHIBITED AREAS FOR BLUE ANGEL'S PRACTICES WERE ACTIVE. HOWEVER, DUE TO BOTH SAFETY AND AIRSPACE RESTRICTIONS I FOUND MYSELF IN A NO WIN SITUATION. DEPARTING LAKE UNION TO THE N I FOUND MY ACFT WITH (WEIGHT AND TEMPERATURE) PERFORMANCE LIMITS THAT WOULDN'T SAFELY ALLOW A CLB DEPARTING STRAIGHT OUT ALONG INTERSTATE 5. AT THE TIME THE BLUE ANGELS PRACTICE WAS IN PROGRESS AS WELL AS THE SHILSHOLE (#2) PROHIBITED AREA. SEA TAD, RENTON AND BFI ARPTS WERE TEMPORARILY CLOSED DURING THESE PRACTICES. WITH THE BLUE ANGLES PRACTICE TIMES AND VIRTUALLY UNSAFE AREAS, MY DEP TO THE E TO THE UNIVERSITY OF WA, AND THEN N ALONG THE SHORELINE TO SANDPOINT TRANSITED THE BLUE ANGLE PRACTICE AREA AS WOULD HAVE A W DEP WITH A S TURN TO ELLIOT BAY TO AVOID THE #2 SHILSHOLE AREA (THEIR AREA WAS A 5 MI RING). I BELIEVE THE NUMBER OF PRACTICE TIMES (4) FOR THE BLUE ANGLES WAS UNNECESSARY AS WELL AS FINDING MYSELF RINGED BY PROHIBITED AREAS LED TO A SERIES OF DECISIONS SOME OF WHICH COULDN'T BE CHANGED. I LIKE AIRSHOWS AND I'VE WORKED TO FLY PATTERNS TO STAY CLR OF THE EVENTS (BECAUSE OF SECURITY REQUIREMENTS) BUT, WHEN IS TOO MUCH ACTIVITY IN AN AREA OR CONGESTION A RESPONSIBILITY TO THOSE PLANNING IT? LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CONFLICT OR CLOSE CALL ONLY WHAT I PERCEIVED AS MY RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE NOTAMS, AND NOTICES AND INTERESTS OF SAFETY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.