... glacier before heading down the glacier and flying back to Mt. Cook airport. Use that time wisely and soak the atmosphere standing on the glacier at 3000m above sea level – actually the Pacific Ocean can ...
... hangar for the following months during its winter break. Temperatures around freezing point are neither the best for such a rare biplane, nor for the pilot in the open cockpit, who might actually be the ...
... front of the unique mountainous backdrop of Central Switzerland, but also a seat in the front row and the opportunity to witness the shooting training in the morning hours before the actual big show begins ...
... thus one day before the actual D-Day. This was due to the fact that the airspace was closed on actual D-Day due to the celebrations taking place, and in particular due to the presence of the American President. ...
... bad weather on the actual airshow weekend caused a huge drop in visitor numbers and related revenues.
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For this year's 10th anniversary of ...
... seven H145 LUH SAR were handed over to the Bundeswehr at the production site of Airbus Helicopters at Donauwörth. Before being assigned to their actual task, those helicopters were used to train future ...
... out their website at http://fio.es/ about the actual schedule.
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A report about this event can also be found on this website in the airshow ...
... flew only in formation with the North American T-6 Harvard.
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Static Display
The actual flying display starts in the late afternoon. ...
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In this year a large number of classic jets such as the MiG-15UTI (actually a Polish licence-built Lim-2), DH Vampire, Fouga Magister and Zephyr, Morane Saulnier Paris or Lockheed T-33 (Canadair CT-33) ...
... only meters away from the public, and their take-off run isn’t much more distant. It is actually so close that visitors can clearly feel the strong power of those mighty piston engines agitating their ...
... with a long telephoto lens. Actually this fear turned out to be partly true, as was the prevailing typhoon season. But the announced airshow at Hualien airbase with its F-16 fighter Squadrons and the reconnaissance ...
... formation, were joined by „Vador“ for a 3-ship formation of BAF F-16s over Belgium, and then left to hand over the stage for the actual task of the mission: getting great shots of the „Dark Falcon“!
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... packed with flying displays sufficient for two days. Actually most participants flew twice that day, and this was not only valid for the civil presentations, but also for the fast jets and military display ...
... IX (B) Squadron was not seen that day.
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Tornado Diamond Nine Formation
For the actual formation it was rather impressive to see eleven ...
... rush is something that has to be experienced Or seen to be believed! People start running, some are strolling, others actually fall down when trying to run as fast as possible to secure their spot in the ...
... well hidden behind trees and covered by a winding construction of the overall layout.
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The actual photographers delight of this setting is not only ...
... was performed with the aircraft wearing the special marking to celebrate Slovak (actually Czechoslovakian at that time) aviation legend Otto Smik.
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Also new in this year was a two-ship ...
... Stiftung Europe’s sole Messerschmitt Me262 fascinated the visitors. It was followed later in the afternoon by the Messerschmitt Bf109 „Rote 7“. The remarkable sound of the Daimler Benz DB605 engine actually ...
... actual enemy were still clearly defined, Graf Ignatievo became a popular destination for Squadron exchanges with its Western Allies in recent years. The “3rd Fighter Air Base” is Bulgaria’s sole remaining ...
... the public is allowed on the ramp, or other shows where you have to go outside to photograph the flying display from good angels. Hyakuri is a nice exception there, and actually three different jet types ...
