New Zealand is a highly popular tourist destination, and its Southern island a pure source of natural beauty, and visitor numbers increased greatly after the “Lord of the Rings” movies. Additionally to ...
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During the airshow, flares are generously being used during the opening of the flight program or during the final fly-bys. They add a great special effect, equally to the use of the afterburner and „high ...
White and blue stands for the Bavarian way of life, and those colors have also been chosen for the Luftwaffe’s 74th Tactical Air Wing anniversary jet, the „Bavarian Tiger“. These special markings on a ...
... a great airshow asset. Of course it was presented in hover flight configuration, with swivel engine and open doors and making lots of noise.
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... at Oshkosh in 1999 and to show her to a large audience and - hopefully - potential buyers. The flight from South Africa to the USA was however anything but smooth and certainly the greatest flight adventure ...
... Flight Group and as such hosts mainly transport and special mission aircraft. It is located in the West of the Japanese capitol. The drive from Hyakuri therefore passes the greater Tokyo metropolitan area ...
... with special marked jets. How great it was to hear jet noise thunder over Omaka!
Omaka Amusement
The rest of the program can be called easy going, casual and with a good dose of New Zealand humor. ...
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Especially at that early time off the days it was great to see the afterburners being lit when the jets accelerated down the runway and vapor trails were forming at their wings when the pilot pulled ...
... making room for only light ahead. As we vow: never again!”
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A great day at the fence
Of course the attendance of such exotic jets ...
... A (full name withheld on security grounds) was even clearer about the graduates’ future tasks: “You will receive great power in the near future and will be required to use it,” he observed. The importance ...
... be damped as quickly as possible. But of course there are currently more important things in life than admiring planes in the air and having a great day out. There is more to life than aviation photography, ...
... at Blue Flag we place great value on training the individual pilot in his cockpit. We are here to share, not to teach", Tal Herman explains an important point of "Blue Flag".
This is practiced durin ...
... flying of other aircraft manufacturers, but it was great to see this plane in the British skies!
Military Presentations
By far the most impressive piece of flying has been the Lockheed Martin LM-100J, ...
... A Yakovlev Yak-11 would have been another nice addition to join this "Heritage Flight" of generations of Polish Air Force trainer aircraft. This formation was a great sight and was perfectly flown underneath ...
... 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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... to see, but any of the other planes would have added a great additional variety.
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For the modern military participation, hurricane Michael ...
... large Spooky – the F-4 Phantom II mascot – were not to be missed.
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Phantom Pilgrimage to Hyakuri
The Hyakuri Airshow was a great ...
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But BIAS is not only an airshow. It finishes with spectacular fireworks, a free concert and it is a great day out. Going there, having a great time, maybe going home to avoid the ...
Travelling to countries operating the MiG-29 is usually a safe bet to see this great looking jet from the Soviet-era in the air. This was also true for the Slovak International Air Fest (SIAF) at Sliac, ...
