... only other jet type, and are today only flown by reserve pilots. With the referendum for a future jet fighter on the horizon, their near future is becoming even more uncertain. They are indeed a rare breed ...
... ter Göhringer described the transition phase from the Huey to the H145 as an „operation at the open heart“. It had the particular challenge for the SAR Squadron to manage the training of all 51 pilots an ...
... enced Israeli pilots surely brought a steep learning curve for the German pilots, while at the same time the IAF had the opportunity to operate in a dense airspace and under NATO procedures.
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... obvious that this warbird is demanding to fly. For Carlos Valle, the FIO’s president and currently only pilot to fly this I-16, sitting behind the controls of the Mosca is fun. But he emphasizes that extensive ...
Twice a year, around three-dozen Israeli Air Force (IAF) officers receive their wings. Of these, roughly half will go on to become fighter pilots or weapons system officers, a third will fly helicopters, ...
... s the co-operation between the German Army soldiers of the Special Operation Forces (SOFs) from Calw and Luftwaffe pilots, flying the German Armed Force’s newest aerial asset, the Airbus Helicopters H ...
... sert landscape and the pilots' gaze extends to the neighboring countries. The main aspect of this year's exercise was the participation of 5th generation jets in such a complex training scenarios. The I ...
... Legends”. And this is also an excellent opportunity to get some detail photos of the aircraft or to talk to pilots and ground crews.
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2019 saw the 19th edition of the Oldtimer Fliegertreffen Hahnweide. You may also call it a fly-in, a pilot meeting or a warbird airshow, and with around 400 participating aircraft it is arguably Germany’s ...
... display. And their pilots and crew were a real enrichment and attraction also on ground.
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Other jet displays included F-16s from Belgium, ...
... r II and deriving from the typ of flying and the high number of operating F-5F twin-seaters, Taitung’s main task is the training of future ROCAF fighter pilots. Apart from numerous twin-seat F-5F Tiger ...
10.000ft above Belgium the howling sound of the Lockheed Martin’s F-16AM Fighting Falcon F100 jet engine could clearly be heard. No wonder, as the Demo Pilot for the Belgian Air Force, Sr. Cpt Darte, callsign ...
... the programme was however a fiction end-of-Second-World-War battle between German and American pilots. There were also be paratroopers and ground troops, a German field camp and an American airport camp ...
... in bad weather. This is especially valid for the warbird ramp, as either way pilots or owners would not want to risk being stranded somewhere on route.
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... Czechoslovakian pilots in service of the RAF during WW II. He crashed and died on 28 November 1944 near Zwolle after been hit by German AA fire. Smik’s aircraft has been re-created by the Spitfire’s owner, ...
... of the day role demonstrations of the jets prevailed. The pilots showed the Phantoms doing Recce runs on the airfield, did some aerial maneuvering, or were flying different ground attack patterns.
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... helicopter, has a funny shape, and was thrown around quite a bit by its pilot to show the agility of this platform that is usually used for crop dusting tasks.
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... Fulcrums
Unfortunately the Solo Display of the Slovakian MiG-29 Fulcrum did not take place this year due to health reasons of the display pilot, but the aerobatic routine of a two-ship formation of Fulcrum ...
... no role demonstration. As such it was in strong contrast to the JASDF role demonstrations. Flying included more vertical maneuvers and the pilot used his afterburner a lot! Furthermore I have never seen ...
... dictated by the engine installation and small wings for high speed one had to wonder about the pilots sight out of the cockpit. But of course he did his job perfectly well and the topside passes were jus ...
