... patrols were flown until November 1944, before the Catalinas relocated back to the mainland of the United States. From NAS Quonset Point on Rhode Island, they were supposed to protect the sea routes t ...
... move to the next location. Towards the end of the day the low sun was as good as it could get, the shadows however were also getting longer and longer. At one point they are so long that they reached o ...
... scheme they can be very well used in this role. Though being bright and colorful, from a personal point of view it was nicer to photograph the more operationally looking jets in their grey camouflage. However ...
... only from an aviation enthusiast point of view it has been a pleasure to see IAF jets in Germany. Hopefully this cooperation will see a regular exchange in the future, strengthening even more the ties ...
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H145M LUH SOF Special Equipment
From flying point of view the Laupheim crews praise the extended capabilities of their H145M LUH SOF. For ...
... ercise for the hosts: "Here 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 ...
... g week-end.
Where? Farnborough, UK When? 16-22/07/2018
Unfortunately the week-end's airshow featured a rather disappointing program, and in the end it turned out that it was the final public airs ...
... Su-27 Flanker or the JF-17 from Pakistan for the flying display. In the end, however, it were also not only the bad weather conditions that left some disappointment.
Where? Radom, Poland When? 23-24/08/2018 ...
... locations and pointing their lenses to the sky. With its island position in the Asia-Pacific region TPE attracts a lot of wide-body aircraft from all of the neighboring countries. Those large aircraft ...
... for sure airshow visitors will also appreciate Vador’s 2019 airshow routine, including spectacular and technical maneuvers such as very closed ‚sliding‘ rolls and 8-point-roll, which demands accuracy an ...
... Pilsen / Plzeň airshow was a nice event and a good possibility to see the Classic Trainers and Czech-based warbirds. A downside of the event from a photographers point-of-view that has to be mentioned ...
... W aircraft, which can be regarded as a trademark for the Gifu airshow, was disappointing. Compared to previous years with up to 10 aircraft, this time only the Kawasaki C-1 FTB (Flight Test Bed) flew ...
... such a USAF solo jet demo flown so low and so close to the apron. At certain points the passes seemed directly over the first row of the crowdline and it nearly was possible to touch the jet. This very ...
... use that shuttle service. Whereas going uphill the crowd is being distributed throughout the morning up until around midday, one down point are the large queues that build up along the cableway once the ...
... d Air Control (FAC) and its mission was to pin-point enemy troop locations through communication with 'friendlies' on the ground. Once proper recce was done and the positions spotted, these ground targ ...
... faster than foreseen and the two types thus did not show anymore. As a compensation the A319 was presented during a QRA demo and “forced to land” by the MiGs at Sliac. At one point it really seemed as ...
... Extras were operational again. They could thus show their full routine, including the heart for the crowd and most importantly the five-pointed star that is a prominent feature on their national flag. ...
... very pleasing closing point of another great La Ferté meeting, which for sure earns highest ranks amongst comparable airshow, being a great travel of time using a packed flying program, and still remaining ...
... some passes. Of course the commentary pointed out the important role of this RNZAF aircraft in the search for flight MH370. As the T-6 is rather new in the Air Force’s fleet, this type only performed som ...
... ons of this classic Douglas "threeholer" are still flying around the world, Biman's example was the last one in civil service. And the remaining days could merely be counted on two hands at that point of ...
