Osan AB Air Power Day 2011

by **eaglekepr** on Sat 05 Nov 2011, 7:24 am

Falling back into my old ways of not posting in a timely fashion... here are the catch from Osan AB's Air Power Day 2011 air show 29-30 October. Saturday was a bit of a bust, I was too far away from the show and the weather was dreadful so no pics... anyone that was inside the show might have gotten good wing vapors from the few aircraft that flew though.

Sunday was the day! Great weather all around for an air show. I feel spoiled... two air shows on consecutive weekends (after missing all of the UK season).

Joint US-Korea SERE Jumpers

Joint SERE Jumpers at Air Power Day 2011, Osan AB Korea by eaglekepr, on Flickr

U-2 Opens the Show by eaglekepr, on Flickr

The 'Draggins' Fingertips by eaglekepr, on Flickr

The Dragonlady and Her Escort by eaglekepr, on Flickr

PACAF Demo Team F-16C by eaglekepr, on Flickr

The Black Eagles again... better light than the week before! Unfortunately their #8 pilot was unable to fly so they pressed on with just a single solo.

Double Eagle by eaglekepr, on Flickr

Black Eagles Stacked by eaglekepr, on Flickr

ROKAF Black Eagles by eaglekepr, on Flickr

Timing is Everything by eaglekepr, on Flickr

ROKAF KT-1 Solo Demo by eaglekepr, on Flickr

ACC A-10 East Coast Demo Team by eaglekepr, on Flickr

A full-up Role Demo from the Osan based 25FS "Assam Draggins" (A-10C) and the 36FS "Flying Fiends" (F-16C) plus the 33RQS HH-60's based at Kadena, Japan. Flares aplenty!

Osan AB Role Demo by eaglekepr, on Flickr

33rd Rescue Squadron CSAR Demo by eaglekepr, on Flickr

33rd Rescue Squadron CSAR Demo by eaglekepr, on Flickr

Nothing like ending the show with a "flare" :wink:

A-10 Flare Dump by eaglekepr, on Flickr

A few more on my Flickr. I'll put up a few static snaps in a bit.

by **lynothehammer** on Sat 05 Nov 2011, 8:56 am

Great set of images of what looks like an immense airshow... Number 2 is an absolute belter.... :clap:

by **Stu** on Sat 05 Nov 2011, 9:16 am

Good stuff love the A10s :clap:

by **Cimmerian** on Sat 05 Nov 2011, 9:27 am

Great shots, number 3 for me.

by **SPLAT** on Sat 05 Nov 2011, 11:27 am

Is that an xr3i or a Cosworth Escort with the U2?

by **eaglekepr** on Sat 05 Nov 2011, 11:47 am

SPLAT wrote::roll: Is that an xr3i or a Cosworth Escort with the U2?

Pontiac G8 based on the Holden Commodore from Australia. Probably bought super cheap since Pontiac folded in 2009 and they had several thousand of these cars that they couldn't get rid of. An "escort" for the lady, not a Ford!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_G8

by **ciaranchef** on Sat 05 Nov 2011, 12:20 pm

Fantastic...you've captured them really well....we must have been 20 meters apart at some points...but you got the great pictures :clap:

by **IanOlder** on Sat 05 Nov 2011, 1:45 pm

Cimmerian wrote:Great shots, number 3 for me.

A fine set, no.3 stands out for me too :clap:

by **Hatstand** on Sat 05 Nov 2011, 2:01 pm

Fabulous! I love a lot of these, because they are not just "pictures of planes" - you caught some real drama there.

Did you use a starburst filter? Or does your lens "just do that"? Or is it some post-processing effect? Especially on the last shot (A10 dopping flares).

What is that black obelisk with a circle on it in the explosion pic? Was that the target? And they missed it?! :-D

by **Sea King** on Sat 05 Nov 2011, 7:57 pm

Sublime set of photos :clap:

by **G-LOC** on Sat 05 Nov 2011, 9:52 pm

Fabulous selection :cool:

by **eaglekepr** on Sun 06 Nov 2011, 12:41 am

Thanks all

Hatstand wrote:Fabulous! I love a lot of these, because they are not just "pictures of planes" - you caught some real drama there.
Did you use a starburst filter? Or does your lens "just do that"? Or is it some post-processing effect? Especially on the last shot (A10 dopping flares).
What is that black obelisk with a circle on it in the explosion pic? Was that the target? And they missed it?!

Nothing so cumbersome as a star filter... just a small aperture from having the camera set for helicopters and not jets. The yellow circle is the airfield sign that tells pilots where the arresting cable is for emergencies.