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- Sat 18 Nov 2023, 4:24 pm
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
- Replies: 1229
- Views: 661489
Re: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
The Dutch now have quite a large F-35 fleet and they have no display plans. Why? They no longer have a national show. No. The man that about personally fought for the F-16 display to continue after the cuts post the fall of the Wall has retired from the job. When the total number of F-35s ordered w...
- Thu 16 Nov 2023, 7:02 pm
- Forum: European Events
- Topic: airspirit 2024 Emmen
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4796
airspirit 2024 Emmen
After 2004 and 2014, the swiss seem to have dropped Payerne as their jubilee airshow base. On 30 and 31 of august a show will be held at Emmen. Also the name Air looks dropped, as it is announced as airspirit 2024. For those thinking of going: this is the week before airpower, so it might be somethi...
- Wed 15 Nov 2023, 5:28 pm
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2024 wishlist.
- Replies: 720
- Views: 202530
- Mon 06 Nov 2023, 4:22 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Women viewed as ‘property’ in Red Arrows amid culture of male entitlement, RAF admits
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7586
Re: Women viewed as ‘property’ in Red Arrows amid culture of male entitlement, RAF admits
2 pilots fired. But wasn't it mentioned at the earlier thread about this that those two were the people that spoke up to adress the sexual misbehaviour at the team?
- Mon 06 Nov 2023, 3:09 pm
- Forum: IWM Duxford Events
- Topic: Duxford Dates 2024
- Replies: 51
- Views: 18819
Re: Duxford Dates 2024
Sadly the last time this gathering occurred in 2019 it was a gold-plated farce from start to finish. Duxford pretty much failed to deliver on any of the proposed/promised attractions & the French leg was worse. The arrival in France of a 'few of the Daks' from England was miserably late, those ...
- Sun 05 Nov 2023, 10:47 pm
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: 2024 tickets - Swindon shuttle bus?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4717
Re: 2024 tickets - Swindon shuttle bus?
We've booked this for the Saturday, hopefully it goes smoothly. Does anyone know where they let you off and if it is in a convenient place? In the morning they let you off near the yellow entrance, but you have to do a little walk towards the entarnce itself. But that is lots shorter than the walk ...
- Sun 20 Aug 2023, 9:09 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Invasion of Ukraine (Aviation) Discussion
- Replies: 184
- Views: 48969
Re: Invasion of Ukraine (Aviation) Discussion
https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1693239257308319978?s=46&t=MrByk9E0ZD1fN2EAXOlQkw Still in doubt what this is worth for the Ukraine. Back when we Dutch had to decide what to chose as F-16 successor, the ventriloquist of the then Prime-Minister (who was parachuted into the cabinet as u...
- Mon 13 Feb 2023, 9:13 am
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2023 Discuss everything thread
- Replies: 4140
- Views: 953018
Re: RIAT 2023 Discuss everything thread
Rumours go the RNLAFs 298 squadron is attending RIAT23 with a CH47F MYII CAAS on static display together with an 860th NH90, the NH90 is a regular at RIAT but if the CH47F goes trough it would be a first type visit Not sure what the MYII CAAS bit is (didn't Holly Valance put that in her big hit?) b...
- Wed 21 Dec 2022, 12:45 am
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2023 Discuss everything thread
- Replies: 4140
- Views: 953018
Re: RIAT 2023 Discuss everything thread
Does anyone know which month/week announcements begin? I remember it being in january some years right? end of jan/beginning of feb isn't it? Normally that is when the self confirmations begin (swiss air force mostly as the first one). DBH then starts a few weeks after that, or there must be a real...
- Wed 21 Dec 2022, 12:33 am
- Forum: European Events
- Topic: Texel 2023
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5690
Re: Texel 2023
Now cancelled. Reasons given: 1 Costs have risen out of hands for the event. Allthough the main sponsor had a positive attitude to pump up more money, the other sponsors didn't. If entrance prices would have to go up, people would gather outside the airfield. TBH, this was already an issue quoted af...
- Sun 13 Nov 2022, 12:26 pm
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2023 Discuss everything thread
- Replies: 4140
- Views: 953018
Re: RIAT 2023 Discuss everything thread
the USAF's $28 million project to renovate the North East Loop is now complete, replacing nearly 1.5km of taxiways and 11 ramps, along with installing a new drainage system and LED airfield ground lighting. Cheers, Peter As LED is seen as environmental friendly (at least for now) and the time neede...
- Sun 13 Nov 2022, 12:09 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Ramstein
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2627
Re: Ramstein
Going by the length of the program and the time passed between posting and reaction, I presume you haven't watched it? The Germans have a long standing tradition to take an event in their history and have a night on their television in which they dig into the subject. They call it Thema Abend. Havin...
- Sun 13 Nov 2022, 11:39 am
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Throw out STEM and show young people aircraft at RAF bases
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3562
Re: Throw out STEM and show young people aircraft at RAF bases
Providing evidence to the UK Defence Committee on 2 November, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said that this was “still not a staggering amount” of pilots, coming 24 hours after he had erroneously stated in a House of Lords evidence session on 1 November that the UK had fewer pilots qualified on the ...
- Sun 06 Nov 2022, 10:19 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Protesters at Schiphol
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3111
Re: Protesters at Schiphol
Worst thing about this (IMO, that is) is that also a medical flight had to be diverted.
- Wed 26 Oct 2022, 11:23 am
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: UK Heritage Aviation Trust
- Replies: 470
- Views: 304835
Re: UK Heritage Aviation Trust
The F-35 will probably still be operational at a number of countries by that year, like it or not.
- Wed 26 Oct 2022, 10:14 am
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Ramstein
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2627
Ramstein
Tonight in German Television (ARD) two programs about the Frecce crash at Ramstein, starting at 19.15 and 20.45 British time. For those that can't wait, one is already online here for the next about three months, the second looks to be geo-blocked, so should be watched real-time, if you can view thi...
- Sun 02 Oct 2022, 11:10 pm
- Forum: Farnborough International Airshow
- Topic: Flying schedule of old shows ('78, '80 and '82)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 24843
Re: Flying schedule of old shows ('78, '80 and '82)
Maybe it can help if you look if you have a display at the end of one film and the same display at the start of another one? Then at least the films are in consequent order. Then, do you still have the negatives of the film? All shots must be numbered at those. Good luck, I have to do the same with ...
- Sun 02 Oct 2022, 8:27 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Remains of WW2 pilot buried 78 years after fatal flight
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1942
Re: Remains of WW2 pilot buried 78 years after fatal flight
Also, Lochem is not exactly Arnhem, or close to it, and more than half the country seperated from Markermeer.
- Sun 02 Oct 2022, 6:42 am
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2023 wish list
- Replies: 859
- Views: 122741
Re: RIAT 2023 wish list
Or the Patrouille Suisse?Professor_M wrote: ↑Thu 29 Sep 2022, 8:09 amHowever, surely the Switzerland-based Mirage III is one of the best looking classic jets flying in Western Europe at the moment - a joint formation with a Swiss F-5F anyone?
- Mon 12 Sep 2022, 7:31 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Funeral arrangements
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8319
Re: Funeral arrangements
which other military bases are a) going to be open on a weekend, and b) able to handle large commercial aircraft with requirements for air-stairs, etc.? Fairford? Still way too far from London for VIPS going to the funeral. Common sense would dictate a mix of Stansted, Luton, Gatwick, Farnborough a...
- Wed 07 Sep 2022, 9:33 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Export Wildcats
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3390
- Mon 05 Sep 2022, 7:08 am
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: Vulcan XH558 to leave Doncaster, possible ferry flight
- Replies: 413
- Views: 87495
- Mon 05 Sep 2022, 6:55 am
- Forum: Historic Aviation
- Topic: What will happen to XH558?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3184
Re: What will happen to XH558?
Other, scrapped and handled as scrap by the scrap(wo)man.
- Mon 05 Sep 2022, 6:43 am
- Forum: European Events
- Topic: AIRPOWER22 - Zeltweg, Austria
- Replies: 137
- Views: 45685
Re: AIRPOWER22 - Zeltweg, Austria
I mean, can you imagine an Aviat Husky with floats in the RIAT flying programme? There would be uproar! If they would run a naval theme I wouldn't be surprised if DBH books that same aircraft. And was it a solo display, or were there other up at the same time (during not such a long slot)? It is a ...
- Sat 03 Sep 2022, 7:34 pm
- Forum: European Events
- Topic: AIRPOWER22 - Zeltweg, Austria
- Replies: 137
- Views: 45685
Re: AIRPOWER22 - Zeltweg, Austria
Things that Zeltweg does better: backdrop, It takes hundreds or thousands of years to have it grown like it is now. Nothing a show can do about it (except moving to another venue. What airfield in the UK has something like that already?) And although the mountains in the back are beautiful it is al...