In the past there were always two aircraft at the show, one of them flying, one on static only. Since the single seater was available, that one was used for the flying display mostly. At Volkel, they were operating the flying aircraft from the static.vulcanshammer wrote:aviodromefriend wrote:Dutch Hunter, Czech Gripen flying (and have we mentrioned Patrouille Suise already?)
2 Norwegian F-16s from 331 Squadron static
Worth heading over for the Hunter alone in my opinion. Do we know if it is likely to be the F.6 or the T.8, or ideally both?
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A weather forecast is a forecast and just that
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aviodromefriend wrote:In the past there were always two aircraft at the show, one of them flying, one on static only. Since the single seater was available, that one was used for the flying display mostly. At Volkel, they were operating the flying aircraft from the static.
Many thanks for the info!
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Is this a case of just turning up? If so won’t it be absolutely heaving?
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Yes, and it is usually packed to the brim. If people stacked better, I'm sure they'd try to have multiple layers of audience
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Registration for the spottersday is open, it seems. Info about it at https://sgvolkel.nl/cms/index.php/spottersdag/spottersday-read-this-first. Closing datge is at May 9, 8 o'clock PM I guess they mean CET, as that is local (should give people from the UK an extra hour). The participants section there also mentions a German Tornado static and a Starfighter static. (That 104 seems to deserve a separate thread.)
Edited to say that the Tornado is also on the official site, quite a lot of Tiger squadrons visiting this year it seems.
Edited to say that the Tornado is also on the official site, quite a lot of Tiger squadrons visiting this year it seems.
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aviodromefriend wrote:In the past there were always two aircraft at the show, one of them flying, one on static only. Since the single seater was available, that one was used for the flying display mostly. At Volkel, they were operating the flying aircraft from the static.vulcanshammer wrote:aviodromefriend wrote:Dutch Hunter, Czech Gripen flying (and have we mentrioned Patrouille Suise already?)
2 Norwegian F-16s from 331 Squadron static
Worth heading over for the Hunter alone in my opinion. Do we know if it is likely to be the F.6 or the T.8, or ideally both?
Isn't the two-seater still grounded, and likely to remain that way for the foreseeable future?
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Going by the operator: No. It should still be undergoing some maintenance at St. Athan, but the ban is lifted, and it has already flown since then.Mike wrote:Isn't the two-seater still grounded, and likely to remain that way for the foreseeable future?
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Greek Phantom(s) added to the static display
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aviodromefriend wrote:Going by the operator: No. It should still be undergoing some maintenance at St. Athan, but the ban is lifted, and it has already flown since then.Mike wrote:Isn't the two-seater still grounded, and likely to remain that way for the foreseeable future?
Are you sure it has flown? It has been out of permit for 3 years, and my understanding is that the so-called 'small-engined' Hunters are likely to remain grounded indefinitely unless a solution to the CAA-imposed engine issues is found.
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https://www.upinthesky.nl/2018/02/17/nederlandse-hawker-hunters-vliegen-weer-na-2-%C2%BD-jaar/ So, maybe it isn't at St. Athan anymore (maybe BC knows more about the current status, as he seems to live quite local, and the article is from 2018) but it says both have flown and the ban was also lifted for the two-seater.Mike wrote:aviodromefriend wrote:Going by the operator: No. It should still be undergoing some maintenance at St. Athan, but the ban is lifted, and it has already flown since then.Mike wrote:Isn't the two-seater still grounded, and likely to remain that way for the foreseeable future?
Are you sure it has flown? It has been out of permit for 3 years, and my understanding is that the so-called 'small-engined' Hunters are likely to remain grounded indefinitely unless a solution to the CAA-imposed engine issues is found.
A weather forecast is a forecast and just that
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+ German PA-200 Tornado (S)
+ 'Orange Jumper' F-16 Leeuwarden (S)
+ 'Orange Jumper' F-16 Leeuwarden (S)
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+ Red Arrows (Friday only)
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Dutch Hercules static
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+ Squadron 100 Hawker Hawk T1 (Static)
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Fred85 wrote:+ Squadron 100 Hawker Hawk T1 (Static)
Please feel free to add your own words and arrange into a well known phrase.
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What?...Like how the hell am I going to sleep tonight now?
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capercaillie wrote:Fred85 wrote:+ Squadron 100 Hawker Hawk T1 (Static)
Please feel free to add your own words and arrange into a well known phrase.
What do you mean? I did something wrong??
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Well you do usually put so much effort in Abbo.
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clearstone wrote:Well you do usually put so much effort in Abbo.
Eh?
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Anyone done this as a day trip from London?
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Very easily done (I'm going the Saturday myself but staying in the area over the week), done it myself before.
Get a late Friday evening Tunnel crossing and a late Saturday evening train home, its 3 to 4 hours drive non-stop from Calais.
Get a late Friday evening Tunnel crossing and a late Saturday evening train home, its 3 to 4 hours drive non-stop from Calais.
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Flying Display Update from https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/luchtmachtdagen/vliegshow
Team Raven
The Blades
BAF Red Devils
Austrian PC-7
Dutch Historics T-6
Fokker Four
P-51D
Dutch Rush Aerobatics Su-26M
Dutch Thunder Yaks
RNethAF Chinook Firefighting Demo
Black Shape Pair
SwAFHF Viggen & Draken
Static Display Updates from https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/luchtmachtdagen/static-show-
Belgian F-16
Danish F-16
German Tornado
Greek F-4E
SAC C-17
Italian Typhoon
RNethAF - C-130 Hercules, AH-64D Apache, CH-47 Chinook, AS-532U2 Cougar' DO-228 (334 Squadron), PC-7 (131 Sqaudron)
RNN - NH90NFH
Netherlands Civilian - TB-10 (Martin Flight Academy), TB-20 (Martin Flight Academy), Black Shapes (Air Combat Europe), Stearman, Learjet, L-39, EC120,
Norwegian F-16
Team Raven
The Blades
BAF Red Devils
Austrian PC-7
Dutch Historics T-6
Fokker Four
P-51D
Dutch Rush Aerobatics Su-26M
Dutch Thunder Yaks
RNethAF Chinook Firefighting Demo
Black Shape Pair
SwAFHF Viggen & Draken
Static Display Updates from https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/luchtmachtdagen/static-show-
Belgian F-16
Danish F-16
German Tornado
Greek F-4E
SAC C-17
Italian Typhoon
RNethAF - C-130 Hercules, AH-64D Apache, CH-47 Chinook, AS-532U2 Cougar' DO-228 (334 Squadron), PC-7 (131 Sqaudron)
RNN - NH90NFH
Netherlands Civilian - TB-10 (Martin Flight Academy), TB-20 (Martin Flight Academy), Black Shapes (Air Combat Europe), Stearman, Learjet, L-39, EC120,
Norwegian F-16
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Draken & Viggen removed.
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Abbo46 wrote:Draken & Viggen removed.
Might give this a miss now! Going opt for Gdansk instead
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Italian C-27 & Dutch NH-90 flying.