... interested person traveling to New Zealand's Southern island. It is far from being complete, but all of it is based my personal experience.
Aoraki Flying Experiences & Glacier Landings
One of the coolest ...
... describes the work on the radial engines.
For the first training courses on this new type, pilots of the AJBS received support by the Lufthansa crews that accumulated lots of flying experience with their ...
... experienced 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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... flying experience in aerobatic aircraft such as the Czech-build Zlins was vital in mastering the I-16. And still compared to the joy of flying, the take-off and especially the landing is a different story ...
... rare opportunity when the host with his vast operational experience gives his international guests the opportunity to train deployment scenarios against state-of-the-art air and ground-based systems. This ...
... visitors came to the Hahnweide to immerse into aviation, and to experience Germany's largest warbird spectacle.
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Nine Balkenkreuze and three silhouettes of the Fieseler Fi 103, aka „Vergeltungswaffe 1 (V1)“ as kill markings depict this Spitfire Mk.XVI as the personal plane of Otto Smik. Smik was one of the most successfully ...
... rush is something that has to be experienced Or seen to be believed! People start running, some are strolling, others actually fall down when trying to run as fast as possible to secure their spot in the ...
... “Iniochos” aspires to become the most competitive exercise in Europe and the Mediterranean region, and provide participants with a high level of training and unique experience of participation. With the ...
... you do not get to see every day. Oshkosh offered a unique possibility to see and experience this impressive aircraft, as not many other events have the possibility to host a flying boat of these dimensions. ...
... from that it remains a Jungmann, providing a fascinating flying experience. This particular aircraft, OE-APY, is based on the Bavarian airfield Beilngries and painted in a colorscheme of the early German ...
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After a first visit to the Hyakuri this event already rates amongst my best Japanese airshow experiences. Not influenced by the immaculate weather with a clear blue sky ...
... ground the FAC was also the most important exhibitor, making a large part of its aircraft a literally ‘hands-on’ experience for the visitors. Apart from the Tweets, the (Super) Tucanos and the big transport ...
Hokkaido, Japan's Northern island, is a special experience and cannot really be compared with the rest of Japan. Vast landscapes and scenic mountain ranges prevail instead of megacities and densly populated ...
... to secure the desired spot in the first row. This ‘happening’ it is still an unbelievable experience. And a view hard to be described with words when all those people sprint with their heavy photo equipment ...
What a blast! Standing at any of the runway ends during the Duxford air shows is a stunning experience. Either you get to see the aircraft turning in onto the display line or they make you feel their ...
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Another eyecatcher are of course the F-4EJ Phantoms, always in full action and busy with air-air or air-ground training, though my experience from recent ...
... to test their skills. These experiences must have been so deeply embossed in Weizman's mind that there was only one conclusion: the Spitfire that he is going to fly has to be black. Completing the black ...
... but not with the same outcome, was the display of the Turkish Stars. As an airshow regular this team is always a welcome sight around Europe with its NF-5 Tigers, but it was a special experience to see ...
... Collection (AFC) was shipped to Germany in February 2009 and the long-awaited first flight on German ground took place on May, 22nd at Lachen-Speyerdorf with the well-experienced Jurgis Kairys on the controls. ...