... clouds and a freezing wind coming in from the North. And no shelter from it anywhere on the bank in the East of the main runway.
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... due to operational reasons. But despite that the Beechcraft T-6 Texan II presented a solo display, and the C-130H Hercules made a simulated approach to Omaka’s grass runway.
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... quite some fences have been put up in the past and certain pathways are not accessible anymore. Nevertheless, you can still get up close to the runway and get nice photos of the jets taking of or landing. ...
... down in a relaxed atmosphere on the North-Eastern edge of the runway and slightly elevated gives a nice view and good contrast by the trees in the background. Those who want the sun in their back can also ...
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Fortunately all arriving aircraft at TPE were using the Northern runway, and while driving around the airfield the suitable photo spots were easily found because of others photographers standing at those ...
... and this was well returned by the photographers.
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Unfortunately the take-offs on runway 19 were very distant and the air was really ...
... options were offered: once inside the airfield, it was possible to get off at a smaller location in the South Western corner of the runway, and of course on the apron itself. Due to the static display ...
... formations, amongst them a stunning 4-ship formation of Buchons - a real treat not seen for ages! And not to forget the seemingly endless line-up of nearly 50 airworthy warbirds along Duxford’s grass runway. ...
... jets were flown over the runway. Also the recently acquired C-27J Spartan was presented during a flying display later in the afternoon.
Slovak INTERNATIONAL Air Fest
But of course the SIAF airshow ...
... spoiled by the heat haze on the far runway. At least the fly-in and fly-out days provided some opportunities to catch some of the modern planes in the air and the USCG provided a rescue demo with one of ...
... rolled in on Saturday, which led also to the cancellation of nearly the whole flying display at Langley. Only some aerobatic displays were flown, and 'Shockwave' made runs on the runway.
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"Warbirds over the Beach" Airshow
Regarding photography the airshow proved to be a challenge. Due to the airfield’s layout the crowd is facing the sun when watching the runway, and the flying happens ...
... display in the early afternoon. While the commentators on the old control towers told about flying the Sea Hurricane from an aircraft carrier, the Hurricane passed up and down along the runway axis, all ...
... B-25s gathered in the Warbirds area for a re-enactment of the Doolittle Raid in honor of the event’s 75th anniversary. Seeing the B-25s launching from Oshkosh’s runway in a similar fashion as they did ...
... number of helicopters. Standing on the runway and observing the incoming traffic was the thing to do to catch those.
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Most remarkable was the pair of QF-4E Phantom II drones ...
... the mountain scenery offering nice backgrounds during operations on the runway, but also the taxiway leading from the cavern to the actual airfield. It passes along a cow paddock without any fencing and ...
... two SU-27 Flanker arrived in formation with an Antonov An-26. Their height above the runway can only be estimated, but it was rather close and well hidden behind the fence from the outside.
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... already plans a massive expansion into an airport with five parallel runways, and the additional traffic will for sure restrict airshow flying. But though building projects are pushed a lot in the UAE, ...
... helicopters hovering above the runway the Transall performed an overflight with the Eurofighter and Tornado on its sides for an interesting formation.
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