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UK Air Shows / RIAT 2014

« on: April 17, 2014, 01:01:28 pm »

Well folks! THE ROYAL INTERNATIONAL AIR TATTOO 2014 is looking like a "cracker" of a show this year with the announcement of the  F35 Lightening attendance just hot off the press   

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Other Aviation Events / Project Hawker 2013 Circuit of Britain 100th Anniversary Dublin Visit Saturday

« on: August 22, 2013, 06:28:21 pm »

I acquired tho a info while following another post in Boards.ie

This is a "heads up" Regards a visit by the  the PBY Catalina (G-PBYA) to our shores on Sat 24th
You can read the full story here.   http://projecthawker2013.com/   

I also acquired  the flight schedule  of the above mentioned aircraft's visit so it may be worthwhile hanging around Weston Aerodrome this sat afternoon.

The schedule published is as follows (subject to verification and weather conditions )

The relevant part of Saturday's schedule (including Dun Laoghaire and Weston) is:
1100 Depart EGEO Oban and overfly Oban Harbour then coastal route south to overfly North Coast and Kiells (Hawker set down for repairs here)
1156 Larne and then coastal route south
1226 Kilkeel and then enter Irish airspace
1241 Skerries
1242 Loughshinny
1245 Rush
1250 Baily Lighthouse
1252 Display at Dun Laoghaire followed by landing at EIWT Weston for fuel uplift
1406 Bray Head
1436 Continue south coastal route to Rosslare and then depart Irish airspace

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Irish Air Shows / Festival of Flight Newcastle Co Down 10Th August 2013

« on: July 23, 2013, 09:30:39 am »

A superb line up for this year's Show
 
(Confirmed Flying)

Red Arrows
Eurofighter Typhoon
Avro vulcan xh558
Golden Apple Sabre F86A
Hawker Hunter 'Miss Demeanour'
BBMF Dakota
Irish Aircorps PC9
Hawker Sea Fury T20
North American T6 Texan


(Confirmed static Display)

Grumman MK5 Wildcat 
Eurofighter Typhoon 

For all the relevant event  info....area Maps/parking....ect just click on  the Brochure link below.

http://www.downdc.gov.uk/Documents/Festivals/Festival-of-Flight-2013.aspx

 

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Aviation Photography / Upgrading from Bridge to DSLR Buying Advice please!

« on: May 24, 2013, 02:38:17 pm »

Hi all
As some of you know I'm relatively new to aviation  photography
I'm hopefully looking to upgrade from my Fuji S4050 bridge to a Cannon  or Nikon  I have a limited budget and can only afford a used camera body at the moment
anyway I was  browsing a camera mag and came across a UK based company who specialises in used Cameras to sell or buy or part exchange

http://www.mpbphotographic.co.uk

I was hoping that I could get some advice about taking that "next step from Bridge to SLR  in hindsight my S4050 isn't as crisp at taking Airshow/airport photos as I hoped 

Any advice would be a blessing 

Thanks folks!   

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Irish Air Shows / Newcastle Festival of Flight , 10th August Newcastle Co Down

« on: April 28, 2013, 08:30:01 pm »

This turning out to be a cracking airshow and its FREE!

Located at Dundrum Bay Newcastle Co Down.
It's early days but the current  lineup is impressive to say the least

RAF Red Arrows  
VTTS  Avro Vulcan XH558
RAF Eurofighter Typhoon
F86 Sabre  
Hawker Hunter ( Miss Demeanour)
Spitfire  

Check out the Facebook page for updates

https://www.facebook.com/events/494122263971053/

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UK Air Shows / RIAT 2013

« on: December 18, 2012, 04:02:43 am »

Taken from the "Air Tattoo" home page

Visitors planning to attend next summer's Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, who purchase their tickets before January 7, will enjoy a saving of up to £14 on the price of admission.

Special Super Earlybird tickets go on sale this week (November 19) for next summer's event, which takes place on July 20-21.

In a bid to keep tickets as affordable as possible for its many supporters, we have decided to cap the price of the Sunday admission ticket, adding just £1 on to the 2012 admission price. This means that a Super Earlybird Sunday ticket will be available until January 6, priced just £30.

This compares with the £35 cost of a Super Earlybird Saturday ticket.

Between January 7 and April 3, Earlybird tickets will be available priced £40 for the Saturday and £35 for the Sunday.

After April 3, the standard advance ticket will go on sale, priced £45 (Saturday) and £40 (Sunday). Each order after April 3 will be subject to a £4 admin fee.

The Air Tattoo's Head of Marketing Helen Webb said: "We've introduced the new pricing structure to reflect the growing number of people who are looking for extra-value in these challenging times.

"By introducing specially-priced Sunday tickets and enabling all accompanied under-16s to come in for free, visitors can enjoy one of the UK's greatest outdoor events next summer at an extremely competitive price."

The Royal International Air Tattoo 2013 will bring together air arms from around the world in a celebration of aviation excellence.

Helen added: "Last summer's Air Tattoo was a great success with new aerobatic display teams taking part, stealth aircraft and three new countries participating. We're planning to match all that excitement with an equally thrilling airshow in July."



Would Make a Great "Christmas Present" 

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Irish Air Shows / Festival of Flight , Newcastle, Co Down Sat 12th Aug 2012

« on: July 18, 2012, 08:08:25 pm »

This event looks very promising
 indeed
below is the information acquired while I was  browsing the  "Boards.ie  website

 : it quoted



Festival of Flight  Newcastle Co Down  N.Ireland

"Main Event: Saturday 11th August 2012

Now in its third year the Festival of Flight is well and truly anchored into everyone event diary in Northern Ireland and beyond as one of the best free family festivals around!


 -  Static Helicopter Display in Donard Park
 -  Air & Sea Rescue
Dazzling Aerobatic Displays including

RAF Typhoon,
BBMF DC3,
Tucano
Hawk
 
 -  Six Ship Aerostars,
 Spitfire
 and more to be confirmed"

End quotes

Just wondering if anybody see this or have attended the above festival before?

Website :

http://www.discovernorthernireland.com/Festival-of-Flight-Newcastle-Newcastle-P28385 

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Irish Air Shows / Bray Air Spectacular 2012

« on: April 03, 2012, 03:11:23 am »

The Bray Air Spectacular as part of Bray Summer fest will be held Sunday July 22 starting 3.30pm

Now in its 6th year , This year will have among our regular exciting aerobatic displays  a fast jet display in the form of a HAWKER HUNTER 

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UK Air Shows / RIAT 2012

« on: November 12, 2011, 02:42:10 pm »

RIAT 2012 ticket now on sale i recieved this mail


It Quotes;

"You can now buy your 2012 Air Tattoo Tickets, and as we recognise times are tough, 2011 admission prices have been held for 2012.
 
Not only have we frozen the price but we have introduced a special 'Super Earlybird' discount which is even cheaper than last year at only £29! These prices will only be available until 4 January 2012 and you will not get a better offer between now and the show in July.
 
The £4 booking fee has also been waived and under 16s are still free when accompanied by a ticket holder, so what are you waiting for?
 
Remember 'Super Earlybird' tickets are only available until 4 January 2012. See below for further ticket information or book at airtattoo.com.
 
SUPER EARLYBIRD  Until 4 January 2012                     £10 Discount + No Booking Fee
EARLYBIRD OFFER  From 4 January - 31 March 2012     £5 Discount + No Booking Fee
STANDARD PRICE*  From 1 April onwards                    No Discount + £4 Booking Fee
 
*From 1 April 2012 day specific standard admission will be £39 +£4 Booking Fee"

End Quote

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Aviation Waffle / Red Arrow crashes during Bournemouth Air Festival

« on: August 20, 2011, 03:07:32 pm »

This just In from BBC News

Red Arrow crashes during Bournemouth Air Festival

 Nine aircraft were taking part in the display but only eight landed safely afterwards A Red Arrow aeroplane has crashed in Dorset following a display at the Bournemouth Air Festival.

The fire service confirmed they were called to an air crash at 13:50 BST near Bournemouth International Airport.

A BBC producer at the scene said he saw only eight of the nine Red Arrows RAF display team's aircraft land on the runway at the annual event.

They had earlier taken part in a display over the seafront. No details are known about possible casualties.

BBC South Today producer Martin Webster said the plane was thought to have crashed in an open area at Throop village, near the Castlepoint shopping centre.

Shaun Spencer-Perkins, who witnessed the crash from Throop Mill, said: "I heard a rushing sound and I saw a plane about 15m above the ground racing across the fields.

"It impacted and bounced across the field, made it across the river.

"Members of the public jumped into the water to search for the cockpit.

"We waved down the helicopter, I took off my son's orange jacket and my wife's red jumper to get the attention of the helicopter."

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Irish Air Shows / Skyfest Airshow 2011 Tralee Co Kerry

« on: August 11, 2011, 01:49:03 pm »

Ill assume that if you have in your possession latest copy of "flying in Ireland Magazine" you would have spotted this advertised but if you don’t here is the link to Skyfest 2011 in conjunction with the Rose of Tralee festival  to be held on Tuesday 23rd of August 6pm near the Aqua Dome in Tralee

Full details are on the Skyfest 2011 Airshow are contained below  

http://www.skyfestairshow.com/

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Irish Air Shows / Bray Air Spectacular 2011

« on: May 29, 2011, 03:05:41 pm »

The Bray Air Spectacular 2011 will be held on Sunday 24th July, start time is 3.30pm.


Comfirmed Display act are as follows:


Sikorsky S-61N

Pipistrel Sinus

Vans RV-7

Aviatika MAI 89

DH-84 Iolar

Cityjet Avro RJ85

Extra 300

Bucker Jungmann

The Blades Aerobatic Display Team


Here's the link to the above airshow     

http://brayairdisplay.com/

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Aviation Waffle / The Blades to display at Dublin Airport ?

« on: May 18, 2011, 01:18:46 pm »

 I was checking out the Blades display dates for this year and was curious to see that they  have Dublin Airport confirmed  on the 28/05/2011

Is this part of  Aer  lingus's 75Th  celebrations & will it be the only display act attending  

How did this event manage to go under the radar (no pun intended)

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Aviation News / Air Corps base to review security after break-in

« on: April 04, 2011, 02:14:43 pm »

A FULL review of security was under way at an Air Corps base last night after a runway was damaged in an embarrassing break-in.
Queen Elizabeth II is expected to fly into Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel, Co Dublin, on an RAF flight to begin her historic State visit to Ireland next month.
The damage was discovered early yesterday morning as a CASA maritime patrol aircraft was being readied for take-off to take part in the search for the two missing fishermen off the east coast.
One line of inquiry is likely to focus on whether the vandalism might have been the work of a group opposed to the visit of the queen next month. Air Corps personnel, who carry out routine runway inspections before each flight, discovered a 50ft area on one of the two runways covered in fist-sized "pockmarks".
The damage was caused to part of the runway furthest away from Air Corps buildings and hangars and likely occurred between Saturday night and first light yesterday.
Following an assessment of the runway yesterday, the damage was classified as superficial.
It will undergo a thorough sweep to remove any debris, and is expected to be fully operational by this morning.
The military police and gardai are continuing to investigate the cause of the damage, which may have been caused by a pickaxe or similar implement.


http://www.independent.ie/national-news/air-corps-base-to-review-security-after-breakin-2608226.html

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UK Air Shows / RIAT 2011

« on: March 11, 2011, 05:58:54 am »

Making a welcome return to the Air Tattoo this summer will be a P-3C Orion from the German Navy.

The aircraft, which made its UK airshow debut last year as part of the Deutsche Marine, performs land-based maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare roles.

Also taking part will be a German Navy Mk88A Super Sea Lynx, which operate from F122 and F123 class frigates, carrying out a variety of roles including anti-submarine warfare, search and rescue and troop and cargo transport. The aircraft were built at GKN Westland Helicopters factory in Yeovil, UK and entered service with the German Navy in 1999.

Both aircraft, which will be on static display as part of the Air Tattoo's operational theme STAR 11 (Strike, Attack and Reconnaissance), are based with the German Navy's Marinefliegergeschwader 3 'Graf Zeppelin', at Naval Air Station Nordholz, north of Bremen.
The German P-3Cs were bought from the Netherlands Navy Maritime Patrol in 2006 to succeed the obsolete Breguet Atlantiques.  In addition to the German Navy, the P-3 Orion is in use by numerous navies and air forces around the world including Japan, Greece, the US and Pakistan. Their primarily roles are maritime patrol, reconnaissance, anti-surface warfare and anti-submarine warfare operations.

Aircraft Operations Deputy Director Rob Windsor said he was delighted the German Navy would be present at RIAT on the 40th anniversary of the event.

"The German Navy has supported the airshow for many years and has helped our event gain its excellent reputation worldwide. We are extremely grateful."