"Smokey Bandits unlikely to perform any more. RMAF is trying to reserve as many flight hour as possible, only for military ops or major air exercise like the recent Cope Taufan 2014 with USAF."
Had no trouble with the police. A indonesian friend, with good contacts to the air force, accompanied me. I don't know, what will happen, if you'll travelling alone. But, I think, you won't get trouble in Makassar! It seems, the situation is different from base to base. As far as I know, the base in...
After this year's Singapore Airshow, I visited Sultan Hasanuddin Airport in Makassar, Indonesia. Had two good days together with my buddy Rahman. The airbase is home of the indonesian Su-27/30 and is also used as civil-airport. Top spotter-location on the terrace of this house. The residents were ve...