The sky above Payerne become growded from tomorrow on: - Hornet Display Rehearsal at 0917h - arrival Patrouille Suisse (taking off from Emmen about 10h) - arrival of PC-7 Team - Display Rehearsal of the following aircrafts based in Emmen in the afternoon: Mustang, Morane, Vampire, Alouette II and II...
As expectet, the russian participation was cancelled: Russia not to participate in Air14 Bern, 12.08.2014 - The DDPS has decided to cancel participation by Russian pilots and aircraft in the Air14 air show. This corresponds with the previous and current policy of exercising restraint in the area of ...
@mo76 On the already linked homepage to the official page you can see that the small picture of the Striji has received à 'Annulé'-writing ... -> http://www.60ansdelapaf.fr/fr/le-programme/les-patrouilles.html And yes, I think that now a lot of (Hotel)beds where free again ... on fb you can see some...
A short visit yesterday morning showed the following aircrafts: Buochs - 26th Feb 2013 Pilatus PC-6 French Army : 890/MCD cn890 Pilatus PC-7 MkII for Indian AF : P-103/HB-HCC cn692 P-104/HB-HCD cn693 P-105/HB-HCE cn694 and the private owned PC-7 N60LT (cn615) with 20 years OCU-Tail Civil ones photog...
Hi there, I'm waiting like Erik for answers because I stumbled over this threat lately. Sorry Erik, I also can't help you directly, but I can put two pictures from Aerosalon 95 for display - maybe you or somebody else can see something who helps with the identification. Alpha Jet in final and in the...
[quote="Arjan"]Does the nose art of the F-5 say....last pilot school class in F-5 tiger or something like that?[/quote] Yes, it does. But it's already repainted - the 'original' from 2008 had faded out and the nose received new paint without changing the artwork last year. @Hornet69 I see you travel...
Hi there - first I want to thank you for visiting Switzerland ! :welcome: Second - no, most of the Swiss Air Force is sleeping in between Friday 1700h and Monday 1000h ! No QRA, only a Super Puma ready for SAR-Duties. What can you expect during Repetition Course : Flight activity is increased to nor...
@navygm Payerne (M2000) and Alpnach (CH-53 Germany) - and Meiringen inbetween ;) @aerolet Arrived yesterday: M2000B: 115-KJ M2000-5F: 116-EA spec c/s, 116-EL, 116-MG, 116-FZ, Alphajet for support: 118-FE (already departed) Transall: 64-GB Did anyone have the serials to those Mirages 2000-5F ? They a...
Hi Arthur, I'm using this 300mm 1:2.8D Lens you are searching, also without VR. Most times I use it with the TC-20EII and I'm very happy with my pictures. The limiting factor in my combination is the old 2003-Body D100 with only 6MP, but its sufficient to make posters out of my pictures and I'm very...
Hi Menno, no ladder required in Meiringen minimum 'till summer. They want to built a fence around the base this or next summer, but it should be possible to take very good shots without ladder also then. I suggest that you are interested in a small base visit (90mins) that week. From Mai 'till Octob...
Now some Hornets for you - in there natural habitat :D http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/1992/hp1484j5012.jpg Picture in BIG http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/2198/hp1054j5015.jpg http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/6623/hp0050hoduo.jpg http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/2237/hp1285j5012.jpg http:/...
The surprise of this years training was the French Armeé de l'Air Alphajet - two nice Fly-Byes from the west and after each, like the pilot had never made something different, a left-turn through the little valley at the Axalphorn ! http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/1751/ff0026alpha.jpg Never check...
Also the shooting had already begun - and the Tigers flew with external fuel in grey and red FLUNT's :bday: Picture in BIG http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/6982/ff0331j3097.jpg Fighter Squadron 8 flew due political reasons out of Sion again - but for the three photographers this pilot made two nic...
Ok, quite long time after the event to post my photos .... but I think also of some interest ;) I was two weeks on and around the area and begin with some shots of the preparations on the shooting Range. Super Puma T-312 installed a new designed stair on 6th of october http://img820.imageshack.us/im...