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SIAF 2018

Post by The Cat » Thu Apr 19, 2018 7:36 am

Ticket site opened today for perhaps one of the best air show displays in Europe. Its a MIG 29 base !

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Re: SIAF 2018

Post by SpilsbyPete » Sun Jul 01, 2018 2:32 pm

I have seen or heard nothing on this show.
Anyone been before.
Any idea's on what attends.
Anyone got a Log from last year

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Re: SIAF 2018

Post by MRTT » Sun Jul 01, 2018 2:37 pm


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Re: SIAF 2018

Post by The Cat » Mon Jul 02, 2018 9:10 am

It is an excellent show and the VIP tickets are well worth it.
It's a MIG 29 base

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Re: SIAF 2018

Post by SpilsbyPete » Mon Jul 02, 2018 6:56 pm

Guys

many thanks for info

Pete

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Re: SIAF 2018

Post by SpilsbyPete » Wed Sep 05, 2018 6:32 pm

Gents.

A fantastic show.
I was going to put up a Log and Photo's.
But I can't beat the quality of the Log and Photo's on the SWAG website.

http://swag-trip-logs.blogspot.com/

Pete

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Re: SIAF 2018

Post by jetnoise » Thu Sep 06, 2018 11:49 am

I have to agree on both accounts - the show and log / photos. The weather on the Sunday wasn't as good.
What doesn't come over in the shots of the flypast by the Govt. fly a/c was how low they were. Strewth.
The Spanish Hornet display was excellent - more than can be saif for the GAF Tonka, - a high speed pass, missed approach and then landing.
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Re: SIAF 2018

Post by jetnoise » Mon Sep 10, 2018 11:06 am

To support my comment about the low flyby see the pic below.
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MiG-29AS 3709 and A319-100 OM-BYA
The black box at the bottom left is a PA speaker rig (height aout 8 ft) and you can just make out the top of someone's head midway along the bottom. Ordinarily, I'd Photoshop these out, but decided to leave them in to make a point.
A couple of others if anyone is interested.
Mil Mi-24V 7353 Czech Air Force
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MiG-29 two-seater post-practise RTB
ImageMiG-29UBS 1303 SL, Slovak Air Force[
and finally that Spanish Hornet I mentioned C15-57 / 12-15 Ala 12,
Image[url=https://flic.kr/p/29uiZ8T]
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Re: SIAF 2018

Post by SpilsbyPete » Mon Sep 10, 2018 6:16 pm

Glad you put the photo up to show just how low it was.

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Re: SIAF 2018

Post by Freeman Lowell » Mon Sep 10, 2018 8:34 pm

Jet Noise,
Have to agree that the airliners at Sliac (and Radom) were extremely, and impressively, low. Certainly something that we'll not see at a show this side of The Channel.
That Hornet pilot was amazing though. He must have come back from a squadron exchange on Flankers...
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Re: SIAF 2018

Post by TornadoVictor » Mon Sep 10, 2018 9:52 pm

This is the reason I go to such shows & don't bother with ones in the UK. The Jordanian Falcons were also fantastic on both days with brilliant pilot skills. I was talking to the two RAF Typhoon pilots when the Spanish Hornet was displaying - the stopped talking & watched his display in awe.

Arthur

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