Leeuwarden 2011 16 & 17 september Opinions and chit chat

[wamovements]

Rumours indicate that the Sanicole Airshwo and the RNLAF Open Dagen team are working on getting a very special team to the Netherlands: The Thunderbirds. As this was mentioned on other forums, I am not resonsible for this rumour, just want to shre this rumour with you. Schedule of the TB 2011 will be released in December.

[Eric Coeckelberghs]

Rumours indicate that the Sanicole Airshwo and the RNLAF Open Dagen team are working on getting a very special team to the Netherlands: The Thunderbirds. As this was mentioned on other forums, I am not resonsible for this rumour, just want to shre this rumour with you. Schedule of the TB 2011 will be released in December.

absolutely not true. The Thunderbirds will visit Europe from mid june till mid july and end their tour at riat.

greetz, Eric

[jerre]

absolutely not true. The Thunderbirds will visit Europe from mid june till mid july and end their tour at riat.

greetz, Eric

So there is still hope for Koksijde airshow (6/July)

[Eric Coeckelberghs]

absolutely not true. The Thunderbirds will visit Europe from mid june till mid july and end their tour at riat.

greetz, Eric

So there is still hope for Koksijde airshow (6/July)

There is absolutely hope for Koksijde, yes

greetz, Eric

[Gietje]

Strange reason to move the Open Days IMO.
Move an event with 250.000 attendants for some village events with only about a 1000 people or so.
It's all about priorities isn't it

[aviodromefriend]

Strange reason to move the Open Days IMO.
Move an event with 250.000 attendants for some village events with only about a 1000 people or so.
It's all about priorities isn't it

As BAD told us last time the show was at EHLW, taking in account the local events is not about priorities, it is about good neighbourship and seniority of the local events. Of course you can try to look at the pros of this move: as the pilots have had more time displaying their demos, they might fly them better compared to the start of the season, when the airforcedays have been held for quite some years now.

[topgun1984]

as the pilots have had more time displaying their demos, they might fly them better compared to the start of the season, when the airforcedays have been held for quite some years now.

That's not totally true. These pilots practice their routine throughout the year. Reds do that in Greece, Our Dutch demo of F-16 and Apache have also months and months op preparation.

it's not like: Ow =censored=, it's 3 weeks from now till the first show... Holy ==censored==, what's the routine and how are we going to fly it....

First timers could have some small errors in their routine, but that's the world of aviation. No one can be perfect the first time right? As pilot you do have the control of your plane, but the weather has the control of your flight.

[aviodromefriend]

First timers could have some small errors in their routine, but that's the world of aviation. No one can be perfect the first time right? As pilot you do have the control of your plane, but the weather has the control of your flight.

I think you don't get the point. Every time a demo pilot goes up the performance normally improves. Just because they learn from every flight. At the start of the season they have all that training, at the end they still have all that training (and also some in-between training probably), but also the demos flown during the season, making the whole thing even better. (and of course nobody can fly perfect, firsttimer or at your last show after a multiyear tour as demopilot. As admitted by the Reds themselves, they never fly a perfect demo, not in the beginning, not at the end of a season)

[Nielis]

Don't know if it is already posted but Team Viper will be at Leeuwarden according there site: http://www.teamviperdisplay.com/

[aviodromefriend]

Don't know if it is already posted but Team Viper will be at Leeuwarden according there site: http://www.teamviperdisplay.com/

Also known if they fly a routine with 4 hunters or a mix of hunters and strikemasters? (I have to say as a full strikemasterteam at Volkel I thought their performance was a great show.)

[Nielis]

At sanicole this year it was mensioned that next year they will perform with six hunters

[Pieter]

Maybe the RNLAF Open Dagen team can try to get some IDF stuff, now we are so quick to help our Israeli friends with there bushfires.

[Redskin]

Maybe the RNLAF Open Dagen team can try to get some IDF stuff, now we are so quick to help our Israeli friends with there bushfires.

Huh quick, the fire was under control before our heli's arrived

[aviodromefriend]

Israël stelde ook prijs op training in het blussen vanuit de lucht. Dat gebeurt met flexibele waterzakken die onder de helikopter worden gehangen. Nederland zal op een later moment alsnog gevolg geven aan dat verzoek.

Maybe they can combine something with this?

(translation of the quote: Israel also requested to be trained in fire-extinguishing from the air, which is done with bambi-buckets as an underslung load underneath a helicopter. The Netherlands will fulfill this request at a later stage.)

[Stratofreighter]

I think this means

It indeed does!

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Spanish to English translation
Back in September (days 16 and 17), the Dutch base in Leeuwarden will provide a framework for the Open Day of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, an aeronautical quoted in Holland, is more important than margarine and cheese ball and of the most unique in Europe. The formation of the AGA acrobatic show their skills there.