EHLW 07-08-2017

[Sonny1]

Did the Finnish F-18 arrive and is it parked outside?
Many thanks in advance!

[Ranger]

Is this FWIT-course starting this week? (SIS mentions startingdate 14-08)

Misschien deelnemers voor de luchtgevechten boven Brabant https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/vli ... rd-brabant

Learnt today that FWIT-instructors will fly this week. Next week (14/18-8) will be a theory-week and normal flying will commence from 21-8 again.

Cheers,
Ranger

[cis]

Did the Finnish F-18 arrive and is it parked outside?
Many thanks in advance!

I would also like to know that... and also its parking ramp (if outside...)

Thank you!

[roberto]

Did the Finnish F-18 arrive and is it parked outside?
Many thanks in advance!

I would also like to know that... and also its parking ramp (if outside...)

Thank you!

HN462 is parked on Zuid-1, most eastern platform southside

[roberto]

Is this FWIT-course starting this week? (SIS mentions startingdate 14-08)

Misschien deelnemers voor de luchtgevechten boven Brabant https://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/vli ... rd-brabant

Learnt today that FWIT-instructors will fly this week. Next week (14/18-8) will be a theory-week and normal flying will commence from 21-8 again.

Cheers,
Ranger

Rare theorieweek, want:
Van 7 t/m 11 augustus, 21 t/m 25 augustus en 28 augustus t/m 1 september trainen F-16 vliegers van vliegbasis Volkel gesimuleerde luchtgevechten. Dit zijn onmisbare vaardigheden die het verschil maken in gevaarlijke en risicovolle situaties. De F-16’s maken hierbij gebruik van een gereserveerd militair luchtruim boven Noord-Brabant. Daarnaast maakt men ook gebruik van gereserveerd luchtruim boven België.

Van 14 tot en met 18 augustus trainen F-16’s voor de Fighter Weapons Instructor Training (FWIT) in dit gereserveerde militair luchtruim boven het midden en noordoosten van Noord-Brabant. Vliegers leren onder meer alles over de wapens aan boord en de tactieken om ze te gebruiken tijdens luchtoperaties. Deze vliegers worden opgeleid hun kennis over te dragen op nieuwe vliegers. De FWIT-klas, die bestaat uit Belgen, Denen, Noren, Portugezen en Nederlanders. De deelnemers behoren tot de zogenoemde European Participating Air Forces, kortweg EPAF.

[cis]

Thank you Roberto ! Very much appreciated.

[Ranger]

Thank you Roberto for your info. I only tried to share info given by my source close to FWIT.

Cheers,
Ranger

[Hans van Herk]

HN462 is parked on Zuid-1, most eastern platform southside

From which airfield this Hornet arrived?
I ask this because this Hornet was l/n in June 2012 flying with the test unit.

Regards,
Hans van Herk

[giant]

Did the HN462 fly today tuesday?

[roberto]

HN462 is parked on Zuid-1, most eastern platform southside

From which airfield this Hornet arrived?
I ask this because this Hornet was l/n in June 2012 flying with the test unit.

Regards,
Hans van Herk

Checked with a Finnish spotter and both F18's belong at this moment to 31sqn, test group has no dedicated F18's assigned, they loan them from 11 and 31sqn. But F18's are also not fixed to a squadron, they swap them a lot and even the few squadron markings don't mean a lot.

[Hans van Herk]

HN462 is parked on Zuid-1, most eastern platform southside

From which airfield this Hornet arrived?
I ask this because this Hornet was l/n in June 2012 flying with the test unit.

Regards,
Hans van Herk

Checked with a Finnish spotter and both F18's belong at this moment to 31sqn, test group has no dedicated F18's assigned, they loan them from 11 and 31sqn. But F18's are also not fixed to a squadron, they swap them a lot and even the few squadron markings don't mean a lot.

Thanks,
That's why I am not looking to unit markings or what. All Hornets are pooled and stay with the squadron fro a longer period until the moment they need overhaul.
A very good indication is the departure airfield saying something on the unit, anyway the pilot's unit.
The test unit also has some aircraft on longer term, but there you see the same situation as with the operational units.

Thank you for the update.
Hans van Herk

[sh-14d]

To make things more complicated. Flightplan of the F-18D says it came from Tampere/Pirkkala (EFTP)

[michel N]

Which is the homebase of the IlmaStK. So not that complicated.

[Hans van Herk]

Which is the homebase of the IlmaStK. So not that complicated.

great. That is exactly what I wanted to know.
What did the flightplan said on the other Finnish Hornet?

Regards,
Hans van Herk