dawestsides Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 I missed the 2009 edition,but I'm not gonna miss this one(In fact,this will be the very first air show of my life). In opposite to people living in other countries there are no packages available where I live ,so I will have to organize the whole trip on my own. That's why I need your help guys,here is my plan,feel free to share your previous experiences and add any relevant comment: - Arrival at Domodedovo on the 18th,planning to stay at the nearby Milan Hotel. - MAKS all the day on the 19th (how to get there from my hotel?) - I read that Saturday is the most crowded day,so Monino on the morning of the 20th,and Moscow sightseeing on the afternoon (how to get to Monino?) - MAKS again on the 21st. - 22nd flight back home (Qatar) Regarding the tickets available for sale on the official website,I would like to get more info on this one: - 9000 rub: Entrance ticket with possibility of a photo- and video shooting from a media platform (single ticket) What is meant by possibility?Will this ticket allow me to be closer to the flight display?Any other privileges? Is this the VIP ticket?The Grandstand is located on the other side of the runway? It's very expensive,but as this is my first airshow... Also will I be able to seat inside the cockpit of,....let's say,a Su-27 :cheer3nc: ? I saw some interesting offers on the net like this one: http://www.bestrussiantour.com/jet_flights/combat_fighters_spotting Any idea? Thanks for the help! [/url]My MAKS 2015 Pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LARGE Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 - 9000 rub: Entrance ticket with possibility of a photo- and video shooting from a media platform (single ticket) this means you get to shoot the planes with a video camera, and this cost ppl extra usually in russian museums. Although i ve never payed for it, and always had the camera hidden in my jacked (depends on the size of the camera). Just buy a normal ticket.. no one will see the camera in the crowd. I managed to take it in the Hermitage for free ffs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawestsides Posted May 16, 2011 Author Share Posted May 16, 2011 Yes,but I understand that the platform means a special location that allows for better angle no? [/url]My MAKS 2015 Pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mig29movt Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 this means you get to shoot the planes with a video camera, and this cost ppl extra usually in russian museums. Although i ve never payed for it, and always had the camera hidden in my jacked (depends on the size of the camera). Just buy a normal ticket.. no one will see the camera in the crowd. I managed to take it in the Hermitage for free ffs... Yes,but I understand that the platform means a special location that allows for better angle no? Correct, you can take pictures or videos of whatever you wan't too... The 9000RUB ticket is a special tribune on the opposite of the crowd Like this one on airliners.net http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/7/4/1/1015147.jpg btw: It is impossible to smuggle anything to the airshow, I haven't seen such strict conrols at an entrance ever before. They wanted me to shoot a picture and show them and they checked if my watch is working... :huh: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Waiting to build a F/A-18C home-pit... ex - Swiss Air Force Pilatus PC-21 Ground Crew SFM? AFM? EFM?? What's this? i7-5960X (8 core @3.00GHz)¦32GB DDR4 RAM¦Asus X99-WS/IPMI¦2x GTX970 4GB SLI¦Samsung 850 PRO 512GB SSD¦TrackIR 5 Pro¦TM Warthog¦MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mig29movt Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 I missed the 2009 edition,but I'm not gonna miss this one(In fact,this will be the very first air show of my life). In opposite to people living in other countries there are no packages available where I live ,so I will have to organize the whole trip on my own. That's why I need your help guys,here is my plan,feel free to share your previous experiences and add any relevant comment: - Arrival at Domodedovo on the 18th,planning to stay at the nearby Milan Hotel. - MAKS all the day on the 19th (how to get there from my hotel?) - I read that Saturday is the most crowded day,so Monino on the morning of the 20th,and Moscow sightseeing on the afternoon (how to get to Monino?) - MAKS again on the 21st. - 22nd flight back home (Qatar) Regarding the tickets available for sale on the official website,I would like to get more info on this one: - 9000 rub: Entrance ticket with possibility of a photo- and video shooting from a media platform (single ticket) What is meant by possibility?Will this ticket allow me to be closer to the flight display?Any other privileges? Is this the VIP ticket?The Grandstand is located on the other side of the runway? It's very expensive,but as this is my first airshow... Also will I be able to seat inside the cockpit of,....let's say,a Su-27 :cheer3nc: ? I saw some interesting offers on the net like this one: http://www.bestrussiantour.com/jet_flights/combat_fighters_spotting Any idea? Thanks for the help! I was very close to sit into the MiG-29M OVT :shocking: but my russian wasn't good enough... I asked him to take a pic but he dind't want me to take pictures of the cockpit, but I'm pretty sure that he would have let me sit in, if I put the camera away... :cry: so I stayed on the ground but: still a nice feeling [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Waiting to build a F/A-18C home-pit... ex - Swiss Air Force Pilatus PC-21 Ground Crew SFM? AFM? EFM?? What's this? i7-5960X (8 core @3.00GHz)¦32GB DDR4 RAM¦Asus X99-WS/IPMI¦2x GTX970 4GB SLI¦Samsung 850 PRO 512GB SSD¦TrackIR 5 Pro¦TM Warthog¦MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawamura Posted May 16, 2011 Share Posted May 16, 2011 (edited) I was very close to sit into the MiG-29M OVT :shocking: but my russian wasn't good enough... Same here. I talked around 30 minutes with one of the mechanics of the Mig-29 OVT and kept asking, if i could take a picture from close up. In the end, he told me "When someone is asking, you are a friend of mine." Since we are almost same age, it looked real. VIP's were already through to sit in the jet, so nobody was actually allowed to be there. I was happy, i have been never before. I still remember the words of the mechanic, when i asked him, if i could sit in it:"Tomorrow, i can get you in there." But sadly, on that next day, i went to to fly Yak-52. :doh: This year, i will sit in the beast!! Edited May 16, 2011 by Sawamura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawestsides Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 I was very close to sit into the MiG-29M OVT I remember the picture you posted last time :thumbup: This year, i will sit in the beast!! Count me in! I have been told that the 'VIP' Grandstand is set well back from the runway,any idea how far? [/url]My MAKS 2015 Pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor77 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Well I gave you some tips at ARC already (aka Seb) but to answer you this one - if that is the grandstand on the crowd line, then you are some 100-125m away from the runway - assuming crowdline is 50m from the runway... it is also interesting to note that there are no fences at the crowdline - only loudspeaker towers and the wires connecting them, and between each tower an army guard or two... 1 http://dcsskins.wordpress.com/ Your place for custom created DCS World skins. Intel i5-9600K|Asus Z390F Strix|32GB RAM|ASUS GTX1080Ti Strix 24" Samsung P2470HD|TIR4pro|Oculus Rift CV1|Trustmaster HOTAS Warthog|CH Pro pedals|Logitech Performance MX [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawestsides Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 Thanks for the answer,I'm trying to collect the max of info.I was thinking there was a fence in front of the crowd,otherwise how they will prevent me to chase my dear Su-30? [/url]My MAKS 2015 Pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor77 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 trust me - those guards have a look that can kill - I saw a guy stepping over the wires and when he met the guards eyes he jumped back as he would just find out he stepped into a minefield :D http://dcsskins.wordpress.com/ Your place for custom created DCS World skins. Intel i5-9600K|Asus Z390F Strix|32GB RAM|ASUS GTX1080Ti Strix 24" Samsung P2470HD|TIR4pro|Oculus Rift CV1|Trustmaster HOTAS Warthog|CH Pro pedals|Logitech Performance MX [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor77 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 just got the Press Accreditation :D http://dcsskins.wordpress.com/ Your place for custom created DCS World skins. Intel i5-9600K|Asus Z390F Strix|32GB RAM|ASUS GTX1080Ti Strix 24" Samsung P2470HD|TIR4pro|Oculus Rift CV1|Trustmaster HOTAS Warthog|CH Pro pedals|Logitech Performance MX [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawestsides Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 (edited) Do you know that I cordially hate you? :P Got any news about the real VIP tickets?One russian tour-operator (Moscow Games) told me that they will be available soon but not online. Edited May 27, 2011 by dawestsides [/url]My MAKS 2015 Pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor77 Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 I am trying to get my friend on skype but I miss him all the time - he's Russian but lives in USA and he always visits MAKS with VIP tickets - when I finally catch him, I'll let you know. http://dcsskins.wordpress.com/ Your place for custom created DCS World skins. Intel i5-9600K|Asus Z390F Strix|32GB RAM|ASUS GTX1080Ti Strix 24" Samsung P2470HD|TIR4pro|Oculus Rift CV1|Trustmaster HOTAS Warthog|CH Pro pedals|Logitech Performance MX [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawestsides Posted May 27, 2011 Author Share Posted May 27, 2011 Thanks a lot! [/url]My MAKS 2015 Pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawestsides Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share Posted June 19, 2011 Any clue where I can get russian military gear in Moscow,like a....Zsh-7 helmet? :pilotfly: I read that Ismailovo market,Arbat street are the place for this kind of things.Maybe MAKS also? [/url]My MAKS 2015 Pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mig29movt Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Any clue where I can get russian military gear in Moscow,like a....Zsh-7 helmet? :pilotfly: I read that Ismailovo market,Arbat street are the place for this kind of things.Maybe MAKS also? saw one at a souvenir shop next to red square: something around 200 bucks (USD I mean) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Waiting to build a F/A-18C home-pit... ex - Swiss Air Force Pilatus PC-21 Ground Crew SFM? AFM? EFM?? What's this? i7-5960X (8 core @3.00GHz)¦32GB DDR4 RAM¦Asus X99-WS/IPMI¦2x GTX970 4GB SLI¦Samsung 850 PRO 512GB SSD¦TrackIR 5 Pro¦TM Warthog¦MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawestsides Posted June 20, 2011 Author Share Posted June 20, 2011 Thanks. I finally got the details on the VIP tickets: - Meet and escort guests from the parking area to PRIORITY zone on a comfortable car. - Useing of PRIORITY zone throughout the day. - WELCOME - DRINK (champagne, juice, water) - Placing on the observation platform to view the flight program - Soft drinks throughout the day (free) - Snacks during the day - Sightseeing tour of static exposition display air show with a professional guide - Souvenirs "MAKS-2011" [/url]My MAKS 2015 Pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vekkinho Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 OK guys, I'll be there from 16th thru 21st of August. Beer meetings accepted! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawestsides Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 Juice only for me :drink: Will attend the show on the 18th,19th and 21st.Other days Monino,Air Defense History museum,Khodynka,Bunker-42 and sightseeing around Moscow. [/url]My MAKS 2015 Pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikoyan Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Juice only for me :drink: Will attend the show on the 18th,19th and 21st.Other days Monino,Air Defense History museum,Khodynka,Bunker-42 and sightseeing around Moscow. respectfully hate you:glare: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawestsides Posted June 21, 2011 Author Share Posted June 21, 2011 I know,I used to hate other members 2 years back....:lol: [/url]My MAKS 2015 Pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikoyan Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 I know,I used to hate other members 2 years back....:lol: I'll stop to hate you guys if you take videos of the su-35 doing its tuff on the air; also plz guys take some pictures of the t-50 I'm working on a 3 d model so... pictures would be welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawestsides Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 I don't think think they will put the T-50 on static display,this is most unlikely. Maybe a sedate fly-by... [/url]My MAKS 2015 Pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawestsides Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 :eek: VIP tickets price is 536$ [/url]My MAKS 2015 Pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edward1976 Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 40 rub = 1 euro 30 rub = 1$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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