Cowboy10uk Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 Hi all, Just wondering if any fellow Simmers are heading to Riat This weekend at Fairford. Although the weather isnt looking the greatest, from all accounts the static lineup has some stunning aircraft and the airshow is always going to be good. ( Although no A10 display team this year :( Damn cutbacks ) I've got tickets for the Sunday, so keeping my fingers crossed I wont get too wet :) Anyone else who is heading there, I hope you all have a great time. If anyones intrested always happy to meet up and put a face to the name so to speak. Cowboy10uk [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Fighter pilots make movies, Attack pilots make history, Helicopter pilots make heros. :pilotfly: Corsair 570x Crystal Case, Intel 8700K O/clocked to 4.8ghz, 32GB Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3200 MHZ Ram, 2 x 1TB M2 drives, 2 x 4TB Hard Drives, Nvidia EVGA GTX 1080ti FTW, Maximus x Hero MB, H150i Cooler, 6 x Corsair LL120 RGB Fans And a bloody awful Pilot :doh:
Joe Kurr Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 We'll be there on Saturday with the entire Dutch Flanker Display Team: - Liger Zero - Beerhunter - Wasserfall - Joe Kurr Let's hope the rain won't be as bad as currently forecast. (on the other hand, a lot of moisture in the air makes for lovely vapour shots!) Dutch Flanker Display Team | LLTM 2010 Tiger Spirit Award
Cowboy10uk Posted July 4, 2012 Author Posted July 4, 2012 Sorry ill be missing you guys, but fingers crossed you'll have a great day, I'm gonna be staying in Fairford from Friday, but sadly can only get tickets for the Sunday. While the weather dosnt sound great, from what I've heard about the static lineup, it will be worth getting wet for. :) Would be the perfect place for a DCS stand, showing off the wonderful work these guys do, a couple of cockpits linked up, would be quite popular I think. :) If you need someone to man it guys. ;) Im sure I can find some time for you :) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Fighter pilots make movies, Attack pilots make history, Helicopter pilots make heros. :pilotfly: Corsair 570x Crystal Case, Intel 8700K O/clocked to 4.8ghz, 32GB Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3200 MHZ Ram, 2 x 1TB M2 drives, 2 x 4TB Hard Drives, Nvidia EVGA GTX 1080ti FTW, Maximus x Hero MB, H150i Cooler, 6 x Corsair LL120 RGB Fans And a bloody awful Pilot :doh:
G00dnight Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 wonder if the vulcan is gonna make it...MMMMmmm AMD A8-5600K @ 4GHz, Radeon 7970 6Gig, 16 Gig Ram, Win 10 , 250 gig SSD, 40" Screen + 22 inch below, Track Ir, TMWH, Saitek combat pedals & a loose nut behind the stick :thumbup:
Joe Kurr Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 wonder if the vulcan is gonna make it...MMMMmmm The Vulcan is planned to touch down at Fairford on Firday, but everything is looking good. They need one more test flight to get certified for the 2012 season. Fingers crossed. Dutch Flanker Display Team | LLTM 2010 Tiger Spirit Award
andysim Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 i ordered tickets online, they are in my post box. we lost the key for the box lol. new key is on order and they said 2 to 3 working day for it to arrive. maybe I will go maybe not hehe. Life is like that sometimes.
Joe Kurr Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 maybe you can use this key in the meantime ;) Dutch Flanker Display Team | LLTM 2010 Tiger Spirit Award
andysim Posted July 4, 2012 Posted July 4, 2012 maybe you can use this key in the meantime ;) haha yea that would do the trick. :lol:
Cowboy10uk Posted July 6, 2012 Author Posted July 6, 2012 Well here at Fairford now, rather wet but should be a great weekend :) Hope everyone have a great time. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Fighter pilots make movies, Attack pilots make history, Helicopter pilots make heros. :pilotfly: Corsair 570x Crystal Case, Intel 8700K O/clocked to 4.8ghz, 32GB Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3200 MHZ Ram, 2 x 1TB M2 drives, 2 x 4TB Hard Drives, Nvidia EVGA GTX 1080ti FTW, Maximus x Hero MB, H150i Cooler, 6 x Corsair LL120 RGB Fans And a bloody awful Pilot :doh:
joey45 Posted July 6, 2012 Posted July 6, 2012 Missing it this time due to work... But I'm going to one on the 14th... only time I could get off. The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. "Me, the 13th Duke of Wybourne, here on the ED forums at 3 'o' clock in the morning, with my reputation. Are they mad.." https://ko-fi.com/joey45
59th_LeFty Posted July 7, 2012 Posted July 7, 2012 Anyone got a stream on this event? Still got no $$$ to be there personally :) [sIGPIC]http://www.forum.lockon.ru/signaturepics/sigpic5279_1.gif[/sIGPIC] I could shot down a Kitchen :smartass:
Joe Kurr Posted July 8, 2012 Posted July 8, 2012 Back home after a long busride. The Saturday show was great. We had a few showers, but in the end it wasn't all that bad. The Black Eagles even managed to do their high show. Photos will follow later. Dutch Flanker Display Team | LLTM 2010 Tiger Spirit Award
Joe Kurr Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Here's my take on RIAT 2012. Weather conditions were difficult to say the least, so many pictures came out dark. Starting with the static show, which was packed with loads of interesting aircraft. Here are a few of the most interesting. #1. The Polish MiG-29s were parked on the southern flightline, adjacent to the static show. #2. The Columbian Air Force made its debut at RIAT, with a T-90 Calima and a C-130H Hercules #3. B-52 in the rain #4. Wet conditions can also give nice creative photo opportunities #5 and #6. Some close-ups of the B-2 'Spirit of New York' #7. Another first at RIAT: a Polish Mi-14 'Haze' #8. The largest aircraft in the static park, the Lockheed C-5B Galaxy, is hungry When we finished photographing the static park (a 7km walk in total), we went back to our spot along the runway to watch the flying displays. #9. Starting off with some Russian kit. Here's the Yak-130 'Mitten' #10. And the MiG-29, presented by the Polish Air Force #11. Another first appearance, this is Al Fursan, from the United Arab Emirates #12. The F-18F reminded us of a mishap with a Spanish F-18 during the RNLAF Open Days at Leeuwarden, but in the end everything was OK and all wheels went up. (At Leeuwarden, a safety pin was forgotten, so the left main gear didn't retract) #13. The Belgian F-16 almost hit the speed of sound during its high-speed pass. Note the visible shock wave under the jet inake. #14. Another high-speed pass, this is the French Air Force Rafale-C #15. The RAF Eurofighter Typhoon generates its own clouds. #16, #17 and #18. The stars of the show: The South-Korean Black Eagles, flying eight KAI T-50 Golden Eagles. #19. One of the stranger aircraft at the show, the MV-22 Osprey. (Is it a plane or a helicopter?) #20. Finishing off with one of the newest aircraft at the Tattoo, the Airbus A-400M 'Atlas' (Formerly known as 'Grizzly') Dutch Flanker Display Team | LLTM 2010 Tiger Spirit Award
GripenNG Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 And now comes the obvious question from me...any JAS 39 participating? :) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Snooze-81st-vFS
Joe Kurr Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Yes, operated by the Swedish Air Force: According to the website there should have been a Gripen NG on static, but I haven't seen it. Dutch Flanker Display Team | LLTM 2010 Tiger Spirit Award
kelusk Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Wow, nice pictures, those T-50s look pretty damn awesome, would love seeing them in DCS in the distant future :P
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