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28th February 2011, 08:23 AM
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Here's a some shot's of the day, a great show (even though the F/A-18 Hornet was a bit 'light')... Also, great to meet up with Graham and Danny as well!!
Highlights for me was the Connie, Catalina to name two, but I still had a great day!          All unedited pics are in my Wings over Illawarra album HERE. Last edited by Bernie P; 28th February 2011 at 09:09 AM. Reason: Same sms'er!! 
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28th February 2011, 09:11 AM
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Great pics Bernie!
Was great to have a chat.
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28th February 2011, 09:22 AM
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Nice to meet up in person yesterday Bernie, your aerial shot has me standing at the end of the fence in the top left corner of the image (yellow High-Vis Jacket, where the taxiway turns to join the runway).
I enjoyed looking over the good variety of aircraft present, including GA, however most of the flying display was a couple of 500ft passes by each aircraft in turn. The fire bombing by the RFS added a bit of variety, but I though the best display was the two RAN Squirrels. I always enjoy the Connie, flame from the engines on takeoff, it did one approach with a go around, then vanished for a while to let all the GA traffic depart (nice landing when it finally returned). As for the Hornet, it definitely was Wings Over Illawarra, no real display and no landing and close up ground opportunity. Overall, definitely worth the $20 entry fee, the aircraft ground displays were excellent, they just need to put a bit more thought into the flying program. I was monitoring the Display Master on 120.85 and even he didn't seem to know what each aircraft was going to do.
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28th February 2011, 09:27 AM
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I did see the F-18 come back out of the clouds and go down behind the mountains to the south.
Although if you notice the Hornet had a big central tank on, that might impede the full display form happening (i.e. change the flight characteristics)
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28th February 2011, 10:09 AM
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I recall from the Sept 2010 Willy show that it was the last display by the Hornet display pilot. Maybe a new pilot not yet established, but that would mean no classic solo display at Avalon which would be surprising.
It is disapointing to not get the full blown solo display, I recall driving to Nowra wanting to see it and just got the high level flypast. 
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28th February 2011, 10:16 AM
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I was up in Newcastle on Friday and a Hornet was practising for a display whilst I was there & this was a full blown demo that I saw! I was hoping it was for WOI but it must have been for Avalon.
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28th February 2011, 10:38 AM
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Didn't the local residents last year kick up a stink about the F-18's performance over noise levels, I remember reading it in the paper that the local council got involved claiming that HARS should of decleared it a proper airshow and were going to fine them ?.....
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28th February 2011, 10:48 AM
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28th February 2011, 12:29 PM
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'There could be only one who would have complained
'I didn't know Sr Albanese lived down there  (sorry Nige the quote thing didn't happen as it was supposed to)
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28th February 2011, 02:56 PM
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