Wings Over Illawarra - Sunday 27th Feb

[Jaryd stock]

A question for anyone, do you think that because the USAF is up at willy they will send one of there planes down to Albion ?

[Tim B]

Not now that Oprah has gone home.

Actually at the last Avalon Airshow, the B1 bomber took off with a beautiful eardrum shattering noise and disappeared for about half an hour or so, before returning to make some more lovely noise.
I wonder where it went in that time?

[Danny Rizk]

See you all there guys!
Be sure to come past the Sydney Aviation Shop stand and say hi!!!

[Brenden S]

Lots of Sun and very warm over in Perth. Would you like me to send some your way at all?

[Tim B]

We've got enough of our own thanks.
Expected temperature is mainly fine, some cloud and 28C.

Perhaps you could send some weather down to Avalon so this year is not a repeat of the last airshows wet weather.

[phil.l]

Their advertised it today on 2GB, cheap rail tickets to.

[Tim B]

WOI 2011 Flying program
Please note that there will be plenty to see as from the gates opening at 0930 hrs, and there will be constant aircraft movements before the formal Air Show commences at 1100 hrs. For example there will be constant fly in and movement of the following:- Light Aircraft joining the SAAA Fly In / Visiting warbirds eg the Spitfire and Hudson from Temora Aviation Museum/ Defence Force fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft arriving.

The planned Air Show program is now listed. This program will be constantly updated and this is current as from 21 Feb 2011:- YOU CAN SEE EACH TYPE OF AIRCRAFT BY CLICKING ON THE AIRCRAFT TYPE NAME

START TIME AIRCRAFT TYPE
BEFORE 1100 AIRPORT OPEN FOR ARRIVALS AND NORMAL ROUTINE
1100-1105 RED BERETS PARACHUTE TEAM JUMP FOLLOWED BY RAAF ROULETTES PC9 DISPLAY TEAM
1120 RAN HISTORIC FLIGHT UH1B IROQUOIS
1125 EX RAAF WINJEEL
1140 DROVER / TIGER / CHIPMUNK/ BEAVER
1155 HARVARDS
1203 STEARMAN
1210 AS 350 HELICOPTER:- RURAL FIRE SERVICE DEMONSTRATION
1225 SCOTTISH TWIN PIONEER
1235 SPITFIRE
1240 P51 MUSTANG
1245 FIGHTERS FORMATION
1255 L39 ALBATROS JET
1312 C130 HERCULES DEPART LOCAL
1315 RED BERETS
1320 RAN SQUIRREL PAIR
1328-1335 C47 DAKOTA FOLLOWED BY C130 LANDING
1340 RAAF ROULETTES
1400 A37 DRAGONFLY
1410 HUDSON
1420 NEPTUNE
1430 RAAF FA/18 HORNET
1440 CATALINA
1450 SUPER CONSTELLATION
1500 CLOSE OF AIR SHOW
AFTER 1500 AIRPORT OPEN FOR DEPARTURES AND NORMAL TRAFFIC



This version dated 21ST FEBRUARY 2010. This program will be constantly updated and may change at any time. The Air Show organisers will make every effort to ensure the program will occur as advertised, but please note the actual flying program is subject to aircraft and pilot availability, and weather conditions

[Tim B]

Latest forecast is, cloudy with a possible shower, winds N to NW changing to SW in the afternoon. Maximum 28C.
As last years storms, which missed the airfield and followed the escarpment showed, anything is possible.
The moisture in the air made for better photo's of the FA-18.

See you there.

[Stephen Brown]

F-18......wtf?????

[Jayden Laing]

I, personally, think there was more behind the reason of the short display by the F/A-18 Hornet than what the crowd were told yesterday. Why would the RAAF send a Hornet down from Williamtown with a pilot (who goes over to the USA & trains the USAF pilots to become fighter pilots), & this pilot couldn't do a demo of the aircraft (those where the words from the Airshow announcer)!!! For those who didnt attend yesterday, the hornet came in from the North, did 2 flypasts & on the 3rd flypast pulled it vertical & disappeared into the clouds & that was the end of the display. All over in about 2mins.

Bit disappointing & waste of time if you ask me, but I guess nothing can be done about it