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Mr. Valentines Day

Thursday, June 17th 2010, 11:04pm

... at Gilze-Rijen... Tomorrow's the first day of the airshow. I was standing at quite a nice spot as the planes flew right over me. My ears are still ringing though...

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parador

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Thursday, June 17th 2010, 11:06pm

Very nice Pics !!!

Earplugs may be helpfull

On the other side, my ears are also ringing but not because an airshow ..... i only say Vuvuzela

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Rooijen10

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Thursday, June 17th 2010, 11:18pm

It just would not sound the same then.

Rather to become deaf from the noise of jet engines than those blasted Vuvuzelas.

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BruceDuncan

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Thursday, June 17th 2010, 11:20pm

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Originally posted by Rooijen10
It just would not sound the same then.
Rather to become deaf from the noise of jet engines than those blasted Vuvuzelas.

Beautiful shots! And someone is still flying a Hunter!

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Rooijen10

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Thursday, June 17th 2010, 11:49pm

Yes, and it made a great sound when it passed over me.

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Rooijen10

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Sunday, June 20th 2010, 2:31am

Day 1a...

Band playing in front of the F-35 (I knocked on it today and it sounded like a mock-up).

Su-22.

Mi-24.

Air Power Demo.

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Rooijen10

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Sunday, June 20th 2010, 2:33am

day 1b...

F-16 Demo of the Dutch Air Force flown by Captain Tobias ‘Hi-tec’ Schutte.

La Patrulla ASPA

C-17.

Red Arrows

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Rooijen10

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Sunday, June 20th 2010, 2:34am

Day 1c...

NH-90. Don't let that guy fool you. He ain't Dutch.

Patrouille de France.

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ShinRa_Inc

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Sunday, June 20th 2010, 4:22am

RE: day 1b...

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Originally posted by Rooijen10
F-16 Demo of the Dutch Air Force flown by Captain Tobias ‘Hi-tec’ Schutte.

....Porkins! Eject!

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Red Admiral

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Sunday, June 20th 2010, 10:23am

Nice photos, seems to be a good deal on display.

I'm pretty sure the F-35 is just a mockup. There's one airframe up at Brough in the UK doing testing but I think all the others are still stateside.

I'm off up to the airshow at RAF Waddington in a few weeks (and getting paid for it!) so will have some good pics from that I hope.

Also planning to go up to Farnborough later in July.

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Hood

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Sunday, June 20th 2010, 11:38am

Gavin, your getting paid to go to airshows? Hope your getting a good VIP ticket. I'd of thought going to Farnborough would have been more in your line than Waddington.
And the government is trying to save money...

(I think we'd all rather governments paid us to go to airshows)

Also guys since I work in Audiology I think I should warn you all to wear earplugs when exposed to loud low-flying jets and idiots with Vuvuzelas. I don't want you all suffering with Tinnitus and shouting "Eh, Sorry Deary I can't hear you!" when your 70.

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Rooijen10

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Sunday, June 20th 2010, 3:42pm

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I'm pretty sure the F-35 is just a mockup. There's one airframe up at Brough in the UK doing testing but I think all the others are still stateside.

Considering the commercial aspects, I would not be surprised that the real one would be present at Le Bourget and Farnborough. Problem was that it was too far away from the crowd so, unlike yesterday, I could not knock on the JSF's fuselage last year. Not sure how it will be at Farnborough.

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Also planning to go up to Farnborough later in July.

If all goes as planned, I should be there on the Saturday. Somehow, I think that, crowd-wise, it will be as bad as the Saturday of Le Bourget last year.

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I think we'd all rather governments paid us to go to airshows

In a sense that is true for the KLu's Open Days since entry is free.

It still managed to draw 150,000 visitors on Saturday, despite the soccer match.

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I should warn you all to wear earplugs when exposed to loud low-flying jets and idiots with Vuvuzelas.

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Red Admiral

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Sunday, June 20th 2010, 7:34pm

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Gavin, your getting paid to go to airshows?

It was a case of; "Does anyone want to go and man a stand up at Waddington airshow?" Yes, I definitely do, and getting paid for it is a bonus.

I'm probably going to be up at Farnborough in the week for one of the "trade" days to have a good poke around and do some information gathering. Likely go up Saturday as well for more of the flying displays.

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