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Those two jets were the B1s!

Nice pics twisted!

Sunday was much better than Saturday. I like the colour of this one. I got a pic of its canopy glinting in the sun. Of course I had heard of that from WW2 movies but never seen it. Now I understand why that was such a dead giveaway. Compare this to the Raptors sexy hitech glass. Also loved that spooky paint on the raptor. Did anyone else notice it?

Prop blur! yippeee! Mit panning and background blur, albeit slow. I even got afterburner glow this year.

mick » Tue Mar 08, 2011 7:24 pm wrote:

mick wrote:Those two jets were the B1s!

Nice pics twisted!

Sunday was much better than Saturday.

Uh Bugger we had cloud cover then. Was out the back looking, too much cloud.
I didnt end up going on Sunday due to my dad getting sick on Saturday. Friday was still good tho. Seems like Saturday was a bit messy but good to hear Sunday was better.


Quick Question Mick, How do you reckon the Airshow will go at Avalon in the future, i know we have it till 2015 but i think we have a option to have it till like 2030 or something like that?

No doubt every other state wants it. Williamtown is made for it, Richmond, Edinborough etc all better than Avalon re the sun and flight lines. But Avalon has all that room for static displays, and Lindsay Fox. You have to have a regional airport large enough at the end of the day. In the end its all politics, so who knows. I wouldnt mind seeing it go to NSW or somewhere that has cheap flights. Fresh eyes, new input etc, all good.

Fantastic photos everyone!!!

Yes, I've never really been into aviation (probably because I've never flown ), but those pics are amazing!!

Thanks Mick! Nice to see you got some nice prop blur there It came out good

Few from Sunday

Noticed on the Singapore F-16C where the pilot name is it says: "MAD DESMOND TOO TWISTER"

Here's a pic on take off in 16:9 1920x1080
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RAAF Hornet last pass and maneuver of the show


BTW, when the B-1's were taking off on Monday it set car alarms off in the Jetstar car park lol, will post more later far to many to go through from 5 days.

Fantastic stuff Steve! They look amazing!

These turned out ok.

Great shots. Anyone happen to either capture or know of the type of helicopter buzzing over the city this afternoon?

Thanks PalmTrees.

BTW did you hear or see the choppers that passed over Berwick/Beacy on Saturday. They were very low and loud. I was trying to describe them to my brother (ex Army) in the UK. I have no clues

Army Blackhawks doing night training til the end of the month.

Thanks Mick and thanks for the laugh.

LMAO! Is that you Mick?

lol Mick, you given me some ideas with that pic now.

Here's some good video of the B-1B on take off from Friday (not from me) If you have never been close to a B-1 on take off then the only way I can explain it is like a small earthquake and probably one of the loudest things you will ever hear. To give you a idea how powerful it is, it would take almost 3 1/2 classic F/A-18 Hornets to produce the same amount of power.

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I have put together a vid selection from the Fri. even the .3gp file is 12mb! I will put up a link with stills, when my website is back up soon.
Awesome pics on here too!!
Peter

Thought i would bump. Details are slowly coming out about this! Always a great event for me anyways! My favourite aerobatic pilot, Skip Stewart is coming to Avalon. Been wanting to see him live for a long time now! He will make your heart go numerous times!

Weather is looking good for the weekend, thanks Huey. Cant wait to see the F22.