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Avalon
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Had a few friends visit Melbourne for the weekend. We not only had a ball at the Airshow, but also visited the RAAF Museum and had the opportunity to catch up with "my" VH-BOB.
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Avalon
2003
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Didn't take any worthwhile photos that I hadn't taken the year before.
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Avalon
2001 Report
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I
bought a Gold Pass for Friday, 16/8/2001. This provided reserved
carparking (closer, but useless when it came time to leave), a reserved
grandstand seat (well worth having), access to Gold Pass area (next
to useless), Programme and schedule of events for Air Display program.
The Gold Pass ticket also permitted access to the Air Show and Trade
Show from 9am - public admitted at 6pm - no crowds - excellent -
and the night show from 7pm.
On
balance ......... there was a lot of rubbish that could have been
omitted, a number of disappointments and poor organization issues,
but a lot of excellent displays and demo flights made the day an
overall success.
High
points:
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demo flights of:
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C-17A Globemaster 111
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Caribou, doing, among other things, the "wheelbarrow"
- a front wheel touch-and-go landing - for the full length of the
runway!
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Choppers - Kiowa, Blackhawk, Iroquois and Chinook
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F/A18F Super Hornet
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F111
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F-15C Eagle
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F-16C
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Roulettes
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Supermarine Spitfire
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Tornado GR1
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industry expo - trade stands, samples from a number of museums
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spoke with the guy who did the TV (Getaway) segment on the Mustang
flight that led to my wife booking my flight
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spoke with a Longbow Apache pilot - been flying the birds since
1985 - Desert Storm, etc.
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bought a Mustang peaked cap ;-)
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remembered to wear comfy shoes
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static displays of B1 bomber and absolutely HEAPS of other aircraft,
including most of the aircraft listed above
Low
Points:
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2 Mustangs on display in afternoon only, but no flights - "engine
trouble" - I later heard that THREE Mustangs flew together
on Saturday - ARGGHH - note to self - 3-day pass next time
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No Attack Choppers on display or flights - "lack of crews"
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1 hour to leave carpark - buses and cars were entering with right-of-way
over exiting vehicles
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food and drink - lousy and expensive
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in the Gold Pass area there was even less food (in quantity and
variety) with long queues
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jarring, inappropriate music played for most of the day - the only
exception being, as the choppers flew in - Wagner's "Ride of
the Valkeries", as played in "Apocalypse Now"
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forgot the sunscreen - was burnt to a crisp
The
Night Show:
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excellent "dump and burn" by an F111
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excellent wall of fire - simulated attack by F111
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the simulated bombing by the F111 had "out of sequence"
explosions
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boring hang-gliders, repeated several times
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boring, jarring voice-over, trying to hype-up the events, with terrible,
inappropriate music
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2001 Fotos
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