leuchars 2011

[Condor68]

Had to leave early saw the Red Arrows come in but did they fly the black hawk as a tribute or was it just a spare, Would have spoken to you Gill but you were very busy,

Keith

[Macc]

The black Hawk T1 has been used as a spare for the whole season. I believe it's only flown once, can't remember what show, but it was flying in Red 1 position.

Chris

[Unknown74]

Would love to see a full static display serials (Military and Civil) list on here if it's possible, was hoping for a checklist but it wasn't to be, also would like to see serials for the following in the flying,

Czech Gripen, Belgian AF F-16 + Spare, The Orange Dutch F-16, 2x RAF Tucano, 2x RAF Hawk, French PdF + C-160 Transall, Catalina, Vampire(s), Red Arrows, The Blades and The RV8rs(or whatever they're called)........

Already know the Vulcan serial/reg (XH558/G-VLCN)......

Had to leave Early so that's all I saw.

[GOOSE]

Guys, this thread really belongs in the Leuchars section -

Thread descriptor

Recent Serial tie up area
Seen a military aircraft recently but not at one of the bases or airfields listed below? Maybe it flew over the top of you today? Need to tie up the serial? Ask in here. Requests less than 6 months old only please.

Thread area for recent serial tie ups - guidelines

Noticed a serial missing from a recent log? Empty lines in your notebook?

Then please post your requests here and hopefully someone can help fill them in. Please post as much info as you have to help people to help you.

Requests for serials should be a maximum of 6 months old though please.

If your request is in relation to one of the bases / Stations which has it's own sub-forum - please post there. Thank you.

[Mike s]

hi guys
i will post a full log of what i seen at Leuchars airshow in a few days time,the only thing holding me up at the moment is i need a seriel for the 617sqn tor that done the airfield attack demo

mike

[prefontaine72]

That's great mike s just for those interested the Pitts special
Left at 10.30 the reds at 10.45 then the 2 vampires left at 3.00pm
Just to say (mike) flaps me and the wife booking into our care-home at the moment lol
All the best dougie

[Mike]

Just to say (mike) flaps me and the wife booking into our care-home at the moment lol
All the best dougie

Stop it !

[np1991]

hi guys
i will post a full log of what i seen at Leuchars airshow in a few days time,the only thing holding me up at the moment is i need a seriel for the 617sqn tor that done the airfield attack demo

mike

131/ZG756

[GOOSE]

Was there really that little on offer at Leuchars this year?

[clarke]

yes i was the worst airshow i have attended, in going there sice 1963, totally void of static aircraft
dave-c

[Ferrari]

Moderators - feel free to move to the Airshow thread

This was my first Leuchars Airshow and it provided an interesting contrast to Waddington. I've never been to Fairford so can't comment on that. Some observations:

1) The view of the runway and display line seemed better somehow than at Waddington. You were never far from it wherever you were on the site.
2) I wasn't expecting a large static and therefore wasn't disappointed. Shame the LC-130 wasn't there though.
3) The fact that elements of the flyng display were parked on the crowd side was a big bonus.
4) I've never seen a crash before (even if it was an RC plane)
5) The fact that I could go all the way from Darlington on the train was a big plus point. I thought the management of the passangers etc. at Leuchars station was very good although the service from Edinburgh on the way there was packed due to lack of rolling stock.
6) Interestingly, I counted about 28 less serials* in my book than Waddington 2011 (which was also smaller than previous years), and I saw about 26 new aircraft. That's good enough for me! *I did write down the Red Arrows though which I don't normally do to fill the page a bit.

Would I go next year if it's on - yes, I had a really enjoyable day.

Ferrari

[Mike s]

YOUR Right about being less a/c this year,poss the poorest turn out yet,i logged 100 seriels which is down at least 10 on last year,normally you can expected to log around 110-120 aircraft,still i enjoyed the show,bagged a lot of new airframes,very dissapointed that there was no TOR or TYPH Solo display
mike

[Thunder]

Was looking through the pictures i took at leuchars and noticed what looked like a KC-10 parked at the other side of the airfield, can anyone confirm?

I can confirm that what you saw is the Fire Trainer mock up.