RAAF F-18's at Ohakea

[Trev]

The Aussies were practicing their air display for Wanaka today,

Heres a few photo's from the display.
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Hope you like them

Trev

[Splitpin]

Trev.......just magic, #8 is my fav.....
Makes my offering for the day (still to come) look a bit sick......awesome stuff , thanks for posting

[Naki]

Awesome pics...wish I was there to see them

[Ian Warren]

Sweet Trev , amazing to believe they first displayed at an in New Zealand way back in 1987 .

[Peppermint]

So are these things going to be based up North for their whole visit here in NZ? Was hoping they'd stay here in ChCh for the days they actually fly down to Wanaka to do the displays etc.

[BigBird]

Fantastic photos

[HamiltonWest]

QUOTE (Peppermint @ Apr 1 2010, 03:20 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

So are these things going to be based up North for their whole visit here in NZ? Was hoping they'd stay here in ChCh for the days they actually fly down to Wanaka to do the displays etc.

RAAF in New Zealand for NZDF Exercise

Members of the public in the vicinity of Air Force Base Ohakea are advised the presence of the jets will likely see an increase in noise levels from 30 March -12 April
People living in the vicinity of Christchurch International Airport are advised of fast jet activity from 1-4 April.

http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/news/media-releases...329-rinxfne.htm

QUOTE (BigBird @ Apr 1 2010, 09:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Fantastic photos

Agree Fantastic Photo's - very cool thank you for posting them TREV.

[Ace]

I must confess I snuck out to Ohakea to watch. It was really cool!

Got some great video - may put it up at some point if I find the time.

[Ian Warren]

Christchurch International Airport are advised of fast jet activity from 1-4 April - Let the fast jet activity begin - one L39 in concert with the Vampire T11 , im not heading south for the show , scanner in at my ear just simply what em pass .

[AlisterC]

Awesome pics. Wish I was heading to Wanaka this year Thanks for posting them up. I look forward to all the videos and pics if anyone out there takes them..

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (Albatross @ Apr 2 2010, 01:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Awesome pics. Wish I was heading to Wanaka this year Thanks for posting them up. I look forward to all the videos and pics if anyone out there takes them..

Just heard from a friend who lives down there, the weather is not good....expecting gales and all sorts of things, which is a shame.
So maybe , we wont have missed much. I hope they get a break in the weather at some stage .

[AlisterC]

I've been watching the weather reports for a few days now, and they've been predicting it.
Had the skies been thought to be blue all weekend, I probably would have gone. I went in 2002?, when it was snowing on the nearby hills, and poured with rain. Horrible experience!

[K5054NZ]

Well for Sunday the weather certainly played ball...

[Splitpin]

K5......nice shot, the only in flight pic i got was black and white .......gremlins had been playing with the camera.

Thanks for posting

[spongebob206]

Awesome Shots mate

Cheers