Payerne 2014 - 07.09.2014 - The sunny day Part 3

[gsnde]

My arms were really getting tired at the end of the day....

[Charl]

You guys in Europe are blessed with very short geographic dispersal - seems EVERYBODY was there!
Great set of pics, thanks for sharing them.

[Splitpin]

Absolutely fantastic post , I cant pick a favorite , thanks again for taking the time to share
Do you mind if i use some (unedited) for my personnel screensaver ?

[gsnde]

I would be very much honored if you do, Marty, please go ahead! Thank you for your nice comments!

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[Splitpin]

Thanks Martin .....
Again ... what a fantastic post ! I would welcome tired arms to see and hear some of those aircraft.

[johnkiwi]

Superb photos!
The precision in the formations is brilliant! Must take many, many hours of practise.

Thanks for sharing these.

[scaber]

Excellent work JK, most impressive.

[gsnde]

You guys in Europe are blessed with very short geographic dispersal - seems EVERYBODY was there!
Great set of pics, thanks for sharing them.

It was a special occasion, Charl. 100 years Swiss Air Force, 50 Years Patrouille Suisse and 25 Years PC-7 Team. That called for some show. The icing on the cake would have been the two Lancasters that were flying UK at the same time. I even suggested this to the organization of Air14, but I think the Lancasters were not certified to fly to Switzerland.

This year in October I will visit the famous Swiss "Fliegerschiessen". That is the annual training that takes place at the Axalp. It is open to the public. You have to climb the mountain Axalp, and this is what you get:







It could get a bit crowdy, though...



I will make sure to post my photos here!

[Charl]

Hornets at eye level, eh?
You can bet they know all eyes are on them, and will put a little extra swagger into the manoeuvres.
Extra "g" too - the live fire box is quite tight (10km across?).
Go early, we'll be watching this space!