Southport Airshow 7th September 2019 - Gazelle Squadron Display Team

The Gazelle Squadron Display Team was established in 2014 and currently perform as a two aircraft flying display and provide additional aircraft for static display at airshows across the United Kingdom .
Based at our private airfield near to Hurstbourne Tarrant in Hampshire, supported by CAA approved maintenance organisation Falcon Aviation Ltd, we maintain a fleet of former military Westland Gazelle helicopters from the Army Air Corps, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and Royal Marines.

 

 

Southport Airshow 7th September 2019 - Fireflies Acrobatic Display Team

The FireFlies will be performing both evening Pyrotechnic display and Daytime Aerobatic display at this years Southport airshow. 

Pictures are from Saturday's display showing us elements of close formation aerobatics, opposition and synchro work, all with white smoke filling the sky.

 

Southport Airshow 7th September 2019 - Tigers Parachute Team and Richard Goodwin

The show opened with the Tigers Army Parachute Display Team.

The Tigers are the flagship team for the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, whose seniority stems from the Tangier Regiment of 1661 thus having the distinction of being the senior English Infantry Regiment of the line. Soldiers of the Regiment are recruited from Kent, Surrey, Sussex, London, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands. Members of The Tigers consist of volunteers from various battalions of the regiment.

The Tigers perform displays throughout the country, the majority of which would be carried out within the recruiting areas as mentioned above. The teams Officer Commanding is Capt Ian Wicks.

Looks like the clouds came over just as they jumped from approximately 5000ft - "Be the Best"

The sun shone again and next up we were entertained by the Richard Goodwin Jet Pitts, with high energy biplane aerobatics in a smoke filled arena. He opened with a great big smiley face, perfect :o).

 

RAF Typhoon Southport Airshow 7th September 2019

What a way to finish the airshow, a sound deafening RAF Typhoon Display, absolutely brilliant.
The team from 29 Squadron comprises of specialists from every aircraft trade who, along with support and management teams, work together to bring us the dazzling spectacle that is the Typhoon Display.

The RAF Typhoon-FGR4 is based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.

BBMF Southport Airshow 7th September 2019

Spitfire, Dakota & Hurricane in D -Day colours

Southport Airshow September 7th 2019 - Preshow

The weather was on the side of the planes, amixture of blue skies and clouds. After getting to the beach early we managed to get on the front row right againts the barriers and close to the action.

Saturday Flight Plan
Southport Aero Model Club displaying RC Planes
13:00 Tigers Army Parachute Display Team
13:25 Richard Goodwin Pitts
13:38 Black Cats
13:47 Strikemaster Pair
14:01 Fireflies Aerobatic Team
14:13 The Blades
14:31 Otto the Helicopter
14:42 Aerosuperbatics Wing-walkers
15:00 BBMF
15:20 Tutor
15:29 Tucano
15:39 Gazelle Squadron
15:51 T-33 Shooting Star
16:01 Saab Tunnan
16:11 Saab Viggen
16:21 P-47 Thunderbolt
16:34 RAF Typhoon

Southport Areo Model Club

While waiting for the show to start we were entertained by Southport Aero Model Club, who flew a variety of RC planes both large and small, slow and fast. There were some great skills and models on show.

 

 

 

Fantastic models.

Rhyl Airshow 2019 (Saturday 24th Aug) Part Two

Part two continued at approx 4pm with Team Raven.

Team Raven is a formation aerobatic display team that formed in May 2014.
The birth of the team came after Steve sold his lovely Yak 52 and concentrated on flying his RV4 while at the same time building a brand new RV8.When you haven't got the Red Arrows, these are the next best thing, brilliant display.

 

Followed by the Strikemaster Jet Powered Aircraft, a training and light attack aircraft.

The penultimate display came from the Extra 260 Aerobatic Team, Steve Carver flies the fabulous Extra 260 for air shows.

The climax of the airshow was the RAF Typhoon with sound that makes your liver shake.
The Display Pilot must design not only a Full Display but also a Limited and Flat sequence used in the event of poorer weather.
During sequence development the Typhoon simulators are used to check the sequence before the airborne work-up is started. The simulator is also used throughout the work-up to prepare the Display Pilot for bad weather (including strong winds) and to practice aircraft handling in the unlikely event of an emergency during a display to ensure complete safety for the crowd.

 

Video of Typhoon