I am surprised and disappointed that the team will be out of action all year. According to EASA's Airworthiness Directive, the problem relates to a rudder actuator hinge bracket detatching mid-flight. Subsequent investigations revealed that the bolts used to attach the hinge bracket to the structure...

An NF-5 belonging to the Turkish Stars has had a fatal accident at the team's home base, Konya today.

https://www.rt.com/news/520374-turkey-a ... jet-crash/

Further to the PACAF F-16, there are actually a lot of of US military demos in the Pacific, although the F-16 is the only proper team with a social media profile and (as far as I understand it), assigned crew. The PACAF F-16 performs quite far afield, it does many of the major Asia-Pacific shows exc...

Just found out from ACC, ultimately it appears that A-10 Demo Team will not be at Sywell Aerodome this year, probably due to the fact that travel restrictions are still in place in GB and the likelihood they'll still be in effect over the summer, in which I heard that England is not doing to well r...

Wow, pretty shocking to hear that the Red Arrows would have been cut if not for sponsorship deals worth "under a million pounds". That's not even all that much! Enjoy jet teams while they last, I guess. Yes, it's a strange sum which doesn't really seem to add up because, as you say, it's ...

Flypast schedule: 09:30 Wave 1 - x1 MH-60R Sea Hawk with national flag 10:30-10:35 Wave 2 - x3 C-27J Spartan Wave 3 - x5 F-35A Lightning Wave 4 - x2 F/A-18F Super Hornet, x2 EA-18G Growler 11:00 Wave 5 - x4 C-130J Hercules 11:05-11:15 Wave 6 - x2 S-70A-9 Blackhawk 11:20 Wave 7 - Hudson, Boomerang, H...

Got my COVID vaccine scheduled so suddenly Sun n Fun is back in play!! Can't believe I will (hopefully) actually make it after so many other plans got axed. Wow that was quick! Congrats and enjoy the freedom! I can't get mine until at least May and have decided I'm happy with the risk of travelling...

Had a great chat with WCAR's new series director earlier in the week for an article about the new series. It's going to be very different from Red Bull - hopefully more competitive, more authentic and more interactive. Some key points: Aero/GT (Challenger Class replacement) will be three teams of th...

Sadly there's been more clarity lately about the UK's lockdown plan and it looks like IWM's events season has been delayed. The initial "roadmap" stated that public buildings can reopen from the 12th April and "indoor entertainment" from the 17th May. I had assumed this would all...

None of those aircraft on the Featuring list are confirmed as it stands, except the Roulettes. The linked article merely a lists of some of the more interesting types operated by the RAAF, it wasn't intended to speculate on the contents of the flypast. All we know so far is Roulettes plus "a wi...