CentenAir Airshow 2010 - Payerne (Switzerland)
Ok, not really an Airshow - but an Open Day with some activity in the air (meaning not only the rain) ...
Yes, the Weather was not really on our side this year for the 100-years celebrations of Aviation in Switzerland. The biggest event in Emmen was already under heavy rain and Payerne was coming near. But the personnel of the base and the organisators had made there best and I have to admit - I was really stunned to see what they prepared for 'only' an Open Day !!!
My main 'target' for those two days was the new SHOTS - Swiss Hornet Tactical Simulator - now up to four pilots can train the same time with a resolution of the ground upto 0.5m !
Controller station:
The 'old' Simulator - F/A-18 WTT (Weapons Tactics Trainer) - was in service in between January 1997 'till February 2009. More pictures of the new/old simulator can be seen on the official Homepage (german/french).
Flying activity during the Open Day's includes some older and newer aircrafts of the history in Swiss and worldwide Aviation.
Together with an Antonov AN-2 the biggest visitors was the famous DC-3 in Breitling-scheme
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One of the many biplanes was the colorful Stampe-SV4A
The Swiss Air Force dominated the sky with the PC-7 Team, Super Puma Display Team and Hornet Solo Demo - and on the ground we had the possibility to 'touch' the new FLIR-Pod
The Leader of the PC-7 Team trains his neck-muscles
and 'Deasy' during dirty fly-bye and high-g-turn (latter in BIG)
Good Bye also to you - 'till the next show in two Weeks at Axalp Airshow on Ebenfluh Shooting Range !
