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Post by Mustang51 on Mar 14, 2019 15:23:05 GMT 12
Have just seen the very, very preliminary display aircraft list for Wings at Albion Park and it is impressive. Lots to keep warbird and military "spotters" very happy. Now to start getting my airshow'book' together !!!
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Post by colford on Mar 26, 2019 22:17:29 GMT 12
Wing Over Illawarra 2019 Air Show organisers have started putting up details of some of the aircraft that they have confirmed for the event on their FB page. So far they have confirmed Matt Hall doing aerobatics, RAAF C-17 for both days, the Temora Spitfire XVI, and the RAAF Roulettes will be there with a four ship display utilising the new PC-21. No doubt closer it gets to the event dates there will be more announcements about participating aircraft and pilots plus other attractions at the event. The Roulettes four ship on the PC-21 will be interesting to see.
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Post by Mustang51 on Mar 27, 2019 9:31:21 GMT 12
It is a very nice line-up indeed !
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Post by colford on Apr 5, 2019 17:47:35 GMT 12
Wings Over Illawarra 2019 Air Show organisers have now listed up the full planned line up of aircraft.
Saturday and Sunday Flying Programs will feature the following aircraft displays
RAAF Roulettes - 4 Ship PC-21
Hawk 127 Lead-in fighter
C-17 Globemaster III
C-130J Hercules
C-27J Spartan
P-8A Poseidon
MH-60R Seahawk Romeo
Focke Wulf Fw-190
CAC CA-18 Mk21 Mustang VH-AUB
CAC CA-18 Mk21 Mustang VH-MFT
Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIV
Hawker Hurricane Mk XII / IIB
Curtis P-40E Kitthawk
Matt Hall in his Extra 300
Paul Bennet in the Wolf Pitts Pro
Beech-18
Boeing Stearman
North American T-6 Harvard
CAC CA-3 Wirraway
North American T-28 Trojan
Russian Roolettes Formation Team
BAC Jet Provost T5A
Steadfast Yakovlev Yak 3U
Grumman TBM-3 Avenger
Learjet 35 Formation Display
Sky Aces Formation Aerobatics Display Team
2 x Marchetti S211 formation display
L-39C Albatros
CAC CA-27 Mk32 Sabre
de Havilland DHC-4 Caribou
Douglas C-47
Very interesting mix of types, and I can spot the obvious typo error with Temora Aviation Museum's announced attendance of their Spitfire XVI being listed as a XIV. Oh, well we can hope one day Australia might get a SpitfireXIV in its warbird scene.
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Apr 5, 2019 19:33:09 GMT 12
...Very interesting mix of types, and I can spot the obvious typo error with Temora Aviation Museum's announced attendance of their Spitfire XVI being listed as a XIV. Oh, well we can hope one day Australia might get a SpitfireXIV in its warbird scene. and an actual Focke Wulf 190... Irrespective, a great line-up. No Hudson though? |
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Post by Mustang51 on Apr 5, 2019 21:50:24 GMT 12
Speaking with Mark Bright up here at Cessnock for the Hunter Valley Airshow. Will be a great show at Wings as will this weekend. Not every day a local regional airshow gets Hawk 127, FA-18, P.8 Poseidon, and the Roulettes in their shiny new PC.21. This plus T.28, Wirraway, P.40, Spit, Hurricane, P.51 and others and you have a great show.
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Post by colford on Apr 7, 2019 0:54:26 GMT 12
The Temora Hudson has been a participant at WOI a number of times, so by the look of the lineup they would be hard pressed to give it a reasonable amount of air time to make the trip worthwhile. I suspect too that before the event there might be an additional aircraft type, or two, added to the list above.
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Post by Calum on Apr 8, 2019 14:52:44 GMT 12
Hopefully the 190 will fly this time  and not fall over like it did last year. Surprisingly no Hornets, which is a shame, hopefully that is an omission as the Hawk just doesn't do it for me |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 8, 2019 15:13:36 GMT 12
No-one has mentioned the date. For those wondering it will be on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th May 2019
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Apr 8, 2019 16:09:21 GMT 12
Star Wars day
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Post by colford on Apr 8, 2019 17:38:10 GMT 12
To keep the younger attendees entertained in previous years they have had a remote control R2D2 plus some members of the local 501st Legion Star Wars Cosplay people in attendance. Being the Saturday of the show is on May the 4th, I expect they will likely be invited again. Yes Dave, Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th May, lot of the participating aircraft arrive on the Friday 3rd May and depart usually by lunchtime on the Monday. A few of those bringing aircraft from elsewhere that are licenced to operate adventure flights are making arrangements to offer flights on the Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday before and after conclusion of the day's official air show flying program and on the Monday morning.
A bit different to previous years, WOI has usually coincided with the NSW Illawarra Plastic Modellers Association annual show at Illawarra Stadium. However, given the demands on local accommodation and support infrastructure for the two events, from this year onwards the model show has been moved back a fortnight, this year to be held on 18-19 May 2019. A lot of the modellers used to spend one day at the model show and one day at the air show.
Also HARS RAN FAA have also put out their latest update, still waiting on all the paperwork and approvals to get Tracker 844 back in the air and relocated to HARS Albion Park before WOI 2019. Seems they are eager to have it there for the event. Fingers crossed they do.
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Post by Calum on Apr 9, 2019 15:17:04 GMT 12
To keep the younger attendees entertained in previous years they have had a remote control R2D2 plus some members of the local 501st Legion Star Wars Cosplay people in attendance. Being the Saturday of the show is on May the 4th, I expect they will likely be invited again. Yes Dave, Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th May, lot of the participating aircraft arrive on the Friday 3rd May and depart usually by lunchtime on the Monday. A few of those bringing aircraft from elsewhere that are licenced to operate adventure flights are making arrangements to offer flights on the Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday before and after conclusion of the day's official air show flying program and on the Monday morning. A bit different to previous years, WOI has usually coincided with the NSW Illawarra Plastic Modellers Association annual show at Illawarra Stadium. However, given the demands on local accommodation and support infrastructure for the two events, from this year onwards the model show has been moved back a fortnight, this year to be held on 18-19 May 2019. A lot of the modellers used to spend one day at the model show and one day at the air show. Also HARS RAN FAA have also put out their latest update, still waiting on all the paperwork and approvals to get Tracker 844 back in the air and relocated to HARS Albion Park before WOI 2019. Seems they are eager to have it there for the event. Fingers crossed they do. We've not run our model show on the same weekend for at least 2 years now. The main reason is that many of the club members wanted to attend the airshow. The club is planning to have a small display there weather depending. Really hope to see the tracker get to Albion park. It's still out in the weather here and winter is coming.... |
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Apr 9, 2019 18:47:59 GMT 12
Oh, yeah..."winter" (cough)
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Post by Calum on Apr 10, 2019 14:50:29 GMT 12
Oh, yeah..."winter" (cough) Hey it was 8 degrees this morning.. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 23:36:31 GMT 12
I just saw on Facebook the 190 won't be flying. Sorry folks.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 11, 2019 23:43:25 GMT 12
Where on Facebook Zac?
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Post by colford on Apr 12, 2019 10:04:14 GMT 12
Dave, FW190 Downunder page on FB, which is the FB page for the operators of the FW190. WOI 2019 has not yet updated their FB page to advise that the FW-190 will not be participating. Will wait to see what the 'punter' reaction will be to that news. WOI 2019 organisors have been getting a bit of negative chat on their FB page about the lack of RAAF F/A-18s at this year's show but have explained as always RAAF attendance is subject to operational requirements and this year the show dates clash with timing for a FCI Course up in the top end, so that's where the F/A-18s will be. Omaka got lucky. They get a FW-190 AND RAAF F/A-18s.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 12, 2019 10:17:16 GMT 12
Thanks Col. When I first opened this thread last night I was half asleep and thought Zac was talking about the Omaka Flug Werke rather than the Aussie one. Phew!
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Post by Calum on Apr 13, 2019 19:25:25 GMT 12
Well takes annoying about the 190, 2 years in a row.. Lucky I'll be at Omaka .
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 13, 2019 20:35:45 GMT 12
Not a surprise, the Flug Werke 190's are notorious for serviceability issues.
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and not fall over like it did last year. Surprisingly no Hornets, which is a shame, hopefully that is an omission as the Hawk just doesn't do it for me 
