Bray Airshow 2014

airbusa320

Hunter and Vampires due for flypast between 3.45 and 4 on Friday .
From Bray Facebook page

ohigg84

Even if it's a great show it will never beat the glory day's of Baldonnel, when you had close encounters with fast, loud jets, and fighter jets such as the A-10, F-15, F-16, some real noisy 1-11's!

Tenger

ohigg84 wrote: »

Even if it's a great show it will never beat the glory day's of Baldonnel, when you had close encounters with fast, loud jets, and fighter jets such as the A-10, F-15, F-16, some real noisy 1-11's!

I don't think anyone here was suggesting that at all.

ohigg84

Tenger wrote: »

I don't think anyone here was suggesting that at all.

I know, but just thinking of the airshow reminded me of the airshows years ago!

jasT1981

Are any of the aircraft involved stopping over in Dublin?

Duffer2010

jasT1981 wrote: »

Are any of the aircraft involved stopping over in Dublin?

The Vampires and Hunter will do a flypast over Bray on Friday so i'd say they will be based out of Baldonnel. Would be great if they flew out of Weston. According to Met Eireann -weather looking reasonable on Sunday. Warm and Sunny with slight chance of rain.

Rock Solid

Am gonna head up to Baldonnel Friday and keep the scanner on, the Mig has been removed from the display list and The Blades wont be there either, the show will be short, be over at 4.30pm Id say, no USAF or RAF last year, bring back Salthill !

westdub

Rock Solid wrote: »

Am gonna head up to Baldonnel Friday and keep the scanner on, the Mig has been removed from the display list and The Blades wont be there either, the show will be short, be over at 4.30pm Id say, no USAF or RAF last year, bring back Salthill !

Nothing operating out of Baldonnel apart from the Air Corps, jets going to DUB ...

airbusa320

https://www.flickr.com/photos/83304124@N07/14365513271/in/set-72157632364931777

Would be nice to catch the CASA like this on Sunday.

logie101

I don't mean to be overly negative but I can't help think the Bray airshow is piss poor.
Advertising it as the biggest airshow in Ireland when clearly Newcastle county Down is the biggest with a much better line up.

Having a big interest in aviation, avid attendee of airshows and PPL I have to think Ireland should really do better than the bray airshow.

g0g

Saw Miss Demeanour (from M50) out for a test flight over Bray a little while ago. Are others due to fly past today or is tomorrow the main practice day?

Rock Solid

g0g wrote: »

Saw Miss Demeanour (from M50) out for a test flight over Bray a little while ago. Are others due to fly past today or is tomorrow the main practice day?

If they turn up, Raf Tornado at Bal today.

airbusa320

Now that would be something

westdub

Rock Solid wrote: »

If they turn up, Raf Tornado at Bal today.

Really? That will be interesting as there's no RAF Tornado display this year, they could only manage one on static at RIAT...

Negative_G

Rock Solid wrote: »

If they turn up, Raf Tornado at Bal today.

False information. There was no Tornado at Casement today.

Draken360

westdub wrote: »

Nothing operating out of Baldonnel apart from the Air Corps, jets going to DUB ...

yep Strikemaster, Hunter and Vamps all landed at Dublin airport this evening .

jasT1981

Vampires requested to land in formation, Dublin ATC refused... the reply from the Vampires was 'But we always do it'

Rock Solid

German Tornado at Bal.

Duffer2010

jasT1981 wrote: »

Vampires requested to land in formation, Dublin ATC refused... the reply from the Vampires was 'But we always do it'

Would have thought it would be more logical in a place like Dublin Airport to do a formation landing. Otherwise they are carrying out a formation break over the field??

EchoIndia

They made a stream landing, i.e. one behind the other.

LN-DHZ Vampire T.55 by Irish251, on Flickr

LN-DHY Vampire FB.6 by Irish251, on Flickr

Mech1

Anyone know is the display freq 119.6?

Duffer2010

Yep 119.60.

Thanks

windowspotter

Are they setting up a temporary ATC locally like they did for flightfest or running from Dub?

Duffer2010

windowspotter wrote: »

Are they setting up a temporary ATC locally like they did for flightfest or running from Dub?

Temp Atc local afaik.

Tenger

jasT1981 wrote: »

Vampires requested to land in formation, Dublin ATC refused... the reply from the Vampires was 'But we always do it'

And sure weren't the Vamp's just trying to help out the busy ATCO's in DUB by only using 1 landing slot!

N7777G

Rock Solid wrote: »

German Tornado at Bal.

Tell us more please ....

When did it arrive?

It is not visible from outside the base - so is it hangared?

Any idea when it's due to depart?

westdub

Rock Solid wrote: »

German Tornado at Bal.

Yes I know, along with all the other airfix models in the display case..... ;-)

Negative_G

N7777G wrote: »

Tell us more please ....

When did it arrive?

It is not visible from outside the base - so is it hangared?

Any idea when it's due to depart?

I'll say it again, there is no Tornado at Baldonnel.

sdevine89

Anyone ever watched from the top of Killiney Hill, I assume it's used as a waypoint into the display arena?

Mech1

119.600 (display frequency), now in the mix, tomorrow morning I will tighten up the feed a bit to concentrate more on the days event.

airbusa320

https://www.flickr.com/photos/83304124@N07/14669280486/

Avery nice practice display from Aer dynamics at Bray today

Calibos

Any actual evidence of a Tornado at Baldonnal cause all we have at the moment is "yes there is/no there isn't" back and forth a few times??

Negative_G

Calibos wrote: »

Any actual evidence of a Tornado at Baldonnal cause all we have at the moment is "yes there is/no there isn't" back and forth a few times??

Given that initially it was claimed an RAF Tornado had visited which was later changed to a German Tornado, you can rest assured 'it' was neither.

No doubt there would be photos posted had such an aircraft visited.

jimbis

Is there any holding points for the aircraft before they head for bray? Just want somewhere handy to see them.

airbusa320

I was in Bray today and Aer dynamics do a very nice display as well as Team raven nice to see the 2 chippies as well
It should be a good display tomorrow

nd001

Hi guys I'm coming down from North county Dublin to watch it tomorrow is the weather looking ok for it a lot of sea fog around today

Duffer2010

nd001 wrote: »

Hi guys I'm coming down from North county Dublin to watch it tomorrow is the weather looking ok for it a lot of sea fog around today

Yea to be reasonable-sunny with a small chance of rain

nd001

Duffer2010 wrote: »

Yea to be reasonable-sunny with a small chance of rain

Thanks duffer should be a good day so

KwackerJack

I am heading up to the Air Show with the little dude tomorrow.

Will it be mayhem to get parking and a decent spot?

First time at the Air Show so I am not sure what parking or viewing spots to go to.

Thanks

robertxxx

Is it worth a drive to bray with a 2 year old kid?

nomdeboardie

Apologies if this has already been asked/answered, but is there a rough timetable for the various aircraft anywhere? I can't see one on the event website(?)...are they going in order of the "Participating Aircraft" list?

Also, has anyone watched from the top of Bray Head before? I've viewed from the beach previously.

nomdeboardie

KwackerJack wrote: »

I am heading up to the Air Show with the little dude tomorrow.

Will it be mayhem to get parking and a decent spot?

First time at the Air Show so I am not sure what parking or viewing spots to go to.

Thanks

From http://www.brayairdisplay.com/Directions/ it looks like there's no parking close to the seafront, but free (if you print out their linked permit) in surrounding areas, with a free shuttle bus
(I haven't gone by car myself (cycled a couple of years ago))

logie101

robertxxx wrote: »

Is it worth a drive to bray with a 2 year old kid?

No.

Negative_G

logie101 wrote: »

No.

In your opinion.

While the Bray air show may not have the same range of aircraft in comparison to other free air shows in the north that you have already alluded to, it does still attain a lot of interest. Last year 85,000 turned out.

My own two cents would be that given that the poster you replied to has a two year old to consider, it would certainly be a ample way to spend a few hours on a Sunday afternoon.

Blue Punto

Negative_G wrote: »

In your opinion.

While the Bray air show may not have the same range of aircraft in comparison to other free air shows in the north that you have already alluded to, it does still attain a lot of interest. Last year 85,000 turned out.

My own two cents would be that given that the poster you replied to has a two year old to consider, it would certainly be a ample way to spend a few hours on a Sunday afternoon.

Sorry Negative G
I believe his opinion to be correct
Having brought young kids to this and events similar it can be a nightmare purely down to the wants and needs of a child of that age
Im Thirsty
Im hungry
Im cold/too hot
i need to go to the toilet
Im bored - (Kids of that age dont get the aircraft thing and the wait between displays)

In Fairness its only for about 6-7 upwards(aprx) and even at that expect the above complaints

There only kids after all :-)

Rock Solid

No headline act, no Blades, be over in two hours or less, save your money, fuel and time and go to the North Aug 9th Newcastle for a real show ! The Vulcan, Red Arrows , Eurofighter and others be there, great last year.

tharmor

When does it start ??

g0g

tharmor wrote: »

When does it start ??

I think it's 15:30

westdub

Rock Solid wrote: »

No headline act, no Blades, be over in two hours or less, save your money, fuel and time and go to the North Aug 9th Newcastle for a real show ! The Vulcan, Red Arrows , Eurofighter and others be there, great last year.

But what about the RAF and German Tornados you told us about? Or did you make it all up?

I would class both the Hunter and Vampire pair as worth going to see, in fact I have friends traveling over 2 hours to see them.

But then again they are real aviation enthusiasts.

Duffer2010

Rock Solid wrote: »

No headline act, no Blades, be over in two hours or less, save your money, fuel and time and go to the North Aug 9th Newcastle for a real show ! The Vulcan, Red Arrows , Eurofighter and others be there, great last year.

I'm actually glad the Blades aren't included this year. Don't get me wrong they are excellent but after several years of them something different was needed. I think the much requested jets(even if not supersonic) more than make up for the Blades.