Japan Airshow dates 2008

[Uni]

Hi, all.

Gifu O.H. schedule was released officially.
FLT;
0945-1020 Opening Flt. by T-7, F-2 and F-15.
Including demo-flt of F-2 and F-15(0955-1020).
1130-1200 AIROCK Pitts S-2B
1240-1320 Blue Implse
1400-1440 Formation Flt. by C-1, F-2, F-4, F-15, T-4
1400-1440 Fly-by C-130H

Static; T-2*, T-2CCV*, T-4, T-7, T-400, F-2,F-4, F-15,
E-2C, EC-1(!), U-125, KC-767, F/A-18C, AH-1S, UH-1,
Pitts S-2B
*preserved a/c.
! It was May 18,1986 when they displays EC-1 last time...

[Uni]

Tsuiki O.H. on Nov.23, schedule was officially released.

0750-0820 Opening flt. by F-2, F-15, T-4
0822-0842 Rescue demo. by U-125A, UH-60J
0855-0905 Fly-by 4*T-7
0907-0917 F-2
0919-0929 F-4EJ kai
1003-1023 AGG demo by 2* F-2
1100-1120 Fly-by F-15
1122-1132 F-2
1300-1430 Blue Impluse 6*T-4


That's all today.

[Uni]

JA/JM/JGSDF's joint-Ex. is now in progress! (Nov.10 to 17)
They deploy mainly Kyusyu area.

Nov.18 JASDF-CVW-5 Ex. will be held at Okinawa area.
You can see some F-15s from 303 and 306 sqn. , and some F-2s at Naha A.B. by now.

[Uni]

Nyutabaru O.H. on Dec. 7, schedule was officially released.

0900-0920 Formation Flt. by 1*UH60, 1* U125A, 3* T4, 3*F4,
3*F15, 3*F15
0950-1005 F15 maneuver Flt.
1010-1025 F4 ground attack
1030-1045 1*F2
1050-1110 Rescue demo by UH-60 and U125A
1115-1150 1*F4 and 1*F15
1300-1330 Trooper drops from C-1
1400-1440 Blue Impluse 6*T4

You can see new gate-guardian F-4EJkai 57-8360, which is the first ground displayed phantom in JASDF.

[Uni]

JASDF Kasuga base open day on Nov. 24(Mon.), 0930-1500.
Not 22th!!

No R/W.
Gate-guardian and T-4/CH-47's fly-pass only(time unknown).

5 min. walk from JR Kasuga station(12 min. from JR Hakata sta.)

[FrankCrebas]

Thanks Uni for sharing this info!

[Le Addeur noir]

JASDF Kasuga base open day on Nov. 24(Mon.), 0930-1500.
Not 22th!!

No R/W.
Gate-guardian and T-4/CH-47's fly-pass only(time unknown).

5 min. walk from JR Kasuga station(12 min. from JR Hakata sta.)

Tha JASDF ramp is about a 10-15 miniute walk from the international terminal,and around 30-45 min walk from the main JR station at Hakata.

There is a subway link from JR Hakata to the domestic terminal and then a free transfer bus from there to the international terminal.

[Lord_Manhammer]

Also... Thx for the Info!

Anyone of you also visit the show in Nyutabaru?
We will stay from the 5 -> 9th December in Miyazaki.


Mfg
Jens

[Uni]

About the JASDF Kasuga O.H., the ramp area will not open on Nov.24..

They open the ramp area only when the airport festival hold around the Sep.20(Day of the Sky in Japan).

[Uni]

Hi Jens,
Nov.5 may be good, Normal traing flt. Demo-trainig, and some arrivals for the static show.

Nov.6, there will be Blu inpulse training. check the NOTAM by the AIS Japan HP.

Nov. 7, open house day. you cannnot go to the South side of the R/W(
I mean "inside the base". Out side is OK, but a lot of galleries and traffic jams.).

Nov. 8 may be no flt training.

Nov. 9, it will became "normal" day.