Japan Airshow Dates 2009

[Motty]

G'day Uni,

Would you have any info for the Iruma show on the 3rd Nov?

Also, anything particular happening at Hyakuri on 4th-6th Nov?

Many thanks in advance.

Cheers,
Motty.

[Uni]

Hi,

2 Nov. The last KV-107IIA-5 / 74-4844 will come to Iruma A.B. drom Hamamatsu.
She will have her final flight at Iruma O.H. (3 Nov.) and after that she will be a gate-guardian of the Iruma A.B..

I have no info. about Hyakuri by now.
(From the Defence White Book 2009 Japan, the 501sqn. have only 13 RF-4E/EJ at the end of March 2009. They've had 14 RF-4Es and 15 RF-4EJs).

[Motty]

Thank you very much Uni.

Is there a web page for the Iruma show which might tell what types will be there?

Do you have any contacts who know about current spotting opportunities at Hyakuri? I was there in 2007 but the new runway wasn't built then. Is the fence still the same or is there a new fence?

Sorry for too many questions but any information is helpful.

Thank you very much again.

Cheers,
Motty.

[Uni]

3 Nov. JASDF iruma O.H.
Static show will be:
C-1, C-130H, YS-11FC, U-4, U-125, U-125A, E-2C
CH-47J or JA, UH-60J, KV-107,
F-15J or DJ, F-2A or B, F-4EJkai,
T-4, T-7, T-400
AH-1S or AH-64D, OH-6D or OH-1
P-3C
There will be no US a/cs.
It will be almost same as the past few years...

Cautions:
There come more than 200,000 people at Iruma O.H. every time,
so there will be a long long lines in front of the toilet and shops.
(You'll wait about 1 hour)
You CANNOT bring with your steps/ladders into the base.
Large baggages are also inhibitted,
Around 1100-1430pm, you're sometimes(often?) limited to enter the apron.(Be careful!)

About Hyakuri, there are about 2m high fence all around the base.
Please see the Aviation Photo forum;
http://www.scramble.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=51326" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Motty]

Thank you very much once again Uni. Very helpful.

Do you think there will be so many people at Iruma if it is on a weekday? Or are Iruma shows always on weekdays?

I also remember on my last time in Japan (2007) that stepladders were prohibited from airshows (so I didn't take mine to the first show) but I saw dozens and dozens of people with them. I actually needed a stepladder to avoid all the other people with them in my photos.

Is this a strict rule now or do people still take them anyway?

Thanks again.

Cheers,
Motty.

[Uni]

Hi Motty,
Did you check Japanese holidays? 3 Nov.(Tues.) is a holiday in Japan.
2 Nov.(Mon., the day KV-107 will arrive) is a weekday.
There will be a lot of galleries at Iruma on 2 Nov., because some a/cs for the static display will come the day.

Stepladders; usually the base PRO requests not to bring it into the base, but some people ignored it.
So they "demand" (or strongly requests) not to bring it this year.
I don't know what will happen at the gate this year.

[Motty]

Once again Uni, thank you very much for your help.

No, I hadn't realised that the 3rd was a holiday.

I am flying from Korea to Japan on the 2nd so I won't be able to get to Iruma on the Monday to catch the arrivals.

Thank you again.

Cheers,
Motty.

[Uni]

Oct.10 JASDF Komaki O.H. 0900-1500
Flight: 0853-0925 1*U-125A, 2*UH-60J
0935-0955 CH-47J
1000-1020 3*C-130H
1355-1410 1*F-15, 1*T-4, 1*T-7(Maybe ADTW's formation)
1435-1450 3*C-130H
Static: KC-767, Blue Impulse(No Flt.), and others(unknown)
Shuttle bus (500JPY/one way) from car park area.
No stepladders "requested".

Oct.12 JASDF Gifu O.H. 0800-1500
Flight: 0840-0920 F-15, F-4, F-2, T-4, T-7
0950-1010 C-130H
1040-1130 Mass fly-by F-15, F-4, F-2, T-4, C-1
1210-1230 UH-80J
1310-1350 Blue Impulse
Static: EC-1, E-2C, C-130H, T-400, UH-1, AH-1S, F-4, UH-60J, U-125, F-15, F-2,
T-2CCV(stored a/c)
No stepladders "requested".

Oct. 30(Fri, weekday) Hamamatsu Air Park(JASDF Museum), KV-107 Farewell ceremony.
1330-1400 Static show
1400-1500 Flight show
1500-1510 Farewell ceremony
1515-1545 Static show
* Free entrance.

[dinovandoorn]

any news about Hachinohe and Misawa show yet ? (participants)

[Uni]

Hi,
Maybe nice to see for the Misawa show;
http://www.misawa.af.mil/library/airfest2009.asp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

There are no info about the Hachinohe O.H. on 17 Oct..(Open 0830-1530)
Usually you can see such A/Cs;
JMSDF: P-3C, UH-60J, YS-11M or T, SH-60J or K,
JGSDF: AH-1S, OH-6 or OH-1
JASDF: one or two jets
USAF/USN/USMC: one or two jets(F-16 or F/A-18)

[dinovandoorn]

Thx Uni for the information...i will be there next week !

[Uni]

1 Nov. JASDF Komatsu O.H., open 0800-1430
0740(!)-0830 Opening FLT with special painted F-15J.
0840-0900 F-15 maneuver demo.
0905-0920 F-2 manueuver demo.
0925-0945 Rescue demo by UH-60J and U-125A.
1020-1110 F-15 Formation fly-by.
1120-1140 F-15 maneuver demo.
1310-1410 Blue Impulse

**Static**
C-1, C-130H, F-2, F-4EJkai, RF-4E, F-15, E-2C, U-4, U-125, T-4, T-7, T-400
U-36, P-3C
OH-6D, UH-1, AH-1S
C-12, F/A-18

Shuttle bus service will available from JR Komatsu station(about 400JPY/one way).
It takes about 40-50 min. on foot from Komatsu airport to the base gate.

[Uni]

3 Nov. JASDF Iruma O.H., open 0900-1500.
0820(!)-0910 weather check FLT. by 2 T-4s.
0915-0940 YS-11FC and U-125 demo(formation, level 8 turn etc.)
0945-1010 T-4s demo(usually formation fly-by)
1025-1110 CH-47J, UH-60J, U-125A, KV-107
(1055-1105 JASDF KV-107 farewell ceremony)
1115-1155 one U-4 and three C-1s demo(formation, opposing-cross pass, level opener etc.)
1315-1430 Blue Impulse

No step-ladders!

[Uni]

8 Nov. JGSDF Akeno O.H. open 0800-1500.
Static show 0800-1430
Flight 1100-1150(Formation fly-by, solo-demo.s. combat-demo)
Experience hover-taxing by two CH-47J/JA 1220-1420
(Maybe Japanese people only.)

Access:
Nagoya--(Kintetsu-line, Express 82 min.)--Matsusaka station--(transfer to the ordinary train, 17min.)--Akeno station--(Walk 15min.)--The gate

It takes 1410 JPY from Nagoya to Akeno.
Take the express train heading to Matsusaka or Toba or Uji-Yamada.
When you take the "Limited Express"(All seat reserved)" from Nagoya to Matsuzaka, you need express fee of 1230JPY.

[dinovandoorn]

Hi Uni,

I saw a movie on Youtube from an impressive army day in Japan including live firing of a cobra AH-1 !!
Can you tell me where this was and is this a yearly show ?
I made a screenshot of the beginning of the movie...because my Japanese is not so good


here the link to this movie !
http://www.youtube.com/user/flyingfortr ... g8e0McUY7o

Regards,
Dino