Koksijde 6 and 7 July 2011

[geert99]

I have never been to Koksijde and I plan on going on the 7th. Somebody told me that the crowd line here is very far away from the runway and you need 800mm to shoot on the runway.
Can anyone confirm or deny this? Additionally, can someone mark the location where the crowd line is on a photograph or google maps?

I like to be prepared

[Chrisse]

The crowd is very far away, but to shoot the runway, even more useful than a big lens would be something to cut the grass and weeds etc between you and the aforementioned stretch of concrete. Realistically, don't expect to shoot anything that's on the ground.

[SquAdmin]

Or in the air, since the crowd will be facing the sun all day long...

[geert99]

Or in the air, since the crowd will be facing the sun all day long...

Why do they organize it that way?

[Wim]

Or in the air, since the crowd will be facing the sun all day long...

Why do they organize it that way?

They can not do it on the other side of the runway due to the airfield layout, parking, entrances, ...

[mazzel]

Hi all,

the website mentioned a spottersday at friday (departure day)
More info will follow!!


Rene

And apparently subscription has started AND ended already... When did this happen?

[Wim]

It started on Wednesday 18/05/2011 and ended on 24/05/2011

[AK01]

Website has been updated, below the complete list.
Flying Static
USA Thunderbirds NATO x
FR PAF NATO x
FR A-jet solo display NATO x
FR/BE A-jet smoke pass NATO x
FR EC120 NATO x
FR EC120 NATO x
FR Dauphin NATO x
FR Mirage 2000 NATO x
UK Red Arrows NATO x
UK Seaking SAR 771sqn NATO x
UK BBMF (hurricane-spit-lancaster) NATO x x
UK Seaking Mk7 Navy NATO x
UK Merlin NATO x
UK Tucano NATO x
UK Tucano NATO x
UK Hawk solo display NATO x
UK Tornado GR4 (x2) role demo NATO x
UK Kingair NATO x
UA An-30 Recce PFP x
EE An-2 NATO x
BE FedPol Heli NATO x
BE F16 solo NATO x
BE F16 (tiger paint) NATO x
BE F16 (OCU tail) NATO x
BE Seaking NATO x
BE A109 NATO x
BE A109 hatk NATO x
BE A109 medevac NATO x
BE Red devils (SF260) NATO x
BE SF260 NATO x
BE Falcon 20 NATO x
BE ERJ medevac NATO x
BE ERJ NATO x
BE C130 Mass Paradrop NATO x
BE C130 NATO x
BE A330 flypass NATO x
BE ALIII NATO x
BE Alpha-Jet NATO x
DK F16 solo display NATO x
DK Baby blue team NATO x
DK Fennec heli NATO x
LT C-27J NATO x
NL PC7 NATO x
NL AB412 NATO x
NL Apache AH-64D NATO x
NL Apache AH-64D NATO x
NL Chinook CH-47D NATO x
NL Alouette III NATO x
NL F16 NATO x
NL Do228 NATO x
NO P3 Orion NATO x
CZ Gripen NATO x
CZ L159 Alca NATO x
CZ Sokol W3A NATO x
TR Turkisch Stars NATO x
PL MI-17 NATO x
PL C295 NATO x
PL Team Izkry NATO x
PT F16 NATO x
AT Alouette III EU x
AT Alouette III EU x
SA Saudi Hawks non-EU x
CH F18 PFP x
GE Eurofighter NATO x
GE BO-105 Anti-Tank Heli NATO x

[seahawkgfx]

So what are the options for photography during the airshow? Static only?

[barool]

Statics in the morning end the rest of the day in the landing? Is it possible (depending on how they fly) to be at the landing and take good pics with 300mm?

[Wim]

Please have a look at http://www.sgkoksijde.be and you will see that Koksijde is the best base in Belgium (and surroundings) to take pictures from outside the fence. You can take landing shots from both sides of the runway, taxishots from both sides, what can you ask more? During the show itself the road that passes the beginning of RWY11 is always closed, at the other side, previous years it was accesible by foot, I don't know how they will do it this year. For arrivals and departures, perfect pictures can be taken from outside the fence, and during previous editions all roads were accesible

[seahawkgfx]

And for the displays of the teams, I thought that the area around the soccer field looks promising.

[Rene Klok]

According to a source on UKAR, an Italian Typhoon has been confirmed for the static.

[wamovements]

We can add a static EF2000 from Italy as well.

Regards
Dennis

[zigzag]

Can anyone tell me if teh car parking is off the base please.

I ask as I would like to do the static in teh morning, and then to be outside the base for the flying displays (due to the sun position), but I would like to leave my car in one place and just be able to walk to the location for the flying.