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Been there in 2010, one of the best airshows I've ever been! Unfortunately, due to a slight health issue I couldn't make the climb this year. I planned to go to Meiringen air base with some friends to see takeoffs and landings, but it was very foggy. The runway was used as a parking lot for cars, and when we asked a soldier where the aircraft would have taken off from, he replied: "From Sion [on the other side of Switzerland]! They can't take off from here with this fog." 3 hours and a half of driving from Italy to Switzerland wasted

Really? Whenever I've been in Switzerland's northern cantons I couldn't speak Italian, and I was lucky to find people who spoke English... As far as I know, Italian is accepted only in Canton Ticino (since it borders Italy). Some months ago me and Spillone104 went to Meiringen air base (Canton Bern), and only the soldiers spoke in English with us. When I sent an e-mail in English to the airbase command asking for the flight schedule (yes: in Switzerland you can ask for military flight schedules!), I received a reply in German. Thank you, Google Translate! When I've been in Zurich in july everybody spoke only German (and, as some German-speaking friends told me, "Swiss" German seems to be quite different from "normal" German). However, when I went in Samedan (St Moritz's airport, Canton Graubunden, where the official language is Romansh) I could find many people who spoke English.

In tal caso prima installi tutti i titoli, poi scarichi l'ultima patch dal sito Thirdwire e la installi. Certo! Le campagne stock (cioè quelle originali) funzionano sempre e comunque.

È sufficiente che nell'installer tu indichi sempre la stessa cartella d'installazione

Strike Fighters 2 è solo ed esclusivamente in inglese, solo le versioni in scatola della "Generazione 1" distribuite in Italia dalla FX Interactive erano completamente tradotte in italiano (e alcune parti erano pure tradotte male, a mio avviso...)

It looks like it's a commercial redistribution of the freeware open source flight simulator FlightGear: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FlightGear#Commercial_redistribution

A meno che non sia una missione sul mare. In tal caso dovrai comportarti da vero uomo. Mandando avanti i tuoi gregari e sperando che i russi siano troppo impegnati ad abbattere loro per accorgersi di te

If you are interested, there is a flying replica of Baracca's SPAD XIII. Here is a photo I took 2 years ago when it was displayed in the center of Milan for the celebration of the anniversary of the end of WW1 in Italy: I can send you other photos from that day if you need, especially of the other side of the plane, where there is the famous "prancing horse" emblem that later was donated to Enzo Ferrari by Baracca's parents. If you look for its registration (I-GIAG) on Google you may be able to find other photos.

Looks like it's too difficult, so I'll reveal the answer... it's the Chyeranovskii BICh-14

Nope, as I said some posts above, it's a Russian airplane

Yup, it's Russian!

Yeah, I've got that book too! Nope! Hmm... is it too difficult?

Caproni-Vizzola C.22J, the last airplane built by Caproni and based on the Caproni A.21 Calif glider! I've seen one of those in a nearby museum!

Addio Neil, ora va in cielo e... momento, direi che il cielo l'ha già abbondantemente superato in vita...

Hi, this sunday I've been at Jesolo Air Extreme 2012, an airshow organized along the beaches of Jesolo, a popular holiday location near Venice. Unfortunately, I arrived after the beginning of the show because a major thunderstorm struck the aerea one hour before the show, and I almost gave up getting there. Also, the display line was very far, and some maneuvers were also backlit. Due to financial constraints, the Italian Air Force sent only the Frecce Tricolori display team and an Agusta-Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican rescue helicopter. The Reparto Sperimentale Volo (Flight Test Wing), a usual participant at major Italian airshows with its C-27J performing rolls, EF-2000 Typhoon etc., doesn't have much money for airshows. The Italian Army sent an Agusta A129 Mangusta attack helicopter, but it flew before I could get there. The first plane was an USAF C-130J-30 Hercules from the nearby Aviano AFB: HH-3F Pelican helicopter: Display team Orus Team (formerly known as Breitling Devils) flying engineer Stelio Frati's masterpiece, the SIAI-Marchetti SF.260: A Boeing 717-200 from the recently started low cost airline Volotea, based in Venice Tessera airport. Display team Blue Voltige flying Fournier motorgliders: Display team WeFly! Team, with disabled pilots flying ultralight planes: Italian aerobatic champion Francesco Fornabaio with his Extra 300: United Arab Emirates Air Force display team Al Fursan. They were trained by the Frecce Tricolori few years ago in their homebase at Rivolto, not far from here. They also fly the same plane: the Aermacchi MB.339. Jonathan Livingston? And finally Frecce Tricolori, flying only with 9 airplanes instead of 10. This was the plane that opened the show. I couldn't see it in flight, but I photographed it few weeks ago parked in an airfield. Its name is "AeroGallo" (roughly translated as "Air Rooster"), and I think it's the strangest airplane I've ever seen... Thank you for watching! :)

Segnalo che al momento su Steam c'è DCS Black Shark scontato a 6,25 €

Hi, this week there have been 2 Russian surprises in Malpensa (ok, the Antonov is actually Ukrainian, but when it was built it was still in the URSS...) First of all, the Beast herself, the Antonov An-225 Mriya, that loaded some components for a refinery. The last time it landed in Malpensa was in 2003: Then a smaller guy, but it's still quite rare: Ilyushin Il-76 Volga-Dnepr Airlines (pictures taken during a guided visit to the apron): Thank you for watching

Every year on Francesco Baracca Airfield, in Nervesa della Battaglia, near the Piave river in Italy, there is a small airshow to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Italian top scoring Ace Francesco Baracca, who flew from this airfield and was shot down and killed near this place on 19 june 1918. In the place where his corpse and plane were found, in 1936 this monument was built, with a dedication by poet Gabriele d'Annunzio, great friend of Baracca and himself an observer on Italian bombers in WW1 (he organised the famous flight over Vienna, where Italian bombers dropped thousands of propaganda leaflets). At the entrance of the airfield, there is a memorial dedicated to all those who lost their life in the Battle of the Solstice (a major Austro-Hungarian offensive across Piave river, that was ultimately stopped by the Italian Army). This airshow was also the last part of a raid organised by Italian Biplane Club: Radial engines, everywhere! The beautiful Beech 17 Staggerwing that toured the world with Bill Charney at the commands: Airplanes kept going back and forth to fly over the Baracca Memorial. This is a Macchi MB.308, the first airplane built in Italy after WW2. This particular plane was flown by newsreport company Incom, and was used for aerial films for the newsreport "La settimana Incom" ("Incom weekly"). Now it is flown by the President of Historic Aircraft Group Italy. Low pass in formation with an Aeronca 65: Maneuvering with a bicycle gear requires lot of attention. A flying replica of the Fokker Dr.I flown by baron Manfred von Richtofen, the "Red Baron". A Fieseler Fi.156 Storch replica. It certainly retains the STOL capabilities of the original aircraft: while other planes rotated in front of me, this was already very high in the sky! I thought Snoopy's doghouse was a Sopwith Camel... The President of Biplano Club Italia was flying with an Enjoy ultralight biplane: 3 Stearmans brought us back in time to the barnstorming era: In the hangar there was a P-51 Mustang replica. I got closer to the plane, and noticed this small helicopter. I didn't know anything about it, except for a sign that said "Scorpion single seat helicopter". Searching on the web, I discovered this is a quite rare Rotorway Scorpion I homebuilt helicopter. This Diamond Super Dimona motorglider made a great display: Then "Blue Voltige" display team on Fournier RF-5 motorgliders: There was also usual traffic, like autogyros... ...and trikes: Who is this plane's father? (only for Star Wars fans!) A Sky Arrow ultralight: The cockpit of a Wolf W-11 ultralight biplane used by display team "Boredom Fighters Team": There were also historic utility vehicles: 2 Willys and a FIAT Campagnola (Italian successor of the Willys): Ford M151 MUTT: One of only 8 Hummer H1 in Italy: Finally, some Photoshop "jokes". This photo could have been taken in the USA in the Thirties... Since I couldn't take a decent photo of the cockpit of the Dr.I, I imagined Snoopy's enconuters with the Red Baron...

Typhoon + lit afterburners + condesation on the wings =

I have a Canon EOS 1000D (Rebel XS), with the basic Canon 18-55 EF-S f/3,5-5,6 II lens, a Canon EF 75-300 f/4-5.6 III telelens (very sh1tty IMHO: no stabilization and it produces very soft pictures at focal lenghts higher than 200 mm, or with bigger apertures than f/8) and a Tamron SP AF 10-24 f/3.5-4.5 Di II wide-angle lens (which actually belongs to my sister, but sometimes I borrow it since I lack a proper wide-angle lens). For night shots, a Hama Star 61 tripod (quite unstable IMHO) and a Canon RS-60E3 remote. I also have a Hama circular polarizer (for the 2 Canon lens, the Tamron's diameter is too big), but I haven't used it too often. I mainly do aviation photography (which is actually forbidden in Italy due to some counter-espionage laws from the Fascist era, but for civilian airports this rule is seldom enforced) in civilian airports, and I try to attend all nearby airshows. But from time to time, I try to make some different shots:

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This sunday, in Milan Linate's seaplane base, Red Bull organized the 3rd Red Bull Flugtag Italy. Unfortunately, due to weather conditions and distance from the ramp (I was in the press room for an aerospace engineering students association), the photos are not that great... The ramp before the show: Opening the show, Flying Bulls' TAH-1F Cobra: The Duomo di Milano (most famous building in Milan, 2nd biggest church in Italy and 4th in the world) isn't able to fly... ...but St Peter's Basilica can't do any better! Goldrake Angry Birds Steve Jobs tribute The thnigs that most resembled airplanes were a Canadair firefighting plane look-alike... ...and a post-WW2 fighter, with catastrophic results: Even roast chickens can fly at the Flugtag! As well as gigantic paper planes: If you look closely enoug, you'll see the Flugtag ramp (a small display by the Italian division of the Rolling Stones magazine):

Ciao a tutti, che ne dite di creare un thread con le foto scattate vicino ai nostri aeroporti? Vi faccio vedere qualche mio scatto. Orio al Serio, approfittando dello shopping natalizio al vicino centro commerciale. Un paio di Ryanair in decollo WindJet BelleAir Linate, il mio "aeroporto di casa" Un MD-80 Meridiana in atterraggio (notare i vortici di condensa) Un paio di biz-jet Un A320 AirOn... Alital... CA... insomma, un Airbus in atterraggio Sempre un A320 della compagnia di cui sopra in rullaggio in uno degli spotting point più popolari (spesso i piloti si mettono anche a salutare gli spotter) Malpensa, foto fresche fresche di ieri, dopo essere stato "convinto" dalla Guardia di Finanza a cambiare posizione, data l'enorme pericolosità della macchina fotografica Due low-cost A330-200 Livingston Una compagnia per morti di fame Russi E dulcis in fundo, un 747 cargo cinese

Foto dal 3° Red Bull Flugtag Italia, all'Idroscalo di Milano. Purtroppo tra condizioni meteo e distanza dal palco (ero in sala stampa per conto di un'associazione universitaria) la qualità non è il massimo. Il palco prima dell'inizio dello show: Ad aprire lo spettacolo, l'AH-1 Cobra dei Flying Bulls: Il Duomo di Milano non sarà in grado di volare... ...ma la Basilica di San Pietro non se la cava certo meglio: Gesù invece vola, e con 32 metri percorre la distanza più lunga di tutti! Si trasforma in un razzo missile con circuiti di mille valvole! Non può mancare un "aereo" dedicato al più famoso videogioco per cellulari: E, sempre parlando di cellulari, un tributo alla mela e a chi l'ha rappresentata: I mezzi più "ortodossi" simulano un Canadair... ...e un aereo post-guerra, ma con risultati catastrofici: Qui pure i polli arrosto "volano": Così come giganteschi aerei di carta: Se si guarda la foto abbastanza a lungo, comparirà il palco del Flugtag: