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Yakovlevs brave hailstones to display at Oostwold Airshow |
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By admin on
30/05/2007 09:39
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 Despite low clouds, pouring rain, hailstones, engine troubles and sore bottoms from the long flight, the Yakovlevs still managed to put on a great show at the Oostwold 2007 Airshow, in the very north of the Netherlands. Planning the trip proved challenging, as the team had to fly through the airspaces of three different countries – all in one day! The Yakovlevs even had to zoom over to the Lowlands early, as bad weather on the following day would have prevented them from showing up at all.
“We were all really impressed by how friendly and helpful everyone was in the Netherlands,” said Jez, team leader. “Everybody seemed to want to sti ...
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Making pilots breathe a little easier with Ondina EL |
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By admin on
23/05/2007 18:27
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Smokin' new product to hit the market
Jez Hopkinson, lead pilot of a four-ship aerobatic display team, likens flying with regular diesel oil for the smoke effects at air shows, to being stuck to the end of an exhaust pipe.
“I used to get sick all the time with the diesel fumes,” Jez, owner and co founder of the Yakovlevs Display said. “And with more than 60 displays flown every season, I was getting concerned for my pilots, as they are exposed to these fumes all the time. ”
Jez teamed up with Rob Midgley, the GA Technical Manager with Shell Aviation, to see if they c ...
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2006 Seven years of Displays Completed |
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By admin on
03/02/2006 14:25
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With the Display Season 2006 over, its hard to imagine that the team has been going for over 7 years. Yes 2006 was our seventh season on the UK and European Display circuit.
Already the bookings are coming in and it looks like another bumper year for 2007....more news later.....
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Azat Makes Captain on the 737 |
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By admin on
04/12/2005 14:07
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It is with great pleasure that we can report that Azat...has been promoted to Captain with Ukraine International Airline on the Boeing 737.
Well done Azat... we are sure that the skys are now a safer place!!!
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