It was amazing! We began by walking through the static displays, checking out some cool transport/rescue helicopters like the Sea King and the Merlin. When suddenly, in between them, behind some marquees I spot an aeroplane tail... and it's none other than my favourite military plane the C17-Globemaster III. What a great start!
I was amazed by the quiteness of the C17, and it was nicely contrasted by the omnipresent roar of the Eurofighter Typhoon. The Typhoon had a brilliant display, being thrown about even more than if a giant kid had picked it up and started zooming it about!
I won't detail every display, but the only the ones that stood out to me. Like the B-52, which is unbelievably massive! And a RNZAF Boeing 757 transport plane that had one crazy pilot! This guy was throwing this massive plane around as if it was a fighter, and it just left you gob-smacked!
I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the F-22 Raptor... it was as if it had been taken straight out of a video-game. It looked so smooth and shiny, so futuristic, and flew very impressively, though only out-did the Typhoon in looks.
The beautiful Airbus A400M made it's worldwide air show début today and it didn't disappoint! It is a bit dinky, but very fast, very manoeuvrable, and very impressive! It even managed to land and stop within 1000ft, AMAZING!
The Vulcan was very impressive and managed to make an unbelievable amount of noise! Along with many Spitfires and Hurricanes.
The Red Arrows did a SPECTACULAR display at the end which was very well commentated over the tannoy and an absolute delight to watch. I think I spent the whole 30 minutes with my jaw on the ground!
The very last display was of the Eurofighter and the Spitfire to show the old and the new technology. A lovely way to end (though a bit of a dud compared to the Red Arrows!)
I will enjoy this amazing experience while the memories last (they're sadly fading fast!)
