RIAT 2016

[NJK44]

Trevatanus said:

Saturday Flying Display times.
10.00am
Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon (Polish AF)
Eurofighter EF2000 Typhoon (Spanish AF)
Northrop F-5E Tiger II x5 Patrouille Suisse (Swiss AF)

11.00am
Demo Team ‘Zeus’ Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon (Hellenic AF)
Boeing Chinook HC4 (RAF)
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 (BAE Systems, Warton)
Lockheed Martin F-16A MLU Fighting Falcon (Belgian AF)
Boeing AH-64D Apache (RNethAF)

12.00pm
Royal Jordanian Falcons x4 Extra EA300L (Royal Jordanian Airlines)
USAF Heritage Flight: North American P-51D Mustang,
Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor (USAF 1FW, Langley AFB),
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II (USAF 56FW, Luke AFB)

12.50pm
Pilatus PC-9M x6 Wings of Storm / Krila Oluje (Croatian AF)
Boeing Stearman AN75N1 x3 The Breitling Wingwalkers, AeroSuperbatics, Rendcomb
Extra EA330SC Breitling
PZL-130TC-2 Orlik x7 Team Orlik (Polish AF)

2.00pm
Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane IIc (BBMF)
Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon ‘Solo Turk’ (Turkish AF)
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29A ‘Fulcrum’ (Polish AF)
Saab JAS-39C Gripen (Swedish AF)

3.00pm
Airbus A400M (Airbus Defence & Space)
Eurofighter F-2000A Typhoon (Italian AF, RSV)
Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm Bo.105P (German Army)
Flypast: Red Arrows, Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II (USMC) and x2 Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 (RAF No 1 Sqn)
Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II (RAF/USMC VMFAT 501, MCAS Beaufort)
Red Arrows x9 BAE Systems Hawk T1/T1A (RAF)

4.20pm
Bell Boeing CV-22B Osprey (USAFE 352 SOW/7th SOS)
Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet (Boeing/US Navy)
AgustaWestland Wildcat HMA2 ‘The Black Cats’ (RN)

5.00pm
Ramex Delta x2 Dassault Mirage 2000N (French AF)
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 (RAF)
Dassault Rafale C (French AF)
Aermacchi AT-339A x10 II Frecce Tricolori (Italian AF)

Thank you!

[NJK44]

Wait, there's no F22 solo display?

[aeropilot]

NJK44 said:

Trevatanus said:

The Americans do not use Harriers, they user the McDonnell Douglas AV8B's.

McDonnell Douglas AV8Bs ARE harriers..

Whooooooosh........

[Eric Mc]

I suppose they are Boeing AV8Bs now.

[aeropilot]

NJK44 said:

Wait, there's no F22 solo display?

Part of the Heritage Flight.

Look at the time slots. They aren'y going to spend over half an hour doing flybys.....

You'll likely get a couple of passes in each direction of the 3 x a/c together, then likely individual solo displays by each in turn.

[GRS40]

Would anybody have Sunday's flying programme?

[MikeGTi]

GRS40 said:

Would anybody have Sunday's flying programme?

Taken from Fighter Control:

Sunday
10.00am
Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon ‘Solo Turk’ (Turkish AF)
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 (RAF)
Aermacchi AT-339A x10 II Frecce Tricolori (Italian AF)

11.00am
Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon (Polish AF)
Bell Boeing CV-22B Osprey (USAFE 352 SOW/7th SOS)
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 (BAE Systems, Warton)
Lockheed Martin F-16A MLU Fighting Falcon (Belgian AF)
Boeing AH-64D Apache (RNethAF)

12.10pm
Royal Jordanian Falcons x4 Extra EA300L (Royal Jordanian Airlines)
USAF Heritage Flight: North American P-51D Mustang,
Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor (USAF 1FW, Langley AFB),
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II (USAF 56FW, Luke AFB)

12.50pm
PZL-130TC-2 Orlik x7 Team Orlik (Polish AF)
Boeing Stearman AN75N1 x3 The Breitling Wingwalkers, AeroSuperbatics, Rendcomb
Extra EA330SC Breitling
Pilatus PC-9M x6 Wings of Storm / Krila Oluje (Croatian AF)

2.00pm
Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane IIc (BBMF)
Demo Team ‘Zeus’ Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon (Hellenic AF)
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29A ‘Fulcrum’ (Polish AF)
Dassault Rafale C (French AF)

3.00pm
Airbus A400M (Airbus Defence & Space)
Eurofighter EF2000 Typhoon (Spanish AF)
Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm Bo.105P (German Army)
Flypast: Red Arrows, Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II (USMC) and x2 Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 (RAF No 1 Sqn)
Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II (RAF/USMC VMFAT 501, MCAS Beaufort)
Red Arrows x9 BAE Systems Hawk T1/T1A (RAF)

4.20pm
AgustaWestland Wildcat HMA2 ‘The Black Cats’ (RN)
Ramex Delta x2 Dassault Mirage 2000N (French AF)
Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet (Boeing/US Navy)

5.00pm
Boeing Chinook HC4 (RAF)
Eurofighter F-2000A Typhoon (Italian AF, RSV)
Saab JAS-39C Gripen (Swedish AF)
Northrop F-5E Tiger II x5 Patrouille Suisse (Swiss AF)

[PugwasHDJ80]

I'm going on sunday- thank you so much for posting the flight times.

Does anyone have any top tips for a first timer? i'm taking my 15 year old nephew- last time I went to an airshow was when I was 15!

thinking about aiming to get there for 0830, and taking comfy shoes and sunnies.

Should I take my full on ear defenders or will ear plugs be enough- do I need anything?

[Yertis]

I've been going since 1976 and never felt the need for ear defenders or any sort, although the Harrier used to test that a bit.

Not sure what the weather forecast is but if rain forecast then protection of some sort, there's no where much to go if it tips down.

I find good walking boots the best for comfort, you'll be doing a lot of walking. Stay hydrated. When Mum and Dad took as as kids we went laden down with hampers and all that kind of impedimenta. Nowadays I travel light and just buy what I need on the day, much easier.

[NJK44]

PugwasHDJ80 said:

I'm going on sunday- thank you so much for posting the flight times.

Does anyone have any top tips for a first timer? i'm taking my 15 year old nephew- last time I went to an airshow was when I was 15!

thinking about aiming to get there for 0830, and taking comfy shoes and sunnies.

Should I take my full on ear defenders or will ear plugs be enough- do I need anything?

Get there at 7, TRUST ME

You will be stuck in traffic for an hour or two if you get there at 8:30

[chasingracecars]

What is Friday traffic like, we are hoping to pass through to see the F35, clash with a stag do this year!

Arrival around 11am, stay until F35 and then go, parking up near Whelford for viewing.

Is this going to be pointless??? Cant afford to get there any earlier really. Normal camp for the weekend at RIAT. Gutted not going.

[saaby93]

Tomorrow when all this kicks off can we have some reports about 'I got there at 10:30am and it took me 5 mins from Swindon Burford' where else is there?
Or I got there at 7 am and slept through breakfast

never mind the planes - theyre taken as red

[anonymous-user]

saaby93 said:

Tomorrow when all this kicks off can we have some reports about 'I got there at 10:30am and it took me 5 mins from Swindon Burford' where else is there?
Or I got there at 7 am and slept through breakfast

never mind the planes - theyre taken as red

well 11 of them are....

[GRS40]

MikeGTi said:

GRS40 said:

Would anybody have Sunday's flying programme?

Taken from Fighter Control:

Sunday
10.00am
Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon ‘Solo Turk’ (Turkish AF)
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 (RAF)
Aermacchi AT-339A x10 II Frecce Tricolori (Italian AF)

11.00am
Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon (Polish AF)
Bell Boeing CV-22B Osprey (USAFE 352 SOW/7th SOS)
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 (BAE Systems, Warton)
Lockheed Martin F-16A MLU Fighting Falcon (Belgian AF)
Boeing AH-64D Apache (RNethAF)

12.10pm
Royal Jordanian Falcons x4 Extra EA300L (Royal Jordanian Airlines)
USAF Heritage Flight: North American P-51D Mustang,
Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor (USAF 1FW, Langley AFB),
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II (USAF 56FW, Luke AFB)

12.50pm
PZL-130TC-2 Orlik x7 Team Orlik (Polish AF)
Boeing Stearman AN75N1 x3 The Breitling Wingwalkers, AeroSuperbatics, Rendcomb
Extra EA330SC Breitling
Pilatus PC-9M x6 Wings of Storm / Krila Oluje (Croatian AF)

2.00pm
Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane IIc (BBMF)
Demo Team ‘Zeus’ Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon (Hellenic AF)
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29A ‘Fulcrum’ (Polish AF)
Dassault Rafale C (French AF)

3.00pm
Airbus A400M (Airbus Defence & Space)
Eurofighter EF2000 Typhoon (Spanish AF)
Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm Bo.105P (German Army)
Flypast: Red Arrows, Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II (USMC) and x2 Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 (RAF No 1 Sqn)
Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II (RAF/USMC VMFAT 501, MCAS Beaufort)
Red Arrows x9 BAE Systems Hawk T1/T1A (RAF)

4.20pm
AgustaWestland Wildcat HMA2 ‘The Black Cats’ (RN)
Ramex Delta x2 Dassault Mirage 2000N (French AF)
Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet (Boeing/US Navy)

5.00pm
Boeing Chinook HC4 (RAF)
Eurofighter F-2000A Typhoon (Italian AF, RSV)
Saab JAS-39C Gripen (Swedish AF)
Northrop F-5E Tiger II x5 Patrouille Suisse (Swiss AF)

Fantastic - thanks

[Kermit power]

pablo said:

saaby93 said:

Tomorrow when all this kicks off can we have some reports about 'I got there at 10:30am and it took me 5 mins from Swindon Burford' where else is there?
Or I got there at 7 am and slept through breakfast

never mind the planes - theyre taken as red

well 11 of them are....

What are the other two?

[NJK44]

Kermit power said:

What are the other two?

The two spares.

[ecsrobin]

chasingracecars said:

What is Friday traffic like, we are hoping to pass through to see the F35, clash with a stag do this year!

Arrival around 11am, stay until F35 and then go, parking up near Whelford for viewing.

Is this going to be pointless??? Cant afford to get there any earlier really. Normal camp for the weekend at RIAT. Gutted not going.

You've asked this already. If you aim to be in the area for 7-8am you should be close by around 11am.

[chasingracecars]

Never been on a Friday. Only on Saturday and late evening Friday arrival.

Probably going to miss it this year.

[ukaskew]

Any vaguely reliable weather forecasts doing the rounds? I'm not liking the look of the BBC forecast for Sunday so would like another one!

[Yertis]

Sunday not looking too bad on Metcheck, maybe some showers but mainly sunny.