Collision PC-7 Team with Camera, St. Moritz 2017: Former team leader awaits trial

After the collision of an (NC)PC-7 Turbo Trainer aircraft with an cable on Ski Worldcup February 17, 2017 at St. Moritz, military justice is ready for the trial against the former team leader. The pilot touching the cable and damaging aircraft and installations was already acquitted for.

Source: https://www.admin.ch/gov/de/start/dokumentation/medienmitteilungen.msg-id-79349.html

Payerne closed for runway works, like every summer. June 2nd 'till July 3rd, 2020

Like every year the military airfields in switzerland closes down for some weeks for maintenance works on runway and installations.

The main base Payerne will be closed from June 2nd 'till July 3rd, 2020.

QRA/Air Defence (LPD24) from 0600-2200h LT will be executed out of Meiringen during this time, together with nearly all flights with F-18 Hornet.

15 years ago - Sion with F-5 Tiger II and a lot of steel on the railroad

Heavy Metal 15 years ago - Sion was always an fascinating airbase to combine my photografic interests in military aviation, birds and railways.

all pictures Mai 03rd, 2005

F-5E Tiger II J-3025 - now in duty by VFC-111 Sun Downers in the US Navy

F-5E Tiger II J-3076, sold and ready to be shipped to the USA

Two Re 4/4 - this combination is also called Re 8/8 - may be 11267 and 11276

Two Re 4/4 again, 11287 and an unknown one

Re 6/6, now called Re 620 061-2 'Gampel-Steg' in SBB Cargo colours

Re 460 015-1 in special paint Radio DRS 3, named 'Uf u dervo' (up and away)

Re 460 013-6 in special paint Microsoft/SAB, named 'Nord Vaudois'

Re 460 012-8 in special paint DRS I-II-II / RSR idée suisse (D/F), named 'Erguel' (a village)

Ae 6/6 11518 'Flüelen', believed scrapped today

scrapping of an Ae 6/6 on youtube

COVID19: Display schedule Swiss Hornet Display Team - V4

Info via Swiss Hornet Display Team:

Schedule update: training course is now planned 10-14th of august. Of course this will also depend on the measures about the COVID-19 🦠 , but we still hope to fly a few times this year

Air to Ground Shooting Range Axalp (-Ebenfluh) - Power Demonstration 2018 - last time with our grey Tigers

Every year in October, the Swiss Air Force invites the world to the Power Demo showed up there. No more rockets and bombs since the end of Vampire and Hunter, but still impressive.
Unfortunally it was the last year with the grey Tiger F-5's - the're only used for the agressor role and Patrouille Suisse in the future, but not needed to shoot there bullets anymore.

Graduation of Pilot Class'13, Vitznau and Training PC-7 Team this week

The ceremony will take place on thursday 12th with a Super Puma Display at the seaside of Vitznau. PC-7 Team cancelled there planned contribution but will fly in Emmen, Payerne and Dübendorf this week:

EDIT December 12th: SUPER PUMA DISPLAY TEAM cancelled there participation too ....

PC-7 Team Training for World Cup Crans Montana

Wednesday, 11th:
Emmen 1045-1115LT
Payerne 1345-1415LT

Thursday, 12th:
Dübendorf 1100-1130LT

WEF 2020 - Air Policy above Davos

In 2020, the armed forces will once again support the civilian authorities in the canton of Graubünden in carrying out security tasks in connection with the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF). Parliament approved the deployment of a maximum of 5,000 soldiers on these civil affairs support operations from 2019 until 2021. The 2020 WEF meeting will be held from 17 to 27 January.


Main base for the combat ready jets is Payerne LSMP (1st ALT is LSMM, 2nd ALT is LSMS) again and the 25 nautical miles flight restrictions above Davos are on the following dates:

January 17th, 2020 from 1300-1700h LT (training)
January 20th from 0800h LT continuosly 'till January 25th, 1700 LT (hot)

Some Pilatus (NC)PC-7 will be flying out of Samedan airport during training day and the hot mission.

More informations: https://www.vtg.admin.ch/de/aktuell/einsaetze-und-operationen/sse/wef.html

Some impressions of Air Policy from other years 

Swiss Air Force flight schedules and Airshows 2020

Our Air Force is very kind to us military aviation lovers again and published some interesting schedules.

Main change is the opened QRA-schedule, now all days from 0600-2200h LT two armed Hornets are on 15mins Alert.

ALPNACH

EMMEN

Pistensperre: 27. Juli - 21. August 2020
Staffelflugbetrieb mit F/A-18 Hornet: 29. Juni - 24. Juli 2020


MEIRINGEN

Tiger-TK's mit jeweils mehreren F-5 Tiger und  F/A-18 Hornet: Woche 7/8/37/38

PAYERNE

SION

Airshows 2020 - update April 29th,2020

Other interesting events in aviation, including ballooning and modelling. Mainly Switzerland. For the full schedule please visit flugzeugforum.de. The RIO in Ecuvillens is rescheduled to Gruyeres and will happen in 2021 again.

COVID19 saw and will cancelling a lot of events - so please inform you in avance on the official homepages !

January
05 Stuckli Ballonfiesta, Sattel-Hochstuckli (CH) - Reserve Feb 02 and 16 www.sattel-hochstuckli.ch
10/11 Youth Olympic Games Lausanne, Les Diablerets (CH) with Patrouille Suisse (10 TRG 1230-1305h/11 Demo 1145-1215h LT) www.lausanne2020.sport
12-18 Ballonwoche, Arosa (CH) www.ballonwoche.ch
16-18 Lauberhornrennen, Wengen (CH) with Patrouille Suisse in formation with SWISS Airbus www.lauberhorn.ch (16.1140h, 17. 1320h, 18. 1140h LT)
17-27 World Economic Forum WEF, Davos (CH) with restricted airspace 17(TRG)/20-25 out of Payerne www.bazl.admin.ch/wef
25-02 Festival International de Ballons, Château-d'Oex (CH) www.festivaldeballons.ch

February
11 1. Schweizer Helitag, Mollis (CH) www.swiss-aerospace-cluster.ch
14-16 Faszination Modellflug, Kirchberg (CH) www.mgburgdorf.ch
21-23 FIS Ski World Cup, Crans-Montana (CH) with PC-7 Team (21. TRG) www.skicm-cransmontana.ch

March

14 Delegiertenversammlung mfvs, Grenchen LSZG (CH) www.mfvs.ch

15 52. Zäziwiler Hangflugwettbewerb, Zäziwil Bueleberg  (CH) www.mg-gh.ch

21 Scale F4 Heli Training, Interlaken (CH) www.modellflug.ch/scale

28/29 Modellflug Ausstellung Untersiggenthal MG UT, Untersiggenthal (CH) www.mg-ut.ch

April

01-04 Aero, Friedrichshafen (D) www.aero-friedrichshafen.de

04 20. Nordwestschweizer Modellbaubörse, Brislach (CH) www.mfvbrislach.ch

11 Frühjahrs-Helitreffen, Leuggern (CH ) www.loorholz-flugtage.ch
14-16 Akrokurs FMA Altenrhein, Mollis (CH) http://www.fliegermuseum.ch
18 Generalversammlung EAS, Grenchen LSZG (CH)  www.experimental.ch

25 Hamilton Swiss Aerobatic Cup, Yverdon (CH) www.saa.ch
27-03 Patrouille des Glaciers, Verbier (CH) with Patrouille Suisse www.pdg.ch
29 Basevisite, Meiringen (CH) www.haslital.ch

May
02/03 Arbon Classics, Arbon (CH) www.arbon-classics.ch
05 GV der Motorflugveteranen des AeCS, Flieger- und Fahrzeugmuseum Altenrhein (FFA) www.mot-flug-veteranen.ch

09 Hamilton Swiss Aerobatic Cup, Sitterdorf (CH) www.saa.ch
13-17 ILA, Berlin (D) www.ila-berlin.de
16 Tage der Aerophilatelie, Langenthal-Bleienbach - LSPL (CH) www.sav-aerophilatelie.ch
21-24 AMPA Swiss Tour, Lausanne (CH) www.ampa.ch
25-29 Flights with Dassault Mirage IIIDS, Payerne (CH) www.clindailes.ch

26-28 EBACE, Geneva (CH) www.ebace.aero

June
05-07 Seaplane Meeting, Hergiswil (CH) http://www.seaplanes.ch

06/07  Journée portes ouvertes de l'aérodrome, Bressaucourt (CH) www.aerojura.ch (Reserve: Sept 12/13)
13 Tag der Bundeswehr, Laage (D)
13 Hamilton Swiss Aerobatic Cup, Buttwil (CH) www.saa.ch
27 Seefest, Zug (CH) with Patrouille Suisse (1730-18h LT) www.zugerseefest.ch

July
11 OldtimAIR Flugparade, Stanserhorn (CH) www.stanserhorn.ch
11 Hamilton Swiss Aerobatic Cup, Bressaucourt (CH) www.saa.ch
29-24 Hornet Flugbetrieb, Emmen - LSME (CH)
31-02 International EAS Summer Fly-In , Langenthal-Bleienbach - LSPL (CH) www.experimental.ch

August
01/02 17. Loorholz Flugtage, Leuggern (CH ) www.loorholz-flugtage.ch
07-24 Pilot school PilS with PC-21, Payerne (normally out of Emmen)
10-14 Flights with Dassault Mirage IIIDS, Payerne (CH) www.clindailes.ch
11-15 4th FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship, Nałęczów (Poland) http://balloons.aeroklub.lublin.pl/
15 Hamilton Swiss Aerobatic Cup, Motiers (CH) www.saa.ch
15/16 Flugfest, Hagenbuch (CH) www.flugfest.ch
21-23 Acro Show, Villeneuve VD (CH) www.acroshow.ch
21-23 32. OSV Treffen, Ambrì-Piotta - LSPM (CH) www.osv-ch.org

22 Hunterfest, St. Stephan (CH) www.hunterverein.ch
28-04 64th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett, Wroclaw (Poland)
29/30 Dittinger Flugtage, Dittingen (CH) www.flugtage.ch
29/30 Tag der offenen Tür/40 Jahre Mountainflyers, Belp (CH) www.mountainflyers.ch

September
05/06 12th Oldtimerclassic, Hittnau (CH) www.oldtimerclassic.ch
05/06 Fly-In, Mollis (CH)
06 Meeting de l'Air - "Les 80 ans de la bataille de france'', Cambrai (France) www.fosa.fr/meetingdelair/
06 Schaufliegen Modellfluggruppe Signau, Steinen bei Signau/Bowil (CH) http://www.mg-signau.ch
06 Flügerchilbi, Langenthal (CH) www.sgoberaargau.ch

06-06 6. Internationale Ballon- & Flugtage Alpenrheintal, Widnau (Schweiz) https://ballon-flugtage.ch/

06-13 Swiss National Aerobatic Championship 2020, Bex (CH) www.saa.ch
12/13 Erlebniswochenende Sitterdorf, Sitterdorf (CH) www.erlebnisflugplatz.ch
20-26 24th FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship, Sobota (Slovenia)

26 11 Scale-Helitreffen, Leuggern (CH ) www.loorholz-flugtage.ch

26-04 47. Internationale Alpine Heissluftballonwoche Flims, Flims (CH) www.ballonwoche-flims.ch
28-02 Flights with Dassault Mirage IIIDS, Payerne (CH) www.clindailes.ch

October

09-11 Air & Space Days Verkehrshaus Luzern, Luzern (CH) Air & Space Days
13/14 Airshow/Shooting Demonstration, Axalp (CH) www.armee.ch/axalp
21 Basevisite, Meiringen (CH) www.haslital.ch

November

04 Giorno dell'unità nazionale/Armed Forces Day, Roma (Italy)

Mission NKF - Saab Gripen NG

Last but not least - Saab sends in two aicraft for the evaluation. With production already prepared for brasil and sweden, the Gripen NG has some important moduifications.

Evaluation NKF - Mission Lightning II - Media- and Spotterday

Rare are the aircrafts I've never seen live before - the F35 Lightning II is one of them. Futuristic design out of a Science Fiction movie and bigger than expected.
Media and Spotters from whole europe where visiting Payerne during the evaluation - a lot of them coming from countries already commanded this aircraft.

Evaluation NKF - Mission Rafale - Media- and Spotterday

Another successful event perfectly organised by armasuisse and Dassault Aviation - with a lot of information again and many interested visitors, Media and Spotter side. And of course a lot of people from France interested to see there new aircraft from near.