30 years of SPORTHILFE

Another view into my archive ... this time nearly an quarter of an century back in the summer of 2000. There I've loaded my bicycle with my photo gear (main gear that time was an Nikon F4S and Sigma's 170-500mm lens) and rode about 2 hours from Emmen Airfield to the Bürgenstock mountain. No radio scanner available - just waiting for the show going on.

Parts of my gear back then - the beloved Cannondale 3T700 was stolen one year later and never came back

There was an celebration for the 30th anniversary of Switzerland's Sporthilfe (Swiss Sports Aid), an private Foundation and one of the most important sports organizations in the country. The official announcement was about 300 Top Athletes, multiple sport disciplines for testing (BMX Parcours, those where the days) and the famous Swiss Air Force Display Team Patrouille Suisse.

1st surprise where the two flybyes of Airbus A321 HB-IOC (the olympic one - International Olympic Commitee, nice preparation for an sports event) of Swissair, 2nd Surprise was an power demo of Pilatus Aircraft Ltd's flagship back then, the famous Pilatus PC-9.  Other participants like the mixed Pilatus formation, the two Junkers Ju-52 and the Super Puma Display Team where also not known to me as I'm remember. The Patrouille Suisse was no Surprise, but a nice catch anyway.

 

Hunterfest 2018 - Oldtimers on former Swiss Air Force base of St. Stephan

End of August, like every year, thousands of aviation enthusiasts are travelling to the Simmental Valley to the former military airfield of SST. Always the same days like Dittinger Flugtage Airshow near the german border, only in Sankt Stephan (ICAO-Code: LSTS) you have some nice mountains in the background or to climb for taking pictures from above. And never trust the meteorologists in the alps - most time the weather is predicted much worse then in reality ;)

Some impressions from this years edition training day - more infos on the official homepage !

Hunterverein Obersimmental

Das Programm vom Samstag 25. August 2018

- ab 8.30: Eintreffen der Besucher und Flugzeuge
- 9.30: GV des Huntervereins Obersimmental
- ab 10.00: Verkaufsstände 
- 10.30-12.00: Flüge mit Hunter, Vampire, PC-7
- 11.00: Apéro Ehrenmitglieder, Sponsoren, Ehrengäste
- 11.30-17.00: Rundflüge mit Swiss Helicopter
- 12.00-13.00: Mittagspause
- 12.00: Essen Ehrenmitglieder, Sponsoren, Ehrengäste
- 12.00: Mittagessen in der Hunter-Beiz oder bei den Verpflegungsständen neben dem Hangar und bei den Jets
- 13.00-17.00: Flüge mit Hunter, Vampire, PC-7
- Dazwischen Display Oldtimer-Flugzeuge
- ab 16.00: Rundflüge mit Swiss Helicopter
- ab 17.00: Rückflug der meisten Flugzeuge
- Anschliessend aufräumen und Ausklang in der Hunter-Bar beim Hunter-Unterstand

Änderungen im Programm vorbehalten!

Bitte Verkehrslenkung und signalisierte Parkplätze beachten!

The real majesty of the skies above the Simmental valley - an golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) - shares its territory with some legends of steel like the famous Papyrus Hunter.