Air Show

We went to the Australian Defence Force air show on the weekend at the RAAF base at Amberley. It was so exciting. There were displays from the air force, army and navy including air craft, vehicles, weapons and all the things that go along with that (ie. engineers, ground support, etc).

Of course the best thing was the planes and choppers. We walked around F-111s, F-15s (from the US), F/A-18s (my favourite!) as well as Tiger ARH and Blackhawk choppers – these were the most exciting to look at. There were also heavy lifting planes including a C17 which was pretty impressive. There was an actual air display of course – the attraction of the day. Highlights were the squirrel choppers in a ‘pairs’ display; the F-111 (including the dump and burn); the aerobatic flying from a Red Bull pilot; the amazing Roulettes (Australian equivalent of the Blue Angels) in their synchronised display; and of course the awesome F/A-18s who did a group display as well as a solo performance. I just love hornets. I’m so excited about Australia taking delivery of our super hornets in 2010.

It was also pretty cool looking at the ground vehicles like personnel carriers – and of course the weapons! Azreal played with a sniper rifle. I held a bazooka (air tank), and we both played with the various rifles on display. By the time we left we were both absolutely salivating with desire to play Battlefield 2.

Unfortunately it was a long, hot day out in the sun and I’ve been extremely busy at work. I’ve had things to do every night this week – except tonight. So I think I’ll be suggesting a nice night of some hot lan action. Yeah baby.