Twenthe

[letsmoveit]

Für alle Miliplanespotters :
von Mitte März bis Mitte Juli sind in Twenthe ca. 25 F - 16 aus
Leuwaarden stationiert, da dort die Bahn saniert wird.
Ein Trip dorthin in dem Zeitraum dürfte sich lohnen....

[Copter]

Und einige zeit spater wird das flugplatz vieleicht fur immer geschlossen ....

[letsmoveit]

...meinst du damit leuwaarden oder Twenthe ?

[Triple Nickel]

Twenthe is being closed in 2005...

Leaving Leeuwarden and Volkel as the two dutch ''fightertowns''....

Greetz, Ron

[letsmoveit]

thats a real shame that means that we loose Hopsten and Twenthe within one year, as the last Phantom will fly from Hopsten at the end of Sept..... what we need is an timemashine to transfer us back 20 years into the 80`s, where spotting was pure joy....

[Morpheus]

@Copter:

Twenthe will be closed in 2007 instead of 2005. After the visit of the Frisians they will store a lot of "old" F-16A's at Twenthe and also a few MLU machines. Some of them will be fixed and sold to other coutries, others will never go away anymore.

@letsmoveit:

You are right. Transfer us back a couple of years........ Everything was better then! Now we have to wait for the fist Raptor or JSF in Europe to get something really special or go far far away to Australia, some middle east coutries or perhaps South Africa (Buccanneer, Lightning!!!) to see some special stuff.

However... times are changing and unfortunately all we can do is accept it!

Greetz, Rene

[letsmoveit]

...what I can advise when it comes to the "good old times" is an flight from Weeze to Duxford via Stansted, as its located just 30 minutes from there. They are hosting 3 airshows per year with planes like the T 33, F 86 or B 17 and also some modern stuff like Harrier, Jaguar, and what else the RAF provides. You can fly there in the morning, the programm starts around 1 p.m., and you are back in the evening at Weeze. Pretty exciting days with less costs as if you would stay there overnight.

[Morpheus]

Yeah, I know. But I want to see some stuff flying that is not participating in an airshow. I want to see them the way they are normally flying!! So, not with thousands of other people standing next to me and pushing me away from my spot, just because it is better than the spot of the spotter next to me!!! If you are a spotter also, you must understand me!!

[letsmoveit]

I know what you mean, and I totally agree with you.Whats really good when it comes to"having your own space" is Waddignton. The parking area is next to the runway, and the crowd is located where the static is positioned, and you can go your own way. I know it still is not an kind of mission and real flying, but at least you have your "privacy" and can take your time when the planes pass by.