Bray airshow 2012

Bray 2012 not to different fro 2011 but the ATR was good came in really low and fast , the 320 was v close in and even over flew to crowd.But what was the point of the condor it may as well have still been in Newcastle. Dave bruton in the sbach done a fine display as did the air corps crew in the AW139. The chipmunk was nice to see but seeing as there were two in Weston it would have been nice to see both do a fly by in the display. No show by the USAF this year which was a dissapointment . But it has to be said that Bray will only be for the family day out and as much as we wish will never be for the enthusiasts but a few different items would satisfy.

driveshaft wrote: »

I noticed several kids' helium balloons being lost up in the air during the show. Was this not quite dangerous, given that these could be struck by an aircraft?

They would be Spongebob and Barney, I had to photoshop them out of a lot of my pictures because I was zoomed right in and could see a balloon every now and then in the frame, I saw some normal balloons too

b757 wrote: »

Yeah such a great addition to the lineup...

Such fun to watch..
NOT

Hello b757,

I'm sorry my display was not up to its usual spirited self but I don'tapologise for being such an unusual act.

Unfortunately there was a weather warning at the Pilots Briefing on Saturdayat Simtech, warning of severe turbulence off Bray Head due to the strong SSWwind.

My good friend Dave Bruton came back from his opening pre display flight andwarned me that things were not good and that staying high with my 100hp O-200(max 750f/p/m climb from straight and level) was the safest thing to do on theday, hence my distance and height, safety comes first I'm afraid.
As I took off from Newcastle they announced a weather advisory that therewas now a 600f/p/m vertical speed mountain wave off the hills, caused by thesame wind (30kts + @ 1000') cloud base at Greystones hold 1100'.
I was caught in the turbulence and I was caught in the wave and at low levelthat would have been fatal for my aircraft type, sorry.
Normally my display is carried out between 150' and 450' close up andpersonal and is there to show off the aeroplane not my piloting skills!
(I'm cleared down to 100')
I will be on the Island 7-14/9/12 let me know where you are or will be andif at all possible I'll come and show you what my good looking aeroplane cando!! Ok?

Best wishes and good flying!

Andy Chadwick, G-AYFC (sorry about the REG!!)

Skyfest have a Folland Gnat for their display, would have like to see that at Bray. Gerry Humphrys & Dave Bruton will also display their skills.

Bykovo

My apologies avcess safety must come first .But it would have been nice to see a different aircraft at a lower level but of course the turbulence put paid to that.
Regards,
airbusa320

xflyer wrote: »

The Salthill organisers had a lot of contacts built up over the years. It started small just like Bray. It didn't just get that big overnight. So save your criticisms of the organisers of the Bray airshow. If you think you can do better offer to help or organise your own airshow. I know the people involved, they are proper aviators and no amateurs.

The big problem is money. Many airshow participants are professionals and require paying. Other just need expenses covered but it's still expensive. Then there's the whole ground organisation thing. That costs a fortune. In the end that killed Salthill, that and the lukewarm and mealy mouthed attitude of local businesses and politicians in Galway.

There is nothing wrong with the Bray airshow. It's a small airshow in a small town in a small country. It's not the RIAT. Better a small free to visit airshow than none at all.

I have to say we really enjoyed the whole day. I thought the Air Corps did a fantastic job and the Parachute team were just amazing.
I was a little disappointed with Coastguard heli display though. Just seemed a little tame or pointless...
Overall a great day, looking forward to next year.

Bykovo Chernoye Monino wrote: »

Rose of Tralee Skyfest have a Folland Gnat for their display, would have like to see that at Bray. Gerry Humphrys & Dave Bruton will also display their skills.

Yes, indeed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYq9sMukjxU
It was a great show and everything went much smoother this time, even the weather turned out to be nice enough. Third time lucky I guess
Gerry's display from the cockpit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPMA_AgJ_Q0

Storm 10 wrote: »

Would I be right in thinking that there was a very small crowd at that Tralee display looking at the footage of the Gnat

Well, that depends. It certainly wasn't a "very small" crowd", but it was a lot more dispersed than you would expect from areas like say Salthill or Bray where you have a long beachfront on one an the display area on the other side. The action in the Lee Valley in Tralee can comfortably be watched from a much wider area. More importantly it is quite close to the town and there was a lot going on at the time, so many people stayed closer to the town centre or on Dan Spring road and watched from there. My wife and daughter decided to stay out of the flight path and I have to say that I was a bit surprised to see a lot of the display action happening quite close to the spectators. I'm sure they where all well within their permitted limits, but I still found it rather unusual. I felt safe enough, though Apart from Dan Spring Road (which runs parallel to the flight path) most of the people gathered within the wetlands centre park, while the Gnat-footage was taken on the Lee bridge just outside of that area.

I borrow a pic taken by Gerry Humphrey's cockpit cam, showing a view over the park area with the Garda helicopter in the top right corner:



At the time Gerrys first display began (he was number two after the Gnat) it was still drizzling a bit and many people just started to arrive to see what's going on. But overall I think this has clearly been the best of the three shows so far and everybody seemed to be very happy with the turnout.

A few more pics:









And three more displays without pictures. Sorry for hijacking the thread

Bykovo Chernoye Monino wrote: »

Skyfest have a Folland Gnat for their display, would have like to see that at Bray. Gerry Humphrys & Dave Bruton will also display their skills.

Bykovo

bray will never have a gnat or any other jet [apart from airliners or military transport types but no trainers or fighters] as the organisers cant be bothered.the gnats team were supposed to be there a few years back as was a hawker hunter [and possably a jet provost] this year but just the usual bull**** excuses from the cheif organiser [i personnally know him and am sick of the excuses].this show is so predictable that if you were to name the pilots,aircraft types and the order in which they display you would be 95% to 99% correct for next years show [going by previous line ups].i will never again waste my time going to this :mad:

i dont know if he is the problem as such,but what i can tell you is he is a captain in aer lingus [so you would think he would have an intrest in trying to improve this instead of getting 95% the exact same aircraft year in year out].if money is the problem thats fair enough but he should just come out and say it instead of saying this aircraft or that aircraft is coming when he knows full well it is not coming...in other words just be honest about this and stop feeding the public false claims and then backing it up with untrue excuses as to why these aircraft didnt / dont turn up