RAF Red Arrows for Volvo Race Galway

Steyr

RAF Red Arrows Display Dates


MAY 2009

24 - Southend Airshow, Essex
25 - Southend Airshow, Essex
30 - The Volvo Ocean Race Galway, Salthill
30 - La Ferte Alais, Cerny Airfield, France

Happy now !


Dave.

tracker-man

Excellent news!
That will be the positive deciding factor for anyone contemplating going to salthill for the ocean race, so anyone still undecided.... it'll definetely be worth going in for now!

diverdriver

They just had to find an excuse to visit Salthill this year! They must be missing the craic since the airshow faded away. Any good news yet Steyr? Will we ever hear the thunder in the skies again over Galway bay? Will the GAAW ever have anything to do again. They're awful quiet lately, poor guys. Obama has taken the wind out of their sails.

Mission99

They're also in Portrush Co Antrim on 5th and 6th September along with the Eurofighter.

Steyr

diverdriver wrote: »

Any good news yet Steyr? Will we ever hear the thunder in the skies again over Galway bay?

Cant say just yet about that But for now the Reds will do just fine.

Steyr

Hi all,

Just another heads up, i can now confirm an RAF Eurofighter Typhoon, Expect a practice on the Friday too weather permitting of course.

tracker-man

you mean the friday before the main event?

great

hehe i remember the practice or the airshow back in 2007... i was having a nice summer sleeping in when the thunderbirds flew over the house.. twas a nice alarm and i got down to salthill to watch the rest of the display.. the airshow has been missed

cant wait for the return.. eurofighter ftw!

ian_m

http://www.salthillairshow.com/

Watch this space for another exciting display to be announced at a later stage.

Quite exciting. :cool:

Steyr

tracker-man wrote: »

you mean the friday before the main event?

Yep.

Steyr

ian_m wrote: »

http://www.salthillairshow.com/



Quite exciting. :cool:

Thats the Typhoon confirmation, has yet to be put up on our site.

Delta Kilo

Does anyone know what airport they will be using for the event? I saw a programme about the Red Arrows the other night. It was at an airshow in the UK, after they flew back to the airport after their display, they came back in to meet the crowd in a bus. Any chance they could do this at Salthill?

Storm 10

Delta Kilo wrote: »

Does anyone know what airport they will be using for the event? I saw a programme about the Red Arrows the other night. It was at an airshow in the UK, after they flew back to the airport after their display, they came back in to meet the crowd in a bus. Any chance they could do this at Salthill?

They done that one year at Salthill when they came back in a bus and meet the crowd. They always use Shannon Airport when they display at Salthill.

diverdriver

Actually the Air Corps CASA picked them up at Shannon and flew them into Galway airport. I know because I happened to be there seeing a friend off. They were going to the annual fund raising bash that evening.

I doubt if they'll be doing that this time unless they go to their other display at La Ferte Alais in France first.

Steyr

diverdriver wrote: »

I doubt if they'll be doing that this time unless they go to their other display at La Ferte Alais in France first.

Working on that atm.:)

BravoMike

What frequency if any do the Red Arrows use during their displays?

ch252

They're on the Salthill frequency, 121.750, for the airshows anyway, i can't see why it wouldn't be the same for this. They couldn't be on the tower frequency like.

Steyr

121.750

tracker-man

Steyr wrote: »

121.750

I think he means the frequency, if any, that they use as an intercom. For example when the leader calls to 'break'. I remember last time it was broadcast on speakers along the prom, real exciting stuff. I doubt they use the 121.75 frequency for that, i don't know how they do it.

vulcan57

tracker-man wrote: »

I think he means the frequency, if any, that they use as an intercom. For example when the leader calls to 'break'. I remember last time it was broadcast on speakers along the prom, real exciting stuff. I doubt they use the 121.75 frequency for that, i don't know how they do it.

Its 243 something IIRC, ill dig the last one I heard them on in Salthill later. They actually have several that they can use.

BravoMike

tracker-man wrote: »

I think he means the frequency, if any, that they use as an intercom. For example when the leader calls to 'break'. I remember last time it was broadcast on speakers along the prom, real exciting stuff. I doubt they use the 121.75 frequency for that, i don't know how they do it.

Yes if anyone would have the frequency between the Reds leader and the rest of the display pilots or if Steyr could tell us if a PA system will be set up on the day for would be great

Steyr

tracker-man wrote: »

I remember last time it was broadcast on speakers along the prom, real exciting stuff.

That was just putting the scanner to the mike for everybody to hear. Yes there will be a PA Syatem.

Photojoe

Steyr what is the craic with this. Any fast jets to be announced?

transylman

Red Arrows alone make this worth going to. Saw them at Farnborough last year on saturday, they did their whole show and it was brilliant.

tracker-man

I recently found a site belonging to an ex-RAF and Red Arrows pilot. I've read loads of his stories on his site www.tonycunnane.co.uk I'm sure some of you will find his aviation and military experiences as interesting as I did!

pclancy

Nice one tracker-man you've just helped me pass a few hours very quickly!

tomcollins97

Are the Red Arrows in Galway on Saturday 30th or Sunday 31st? The Volvo Race planner states Sunday but various websites are saying Saturday

Johnnio13

Red Arrows are Saturday morning.
I hear the anit-crowd will be releasing 99 red balloons from the Spanish Arch due to the imperial war machine that will be flying over Salthill.

They'd take the good out of anything.
Was watching the Red Arrow training on Nat Geo. Unbelievable stuff.
Can't wait!!
Between that and the Salthill fives, it should be a good weekend.

Steyr

Johnnio13 wrote: »

I hear the anti-crowd will be releasing 99 red balloons

That wont happen.

Davidth88

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/protesters-target-red-arrows-festival-flight-1750621.html

I see the anti brigade are at it again.. from the indo today

Anti-war protesters are threatening to rain on Galway's parade during the Volvo Ocean Race stopover.

The Galway Alliance Against War is seeking to gather support for a protest, not against the ocean-going yachts, but against an invitation to the crack air acrobatics team, the Red Arrows.

The much sought after RAF squad have been invited to Galway to perform during Saturday's in-port racing of the seven competing boats on Galway Bay.

The spectacular fliers -- no strangers to Galway, having participated at the Salthill Air Show on a number of occasions -- are a massive draw and have performed more than 4,000 exhibitions in 53 countries.

They were primarily responsible for drawing crowds of up to 90,000 to the annual Salthill Air Show and the organisers of the Galway stopover are expecting similar crowds in the city on Saturday.

But according to the Galway Alliance Against War (GAAW), their participation "will pollute the sky over Galway Bay" with their so-called "war machines".

The GAAW is organising a counter event on Saturday at the Spanish Arch, close to the headquarters of the Volvo Ocean Race stopover headquarters at Galway Harbour.

The alliance plans to release 99 red balloons to highlight its opposition to the Red Arrows flying over Galway Bay.

Now the Galway Hooker Association has rowed in behind the protest.

In a statement, the association said: "There is no connection between a sailing festival and the Red Arrows, and such a display of war machines should not be a part of a festival of sailing."

Meanwhile, the party continued in Galway yesterday with organisers Let's Do It Galway celebrating an attendance of more than 50,000 for the arrival of the boats and the events leading up to Sunday night's spectacular opening ceremony.

While the crews of the seven competing boats availed of some well-deserved rest and relaxation with their families, the entertainment went on non-stop at the race village and throughout Galway city.

diverdriver

Why are those idiots given so much publicity? Their last balloon stunt was punctured by the Garda and in any case someone who was there counted them. There were a maximum of fifty protestors compared to 90,000 at the airshow. That was two balloons each. :rolleyes: Also the whole 99 red balloons thing is pretty obscure to most people based as it is on the old song from the seventies. They actually parody themselves with their antics. Their posters around Galway, well the five or six I saw have 'Red Arrows killers' on them. Which is beyond funny.

Ignore them, most people in Galway do anyway.

vulcan57

Davidth88 wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/protesters-target-red-arrows-festival-flight-1750621.html


Now the Galway Hooker Association has rowed in behind the protest.

In a statement, the association said: "There is no connection between a sailing festival and the Red Arrows, and such a display of war machines should not be a part of a festival of sailing."

So the Red Arrows have nothing to do with Sailing Pray tell me, What has music got to do with sailing? What has dancing got to do with sailing? What has a puppet theatre got to do with sailing? what has circus got to do with sailing? etc.etc. Absolutely nothing!!!!!! The point is that they are all part of the overall festival being staged around the Volvo Ocean Race's stop over in Galway.

great

didn't they try the balloon thing a few years ago and the gardaí came along and popped all of them?

Gazza22

That GAAW crowd really annoy me. They need to go and get a life!

Really looking forward to Saturday

briktop

just saw the red arrows in Chania Crete , by accident on holiday . a few days ago

we were driving in at 9 am , and there they were , part of the invasion of crete commemeration - and man they were beyond amazing .

i seriously reccomend going to see them , its fantastic.

mel.b

I'm heading up to Galway on Sat to join in the party Where would be the best place to go to view the Red Arrows?

Cheers,
mel.b

tracker-man

mel.b wrote: »

I'm heading up to Galway on Sat to join in the party Where would be the best place to go to view the Red Arrows?

Cheers,
mel.b

By far the best location is on the prom itself in salthill. It is worth the extra effort of parking the car someplace and walking to the prom. Traffic will be a nightmare i'm sure.
I can't wait for it its gonna be great, just hope the weather holds up!
I am afraid though that if some 'minority group with no real cause' do a stunt i may get emotionally, verbally and physically involved! :O hold me back someone!!

ch252

tracker-man wrote: »

hold me back someone!!

We'll be jumping in with you!:P

Wish it was over the docks, I have a gem of a lookout spot that very few people know of!

Delta Kilo

tracker-man wrote: »

I am afraid though that if some 'minority group with no real cause' do a stunt i may get emotionally, verbally and physically involved! :O hold me back someone!!

Me too!

I heard somewhere that the red arrows were the only display team ever with permission to perform stunts directly over the crowds and fly towards the crowd. Are they still allowed do this or has it since been changed?

I know that they still enter the display from behind the crowd so they definitely fly over the crowd at some stage!

bushy...

Davidth88 wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/protesters-target-red-arrows-festival-flight-1750621.html

Now the Galway Hooker Association has rowed in behind the protest.

They're just p'ssed off in case no-one takes any notice of their floating pallets when all the other boats are there

Alun

I've only seen them once, and that was on Jersey for the liberation of the Channel Islands celebrations (happened a good while after the rest of Europe). They have a huge bay there between St Helier and St Aubin with high ground at either end and they did that manoeuvre where the two planes suddenly appear over the headlands and just head straight for each other at high speed and then spiral up together at the last minute straight in front of your eyes over the sea. Absolutely breathtaking!

ian_m

Have any other aircraft confirmed their attendance Steyr?