Preliminary photos from Midnight Sun Airshow, Finland

Some info, on our site again, here:

http://www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/photoreports/gauntletflies/

I intend to update the article with more information about the plane, sooner or later.

Thanks Grendel for the info. What a great project. It looks amazing, even without it’s original engine.

Superb!

Stieglitz

PS: The Gauntlet’s great sheme is a bit simular to this one on a Belgian based VL Viima:

That’s next year’s hols sorted…! :diablo:

😀 😀 You have to be very broad-minded DC 😀 😀

the longest day of the summer, traditional scandinavian orgy of booze and sex

That’s next year’s hols sorted…! :diablo:

Some info, on our site again, here:

http://www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/photoreports/gauntletflies/

I intend to update the article with more information about the plane, sooner or later.

😮

I’m stunned to see that Gloster Gauntlet! I didn’t know there was still a flying example of this type. Does someone have more info about OH-XGT.

Any info is welcome.

Thanks for posting! 🙂

Stieglitz

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What Time did the Red arrows fly good to see them there and a RAF C-130? In the winter is it dark 24/7?

James

The Red Arrows flew sometime between 23-00. And as you can see from the photos, nice and bright (below)

Yup, in summer the sun never goes down, in winter it might not come up at all. Depends where you are exactly. Makes very nice variation in the life cycle. Of course it isn’t always completely pitch black in winter, but sometimes it indeed is.
In summer the glider pilots in here are naturally enjoying every moment of daylight – and sometimes nightlight. I guess it is a fantastic feeling to fly in the night sun. At least for that one chap, who was making loops and aerobatics in his glider at about 04 in the morning.

But properly arranged photos & a video are coming…

Nice photographs:D:D

Depends 🙂 On Midsummer festival, pretty early in the morning (the longest day of the summer, traditional scandinavian orgy of booze and sex) (and our speed started to drop off in the very warm sunlight at 0400 onwards).

Take notice on those airplanes in the end of the slides, those guys were flying from 0100 to about 0500. Photos from them flying in middle of the night here:
http://www.flightforum.fi/forum/index.php/topic,54591.0.html

The Red Arrows chaps were interviewed on stage at 00.45 and the captain of the team was naturally quite amazed on how it was like full daylight still, with a mass of happy & drunken people cheering to the great Brits.
A great show from them!

Fantastic pictures. 😉

Depends 🙂 On Midsummer festival, pretty early in the morning (the longest day of the summer, traditional scandinavian orgy of booze and sex) (and our speed started to drop off in the very warm sunlight at 0400 onwards).

Take notice on those airplanes in the end of the slides, those guys were flying from 0100 to about 0500. Photos from them flying in middle of the night here:
http://www.flightforum.fi/forum/index.php/topic,54591.0.html

The Red Arrows chaps were interviewed on stage at 00.45 and the captain of the team was naturally quite amazed on how it was like full daylight still, with a mass of happy & drunken people cheering to the great Brits.
A great show from them!

😮
What Time did the Red arrows fly good to see them there and a RAF C-130? In the winter is it dark 24/7?

James

:p What time do you go alseep out there 😀 brilliant shots there of a Midnight airshow wish we had them over here 😉

James

Depends 🙂 On Midsummer festival, pretty early in the morning (the longest day of the summer, traditional scandinavian orgy of booze and sex) (and our speed started to drop off in the very warm sunlight at 0400 onwards).

Take notice on those airplanes in the end of the slides, those guys were flying from 0100 to about 0500. Photos from them flying in middle of the night here:
http://www.flightforum.fi/forum/index.php/topic,54591.0.html

The Red Arrows chaps were interviewed on stage at 00.45 and the captain of the team was naturally quite amazed on how it was like full daylight still, with a mass of happy & drunken people cheering to the great Brits.
A great show from them!

:p What time do you go alseep out there 😀 brilliant shots there of a Midnight airshow wish we had them over here 😉

James