Weeze airport was
celebrating its 5 year anniversary as being a new hub for low cost
flying with its sole operator Ryanair.The last festival dated
already from 3 years ago so it was time to celebrate this fine
moment.I visited also the last edition which wasn't that bad with
several military visitors.With that in mind and a planned visit to
relatives in the neighbourhood I took my car and drove to former
RAFGermany Laarbruch to visit my first airshow of the season.
Together with my
girlfriend and daughter I left home early in the morning to arrive
around 10 o'clock in the morning.When we arrived they were already
pulling out the aircraft from the shelters and parking them at the
flightline.Unfortunately for us the festival was held on the wrong
side of the airfield because the flying displays were into the
sun.After walking down the flightline and trying to make the best of
it we were treated with a bit of rain and the was more to come.
There was also the
possibility to book a helicopterflight or a flight with the An-2. I
booked a helicopterflight for my daughter to give her her first
expierence of flying.The choice was between a Bo105 or the Bell
206.The flight only lasted 10 minutes but from the air the festival
looked great and the roads towards the airfield were already filled
with lots of vehicles which tried to reach the festival.Just after
we left the sky opened up and the rain started pooring down,what a
sense of timing!!
