Langenselbold Hessentag Flugtag 2009
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What a show! All the preperations and stress paid off. The weather could not have been better and the organisation was top! That all made my job easier, because I could depend on the professional people behind the scenes and the performers.
The last count of the people attending.... 60,000!! And you must consider, the villiage only has a population of 13.409 (Stand März 2008)!
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The boss of the FFH radio station and of the whole air show Hans-Dieter Hillmoth
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Germany's Minitser of Defense, Franz Josef Jung yes, I got to shake his hand... |
me together with the Minister President of the State of Hesse (comparable to governor), Roland Koch, and his wife
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and together with 3 members of the Jordanian Royal Falcons aerobatic team
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all's quiet.... so far
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and later, wall-to-wall people!
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a small part of the technic.... the show was presented live on the radio station FFH which sponsored and organised the whole thing.
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the moderator's desk
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wing walker Peggy Krainz
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Peggy "flirting" with one of the Jordanian pilots... he was telling her how much he enjoyed her show
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photographers were everywhere
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in the lower right is a Jumbo on approach to Frankfurt airport. The air field is located just below (air space class "C" beginning in 3,500 ft)
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3 of the Jordanians in formation
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and once again catching a bird flying with them
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you can't tell here, but this REAL helicopter did aerobatics, including loops and upside down stunts... fantastic!
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then the special shape balloons started to appear
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a new balloon in the shape of a fire truck was "baptised" by the local fire department chief, Mr. Olbrich on the left, and the mayor of Langenselbold (in the suit)
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view of the audience from the other side of the field
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"Mad Mike", crazy parachute jumper, has landed |
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I missed the night glow, but found this video which makes me wish I had stayed. But after being at the airfield for over 10 hours I was ready to go home....
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