Japan October 2015 part 2: Iruma, Atsugi, Kasumigaura

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Japan October 2015 part 2: Iruma, Atsugi, Kasumigaura

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I started my report with a part 1 (about the Hyakuri Air Fest), suggesting that there would be a part 2....
That took far too long, so if this should move to the 'Thematic / Non actual forum' then please do so!

After the Air Fest, my two buddies and me went to Iruma and Atsugi on the following day, knowing that would be little flying activity at Hyakuri the day after the show.
Lots of flying at Iruma, with a few practice displays for the upcoming show (Nov 3). Picks of that morning:

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1. Just a nice shot of a full propdisk Hercules!


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2. One of a few YS11s that were flying that morning, but this ELINT YS.11EB was a 'first' for me!


Around lunchtime, we decided to dive into Tokyo traffic again and move to Atsugi. We met Stefan's 4Aviation group there (again) and had an enjoyable afternoon. Not very busy with aircraft in the circuit, but enough to keep us occupied.

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3. One of the P-1s that kept on flying until sundown was 5510. It also gave me the opportunity for my best moon crossing pic ever! :D


We planned to return to Hyakuri again on Tuesday and Wednesday. Unfortunately, we were told by Japanese guards that Tuesday was a non-flying day!
This gave us a "deja vue" felling, as the previous year we also experienced a non-flying day at Hyakuri! In fact, that was one of the main reasons to return to Japan a year later!
We decided to hang around a bit longer, waiting for things to happen - maybe...
After a very silent morning, photographing wildlife (spiders and crickets) instead, we had a coffee in the airport lounge. Considering our options, we suddenly heard jet noise!
Two F-15s taking off!! We were too late to see what unit markings they had, so we could not see whether these were local F-15s or not.
Because everything went quiet again after these two Eagles (except for the civilian flights of course), we decided to try our luck at Kasumigaura.
This is a nice little Army airfield not far from Hyakuri and it offers great photo opportunities. Two Chinooks were flying in the circuit, making this quite a fruitful day after all!

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4. CH-47J taking off at Kasumigaura
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Re: Japan October 2015 part 2: Iruma, Atsugi, Kasumigaura

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Good ones. Waiting for the rest to come!
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Re: Japan October 2015 part 2: Iruma, Atsugi, Kasumigaura

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Alpha Kilo One wrote:Good ones. Waiting for the rest to come!
Thanks! Here's some more:

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5. I have a weak spot for the YS11, especially these old, four-bladed, red-white Flight Checker ones...


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6. ...they look good from just about any angle! :D


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7. But these YS11EAs don't look too bad either. Five years ago, this one was still wearing a white/grey/blue c/s.


After Iruma, we were off to Atsugi. We stayed there until the last light, enjoying the 'golden hour' to the max!

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8. This LC-90 was one of two coming home late.


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9. P-1 flying downwind in Atsugi's circuit.


The next day, we tried our luck at Kasumigaura. You cannot compare it to Akeno, but after spending half an hour taking pics of two 'dead' Phantoms (the air park at Ibaraki) we were happy with anything mil flying.

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10. After finishing lunch (on both sides of the fence :mrgreen: ) both Chinooks came to life!


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11. Both CH-47Js wore markings of the 106 Hikotai, stationed at Kisarazu.

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12. The only resident helo we have seen that afternoon; a UH-1J - and it stayed on the ground the whole time! :(
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Re: Japan October 2015 part 2: Iruma, Atsugi, Kasumigaura

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Love it. For me the P-1 stands out. I really like the lines. In fact far more than for example P-8.... Colors of those double blades also always seem to impress me. More, more, more :-)
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Re: Japan October 2015 part 2: Iruma, Atsugi, Kasumigaura

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Nice shots of the YS11
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