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Oct.5 JGSDF Kisarazu
Nov.9 JGSDF Akeno

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Hi,

4 Oct. JMSDF Shimofusa Openhouse
11 and 12 Oct. JMSDF Tateyama Openhouse

The fuel cost become 1.7 times higher than before, so they will
shrink or suspend some demo-flights and experience flights.

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30 Nov. JASDF Gifu (Date changed!! Not open on 16 Nov.)
There is a possibility that we can see two XP-1 and C-X.
ADTW has had some "flight tests" at open day!

Other Info.
You'll be able to see a new special colored C-1 at Iruma
openday on Nov.3.

That's all today.

Hi, all. Jul.19, JMSDF Shimofusa, small O.H.. Jul.26, JMSDF Ozuki, small O.H. with T-5 flights. Jul.26, JMSDF Maizuru, small O.H. with SH-60 flights. Sep. 6, JMSDF Hachinohe O.H.(Next day will be the JASDF Misawa OH) Sep.13, JMSDF Iwakuni (Date changed) Oct.19 Military Review at Hyakuri A.B.(Not ope...

Apr. 20 JMSDF Komatsujima (Re-organized!)
May 25 JMSDF Tateyama S-61A farewell O.H.
May 25 JMSDF Tokushima, small O.H.
Jun 1 JMSDF Ohmura
Jun 7 JMSDF Ohminato
Sep 6 JMSDF Iwakuni

Hello, Motty, The exercise date will be released about 2 weeks before at the Ministry of Defence Japan site. But it must be Japanese only. http://www.mod.go.jp/j/news/index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The exercise will consist about 5 stages in 2 weeks; 1. Occurrence, 2. Deve...

>It is called "So-En"(shortend Japanese term "So-tai Enshuu",

Since 2006, the Japanese term had changed to "Sotai Sogo Kunren",
but same meaning in English.

@Motty >I too am planning a trip to Japan / Korea for October this year. JASDF often held their Nation-wide exercise in October. It is called "So-En"(shortend Japanese term "So-tai Enshuu", which means "whole sqn.'s exercise".) and it takes about 2 weeks or more. During the exercise, there will be l...

DoD/JASDF released the official airshow schedule 2008 yesterday. It is almost same that Mr.Ogawa worte. These are some additional events. May 24 JASDF Nara (some retired A/Cs are displayed) Jun. 15 JASDF Niigata with B.I. (Next to the Niigata airport, static display of UH-60J and U-125 only, maybe.)...

Apr.12 at 13:30, Blue Implse fly pass over the Seto exp.way bridge(Kagawa pref.) and held remote show over the Takamatsu Sun-Port at 13:35-13:50.(Takamatsu port is about 100m from the JR Takamatsu station) Apr.13 is the same, but it starts at 10:00/10:05-10:20. Well, please note that photographing a...

JMSDF Komatsujima OH on Apr. 20 had cancelled!!
(This information released on Mar.11.)

Apr.13 JGSDF Takayubaru, next to the Aso-Kumamoto airport.
Oct. 5 JGSDF Metabaru

Apr. 19 Brigestone INDY Japan 300mie Final, with Blue Impulse fly-by
at Twinring Motegi(Tochigi pref.)

Sep. 14 JASDF Ashiya
Sep. 21 JASDF Komatsu

May 11, JMASDF Atsugi (usually a P-3C and a UH-60J have demo-FLT)
May 25, JASDF Miho, 50th Anniversary O.H..
Aug 23 and 24, USAF Yokota

Apr.6 JASDF Kumagaya with Blue Impulse.

(Remote show, Usually T/O from and L/D at Iruma A.B.. In the late afternoon, they will RTB to Matsushima. )