It's quite scenic though. My father sure loved New Zealand when he was there during WWII. There and Australia as well. Always wanted to go back. I'm very happy he was finally able to do so the year before he died. I have a dear friend in New Zealand and hope to visit him there someday myself.

Originally Posted by Charge_7

It's quite scenic though. My father sure loved New Zealand when he was there during WWII. There and Australia as well. Always wanted to go back. I'm very happy he was finally able to do so the year before he died. I have a dear friend in New Zealand and hope to visit him there someday myself.

and you'll be very welcome charge, after all this is middle earth! you have to look hard for the hobbitsis

I've seen both the Blue Angels and the Snowbirds fly before but none of the others. I can't really put in an educated vote, but I'm still going to say the Snowbirds.

Aparrently I've met Capt. Myles Selby (The pilot who was killed in the Snowbird accident in December). He lived in the city I was raised in until I was 5.

I have only seen the Indian Air Force's 'Suryakiran' (sunray), and helicopter aerobatic team 'Sarang', perform, so I cannot comment on the other air forces. But I guess an aerobatic team of any air force is quite good. Only the best air forces have these teams anyway.
The Suryakiran team used to fly the Hunters earlier, but they fly the Indian made
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Im...y-Rustom10.jpg
http://www.amitkulkarni.info/pics/mu...-2004-29.shtml
http://www.amitkulkarni.info/pics/mu...-2004-28.shtml
http://www.amitkulkarni.info/pics/mu...-2004-30.shtml
http://www.amitkulkarni.info/pics/mu...-2004-14.shtml
http://www.amitkulkarni.info/pics/mu...-2004-13.shtml

TURKISH STARS IS THE ONLY AEROBATIC TEAM IN THE WORLD WITH 8 SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT (NF5).
Turkish Stars is performing their air shows with 900 kms/h. If you watch some Turkish Stars air show, then you will feel that the others is LIKE SLOW MOTION.
Best tight formations and manuevres are presented by Turkish Stars till now.
The BEST AEROBATIC SHOW IN THE WORLD TILL NOW IS:
Turkish Stars - (AirPower09 Zeltweg Austria 2009)
AirPower09 Day 1 F 53 Tiger Turkish Stars Part.2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_gWkKxFT24
After watching this video, you can see that the aerobatic teams of other countries CANNOT BE IN THE SAME CLASS WITH TURKISH STARS. There are GIANT DIFFERENCE
with TURKISH STARS and the OTHERS.

BEST AEROBATIC TEAM OF THE WORLD IS TURKISH STARS.

Originally Posted by alexyflemming

TURKISH STARS IS THE ONLY AEROBATIC TEAM IN THE WORLD WITH 8 SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT (NF5).
Turkish Stars is performing their air shows with 900 kms/h. If you watch some Turkish Stars air show, then you will feel that the others is LIKE SLOW MOTION.

The Blues' fastest pass is 1200 km/h - don't talk trash unless you have all the facts

HISTORY AND POTENTIAL OF AEROBATIC TEAMS

Aerobatic Team
Country
Founded
(Year)
Plane
max speed of the plane
(km/h)
#of Planes
1st Display
(Year)
Number of Foreign Shows
(#countries-total)
Total # of displays
Max Spectators
in one show
Blue Angels
USA
1946
F/A-18 Hornet
1915
6
1946



Frecce Tricolori
Italy
1961
Aermacchi MB-339 PAN
898
9
1961



Red Arrows
UK
1964
Hawk T1A
1037
9
1964



Russian Knights
Russia
1991
Sukhoi Su-27
2500
6
1991



Turkish Stars
Turkey
1992
NF5
1700
8
1994
15-73
252
1 Million
(Baku-Azerbaijan)
Thunderbirds
USA
1953
F-16
2414
6


4000

COMPARISON OF FRECCE TRICOLORI & TURKISH STARS

Frecce Tricolori use Aermacchi MB-339 PAN (max speed: 898 km/h; NOT SUPERSONIC) whereas Turkish Stars use NF5 (max speed: 1700 km/h; SUPERSONIC). If one watches 4 or 5 videos of Turkish Stars first and then s/he watches Frecce Tricolori, s/he feels as if s/he is watching A SLOW MOTION VIDEO; s/he cannot endure to watch 1-minute video of Frecce Tricolori since HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY CANNOT ENDURE A SLOW MOTION VIDEO OF MORE THAN 1-MINUTE. COMPARING TURKISH STARS AND FRECCE TRICOLORI is like COMPARING HORSE AND DONKEY.

COMPARISON OF RED ARROWS & TURKISH STARS

Red Arrows use Hawk T1A (max speed: 1037 km/h; NOT SUPERSONIC) whereas Turkish Stars use NF5 (max speed: 1700 km/h; SUPERSONIC). If one watches 4 or 5 videos of Turkish Stars first and then s/he watches Red Arrows, s/he feels as if s/he is watching A SLOW MOTION VIDEO; s/he cannot endure to watch 1-minute video of Red Arrows since HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY CANNOT ENDURE A SLOW MOTION VIDEO OF MORE THAN 1-MINUTE. COMPARING TURKISH STARS AND RED ARROWS is like COMPARING HORSE AND DONKEY.
Also, (anyway, for those who wish to see a small comparison):
Look at the videos of BOTH Red Arrows and Turkish Stars to see the difference:
AirPower09 Day 1 F 53 Tiger Turkish Stars Part.2 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_gWkKxFT24
Red Arrows : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qT3J-knLSY

COMPARISON OF THUNDERBIRDS & TURKISH STARS

Turkish Stars is the only aerobatic team of the world that can make tight helix climbing!
Variants (Matrix, Tight helix climbing etc. as well as Delta, Victor, Diamond, etc.) of Turkish Stars is richer than the Thunderbirds (Classics: Delta, Victor, Diamond, etc.)

A. Thunderbirds’ tightness is bad when compared to that of Turkish Stars:
Thunderbirds: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Super_Bowl_XLIII_-_Thunderbirds_Flyover_-_Feb_1_2009.jpg
Turkish Stars: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_gWkKxFT24 (video)
B. Number of Supersonic Jets:
Both are Supersonic whereas Turkish Stars fly with 8 jets, Thunderbirds fly with 6 jets.
C. Mirror image:
Thunderbirds: There is a SMALL distance to the mirror:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/22/Airshowfan-dot-com--by-Bernardo-Malfitano--Image-of-USAF-Thunderbirds-4.jpg
Turkish Stars: There is a NO distance to the mirror (though Turkish Stars photo is more zoomed if compared to Thunderbirds!), still there is close distance to the mirror for Turkish Stars if compared to the Thunderbirds):
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Turkish_Stars.jpg
http://www.turkyildizlari.hvkk.mil.tr/dosyalar/tersduz2.jpg
D. Accidents:
Thunderbirds experienced many accidents: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Air_Force_Thunderbirds#Accidents

COMPARISON OF BLUE ANGELS & TURKISH STARS

Turkish Stars is the only aerobatic team of the world that can make tight helix climbing!
Variants (Matrix, Tight helix climbing etc. as well as Delta, Victor, Diamond, etc.) of Turkish Stars is richer than the Blue Angels (Classics: Delta, Victor, Diamond, etc.)

A. Blue Angels’ tightness is bad when compared to that of Turkish Stars:
Blue Angels: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/90/BAHR9.jpg
Turkish Stars: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_gWkKxFT24 (video)

B. Number of Supersonic Jets:
Both are Supersonic whereas Turkish Stars fly with 8 jets, Blue Angels fly with 6 jets.
C. Discipline:
UN-disciplined Blue Angels (of US Army) versus ULTRA-disciplined Turkish Stars (of Turkish Army):
A.
On October 30, 2008 a spokesman for Blue Angels announced that the team would complete its last three performances of the year with five jets instead of six. The change was because one pilot and another officer in the organization had been removed from duty for engaging in an "inappropriate relationship". The Navy stated that one of the individuals was a man and the other a woman, one a Marine and the other from the Navy, and that Rear Admiral Mark Guadagnini, chief of Naval air training, was reviewing the situation. At the next performance at Lackland Air Force Base following the announcement the #4 or slot pilot, was absent from the formation. A spokesman for the team would not confirm the identity of the pilot removed from the team. On November 6, 2008 both officers were found guilty at an admiral's mast on unspecified charges but the resulting punishment was not disclosed.
B.Blue Angels pilots’ undisciplined behaviours continues in their shows as well (Hear the sounds of the pilots):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM_ZB7jqxz8&feature=rec-HM-r2
D. Mirror image:
Blue Angels: There is a SMALL distance to the mirror:
Turkish Stars: There is a NO distance to the mirror (though Turkish Stars photo is more zoomed if compared to Thunderbirds!), still there is close distance to the mirror for Turkish Stars if compared to the Thunderbirds):
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Turkish_Stars.jpg
http://www.turkyildizlari.hvkk.mil.tr/dosyalar/tersduz2.jpg

The Blues' fastest pass is 1200 km/h - don't talk trash unless you have all the facts

Turkish Stars gets over 1200 km/h in their shows. 900 km/h is Turkish Stars' Average Speed!