Adriatic Strike 2016 – Open Day

I was not able to make a lot of photos today, due to working commitments. Here a selection of few that I managed to snatch.

Slovenian PC-9M Swift

Slovenian PC-9M Swift

Slovenian Cougar starting up.

A quartet of PC-9Ms.

Slovenian Cougar starting up with a quartet of PC-9Ms in the background.

Slovenian Cougar departing

Mixed formation of 2 Slovenian PC-9M Swifts and 4 Slovak L-39 Albatroses.

Mixed formation of 2 Slovenian PC-9M Swifts and 4 Slovak L-39 Albatroses.

Mixed formation of 2 Slovenian PC-9M Swifts and 4 Slovak L-39 Albatroses.

Scene on a normal Slovenian road 😀

Mixed formation of 2 Slovenian PC-9M Swifts and 4 Slovak L-39 Albatroses.

Mixed formation of 2 Slovenian PC-9M Swifts and 4 Slovak L-39 Albatroses.

Slovenian PC-9M Swifts

Slovenian PC-9M Swift

A quartet of Slovak L-39 Albatroses.

A quartet of Slovak L-39 Albatroses.

A quartet of Slovak L-39 Albatroses.

A quartet of Slovak L-39 Albatroses.

Window to the end.

Adriatic Strike 2016 arrivals

Multinational NATO exercise Adriatic Strike starts on Monday, 6th of June, it’s center being the Cerklje ob Krki airport, where I work. Friday was the main arrivals day. Check the gallery and the comments to the photos for more info.

Morning demo flight practice of a Slovenian Pilatus PC-9M Swift.

Morning demo flight practice of a Slovenian Pilatus PC-9M Swift.

Morning demo flight practice of a Slovenian Pilatus PC-9M Swift.

A rather dramatic arrival of the Slovak AF Mi-17.

A rather dramatic arrival of the Slovak AF Mi-17.

A rather dramatic arrival of the Slovak AF Mi-17.

A rather dramatic arrival of the Slovak AF Mi-17.

A rather dramatic arrival of the Slovak AF Mi-17.

Arrival of the first of two pairs of Slovak AF L-39C Albatroses.

Arrival of the first of two pairs of Slovak AF L-39C Albatroses.

Arrival of the first of two pairs of Slovak AF L-39C Albatroses.

Arrival of the first of two pairs of Slovak AF L-39C Albatroses.

A quartet of Slovak Albatroses.

Ooops moment. 😉

Czech AF L-159 ALCAs low over the town of Brežice.

L-159 ALCAs.

L-159 ALCAs.

Head to head with PC-9M!

Head to head with PC-9M!

Head to head with PC-9M!

Departing ALCA

Departing ALCAs

Departing ALCAs

Kecskemet 2013, Part V

Kecskemet 2013, Part II

100 years of Serbian Air Force – PC-9M Swift & JAS-39C Gripen

Pilatus PC-9M Swift

Slovenian Army

Cerklje Air Base open day – Teaser

On Saturday, 19th May, Cerklje Air Base in Slovenia held an open day to show its equippment.

Here’s just a teaser photo of my next photo post, that will follow in the near future.

Click on the link to see the pic.

http://www.airfighters.com/photo/99137/M/Slovenia-Air-Force/Pilatus-PC-9M/L9-65/

Aviofun 2011 Military aircraft

When Putin flies into Slovenia

Yesterday, 22nd March 2011, Russian Prime Minister arrived to Slovenia for a formal visit (with Gazprom representatives you can imagine what was the main topic). Anyhow every time an interesting bird flies into the small Slovenia, aviation enthusiasts and spotters gather behind the fence of Ljubljana airport (LJU/LJLJ). I don’t like shooting photos of the flying “buses” (ie. airliners) as they are too boring and predictable for my style of photography but as a big Soviet/Russian aviation fan and as I had a day off work, it would be a sin to miss an opportunity to catch the Rossiya 1, Russian equvivalent of the US Air Force 1. All in all, 5 aircraft flew in for this event: transporter Il-76TM, 2x Tu-154M, Gazprom Falcon bussiness jet and last but not least, the presidental Ilyushin Il-96. Below is the photo story of yesterdays event.