rsaf open house 2011

And so I had the chance to visit the RSAF Open House 2011 on the preview date today. I've visited almost every single open house at Paya Lebar Air Base since primary school, and to put it simply, this time round I was there just for one bird: the F-15SG.

Of course, there were other new stuffs on display, such as the Gulfstream G550 AEW and the S-70B Seahawk with its dipping sonar (no torpedo though), and the C-130 Hercules in its 30th Anniversary livery.

I caught the aerial display which was heartening. They scrambled 2 F-15SG and 2 F-16C. As you see them taking off and climbing to a near vertical with afterburner on, it was something. Then you had 2 Apaches providing cover while the Chinook and Super Puma did their unloading.




Yeah I know the F-15SG's twin engines drown out even my own voice when they fly over my house, but it doesn't irritate me. It gives that sense of reassurance that someone is watching over our head (no, I don't mean big brother). That bird is arguably the best fighter jet in the region.

Aerial display will be at 11am and 4:30pm, so plan your time if you intend to visit the open house.