The first airshow report of 2010. The Wings and Wheels airshow 2010.

The beginning of April, April 5 till 9 to be exact, the start of spring, flowers popping up, birds singing.....and the sound of the Yak-52 radial engine in the morning!! Yes, it was time once again for the Dutch Thunder Yaks Display Team to start their airshow season training. And what a good week it was.

This review will be a bit different, far less talk about participants, more talk about the airshow, the atmosphere, facilities, etc.

My very first time to the Heldair Show Maritiem. Held at Den Helder Airport. Heldair Show Maritiem is a nice colaboration between the civilian and military part of the field. Both open their doors to show what they do, like helicopter charter flights to drill sites in the North Sea and maintenance of the Lynx naval helicopter to name but a few.

First let me start by bringing my condolences to the family of two female pilots who passed away around the time of the Buurse airshow. Svetlana Federenko en Vicki Cruse both passed away while performing what they were passionate about, aerobatic flying.