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Projects
On this page we keep you updated on all of our upcoming plans. Check
it regularly, as we update the info on each of the projects presented
as soon as we get it. Along with the newsletters, this is the best way
to always have the latest news on our PhotoFlying adventures.
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Do note that the Aviation PhotoCrew does NOT offer
passenger flights or pleasure rides. The only persons qualified
to fly onboard our photoships are other aviation photographers.
They are allowed to fly with us under the EASA regulation ‘part
SPO’ PAS OM-A 8.3.1.5.5 Task Specialist for Aerial Photography.
In UK airspace we fly under UK Air Ops Regulation.
You will receive multiple mandatory briefings and a specific tasking
for the photoflight. You have to strictly comply with the responsabilities
as described for the task specialist in the preparation briefings.
It is important that you act and behave like a responsible crewmember
on any photoflight!
In addition, you will have to follow strictly the guidelines of
the ‘flight operations manual’ from the photoship. No
matter how much experience you have, these guidelines will be explained
before every single photomission again, and it is mandatory to attend
this briefing.
It is equally important that you confirm by email that you have
received the detailed task specialist briefings ( part 1 and part
2 ) and that you understand the content. You will receive additional
training/recurrent training if any of the guidelines and information
is not fully understood. |
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Due to the changed world stage, and the fact that we get more
and more opportunities to fly with sensitive and fifth generation
jetfighters, there will be specific requirements in place when we
fly projects where we expect those military corporations:
- You will have to be a photographer from a NATO country, NORAD
country, EU countries or allied nations. If you have any doubt,
just check with us in advance as many projects have different
requirements.
- For every project you like to fly with us, we kindly ask a
copy of your passport ( the photo page ) as we will fly often
from military bases etc like we already did in the 2023 season.
The reward of our efforts and many approval processes we go through
is that we will be able to fly with more 5th gen military than ever
before…and beyond!! ( find the project ) |
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How to secure a seat for a 2025 project?
You can book right now. If you are already on a list of interested aviation
photographers, PLEASE MENTION it!! Some of you have a bit of priority
due to a cancelled project or flying credit you have. If the seat is available,
I will send you the deposit invoice for 50% of the project price. You
will have two weeks for payment ( in order to give every photographer
a fair chance ), once the deposit is paid your seat is 100% confirmed!!
You can book as many projects as you like.
For projects that are still marked as ‘TBC’ or do not have
a solid date yet, I will not send an invoice but you will be added to
the list of interested aviation photographers and I will provide you the
number. No obligations at all until we get a green light, at that moment
I contact aviation photographers back in running order.
Long term 2026– 2030
You can have your name on the list of ‘interested aviation photographers’
for any project in the future. It does not cost anything, and there are
no obligations to it at all! It is only after a project is confirmed we
start contacting aviation photographers back in running order. The deposit
invoice of 50% to be paid to confirm your seat is always send out the
year before. So for example you can perfectly have your name on the list
of RIAT 2028 ( as some of you do… ). We contact aviation photographers
on the list around October 2027, and if they take the seat the invoice
will go out. It is that simple and it goes for ALL projects we fly.
You have to send us a SEPARATE email for EVERY project that has your
interest, as every email is a little piece of the giant puzzle. You can
always give it a try, keep in mind that even if you are at #24 on the
list you still can have the luck to secure a seat in that project, as
the further into the future the more aviation photographers will not pick
up a seat for real.
>>> FOR BOOKINGS PLEASE EMAIL DIRECTLY TO
Projects 2025
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Abbotsford
For two years in a row the Abbotsford photoflights were the very best
project of the season… and we like to go for a hattrick! It’s
here that we got to see last year the T-33, F-16, B-17, Skyraider, Corsair,
Snowbirds, A-10 and dozens of other fantastic aircraft. The scenery with
the snowcapped Mount Baker is just stunning. Every single aircraft that
flew for us looked like a true star. The variety in beautiful backdrops
is simply amazing. With the fantastic support of the RCAF, Nav Canada,
USAF, Navy and the airshow team, we dare to promise you a dream air to
air adventure.
For this project we offer a 2-day package ( either Tuesday & Wednesday
OR Thursday & Friday ) and the ‘full’ 4-days package.
Line-up for this year starts to look very promising already, but like
with every big airshow it will always be impossible to know which aircraft
might join the Skyvan on which day. If you welcome any aircraft, the Abbotsford
project is 100% satisfaction. |
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Erickson warbird day
One of the best warbird collections in the entire world can be found
at Madras airport, Oregon. It is the home airfield of the Erickson collection,
and most of their precious birds are in a FLYING condition. The Skyvan
photoship will make a stop here to fly our first American full warbird
project. They have just so many warbirds that we could easily fly a full
week!! But it’s just going to be 1-day… and 2 sunsets!
Not only the Erickson collection is amazing, so is the scenery surrounding
the airport, with the phenomenal Mount Hood, canyons, rivers… breathtaking
really.
If you like photographing warbirds, this is one not to miss. The Erickson
team will bring us a lineup that is absolute worldclass, top ace pilots
and a backdrop that will turn your photos into a work of art. Each one
of them! |
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F-4 Phantom day
If you would have to name 1 single jet that every aviation photographer
has on the wish list to capture air to air….who would be at number
1?
The legendary Phantom is still active with 338 Squadron in the Hellenic
Air Force, for many years we have been given the chance to welcome their
jets behind the Skyvan. Every single time that is 100% phure magic and
adrenaline, there is simply not another jet around with that aura and
charisma like the F-4.
We are witnessing pliving aviation history, and we all know that the
days of seeing a Phantom pfly are getting smaller and smaller. Before
we know it, they will be in a museum phorever… The Hellenic Air
Force and 338 Sqn have been great supporters of our photomissions, and
we are phorever grateful there will be another chance this year to see
the Legends alive. During the F-4 Phantom day in 2024 we had a dazzling
sunset photoflight, we have made the same request for this year.
You will need to be very phast to book this 1-day project. |
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Athens Flying Week ‘all
arrivals’
If you browse through our website you will have seen that we have big
friends in Greece! That has a lot to do with the fantastic team behind
the Athens Flying Week airshow. For many years, the airshow has set itself
apart from the other big European airshows by offering a program that
was not only build to showcase the capabilities of the Hellenic military,
but also for the real aviation enthusiasts from around the world. They
always feature some participants that make a rare appearance in the European
skies.
And our crew has the luck to welcome most of those participants behind
the Skyvan photoship. The Hellenic Air Force, Navy and Army come out in
force and give us the unique opportunity to capture those moments in the
skies. Each year it seems that we are still getting better, while so many
of our very ‘best’ and ‘iconic’ pictures are taken
in Greece. The ‘all arrivals’ package is 1 project of 4 days
flying, starting with the Kalamata trainers and our traditional visit
to Andravida, Phantom heaven. We make good use of the wonderful sunsets,
sea & desert like landscapes to offer you photo join-ups that are
world exclusive. Once in your aviation photography life, you have to join
us here! |
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Athens Flying Week ‘departure
days’
For the smaller budgets we are happy to offer another project in Greece,
that we traditionally fly on the Sunday airshow day and Monday. Smaller
does mean not that many join-ups, but the star value is absolutely there.
In recent years we had the luck and pleasure to welcome the Mirage 2000,
Spitfire, C-130, EMB145 radarplane, M346, helicopters, some of the foreign
participants,…
And yes that unicorn jet, the F-4 Phantom, did show itself in 5 of the
6 years!!! Always a few surprises here, but good ones!! As the chances
to see each of their classic assets slowly but surely dwindle, this 2-day
project is also very popular. If you like to come to Greece, don’t
wait too long to check for available seats. |
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NATO Days
For many years we were invited to take the Skyvan to the biggest airshow
in the Czech Republic, but we couldn’t make it due to the same date
as Athens Flying Week. This year we finally make our debut and we are
fully pumped for it!
We have an ambitious 3 day program for you, if you look back at what
the NATO Days had on the program you know you will be in for a treat!
We are already working with the Czech and Slovak Air Force to have some
additional flights on Wednesday, but the airshow line-up itself is always
stunning, and for sure some highlights in there.
Most of the join-ups will be military, with a good portion of them being
jets. It’s a bit like a little RIAT!
The full package offered is for 3 days of flying, but we also have 1-day
tickets for the busy Thursday & Friday. |
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Pacific Airshow
B-1B… we had it for real. For 35 minutes!
Our second corporation with the Pacific Airshow was one of only highlights,
just one after the other! While the airshow beachside was plagued with
a stubborn layer of fog, up there we had the greatest time of our life.
Bizzjets at sunset, vintage aircraft, warbirds and cool beans as the F-18
and F-35C made the first three days spectacular.
Traditionally we fly out to our warbird friends in Camarillo for the
final day of this project, and once again we had the opportunity to capture
several of their prime birds in beautiful scenery.
And you know what… we will do it again! With the aircraft we already
know are coming, and all the great contacts and meetings we had at the
ICAS convention, I would be tempted to spoil some of the big stars and
surprises…. but I’m not gonna do so. However, if you like
the hardcore aviation action Hollywood style, this is it baby. You gotta
be fast again to secure a seat here, as in just 2 years the Pacific Airshow
project has become super popular.
We will offer again a 2-day package ( either Wednesday & Thursday
OR Friday & Saturday ) and of course the full project with 4 days
of flying. |
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Arizona classics
Our season traditionally ends at the homebase of the Skyvan. We invite
our flying friends to take part in a day of just joy, fun and flying in
that amazing desert scenery they have… and the best sunsets in the
world!
The focus is on vintage and warbirds, but everyone is welcome. And so
last year we were absolutely spoiled by 16!!! join-ups over 2 sunsets,
1 sunrise and 1 very hot day.
It was not just simple GA aircraft, but helicopters as the JetRanger,
AS350, vintage Stearman, L-39, topclass warbirds as Yak-9, Mustang, T-28…and
of course this absolutely unbelievable chance to fly a long sunset mission
with the world’s only flyable Privateer. This is a non-military
project, but just so nice to sharpen your skills with fantastic aircraft
set in a western movie scene. We love to do it again, and are working
already on some “too good to be true” aircraft! |
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Arizona military
Our first military day in 2024 brought us the Blue Air PC-9s and very
first photo mission for a Slovak F-16. They both opened the door for sooo
much more to come. We have made a lot of new and interesting military
contacts, and being able to show them what we do has triggered a lot of
interest.
We will still plan the Arizona military project as 1-day, but this year
it could be three times as big. Ooh, and our Top Aces friends said that
we finally should be lucky with their new ‘Blue Flanker’ F-16s!
Also working on some ‘cool beans’ to end our season in style!
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