SMOKE ON GO! WORLD BEST AEROBATICS DISPLAYS THE RED ARROWS FULL DISPLAY • RAF WADDINGTON

It is that time of year for Exercise Springhawk, where the Red Arrows leave the UK after their hard work practicing for their new displays for 2025. But, they have returned to the UK for a quick stop off to rehearse for the VE Flypast. On St. George's Day, the Reds put on an awesome full display. Usually, when at home, they practice around 3 times a day, 5 days a week after the airshow season and perfecting their new sequence. RAF Coningsby was the chosen location for their rehearsal and what a display it was. Unfortunately there was one Red Arrow missing for the rehearsal but not to worry, they are still a 9 for the season. The Red Arrows Team OC - Wing Commander Adam Collins RED 1 - TEAM LEADER Sqn Ldr Jon Bond RED 2 - Flt Rob Thomas RED 3 - Flt Lt Andrew McEwen RED 4 - Sqn Ldr Chris McCann RED 5 - Flt Lt Dustin Wales RED 6 - Sqn Ldr Tom Hansford RED 7 - Flt Lt George Hobday RED 8 - Flt Lt Richard Walker RED 9 - Flt Lt Ollie Suckling RED 10 - Sqn Ldr Graeme Muscat With the 2024 display season over, for the Red Arrows, their sorties are not over. Training for the Royal Air Force Aerobatics Team means training all year round, not only for the 2025 team, but for the successful new applicants who have joined the Red Arrows team. This means extensive high energy manoeuvres. Throughout the rest of the year and until Spring 2025, you see will the Red Arrows practicing their sequences in many various formations, from singletons, synchro pairs, Enid or Hanna and even their full Diamond Nine, training and practicing to be who they are...the ECLAT. We also welcome two new Red Arrows pilots, who have already begun training for the 2025 display season. Flight Lieutenants Rob Thomas and Andrew McEwen have joined the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team with years of experience operating on the frontline, including with the Typhoon and F-35B aircraft. The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, is one of the world's premier aerobatic display teams.The Red Arrows are currently the only unit in the Royal Air Force to fly the Hawk T1. Flying distinctive Hawk fast-jets, the team is made up of pilots, engineers and essential support staff with frontline, operational experience. Together, they demonstrate the excellence and capabilities of the Royal Air Force and the Service’s skilled, talented people. Often with their trademark Diamond Nine shape, and combination of close formations and precision flying, the Red Arrows have been displaying since 1965. All Red Arrows display pilots have flown operationally, in frontline aircraft such as the advanced Typhoon, and helped the Royal Air Force to secure the skies every day of the year. Red Arrows pilots are selected from currently serving RAF pilots who have completed at least 1,500 hours of flying and one operational tour. The selection process involves flying assessments, interviews, and peer assessments, with only three pilots being chosen each year The Red Arrows are famous for their vibrant vapour trails - often known as the smoke. They are a crucial element of the team's displays, primarily for flight safety. The vapour trails allow Red 1 to judge wind speed and direction, and allow the aircraft to locate each other in the second half of the show when different sections of the formation are frequently several miles apart. The vivid and colourful smoke trails also enhance the visual impact of the display when viewed from the ground. Well known manoeuvres such as the heart, rollbacks and carousel would just not be the same without it. The Red Arrows have two dedicated dye teams who ensure the aircraft's under-fuselage pods - from which the coloured dye is contained - are replenished. These engineers travel all over the country, working within tight timescales to ensure that when Red 1 makes the call it is "Smoke on, Go!" There is smoke for about 7 minutes; 5 minutes white smoke, 1 minute blue and 1 minute red. Red Arrows https://www.raf.mod.uk/display-teams/... #redarrows #runway #aerobatics #rafat #thereds #tedconingsby #raf #royalairforce #bestofbritish Official Ted Coningsby Merchandise https://tedconingsby.co.uk/shop/ noTEDS https://tedconingsby.co.uk/noteds/ Ted Social stuff Instagram   / ted_coningsby   Facebook   / tedconingsbyuk   X   / tedconingsby   www.tedconingsby.co.uk Ted Coningsby Membership: Join our channel to get access to members only perks. In reality, we rely on your subscriptions to keep our channel growing, so this is a MASSIVE help and thank you to ALL of you who have subscribed. We go all over the country to get the footage we need for you to enjoy but this comes at a cost. Your membership will help fund us with the fuel and the equipment we need...    / tedconingsby