The 37th International Sanicole Airshow was another great event with a lot of different airplanes and helicopters being displayed in front of an large crowd. There were even some rare aircraft like a Super Constellation (only 2 are flying worldwide, one in Australia and one in Europe).

Despite fearing some bad weather I attended the 4th Sanicole Sunset Airshow. Luckily it was dry for most of the time; there was just some drizzle during the Belgian F-16 demonstration (I wonder how the pilot was able to orientate because from time to time the jet simply disappeared in the clouds).

We drove all the way to Austria in order to attend the AIRPOWER meeting in Zeltweg. It certainly was one of the best airshows I ever saw, maybe because of the location (seeing fighters perform their routine in front of mountains is not a usual sight for me) and the accessibility (with good views on the runway and on the taxiways). In addition I was surprised to see how well-organized this mega-event was (despite having 200.000 people attending the show on Saturday, the traffic jams were not too bad and there was plenty of food and drinks for everyone).

On route we stopped in Germany, visiting Günzburg, Obersalzberg and Regensburg.