Finnish^ Aeronautical^ AssociationTheis^ the^ national^ and
centralsport^ organization^ of^ aviation^ in^ Finland.^
organizes^ one^ main^ airSILshow^ every^ year^ and^ usually
it's^ in^ different^ location^ each year,^ last^ year^ it^ was^
Rissala^ airport,^ Kuopio^ (homeatbase^ of^ Karila^ Air^ Command).
year^ air^ show^ iswhichin^ Seinäjoki^ airport^ (EFSI)^ Thisis^ relatively^ small^ airport, 2000m^ runway^ with^ no^
homeair^ traffic.^ It's^ regular^ base^ for^ Etela‐Pohjanmaan
IlmailukerhoOstrobotnia^ (Southern^ Aviation^ Club)^organizers (^) were the mainthey this^ year.^ and jets,attraction were fighter^ Main^ because^ Finland^ is^
reviewing^ new^ multicurrentlyrole^ fighter^ to^ replace
ThisF/A‐18C^ Hornets.^ older^ gave^ a^ good^ opportunity
toSuper^ see^ the^ Eurofighter^ Typhoon,^ F/A‐18E/F^ and JAS 39CHornetGripen in action.
offday^ the^ program^ started^ Each^ with^ DC‐^3 arrival^
passengers,^ also^ itwithmade^ one^ sightseeing^ flight
laterday,^ and^ in^ the^ every^ afternoon^ it^ returned^ to^ Vaasa
airportSaab^ with^ passengers.^ had^ ground^ stand^
wellmore^ information^ and^ as^ for^ a^ JAS^ Gripen^ fighter^
impressivedisplay^ with^ on^ arms^ selection.^
10000 were^ expecting^ already^ spectators,^ but^ Organizer
firstthat^ day^ it^ was^ clear^ there^ will^ be^ more^ than^
weather^ was^ excellent^ atthat,first^ day^ and^ I'd^ estimate
thatalready^ there^ were^10000 at^ Saturday.^ One^ of^
more^ interesting^ aircraft^ wasthethe^ old^ VL^ Viima^ II,
athere^ tandem^ seat^ biplane,^ were^ only^ about^20
are (^) only (^2) and airworthy.^ made Finnish Army had^ their^ own^ stand^ and^ they^ showed^ the
NH90^ TTH^ which^ is^ a medium‐sized,^ multi‐role^ mili‐
recentlyhelicopter^ that^ replaced^ tary^ Mil^ Mi‐^8 helicopters,
andMD500^ a^ Hughes^ Defender,^ a^ light^