Boran Pivcic (TripleDelta)

Diving down for a top-side photo above one of the largest shopping centers in Zagreb. All those six years paid back in full :).

Pilot and plane inadvertently posing at the 2008. Kecskemet Airshow in Hungary. One of two A-10s present, both of which had a busy life, judging by th..

Makes one want to go flying... the world's only flying Li-2 at the 2008 Kecskemet Airshow in Hungary.

A sad and forlorn sight. Oddly for an aircraft sitting here for almost a decade, the twin Browning .50 guns are still on, as well as the underwing pyl..

Pointy! Showing the Flogger's low frontal area with wings fully back and trademark complicated main landing gear. One of the gems at the Aeronautical ..

The first two Mi-171Shs for the Croatian Air Force, acquired as part of a Russian debt repayment to the countries of former Yugoslavia. 220 (foregroun..

The first two CroAF Mi-171Shs breaking for landing during the official unveiling ceremony on December 12th, 2007. Equipped to a mixed standard, Croati..

The Golden Hind coming round over the spectator stands, with its 12.7 mm gun pointed in my general direction :). 2007 Kecskemet Airshow, Hungary.

Not much of a romantic ride, eh? :) Part of a CSAR demo at the Armed Forces practice Day on May 26, 2006, which involved a pickup of "downed airmen" f..

One of two An-32s in service with the Croatian Air Force, returning after a flyby with its sister ship 727 at the Pleso AFB (91. Zrakoplovna Baza) Ope..

Shiny piece of history taxiing out after the "company" Corsair. Three radials in quick succession - beautiful! Departures time after the 2008 Kecskeme..

The speedy Beech 60 is probably one of the best looking piston twins ever made. The A.60 version was produced in only 121 examples before the B.60 cam..

A little something from my "What the..." file. Been sitting here unnoticed in the western districts of Zagreb, Croatia for a good part of 10 years, on..

Rolling out for a short hop down the coast. The pilot in right hand seat, Miljenko, was one of the crew lost on February 5th.

Prepped for a sortie with a CroAF MiG-21 pilot in the back seat. Quite a pointy aircraft too...

One of the final displays was also one of the best. Tight in together were the boys with the bigger planes can't go.

A real classic this, only the third A300 produced and the oldest Airbus flying today. Operated by Novespace, it is now used for Zero G parabolic resea..

Mach 2.4 performance has to come from somewhere... :).

Turbo power! :) Like most turboprop engines, the PT6 is a relatively small package for the power it delivers (715 SHP in this instance). Most of the s..

Crossing low overhead during an ingress/egress practice session. The first CroAF Mi-8 I've seen flying in awhile (mostly the newer Mi-171s are doing a..

The sound of life! The big P&W R-2800 firing up with a few gentle puffs of smoke, ready for its flight home after the 2008 Kecskemet Airshow in Hungar..

Blasting out over the field in a complicated departure pattern. Headed to Gornja Stubica to attend the "Susreti for Rudija" meet as one of the airforc..

Looks more like a Lavochkin in a museum than a lowly I-3 in a beat up 60 year old hangar at a small grass strip :).

One of my "Aviation Legends" photos (all two of them), picturing famous aircraft types - in this instance the mighty Skyhawk - against the backdrop of..

The bulk of the Croatian AF transport fleet taxiing in after their display. Like most Soviet aircraft of this period, you can spot the smoke trail lon..

Back in the hangar under sodium light after a four hour cleaning session... we scrubbed her down to well that she looks better than new! :)

An aerial photography Cheyenne enjoying some sun on this beautiful autumn afternoon. This aircraft carries an UltraCam X - high-tech stuff that - moun..

The team's final break and crossover at the end of their display. All six aircraft - used for standard flight training when the team's not practicing ..

As not to let the adrenalin level fall while the pilots are back at Tokol airport south of Budapest, a number of aerial displays were flown. The Breit..

Pretty much a promo shoot for the ECOS Pilot School :). Keeping station to my right with some difficulty in the +35 degree heat...

Can pass for the early 30s... Lucko airfield (LDZL), Croatia.

You can imagine how much drag this banner makes - and how much power is needed to overcome it. It was a good thing it was -13 C outside, so the engine..

Croatian Air Force MiG-21UMD, coded 166, taxiing out for a six-ship flyby at the Pleso AFB (91. Zrakoplovna Baza) Open Day (May 12, 2007).

A Super Bug - my first :) - going about its business and pulling some serious G. Subjectively, this was by far the loudest aircraft at the show.

The Flying Bulls spicing up their display with a negative formation loop - and liberal amounts of smoke :).

Speed limit enforced by aircraft :). Playing the Follow Me van as we lead a visiting Turbolet all across the vastness of Lučko to its parking pos..

Like waiting for a bus :). Almost 50 army skydivers wait patiently in line during rapid entry/exit exercises. As a bonus they would also get to fly a ..

"Big-nosed" -21bis taxiing back to its pad at the Pleso AFB (91. Zrakoplovna Baza) Open Day, May 12, 2007.

Lots of red and white as Paul Bonhomme in Race 55 rockets through the gate.

What at first I thought was a botched shot turned out not at all bad in B&W :).