Air transportation course 2024-4 (etap)

^{Text & Photos; Pere Vilalta Torné.}

On October 22nd, we were able to attend the ETAP press conference at the Ablitas Air Base in Navarra, where the exercise began around 3:00 p.m. and ended around 6:00 p.m.

Before the arrival of the planes, which came from the Zaragoza Air Base, members of the EADA were deployed to carry out the necessary checks on the condition of the runway, the arrival of medical personnel, and then we were able to observe the progress of seven transport planes, from six different countries. There was one casualty, involving a Belgian-Luxembourg A400.

Of the aircraft participating in the event, six landed, and the Romanian C-27 Spartan made a low pass. These were approach and landing maneuvers on the Ablitas dirt runway.

^{C-130H Portuguese Air Force}

The list of aircraft that participated was as follows:

1. C-295M Czech Republic
2. C-130H Hercules, Portugal
3. C-235M France
4. C-295M, Spain
5. C-130J, Italy
6. A-400M, Spain
7. C-27J Spartan, Romanian

^{C-235M Armée de l’Air.}

We must thank the military personnel at the Ablitas airfield for how well they treated us, providing us with every possible opportunity to enjoy this day.

^{C-295M Spanish Air Force}

^{C-130J Aeronautica Militare.}