USRA demo in UAE

[snap a saurus]

Very nice Sparky, keep them coming.

[Sparky69]

The most unusal thing I saw was a display of Falconry. This bird is worth about $45,000. The picture was snapped just after he did his demo the handeler is pictured as well.
They use a model ARF.60 size trainer pulling a bait that the bird chases. They fly around for about 5 minutes with the bird in hot pursuit. Very impressive to see how quickly the bird responds and is trained to chase the bait. In this picture the bird is exhausted he is panting quite a bit as he has done a great deal of work.
The german modelers that were there said they do the same thing in Germany using an electric airplane to pull the bait.
They had 3 birds at the show and alternated which bird they used. One of the birds would do a high dive after they flew up to about 5-600 feet and would dive the plane and the bird would tuck and do a very high speed attack on the bait.
I think just about everybody would come out and watch the BIRD show.
Sparky

[snap a saurus]

They take falconry very seriously, usually the bird eyes are covered.

[Sparky69]

Snap,
You are right I have other pictures with three falcon on a perch all with the hoods on. This guy was just back from a sortie and he was really gassed he was panting very hard. Look at the Arab handler he has such character in the wrinkles in his face. I think this is my favoriate picture because of both subjects.
The thumbnail shows the 3 birds about 90,000 euros or about $130 k worth of birds.
Sparky

[Supermod56]

I will have to say that Dubai is the hottest place I have ever been!!!! We transit through there on the way to Afghanny-Land. Nice though, amazing what 3 bucks a gallon will buy

Tom

[adrian]

lol yes our 3 bucks!!!