A new PS....

[mirage3]

Like many days is circulating the notice that when the Northrop F-5E "Tiger II" will dismissed from the service in the Swiss Air Force, the PS will continue her existing (maybe) on four Boeing F/A-18C "Hornet" and will became the first european aerobatic team running on 25 tons. Fighter jets.
I'd like to have your opinions.

M3

[Victory103]

With the money saved on not purchasing/leasing the Gripen E's, why not just use a fleet of PC-21's to fill in for the PS, other teams use turboprops and it seems to work.

[ThinkingManNeil]

With the money saved on not purchasing/leasing the Gripen E's, why not just use a fleet of PC-21's to fill in for the PS, other teams use turboprops and it seems to work.

I agree. I tend to think advanced trainers and the like make for a better display. The PC-21's a good looking aircraft and pretty zippy in it's own right. I find teams that use front line fighters too distracting. Best show I ever saw the Blue Angels put on was when they were flying A-4 Skyhawks. Technically front line, I know, but much more conducive to an airshow than F/A-18's, F-16's, Su-27's, or any other big fighter...

N.

[grog swiller]

With the money saved on not purchasing/leasing the Gripen E's, why not just use a fleet of PC-21's to fill in for the PS, other teams use turboprops and it seems to work.

The Swiss already have a team that uses the PC-7. I'm not sure why they need two separate teams, but the PC-7 team is quite large.

[mirage3]

The PC-7TEAM (That's its official name) is a reservate aerobatic team of our Air Force, compised by ten NCPC-7s and flyed by the new fighter pilots.
The PS is our elite display actually composed by six F-5Es, and with the Hornets it will be more excellent!

[mirage3]

With the money saved on not purchasing/leasing the Gripen E's, why not just use a fleet of PC-21's to fill in for the PS, other teams use turboprops and it seems to work.

Oh, just because we have 8 (!) PC-21 in our fleet. 8-6 from PS=2 for training. Very very not much for a training fleet. Would be to cry.