RIAT 2024 ✅️
What a week! What a team! 5 days, 2 Helicopters, 3 Displays and 1 Sword! The judges awarded the team the Steedman Display Sword for best British Display! 🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
@airtattoo
@RNASYeovilton
@RoyalNavy
We are still coming down from the excitement of RIAT
@airtattoo
. It was incredible to chat to so many of you over the past few days at the
#BlackCats
trailer! Make sure you tag us in your Photos and Videos of the aircraft and our team!
#BlackCatsDisplayTeam
We are in.. set up... and ready for
@airtattoo
! The Black Cats are displaying on all 3 days and are looking forward to meeting as many of you as we can over the weekend. Make sure you pop over and day hello at the stand 👋👋🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
#BlackCatsDisplayTeam
Introducing the display pilots for the 2024 season..
Lt Scott Sunderland and Lt Michael "Viv" Vivian will be conducting Solo and Pairs displays across the country throughout 2024.
Keep your eyes peeled for our display programme which we will be sharing with you soon! 🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
The 2024 Season is almost here! Make sure you get the chance to come and see the team display across the UK this year. We currently have 8 confirmed displays with more being added on a weekly basis! We look forward to seeing you all 🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
#BlackCats
2 years since the team last performed at a UK air show, but today, Public Display Authority was granted to the RNWDT for the 2021 season! Congratulations to the whole team
@825NAS
; we look forward to seeing you all during the summer months👍
@RNBlackCats
@825NAS
@RNASYeovilton
Day 2 of RIAT come down and see the stand opposite Flag number 34!
Watch to the left at 1254 to see Black 1 and 2 run in for their display!
🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
@airtattoo
@825NAS
@RoyalNavy
@ForcesNews
PDA Achieved! ✅️
Yesterday
@825NAS
hosted RAdm Rimington former CO of 702NAS and QHI who witnessed this year's Black Cats Display and awarded Scotty and Viv with their PDA!
Look to the skies over
@SouthportAir
this weekend!
#BlackCatsDisplayTeam
And that's a wrap on
@BmthAirFest
! It's been incredible meeting so many of you and we hope you enjoyed the displays alongside
@NavyWingsUK
. Make sure you tag us in any of your photos and we look forward to seeing you all again soon! Next stop
@AyrShowFOF
🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
We are up and running at
@SouthportAir
! Get yourself down to the stand to meet the aircrew and engineers of the Black Cats! Look to skies from 1341 to see us alongside
@NavyWingsUK
before our first Public Pairs display since 2016!!
🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
#BlackCatDisplayTeam
The display practice continues with BLACK 1 carrying out a few run-throughs of the Solo display today under the watchful eye of the Display Supervisor! He maintains radio comms with the display aircraft and provides feedback to the display crew after each display.
#BlackCats
Amazing photos of Black 1 practicing a solo display in some gloomy weather today! We can't wait to see everyone at
@walesairshow
this weekend. Keep you eyes in the sky's above Yeovilton this week and next and you'll be seeing double 🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
The highly anticipated
@SouthportAir
, set for the 13th and 14th of July 2024, will proudly host the Royal Navy Black Cats display team, showcasing their renowned pairs display.
📰 Read more:
Display Practice is on hold for a week whilst "Black 2" is embarked in
@RFATidespring
teaching the next generation of Wildcat Pilots and Observers the art of Deck Landing. Both our display pilots are also Instructors. Don't worry though mormal service resumed soon! 🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
Deck Landing Training continues in
@RFATidespring
with half of the students now completed their solo day and night deck landings! This week the second half of the students are completing their Solos and moving onto Load Lifting and Winching!
#NihilObstat
#FlyNavy
We are down at Swansea Sea Front for
@walesairshow
. Pop down and say Hello 👋👋
Look to the skies over the bay at 1412 to see the Display 🐈⬛️
#BlackCats
It's Day 2 down at Bournemouth! Make sure you get down and see us on the seafront right at Crowd Centre. Look to the skies at 1513 for the Black Cats Pair Display. We will also be flying with
@NavyWingsUK
amazing Swordfish and Wasp!
#BlackCatsDisplayTeam
We hope you enjoyed the display today! We will see you all again tomorrow. Make sure you tag us and
@825NAS
in your photos and videos 🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
#
#BlackCatsDisplayTeam
The Royal Navy Wildcat Demo Team continue to prepare for the display season. Here is an example of a work-up sortie.
For more info on Wildcat training follow
@825NAS
@RNASYeovilton
@815NAS
#FlyNavy
Display 1 complete! However there's more Black Cats action throughout the week. Make sure you pop down and say Hello at the Military Village 🐈⬛️🐈⬛️
#BlackCatsDisplayTeam
Coming right up, we've got a cracking formation of fantastic
@RoyalNavy
Aviation examples this year, past and present thanks to the
@RNBlackCats
with their 2 Wildcat Maritime Attack Helicopters &
@NavyWingsUK
with their classic Wasp Helicopter and the Fairey Swordfish!
I hope you are all excited for the RNAS Yeovilton International Air Day this Saturday 7 July! Lt Matt Hudson will be flying the Wildcat HMA Mk2 in a solo display packed with pyrotechnics and flares!...