Silent but deadly Predator on display at AirFest 2010 Published April 29, 2010 By 452 AMW 452 AMW MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, CALIF. -- The MQ-1 Predator is a system, not just an aircraft. A fully operational system consists of four aircraft (with sensors), a ground control station, a Predator Primary Satellite Link, or PPSL, along with operations and maintenance crews for deployed 24-hour operations. You can see the Predator at March Air Reserve Base's AirFest 2010 on May 1 and 2. AirFest 2010 is open to the public and admission and parking are free. The base is located in Riverside County. Gates open at 8 a.m. and the first performance is at approximately 9 a.m. The Patriot Jet Demonstration Team and the F-22 Raptor will be the highlight of the March Air Reserve Base air show. This will be the Jet Teams only Southern California appearance and their first appearance at the base. The Patriots L-39s electrifies spectators with fast paced formation flying, choreographed four-ship diamond formation aerobatic maneuvers and their signature "Tail Slide" where the aircraft actually slides backwards toward the ground, something not performed by any other jet demonstration team. The F-22, the Air Force's newest aircraft, returns to perform their precision aerial maneuvers which demonstrate the unique capabilities of the world's only operational fifth-generation fighter aircraft. AirFest 2010 will also feature performances by five individual aerial acrobatics performers as well as military aircraft demonstration, historic aircraft performances and static aircraft displays. For the full Air Fest 2010 schedule, visit http://www.marchfieldairfest.com/general-information/schedule.