Red Flag starts Monday January 24th but I did head out today, Saturday the 22nd to catch some departures for FAM flights. I took a 2 month break from photographing airplanes so I can work on some other projects, but the sound jets and the smell of jet fuel is getting me motivated. Its perfect timing because I received notification that my Z9 had shipped and its on its way to my local camera store, so I should get it before the end of Red Flag. I did upgrade my Z7 II to 1.31 and I will agree, the autofocus did improve a little bit. All cameras struggle when you have a fighter jet flying over you at 200+ mph so any improvement is welcomed.