Boff's RIAT 2011 Photos - Update 6 - Monday Departures!

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Boff's RIAT 2011 Photos - Update 6 - Monday Departures!

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Evening all,

I am hoping to update this thread each night with a few photo's, I left just before the USAF F-16 arrived this afternoon to check in to my hotel so have had plenty of time to process todays images.

As such here is a larger than usual selection of todays action!

Comments as always are welcome.

Thanks

Andy

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Good shooting Andy, the tooled up Tiffie looks the business :clap: I hear the A-10 demo is a bit tasty too :D

On a personal note, shame to see some of the Tiger schemes arrive so early, was hoping they'd come in tomorrow. Still, the Flanker should make up for that :cool:
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Turkish F16 for me, but all stunning shots... Nice one ! :up:

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Thanks guys,

Just found out that noise ninja in batch mode was sharpening the shots! So I was then going and sharpening on sharpening! Silly software.

Forecast is looking great for tomorrow, to risk shorts or not!

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It's a new sexy enhanced avionic Tutor aswell! Yusssssssssss :yahoo:

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Jumbojet380 wrote:It's a new sexy enhanced avionic Tutor aswell! Yusssssssssss :yahoo:

It's still a Tutor.... :tumbleweed: :sleepy:

Nice set Andy. Weather looked wafty.
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Very nice indeed

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Many thanks for all the comments guys.

Today was awesome, with photography conditions getting more difficult throughout the day, I left as team viper were getting airbourne. The only thing left that I wanted to get was the CASA AEW that was coming in today, but I'll get that departures day.

Here are a few from the Thursday!

Comments always welcome!

Thanks

Andy

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Stunning set! Like the Flanker and black Hunter especially.

Have a nice weekend at Fairford,
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Feeling sleepy already looking at that Hawk display team and Eurofighter. :sleepy:

Nice belly shot of the F-16.
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Really great shots, especially from today, those Typhoon and F-16 shots are probably taken in the best lightning conditions well get all weekend, though you should get some good shots tomorrow, but fingers crossed that the forecasters are wrong again and it's going to be wonderful all weekend!

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Loving the Flanker. Did it do a missed approach or did it just land straight away?

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Lovely shots I do love that Flanker :love:
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Ta guys,

It was following in trail formation with the IL-76, they passed through the overhead and lined up on approach; the IL-76 peeled off and the Flanker carried on in.

We could only assume that the Su-27 wasn't equipped to fly in international controlled airspace and had to be under the IL-76's control for everything but landing.

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Some sweet pics there mate esp the A-10c pics awsome can opener that!!! :clap: On a personal note as i am travelling from Newcastle tommorow for my 1st RIAT i am hopeing the weather plays ball!!! last time i think i seen a A-10a was at the Mildenhall air fete 89 which was also my first and only look at the incrediable SR-71a which for those of you who can remember was 61-7967 which also flew at the riat so in 89!!! :yahoo: . Anway enough remenising on the old days good shots mate lets hope for a decent weather outlook over the weekend! :smile: .
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haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa :hide: :hide: :hide: su 27 greattttttttt

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SR-71a HABU wrote:Some sweet pics there mate esp the A-10c pics awsome can opener that!!! :clap: On a personal note as i am travelling from Newcastle tommorow for my 1st RIAT i am hopeing the weather plays ball!!! last time i think i seen a A-10a was at the Mildenhall air fete 89 which was also my first and only look at the incrediable SR-71a which for those of you who can remember was 61-7967 which also flew at the riat so in 89!!! :yahoo: . Anway enough remenising on the old days good shots mate lets hope for a decent weather outlook over the weekend! :smile: .


My Brother and I are leaving Newcastle at 2 30 in the morning, have a safe trip and might see you down there.

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Cracking set Andy, I'm liking the German Tiger Tonka and the tooled up Tiffie shot's are awesome!! :clap:

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That first C-160 shot is brilliant, looks like it's coming out of the photo right at you! :clap:

I'm useless with telling a Rafale and Typhoon apart but whatever it is in your second set they are really fantastic shots and I appreciate the IL-76 and SU-27 shot a lot :love:

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There's both a Typhoon and a Rafale in the second set, but I guess you mean the flying one, and that would be a Typhoon ;)

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Evening all!

Well the final day of good weather had to be made the most of, the C-27J certainly gets my vote as display of the year.

Thank you for all the comments so far and the Twitter "plugs" from UKAR and Dan'O last night.

Here are a few from today!

Comments as always most welcome!

Andy

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All truly stunning shots Boff, what lens do you use and were you in the grandstand ?

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nice pics Andy well done :clap: :clap:

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specialy the A-10 :smile:

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Tornado shots from today are ace.

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