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- Mon 01 Jun 2020, 8:11 pm
- Forum: Heads Up/OTT
- Topic: Survey Aircraft Over Scotland
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1353
Re: Survey Aircraft Over Scotland
It would certainly be noisy in the PC6.
- Mon 01 Jun 2020, 5:36 pm
- Forum: Heads Up/OTT
- Topic: Survey Aircraft Over Scotland
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1353
Re: Survey Aircraft Over Scotland
Thanks for that. Even with a very accurate auto pilot that must be a boring flight
- Mon 01 Jun 2020, 3:23 pm
- Forum: Heads Up/OTT
- Topic: Survey Aircraft Over Scotland
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1353
Survey Aircraft Over Scotland
Today I noticed on ADS-B a Luxembourg Registered king air flying a line search pattern a 13000ft. that eventually covered the whole of Fife then I spotted a German Registered PC 6 Over central Scotland flying a very tight pattern at about 1600 ft. Any ideas what we have that is so interesting up her...
- Wed 20 Sep 2017, 3:15 pm
- Forum: Other UK Airshows and Events
- Topic: Scampton Airshow 2018
- Replies: 320
- Views: 118409
Re: Scampton Airshow 2018
The visit this year was not only to see an air display but also to visit an iconic RAF base. Both were disappointing. I am no longer a regular attender at air displays and I suspect the display line restrictions of even the most spirited display probably means that the actual display routines are no...
- Mon 11 Sep 2017, 5:37 am
- Forum: Other UK Airshows and Events
- Topic: RAF Scampton Air Show 2017
- Replies: 991
- Views: 265833
Re: RAF Scampton Air Show 2017
Why would they need to do that? They have earlybird tickets, so if you enjoyed it and you want to go back next year you'll get one of those. They don't NEED to do it. It would be a nice gesture to acknowledge that their ticket prices were high this year for what was on offer and say thanks to suppo...
- Sun 10 Sep 2017, 8:28 pm
- Forum: Other UK Airshows and Events
- Topic: RAF Scampton Air Show 2017
- Replies: 991
- Views: 265833
Re: RAF Scampton Air Show 2017
Assuming that the show next year is more successful in getting display items which will justify the price and given that the organisers have the email addresses of those who bought tickets for the experimental first show what about an offer of discounted tickets for the next show before they go on g...
- Sat 09 Sep 2017, 8:40 pm
- Forum: Other UK Airshows and Events
- Topic: RAF Scampton Air Show 2017
- Replies: 991
- Views: 265833
Re: RAF Scampton Air Show 2017
Obviously it's a no brainer about the paternity leave thing, an airshow is not something to miss out those first special days for, even if you are a Red Arrows pilot! I wonder if it's ever been considered that one or two of the pilots could work up either a solo or pairs Hawk demo in addition to th...
- Tue 29 Aug 2017, 8:19 pm
- Forum: Other UK Airshows and Events
- Topic: RAF Scampton Air Show 2017
- Replies: 991
- Views: 265833
Re: RAF Scampton Air Show 2017
You're forgetting multiple reasons for advanced ticket only. To name but a few. The organisers have to plan for the "worst" and assume a sell out, they can't just guess the show will be undersold and put tickets on the gates. Perhaps the organisers have designed the show to cater for a sp...
- Tue 29 Aug 2017, 7:34 pm
- Forum: Other UK Airshows and Events
- Topic: RAF Scampton Air Show 2017
- Replies: 991
- Views: 265833
Re: RAF Scampton Air Show 2017
rather than being needed to control the numbers each day it has far more to do with getting the cash up front so that it does not matter if the lack of an attractive final flying programme discourages people from turning up. All I can say is you're very very wrong and a hell of a lot of work has go...
- Tue 29 Aug 2017, 6:14 pm
- Forum: Other UK Airshows and Events
- Topic: RAF Scampton Air Show 2017
- Replies: 991
- Views: 265833
Re: RAF Scampton Air Show 2017
rather than being needed to control the numbers each day it has far more to do with getting the cash up front so that it does not matter if the lack of an attractive final flying programme discourages people from turning up. All I can say is you're very very wrong and a hell of a lot of work has go...
- Tue 29 Aug 2017, 3:33 pm
- Forum: Other UK Airshows and Events
- Topic: RAF Scampton Air Show 2017
- Replies: 991
- Views: 265833
Re: RAF Scampton Air Show 2017
Fairly clear to see the logic behind advance ticket sales only in this case. I am travelling 300 miles from home and paying for an overnight stay based on pre bought high price tickets thinking that the ticket price indicated a great line up and a likely early sell out. Now it appears that the ticke...
- Mon 07 Jul 2014, 11:00 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: The naughty field debate...a new twist
- Replies: 106
- Views: 18065
Re: The naughty field debate...a new twist
May I suggest that at least part of the solution would be to make the view from inside the event at tad more exciting than it has become of late. I am sure there would still be some who just have to get that bit closer at any cost but I would suggest that when, as far as my doctor can determine, a r...
- Thu 03 Jul 2014, 7:21 pm
- Forum: Themed Photo Threads
- Topic: "Strange Formations"
- Replies: 92
- Views: 53130
Re: "Strange Formations"
RIAT when it used to be worth going
- Fri 18 Apr 2014, 8:12 pm
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: FAO Andy Armstrong - How To Solve A Problem Like RIAT...
- Replies: 80
- Views: 14506
Re: FAO Andy Armstrong - How To Solve A Problem Like RIAT...
I was a regular RIAT attender in the past when you could jump on your motorcycle at some ungodly hour and turn up at the gate to buy a ticket having chosen the best day weather wise or the only day available that fitted in with last minute work schedule changes. When I had to start picking the day i...
- Fri 03 Jan 2014, 12:20 am
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: 2014: The State Of Our Hobby - a UKAR survey
- Replies: 42
- Views: 7722
Re: 2014: The State Of Our Hobby - a UKAR survey
As with all such lifetime interests you have to view my comments through the perspective of "its always not like it used to be" . I think that the airshows I visited 30 years ago were much more exiting, the aircraft were much more varied and they flew a lot closer to the crowds. The sun al...
- Sun 10 Nov 2013, 10:24 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Lightning XS422
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1306
Re: Lightning XS422
It will be able to fly again but not in the country of its birth unfortunately. We are now so risk averse in the UK in relation to air displays that even if authority was given for it to fly here it would be so emasculated and distanced from crowds that it might as well stay on the ground in a museum.
- Tue 08 Oct 2013, 7:24 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Prestwick airport in public ownership?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 628
Re: Prestwick airport in public ownership?
A white elephant and a tax payer subsidy for Ryanair. Never really a future for Prestwick once CAT III landing aids made foggy landings possible at your destination airport.
- Tue 30 Jul 2013, 11:22 pm
- Forum: Flight Simulators
- Topic: UKAR Virtual Airshow
- Replies: 70
- Views: 33179
Re: UKAR Virtual Airshow
I quite like formation flying but I don't think my PC would be fast enough to fly online with other aircraft.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLsvmUsRhfI[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLsvmUsRhfI[/youtube]
- Sun 27 Jan 2013, 11:00 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Save Panshanger Aerodrome
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3910
Re: Save Panshanger Aerodrome
Not just on here that the welcome at Panshanger is commented upon. However if you read the whole thread it would suggest that the lady running the airfield now might be a bit more reasonable to deal with if you try to visit.
http://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=80109
http://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=80109
- Sat 19 May 2012, 10:59 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: first air show
- Replies: 101
- Views: 12303
Re: first air show
Went by train on my own about age 14 to HMS Condor at Arbroath and had to walk up from the train station. I remember a couple of years later seeing a Sea Vixen formation aerobatic display with 6 aircraft there. By that time I was going to Leuchars as well but I always thought the navy displays were...
- Wed 16 May 2012, 9:12 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: first air show
- Replies: 101
- Views: 12303
Re: first air show
Went by train on my own about age 14 to HMS Condor at Arbroath and had to walk up from the train station. I remember a couple of years later seeing a Sea Vixen formation aerobatic display with 6 aircraft there. By that time I was going to Leuchars as well but I always thought the navy displays were ...
- Fri 04 May 2012, 11:01 pm
- Forum: Flight Simulators
- Topic: B 737 Simulator
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1229
B 737 Simulator
Landing a B737 simulator at EGBB in poor visibility cut with some FSX footage just for fun. I got 5 hours at http://www.virtual-aerospace.com/ as a 60th birthday present from the family. A great place to test your FSX skills in a more realistic environment. Nice people and lots of fun.
http://youtu.be/jhDpo6c5WMU
http://youtu.be/jhDpo6c5WMU
- Sun 22 Apr 2012, 9:01 am
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Which variant of the F-35 should Britain buy...?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5344
Re: Which variant of the F-35 should Britain buy...?
A Super Hornet in the hand is worth two F35s in construction when the carriers are launched.
- Tue 06 Mar 2012, 9:19 pm
- Forum: Flight Simulators
- Topic: Help needed concerning F1 Car transportation.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1902
Re: Help needed concerning F1 Car transportation.
My son in law is a mechanic with the Lotus (former Renault) team. They use all methods of transport because they need about 30 tons of equipment for the non European races. Some of the equipment is sent by sea and the critical stuff like chassis that needs worked on until as close to the race date a...
- Wed 25 Jan 2012, 10:45 am
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Help needed for my A-Level Coursework - Hawker Hunter
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2525
Re: Help needed for my A-Level Coursework - Hawker Hunter
Here goes. I am 60 years old and the hunter was in service at Leuchars when I was a child. It was the first swept wing jet I saw regularly in the skies and I am sure that until I knew better every jet noise had to be a Hawker Hunter. In the fifties and into the sixties am lot of major airshows like ...