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- Thu 27 Jul 2023, 8:42 pm
- Forum: Airline & Commercial Aviation Photos
- Topic: VS339
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2155
- Sat 15 Jul 2023, 5:45 pm
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2023 Discuss everything thread
- Replies: 4140
- Views: 952511
Re: RIAT 2023 Discuss everything thread
Back from the show today, a few thoughts before I go and look at my pictures... Joined the traffic jam to get to the base at 0830. Blue route was carnage, so got shifted on to the green route. Took an hour from Cricklade to being parked up. Could have been worse I suppose! What was painful was the ...
- Sat 15 Jul 2023, 2:47 pm
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2023 Discuss everything thread
- Replies: 4140
- Views: 952511
- Fri 14 Jul 2023, 2:41 pm
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2023 Discuss everything thread
- Replies: 4140
- Views: 952511
Re: RIAT 2023 Discuss everything thread
Guess the car park conditions could be a factor Saturday and Sunday!
- Mon 19 Jun 2023, 9:30 am
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2023 Discuss everything thread
- Replies: 4140
- Views: 952511
Re: RIAT 2023 Discuss everything thread
Sometimes validations as well!Airwolfhound wrote: ↑Sun 18 Jun 2023, 12:14 pmYes, always worth hanging on after Friday's display, you are very likely to see some arrivals.farnboroughrob wrote: ↑Sun 18 Jun 2023, 11:50 amMine have arrived but a question for Friday with the display finishing at 3 am I likely to see arrivals after the display?
- Sat 28 Jan 2023, 4:59 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: ADS-B Exchange, larged unfiltered tracking network, sold to private equity firm
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3274
Re: ADS-B Exchange, larged unfiltered tracking network, sold to private equity firm
It would be grand if JetNet suddenly find themselves with an empty product having spent millions on it - it would be hard to believe they intended to keep it free, after all. What if the £8m paid out was designed to do exactly what it has done, or seems to be doing, ie: create the demise of ADSBX a...
- Tue 19 Jul 2022, 12:26 pm
- Forum: Farnborough International Airshow
- Topic: FIA 2022
- Replies: 97
- Views: 42846
Re: FIA 2022
These new rules regarding flying displays at Farnborough really don't make much sense. The Black Eagles spent all last week practicing at 20min formation display over Farnborough and yet 4 days later, they are only allowed to do a single fly past for the actual airshow. How does that make any sense...
- Thu 14 Jul 2022, 4:35 pm
- Forum: Farnborough International Airshow
- Topic: FIA 2022
- Replies: 97
- Views: 42846
Re: FIA 2022
Pegasus at a guess!reidms88 wrote: ↑Wed 13 Jul 2022, 11:29 amWhere did you manage to view from? i'm in Fleet, and it didnt come over as far as me.lynothehammer wrote: ↑Tue 12 Jul 2022, 3:17 pmA350 display is simply brilliant, don't get me wrong i love RIAT for it's fast jets etc but seeing something big as the 350 being thrown about is just epic...
- Sun 10 Jul 2022, 4:26 pm
- Forum: Farnborough International Airshow
- Topic: FIA 2022
- Replies: 97
- Views: 42846
- Fri 27 May 2022, 5:27 pm
- Forum: Farnborough International Airshow
- Topic: FIA 2022
- Replies: 97
- Views: 42846
Re: FIA 2022
Is the Pegasus card still a thing this year?
- Tue 11 Feb 2020, 7:32 am
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Qf10 damage?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4153
Re: Qf10 damage?
The weather looks a lot better than I assumed it would during a storm
- Fri 11 Oct 2019, 8:47 pm
- Forum: Airline & Commercial Aviation Photos
- Topic: A wet night at LHR
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2563
- Sat 27 Jul 2019, 7:53 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: BBC Planespotting live....
- Replies: 189
- Views: 31988
Re: BBC Planespotting live....
Just managed to catch up with these shows, all in all a little shoddy as regards detail, I thought the girl in the PJ's was quite good at explaining things and did it in an understandable way to those who may not of known or had much knowledge of aviation history. The Pilot was good with most thing...
- Sat 27 Jul 2019, 12:23 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: BBC Planespotting live....
- Replies: 189
- Views: 31988
Re: BBC Planespotting live....
Hmmm, disrespect, is that is a good description of simply pointing out that someone who was paid to be part of a programme was wrong, and respect is a two way street, remember the 'get some time in' comment. Give it a rest mate, are you really arguing with a pilot about how aircraft work? Simple Qu...
- Sat 27 Jul 2019, 10:02 am
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: BBC Planespotting live....
- Replies: 189
- Views: 31988
Re: BBC Planespotting live....
Kudos to the RAF guy who referred to the Connigsby spotters as extra eyes and ears for security on the base
- Sat 27 Jul 2019, 9:14 am
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: BBC Planespotting live....
- Replies: 189
- Views: 31988
Re: BBC Planespotting live....
It was in the spirit of Springwatch. a set of erudite individuals showing and discussing lesser creatures in their native environment. Haha. In fact, the criticisms have mostly been the exact opposite. A set of know nothings insulting the intelligence of superior beings. Are you actually being seri...
- Sat 27 Jul 2019, 9:10 am
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: BBC Planespotting live....
- Replies: 189
- Views: 31988
Re: BBC Planespotting live....
Just managed to catch up with these shows, all in all a little shoddy as regards detail, I thought the girl in the PJ's was quite good at explaining things and did it in an understandable way to those who may not of known or had much knowledge of aviation history. The Pilot was good with most things...
- Thu 25 Jul 2019, 8:21 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: BBC Planespotting live....
- Replies: 189
- Views: 31988
Re: BBC Planespotting live....
toom317 wrote:aceyone wrote:Did Snow just say the Victor could go supersonic ?
It could, in a dive.
he did say in a dive acey
- Thu 25 Jul 2019, 7:03 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Patrouille de France incident (runway overrun?)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3287
Re: Patrouille de France incident (runway overrun?)
Cue CAA/MAA/ RSPCA et al knee-jerk reaction. For all future landings, Best close the M11 at Duxford, the A419 at Fairford, M25 at Heathrow & Gatwick all together! Oh, M27 at Southampton just in case lightning does strike twice? Unless of course this was an 'isolated incident' or God forbid an a...
- Tue 23 Jul 2019, 11:24 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: BBC Planespotting live....
- Replies: 189
- Views: 31988
Re: BBC Planespotting live....
Its a bit like UKAR but live on the TV.....Brill
- Thu 11 Jul 2019, 4:07 am
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: British Airways vs Virgin Atlantic - Which is the better air
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3135
Re: British Airways vs Virgin Atlantic - Which is the better
Big Eric wrote:RAF4EVER wrote:May be he is colour blind.
Maybe he just went spotting in the dark.
nobody goes spotting in the dark , ridiculous state of affairs !
- Sun 07 Jul 2019, 11:59 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Flares at RIAT.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3657
Re: Flares at RIAT.
Agreed, i certainly loved watching them get bombed up, then sit on the pan until early evening, when i'd watch 52's and Bones heading, for some reason, north over Banbury powering for altitude. Quite a thing to watch a Bone with all its candles lit and anti cols on, in the dark going for height. yo...
- Sun 07 Jul 2019, 11:53 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: British Airways vs Virgin Atlantic - Which is the better air
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3135
Re: British Airways vs Virgin Atlantic - Which is the better
RAF4EVER wrote:May be he is colour blind.
and short
- Tue 28 May 2019, 8:14 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: The Best Aviation Hotel
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2432
Re: The Best Aviation Hotel
starbuck wrote:
I'm not too sure I'd like to be in the infinity pool sipping my cocktail with the lingering aroma of avcat all around to be honest!
To like aircraft you must like the smell ! Imho
- Tue 05 Mar 2019, 7:52 pm
- Forum: Farnborough International Airshow
- Topic: No more weekend public show!
- Replies: 38
- Views: 26092
Re: No more weekend public show!
[quote="effects":"Kris Kris Tofferson!"][quote="melvyn hiscock":"Kris Kris Tofferson!"]Not surprising. The rules on overflight are next to impossible there. I am amazed they have not stopped before.[/quote:"Kris Kris Tofferson!"] Not at all accurate....