B16 for me this year.
Hopefully the aisle means I can get the hips more comfortable and face the eastern end (so long as they take off that way!!)
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- Wed 28 Jun 2023, 7:28 am
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: FRIAT 2023 Seating Plan
- Replies: 53
- Views: 29059
- Wed 17 Apr 2019, 4:40 pm
- Forum: Photography Hints, Tips & Questions
- Topic: New equipment.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5280
Re: New equipment.
I was lucky to pick up a 105 mm Polaroid filter on Amazon UK for £14.99, which seems a good price to protect the end of my 150-600 Sport, plus I don't noticed much difference in image quality. Sigma ones were around the £120 (protector and UV) and £180 - £200 for the circular polariser Luckily picke...
- Fri 08 Jun 2018, 11:57 am
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: FRIAT Seating Plan 2018
- Replies: 101
- Views: 30168
Re: FRIAT Seating Plan 2018
E21 for me!
Ben R
Ben R
- Wed 31 Jan 2018, 6:12 pm
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT "Glamping"
- Replies: 88
- Views: 24750
Re: RIAT "Glamping"
Think it was 4 gazebos we had last year!! I can fit my Astra into my orange-topped tunnel tent! Got to the 30's and decided yoga/gymnastics dressing wasn't for me any more!!!
Ben R
Ben R
- Fri 27 Oct 2017, 6:36 pm
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2018 discussion
- Replies: 6194
- Views: 819873
Re: RIAT 2018 discussion
Grabbed a Mach 2 at 9.10 this morning. 1st time a non-Mach3er!!!
- Sat 29 Jul 2017, 3:38 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Dictionary of aviation enthusiast slang considered "chavvy"
- Replies: 122
- Views: 19778
Re: Dictionary of aviation enthusiast slang considered "chav
"Fat Lass" the A400M Atlas. She is on the larger side!
- Sun 28 May 2017, 11:34 pm
- Forum: Heads Up/OTT
- Topic: Fast Jet
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2738
Re: Fast Jet
Had to laugh on the 'It's a Marlow thing' facebook group someone was convinced they were F-14 navy jets
Strangely enough, an old colleague of mine tried to put them right with tail numbers for the 2 F-15s!!
Ben R
Strangely enough, an old colleague of mine tried to put them right with tail numbers for the 2 F-15s!!
Ben R
- Fri 31 Mar 2017, 11:29 am
- Forum: Heads Up/OTT
- Topic: Atlas circling
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1105
Re: Atlas circling
I think they may have flown over Strike Command /RAF Naphill/whatever it's called these days I was just standing in Stokenchurch awaiting my finest local middle-eastern cuisine (aka standing in line for a kebab!) and saw a Chinook flying approx NE or E from RAF Benson direction towards Naphill, foll...
- Thu 19 Jan 2017, 3:39 pm
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2017 (Discussion & Participation Thread)
- Replies: 5050
- Views: 875950
Re: RIAT 2017 (Discussion & Participation Thread)
Just purchased mine this lunchtime - Wendy was allocating out the grandstand seats in the background whilst I was ordering Any remaining Mach 3 tickets will be in the bottom 5 rows I believe. Not sure if a X row front seat will be available as the lady I spoke to said things were tight! Oh well, her...
- Tue 06 Sep 2016, 7:14 pm
- Forum: Other UK Airshows and Events
- Topic: Goodwood Revival 2016.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4198
Re: Goodwood Revival 2016.
If anyone needs a paddock pass - give me a shout as I have one spare. Please remember there is a dress code (gents jacket and tie or overalls, ladies no bare midriffs) in the paddock. I'll be down there all 3 days as usual and at least am not camping this time!! The tent became a windsurfing device ...
- Thu 18 Aug 2016, 4:46 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Heads Up... 238 Squadron Spotters Day
- Replies: 79
- Views: 13749
Re: Heads Up... 238 Squadron Spotters Day
I'll be heading up from the Bucks/Oxon border by J5 of the M40, so if anyone needs a lift there and back from South Bucks, give me a shout. Will be my second trip to Cosford and I might even get out the car this time!! Can't remember which year it was when the monsoon came down after 3 hours waiting...
- Mon 08 Aug 2016, 5:11 pm
- Forum: Heads Up/OTT
- Topic: Red Bull Air Race aircraft at Wycombe Air Park 9th-11th Aug
- Replies: 2
- Views: 935
Red Bull Air Race aircraft at Wycombe Air Park 9th-11th Aug
Found this on Facebook for anyone local to the area: Information from Wycombe Air Park: Wycombe Air Park will be welcoming the Red Bull Air Racers on Tuesday 9th August 2016. They will be staying here until the Thursday 11th August 2016 where they will then depart to Ascot in preparations for the ai...
- Mon 25 Jul 2016, 6:52 pm
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: RIAT 2017 wishlist
- Replies: 485
- Views: 126765
Re: RIAT 2017 wishlist
WB-57 three-ship flypast and static
Ben R
Ben R
- Tue 10 May 2016, 12:15 pm
- Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
- Topic: Official RIAT 2016 Toilet thread
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4849
Re: Official RIAT 2016 Toilet thread
I wonder as it is a Farnborough year in 2016, whether a BOGOF ticket offer could be arranged
I must admit to being a fart jet enthusiast rather than Flying Legends and their plopeller offerings....
I must admit to being a fart jet enthusiast rather than Flying Legends and their plopeller offerings....
- Sat 15 Aug 2015, 12:44 am
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Battle of Britain Day Commemoration at Goodwood
- Replies: 409
- Views: 61297
Re: Battle of Britain Day Commemoration at Goodwood
Booked my ticket and will probably head up to the Lavant Bank enclosure....wish I'd know this was on and I would have ordered a 5 day camping pass rather than 4 days Do love the Revival a lot more than the festival of Speed these days. Never forget my ex-colleague who went on to become a copper swea...
- Mon 22 Jun 2015, 4:29 pm
- Forum: Other UK Airshows and Events
- Topic: Goodwood Festival of Speed
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1945
Re: Goodwood Festival of Speed
Itinerary as follows:
Friday
12:15 Red Arrows
15:30 Typhoon
Saturday
11:45 Red Arrows
17:00 Typhoon
Sunday
11:00 Typhoon
17:30 Red Arrows
Link to the itinerary in full:
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Friday
12:15 Red Arrows
15:30 Typhoon
Saturday
11:45 Red Arrows
17:00 Typhoon
Sunday
11:00 Typhoon
17:30 Red Arrows
Link to the itinerary in full:
https://cdn.gwsrv.net/wp-content/upload ... OH,CGT9O,1
- Mon 16 Mar 2015, 9:48 am
- Forum: For Sale & Wanted Ads
- Topic: Goodwood 73rd Members Meeting weekend badge 21st/22nd March
- Replies: 0
- Views: 109
Goodwood 73rd Members Meeting weekend badge 21st/22nd March
Good morning everyone, I have available a spare 2-day/weekend pass for the 73rd Goodwood Members Meeting being held this coming weekend of Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd March, as my retired ex-colleague is sunning herself on a cruise and no colleagues want to join me This event was revived last year...
- Tue 09 Dec 2014, 5:30 pm
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Re-using a name
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4245
Re: Re-using a name
My suggestion is the Bell AH-1 Cobra and the YF-17 Cobra (which later became the F/A-18 Hornet).
Ben R
Ben R
- Sat 22 Nov 2014, 9:09 am
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Display Flying...........
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2769
Re: Display Flying...........
'Interesting' annotation for the wingover above the black bulldog clip !! The angle of it certainly doesn't help!
Ben R
Ben R
- Thu 31 Jul 2014, 11:06 am
- Forum: Aviation Waffle
- Topic: Aviation forums: a survivor’s guide
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3344
Re: Aviation forums: a survivor’s guide
Surely the only racist XH558 fans would be the ones who want an all-white anti-radiation flash respray
Ben R
Ben R
- Tue 01 Jul 2014, 11:51 am
- Forum: Heads Up/OTT
- Topic: Hunter over Southwold
- Replies: 3
- Views: 686
Re: Hunter over Southwold
G-FFOX was a hunter in the air off East Anglia around that time, about 280 knots and at 14,000 ft I think if my memory is correct
Ben R
Ben R
- Mon 17 Mar 2014, 3:23 pm
- Forum: Heads Up/OTT
- Topic: FR24
- Replies: 467
- Views: 90430
Re: FR24
Looks like G-UMMI is at it again over Brum at the moment, following his London sightseeing excursion!
- Wed 25 Sep 2013, 12:24 pm
- Forum: Heads Up/OTT
- Topic: ZA150 VC-10
- Replies: 68
- Views: 10677
Re: ZA150 VC-10
Currently sat with plenty of others at Brunty - latest information we've been told is she's due in around 3 P.M., with 2 flypasts and then her final landing
Ben R
Ben R
- Mon 09 Sep 2013, 4:07 pm
- Forum: Other UK Airshows and Events
- Topic: Goodwood Revival 13th-15th September
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2953
Re: Goodwood Revival 13th-15th September
Hi Dan H, Should be: Thursday: Spitfire display around 18:00 over the House and cricket pitch. Friday: air display 11:20 BBMF 11:30 air display 15:25 canberra 15:40 Saturday: Dawn patrol - P-51 08:30 air display 11:20 BBMF flypast 11:25 air display 15:50 canberra 16:10 Spitfire/Mustang duo 19:05 Sun...
- Mon 08 Jul 2013, 5:34 pm
- Forum: Other UK Airshows and Events
- Topic: Goodwood FOS 2013.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1196
Re: Goodwood FOS 2013.
I'll be going on Thursday, Friday and Sunday (darn sold out of Saturday tickets by the time my discount code worked ) The Red Arrows display is rather good if you are stuck in the car park when they are directly overhead though! Anyone wants a Friday ticket for £26.14 instead of £36, give me a DM. S...