shame the last one left is in Oz

we scrapped our last one in 2008, thought it might hang around, but it was not to be

well I'll say one thing, "absolutely fresh" isnt fresh anymore....the thing stinks

blimey, your not a member of the LMA are you? Well, phreakf4 may not be a member of the LMA but I am so I wonder why you appear to treat the organisation with such derision? As a "very experienced" model pilot (whatever that means) who also has significant full sized flying hours I regard...

"LMA"

blimey, your not a member of the LMA are you?........model flying: "its not something a woman could do" haha I couldnt comment whether its in the BMFA handbook or not, I just knew about it through those who use it, and then I double checked before posting so that I posted facts! "It i...

I dont like answering questions like "how much experience have you got" because well, it just makes you look like an idiot when you answer, but chances are I've probably got more than you. Not that it really makes much odds. but to the point in hand, last year the CAA granted an exemption ...

Mostly what you say is true, but with FPV (First Person View) now, it makes something like formation flying with a video camera easy. Now Im not saying that steve and matt bishop should use it at a public display with ££££'s worth of jets, but it would actually be fairly easy to do.

Steve Atkin wrote:Very impressive! Is the formation work done purely by ground reference - or do they have mini-cameras in the cockpits?

totally by ground reference only

The Storch was at old warden when I got there about 4pm yesterday, so very unlikely to be the same one

Yep that'd be Steve and Matt Bishop.........doing one of their displays at the Blackbushe Model Airshow

try 3 P40's and the Hawk......thats what we got at last years Legends, but only on the Saturday if I remember?

captchaos wrote:Thought someone may have noticed

http://www.raf.mod.uk/hawkdisplayteam/displayprogramme/

yeh, in the first post of this thread

BA 747

Southendnick wrote:How many other feature films have a Carvair in them!

Probably none, but I think that says more about producers not wanting a Carvair in their film

Carvair at Southend hahahaha Just as good, when Bond flips the sat nav/tracker open and there on the map is Southend-on-Sea. Going off topic there was a rumor going round that The Fast & Furious 6 was going to be filmed in London & Southend! Much that I would love it to happen I will beleve...

FGR2 wrote:Sounds like a DA-42. There is one that flies over Essex on a regular basis. Think it may be based at Stapleford.

theres one at Southend that does regular training, but there could be two of course

Southendnick wrote:Carvair at Southend

hahahaha

30 screws is a lot, and really isnt acceptable....however, if the daily mail is correct, it says that is only one third of the screws from that panel...its really no safety issue, and definately doesnt deserve such a hyped up media response. believe me, far worse things have happened, and in this co...

Im not being a party pooper here, but is this really all that dramatic? Yes he did a good job etc etc, but dead stick landings happen all the time, and not always from such a high altitude. Landing (planting it) in a small field in the british countryside from a few thousand feet would be maybe wort...

Just heard it on the news.....not many details. 48 yr old man is alive but burnt, happened last night, anyone got any more info? I assume it crash landed, but who knows......

massive fuel leak from the wings perhaps???











im joking of course

Southendnick wrote:Now passing Southend looked very low over the airport, Spit & Hurri circling over head heading South in very loose formation fantastic sight and sound.

spit and hurri landed and stayed at the airport for a little while before the lanc got there.....not sure why though

In one of the papers today it said it could have been so much worse (sorry can't remember the paper it was on the TV) the plane was heading towards a town centre and if it wasn't for the pilot who steered it away many more would have died. He really was a hero, may he he rest in peace. Im sorry to ...

In one of the papers today it said it could have been so much worse (sorry can't remember the paper it was on the TV) the plane was heading towards a town centre and if it wasn't for the pilot who steered it away many more would have died. He really was a hero, may he he rest in peace. Im sorry to ...

the plan was to land for fuel, and see what the weather does, and if bad, stay the night. I take it from the sighting that they indeed continued on their journey