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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Jigsaw » Sat May 30, 2009 8:51 pm

Waterbeach? Not far from me and I saw nothing ~x(

Another balloon and a weird lollipop.


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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Nickolas » Sat May 30, 2009 11:02 pm

The Weird lolipop is in fact a weather vane.
Yup, as the wind changes direction so the Hurri moves too.
Sooooooooooooooooo Cool.
Every home should have one.

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Wedgy » Sun May 31, 2009 11:07 am

Looking forward to a great summer of photos :ymapplause:
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Sun May 31, 2009 7:28 pm

Does this count? Me in a Glider?

:D :D :D :D

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Stevieboy » Sun May 31, 2009 7:36 pm

Jigsaw wrote:

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A very skilled Hurri pilot. Cracking landing. :p
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Tom.com » Sun May 31, 2009 7:49 pm

Stevieboy wrote:
Jigsaw wrote:

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A very skilled Hurri pilot. Cracking landing. :p

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Wedgy » Sun May 31, 2009 9:01 pm

Glider over Epsom ;)
(Yes, my camera zoom is as useful as a chocolate teapot :( )

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Is that you Hihonyr8811? :D
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:54 pm

well there I was just dozing off when 2 typhoons decided to do 3 circuits of our house tail chasing each other - the LOUDEST racket I have heard in a long while........

but of course by the time I got my camera & got outside, they had bu&&ered off :((
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mackrick » Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:57 pm

MF I find superglue stops me leaving my camera out of arms reach :p
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:02 pm

don't usually need it MR, being an ex-armourer :))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mackrick » Thu Jun 25, 2009 7:11 pm

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Wedgy » Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:03 pm

Low Apache at 13:06 on the A303, 6 miles from the M3 junction :D

Had to remember to look at THE ROAD =))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Wedgy » Fri Jun 26, 2009 4:57 pm

Spotted a couple this afternoon:

All in 15mins \:D/

Stratotanker (i think - too high)
Mustang
Messerschmitt something.
Hawk
Cutiss P-40
Typhoon
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Just so happens my daughters school is 1.5km from Biggin Hill runway =))
They were flying in - or practising :D
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:15 pm

show off :p

well I saw a King Air, Harriers, Typhoons & F15s today
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mackrick » Fri Jun 26, 2009 6:59 pm

Spotted a few VC10's ... Tristars .... C17 .... Oh and a Vulcan :D
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby RLN » Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:06 pm

You should be banned from this thread :((
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Wedgy » Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:11 pm

MR - yer BARRED =))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:16 pm

we'll be running a bit short on mods at this rate - I thought we were supposed to do the banning not get banned... just goes to show how poor your choice was Wedgy =))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Jigsaw » Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:23 pm

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mackrick » Fri Jun 26, 2009 7:38 pm

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Tom.com » Fri Jun 26, 2009 11:10 pm

today I saw about 100, 737-200 ERs (-| (-|
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Saracenman » Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:15 am

ADVANCE WARNING

on Saturday, i shall be seeing this.........

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Wedgy » Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:14 am

Will it be on a pogo stick?

If it ain't in the air, it ain't a spot ;) :))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Dan4th » Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:22 pm

Well, tanks ARE airlifted and parachuted into battle, no?????????

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mags » Sat Jun 27, 2009 7:37 pm

Lucky b*****r's - all we get is the traffic into Edinburgh and the resident Cessna's n stuff :(
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