HRH Birthday flypast

[Mayfly]

Still undecided if I should go or not. I always complain because of shooting into the sun & I won't battle the 'pros' on the mound...... I feel intimidated by the size of my lens!!!


now where's Jiggy when you need him

[Hihonyr8811]

At least you have a lense

We're not sure where we're going yet.
We might just go to the picnic area near the castle.

[Mayfly]

which picnic area is that Helen - there's the one opposite the lakes is there another?

[350wedge]

Looks like a beautiful day for it

Well its sunny here.....

[Mayfly]

yeah it is here - a few white clouds gathering now tho' and a little breezy!!

[Hihonyr8811]

yeah on the A153 oppisite the lakes and the caravan park, that's the only one I know of (half way between Tattershall bridge and the Castle, where the old railway used to run).
Has a snack bar and toilets unlike the viewing area at Coningsby Although I see Adrian and the buger van will be there today.



Any idea what could have taken off from waddington, surely it's too early to be forming up for the flypast?
Who ever it was said "right turn to Marham".
But the radio noise didn't sound like a tornado, sounded more like sentinel or something.

[Mayfly]

no haven't heard anything - it is early unless they have something else to do before hand.

[350wedge]

Shame I wont get to see it this year but I'll post up some pics from the flypast a couple of years ago from RAF Halton...

[IanM]

My girlfriend wants to go shopping around the time the flypast will be coming over so I've persuaded her to go shopping near Colchester which is nearer the route than Harwich where she originally wanted to go and isn't near anything

She's already asked why I have charged my camera

[Xplumberlives]

yeah on the A153 oppisite the lakes and the caravan park, that's the only one I know of (half way between Tattershall bridge and the Castle, where the old railway used to run).
Has a snack bar and toilets unlike the viewing area at Coningsby Although I see Adrian and the buger van will be there today.



Any idea what could have taken off from waddington, surely it's too early to be forming up for the flypast?
Who ever it was said "right turn to Marham".
But the radio noise didn't sound like a tornado, sounded more like sentinel or something.

I thought you had forgotten what a BURGER VAN was!

Might be one of the WHIPPERS IN, who check formations as they build up!

[Mayfly]

so is it looking like yet again the flypast is not being televised?

[Xplumberlives]

so is it looking like yet again the flypast is not being televised?

Of course it is woman, I am watching Auntie Liz being taken home this very moment, the RAF should be over SHORTLY!


BBC1 RED BUTTON coverage!

[Mayfly]

on what channel?

[Mayfly]

aha got it thanks!!

[Xplumberlives]

A pleasure!

[Mayfly]

well the 3 ship of Tonkas were a great improvement on the other day.

[Sickbag_andy]

I positioned myself in what I thought would be an ideal spot between Hatfield Peverel and Terling in Essex ready for the flypast but unfortunately although I had a good view I was just to the north of the flight line and ended up on the 'dark side' of the aircraft which coupled with mainly grey skies and grey aircraft didn't make for ideal photographic conditions, anyway I've loaded the pics onto a page on my Guppy site (far quicker that photobucket) and here's a link to them:


http://www.superguppy.co.uk/images/gall ... 2-6-10.htm

[Xplumberlives]

Yep you're right!

[Mayfly]

Typical Coningsby shots! but nice to see the flypast anyway.

[Hihonyr8811]

Fish and chips, sun and aircraft, pretty good afternoon

This was taken from the picnic area on the A153 just before Tattershall right in the middle of eating our fish and chips , perfect timing , not the best view as the next photo in the sequence has a tree in it


Then we had a tootle round coningsby - New York - down dogdyke road past the viewing area, took one look at the cars and kept going
So we went to the old tattershall bridge.


















My favorite photo from today





The hunter was displaying as we were eating and the JP as we were tootling around Coningsby
We left just before the blades ran into display (althoug we did stop and watch from further down the river towards Woodhall) as mum wanted to watch the flypast that I recorded lol

[Mayfly]

nice pics Helen - love how the typhoon managed to balance his nose wheel on that wire!!

Blades, Dak & typhoon came over our house

[Cluny]

Brize familes day was ok despite the jobsworth military plods best efforts [we ignored them and stood by the side of the road anyway]
Nice to meet the Stig , sorry i wasn't very coversational [ thats just me , i dont say much ]
Highlight for me has to have been a tie between the run and brake of the Dutch F-16 [im still deaf] and Tom Blairs Spit Mk9
Anyway , heres the flypast at our end

Right now im off to rough it at Cosford for the rest of the weekend

[Xplumberlives]

Helen, hope you don't mind, I had a play with your Dakota pic!

[Hihonyr8811]

Helen, hope you don't mind, I had a play with your Dakota pic!

Oooooo, me likey

[Pujgnie]

If you had planned to get a shot like that.... it would never have happened in a million years !!! Not a photographic blooper.. just a lucky split second

A good contender for the caption game too