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by **Mayfly** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 12:16 pm

At Coningsby

still need some practice

cross over - who put that bloody fence there!!

and a couple of odds ones
tornado

a wokka low & slow from the other day

not good pics really

by **Spitfire** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 1:11 pm

That'll be the woman Red 3 out of line then =))

INCOMING .................. :-o

by **Mayfly** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 1:17 pm

chauvinist!!!

by **Mags** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 3:54 pm

I always thought the newby drivers would start as red 9 and work their way down the numbers?

by **Mayfly** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:05 pm

no it's the other way round Mags they start off low numbers & work up the numbers - moving outwards in the formation as they do so....

by **Mags** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:54 pm

Isn't red one the boss though?

by **Hihonyr8811** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:56 pm

Yes, newbies start either side of hm, 2 and 3

I avn't looked at the ones I took, although I can garentee your's are much better

by **Mayfly** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 5:01 pm

Yes he is & he's the only position that doesn't change throughout his 3 years as leader -

It is confusing in as much you would think they work their way up the numbers - I always thought they would do that from an admin point of view - but I guess from a flying perspective it makes sense.

Helen I got a really one, unfortunately they must have left one behind because there was only 8 of them ... =))

by **Mags** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 5:11 pm

I've learned something today

Might be quite useful too

by **Mayfly** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 5:15 pm

by **Xplumberlives** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:30 pm

Nice to see the blades blurred on the Chinook picture!

by **Jigsaw** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:42 pm

Mayfly wrote: unfortunately they must have left one behind because there was only 8 of them ...

There were 9 Pam.
One of them was admiring the lovely shade of red coming from the rear of her hawk and wondering if lippy was available in Arrows Red. Consequently she went the wrong way and got lost.
I hear there is a single hawk on the apron at Tullamarine airport.

by **Mayfly** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:49 pm

Oooo Jiggy - you suffering PMT? :))

by **Jigsaw** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:51 pm

Mayfly wrote:Oooo Jiggy - you suffering PMT?

Post Mayfly Trauma?

by **Stigish** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:08 pm

Finally some 2010 Reds shots! Thanks MF :-BD

by **Pujgnie** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:14 pm

Red 3 (Kirsty) - is on the left of leader (viewing upward from ground) in the V approach and Diamond 9.

I see the updated Red Arrows Website no longer shows Reds positions in formations. Judging from Pams' pictures - she is looking good so far.

Thanks Pam.

by **Mayfly** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:28 pm

I didn't realise until a couple of weeks ago she''s Robbie Stewarts daughter - one of the navs who banged out in the 1st Gulf war - I believe there's a bronze bust of Robbie in Hendon Museum

by **Pujgnie** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:33 pm

Pam ... that shot of the cross-over and fence needs to go in the Airshow photographic 'bloopers' on t'ther side

by **Mayfly** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:37 pm

haha - all the crossovers were below the fence line from where I was stood - I have several like that!!! :))

by **Pujgnie** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:44 pm

Mayfly wrote:haha - all the crossovers were below the fence line from where I was stood - I have several like that!!!

Oh NO..... not requesting a step ladder are you ?

by **Mayfly** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:49 pm

yeah - can I lean it against the fence?

by **Checkflaps** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:10 pm

Mayfly wrote:I didn't realise until a couple of weeks ago she''s Robbie Stewarts daughter - one of the navs who banged out in the 1st Gulf war - I believe there's a bronze bust of Robbie in Hendon Museum

Its funny. I hadn't twigged who she was. I remember her when she was Kirsty Stewart.......I was same IOT as her at Cranwell. =))

I would seem she has done rather better than I have. :((

Her dad, did a lecture for all the recruits about his 'experiences' after he was shot down over Iraq in GW1. Interesting and very enlightening. It would have made a great book - but he did say he wouldn't do it.

Garry