Bournemouth Air Festival 2010

[RLN]

Thanks Stiggy. Enjoy yourselves.

[Mayfly]

Ditto - weather is crap here today, hope you fair better down there!!!

[Thumper]

Great video Stiggy!

Hope you have a great weekend and that the weather is lovely

[Howslo]

Nice clip!

Rather a smoky approach. Perhaps they forgot to push the choke in!

[Wedgy]

Seen Pujgnie there yet?

[Mayfly]

Well the last 48hours has flown by & its been brilliant !

2x Flyovers at my Sisters wedding yesterday courtesy of the Red Arrows, 1x Flyover from the Dutch F-16 (Full power ) and endless amounts of others including the BBMF!

Today I have been camped out at Bournemouth Airport Viewing Enclosure most of the time with Pujgnie. Lots of arrivals and departures for the Air Festival which started today.

I finally ended the evening at Bournemouth beach on the overcliff watching the Dusk Display. A brilliant end to the day! Started with the Red Devils dropping in, Miss Demeanour making lots of noise with the sweeeeeeeetest blue note I've ever heard on her final fast pass (it went on for what seemed ages) , Gerald Cooper displaying the finest aerobatics I've ever seen with the finale coming courtesy of the Swift Team with lots of pyros. Nice!

Pics to follow and also a Full HD Treat of the first arrival of XH558 in to Bournemouth airport since 1991! It was well worth the wait

:ymapplause:

Seen Pujgnie there yet?

I think that means yes.

Should have gone to Specsavers!

[Xplumberlives]

[RLN]

Maybe he did go to Specsavers - they're crap

[Pujgnie]

Stiggy - it looked good on your camera yesterday... even better now you have uploaded it .

Top historic video. Great stuff

Heres Stigish adopting his filming pose and position

[Sooty655]

Have Elf'n'Safety seen these grandstand arrangements?

[Pujgnie]

:-o Have Elf'n'Safety seen these grandstand arrangements?

Both Stigish and Andy will be buying small stepladders soon

[Stigish]

Stiggy - it looked good on your camera yesterday... even better now you have uploaded it .

Top historic video. Great stuff

Heres Stigish adopting his filming pose and position

Cheers for the action shot Phill..............That look of concentration on my face is a rarity these days !

Glad you all liked the clip it, all I need now is cluny's approval
That vid took over 2.5hrs to upload for just over 1 min ! I think I might try a lower resolution next time

Went to the Airport again today for some more arrivals etc. A bit windy, but a nice selection of aircraft & the catering van turned up, so the burgers made it more manageable .

[Mayfly]

Stiggy why do I always imagine you as blonde?

[Stigish]

:))

Stiggy why do I always imagine you as blonde?

I do feel like one many occasions

[RLN]

:))

Stiggy why do I always imagine you as blonde?

I do feel like one many occasions

So do I

[Stigish]

:))

Stiggy why do I always imagine you as blonde?

I do feel like one many occasions

So do I

umm, oh, slight typo there.................

[Mayfly]

@ RLN

[RLN]

Not your typo Stiggy, just the usual IA word twister taking effect.


Sorry Wedgy, Not IA at all - just li'l ol' me.

[Stigish]

Not your typo Stiggy, just the usual IA word twister taking effect.


Sorry Wedgy, Not IA at all - just li'l ol' me.

It wouldn't be IA without it!
Edit:
A selection of pics from the last two days (very pic heavy):
A nice low level high speed pass to start Thursday



XH558's rather graceful pass before heading out to sea:


We've all seen the video......



Tugged out of sight at the speed of a snail........ .........

Ta Da!

Time for pics with the local press

Just dropping by

Look closely.....Yes, he's opened the canopy and had enough time to give us all a wave


RFA Mounts Bay

The Dusk Display Grand Finale




Friday..............
My first glimpse of the sea vixen this year (still not in the air though )

I got the strobe Pujgnie

One of many waves from the pilots (just about every pilot from all aircraft today followed suit )

Cobhams finest!

Suprise flypast

The only pic of a spitfire all day & it turns up with its ghost in tow!




Smoke......Go! Only 8 Reds today for some reason

And the bit I waited all day for.....




Apologies if I've gone a bit mad, but I guess it'll be mainly me adding pics this weekend unlike RIAT & I'm getting lots of play time with the camera

[Fifties Fanatic]

:))

Stiggy why do I always imagine you as blonde?

I do feel like one many occasions

Do you indeed - lucky old you.

[Mayfly]

Thanks Stiggy,

seeing that Spitfire ghost pic is a bit weird on a day like yesterday isn't it!

[Xplumberlives]

1. What NO pink shirt?
2. You need a Campervan or the aforementioned Stepladder!
3. I've got a stepladder, my real ladder left when I was just a child!!!!

[Mayfly]

1. What NO pink shirt?
2. You need a Campervan or the aforementioned Stepladder!
3. I've got a stepladder, my real ladder left when I was just a child!!!!

Hardly surprising is it !!!!

[Xplumberlives]

Oh you meanie!

[Stigish]

1. What NO pink shirt?
2. You need a Campervan or the aforementioned Stepladder!
3. I've got a stepladder, my real ladder left when I was just a child!!!!

If you look closely enough, there is actually the collar of my pink polo shirt visible by my left cheek

Question: How did I get a mirror image of the spitfire in that picture above???? Is it anything to do with me using a fairly low shutter speed (1/125)?