First Flight 2012

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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby RLN » Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:25 pm

Aww, come on Jiggy. Post the pics. B-)
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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby Jigsaw » Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:33 pm

RLN wrote:Aww, come on Jiggy. Post the pics. B-)


:)) Honestly mate, it's not worth it. Wind, rain, cr@p lens, cr@p photographer :)) If I can find one that isn't blurred but don't hold ya breath.
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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby RLN » Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:36 pm

Hurry up, I'm going purple. :))
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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby Mayfly » Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:43 pm

I didn't even take my camera - I've spent so much time looking the lens at her in the past I decided just to watch her.

Nice to see MaPS.

Paying the price for going now tho' - but well worth it there was nice little howl on the final flypast. :D
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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby Xplumberlives » Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:17 pm

Mayfly wrote:I didn't even take my camera - I've spent so much time looking the lens at her in the past I decided just to watch her.

Nice to see MaPS.

Paying the price for going now tho' - but well worth it there was nice little howl on the final flypast. :D




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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby Mayfly » Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:21 pm

I did quite well ont of him - he paid to get in and I took the change :D

TBH it was the reason I didn't turn up on Tuesday I just didn't feel right, out of 2 choices of venues to go to I stayed at home :((
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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby Xplumberlives » Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:30 pm

Mayfly wrote:I did quite well ont of him - he paid to get in and I took the change :D

TBH it was the reason I didn't turn up on Tuesday I just didn't feel right, out of 2 choices of venues to go to I stayed at home :((



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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby Mayfly » Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:37 pm

Yeah I know - put it down to being a whimp!! :p
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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby Jigsaw » Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:08 pm

RLN wrote:Hurry up, I'm going purple. :))


Don't say I didn't warn you (I am actually quite ashamed to post these) :))

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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby Sooty655 » Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:23 pm

Nowt wrong with the pics, Jiggy, in view of the cr@p weather.

There were hundreds of cameras at NAM, and I doubt whether anyone got a decent pic. Unlit grey aircraft against dark grey cloud.
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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby Jigsaw » Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:34 pm

Thanks Sooty. I'm sure there are far better but I was just glad to be there in time to see her go to be honest and the T&G was a bonus :D
We really wanted to go to NAM but this weekend is impossible. Hope you all had a good day ;)

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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby Kermit » Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:49 pm

Jiggy, which end of the lane were you parked in ?? Did you not wait for her return ?
Must have passed you at some point ! And no, I didnt take any photos !
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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby Mayfly » Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:50 pm

It's not about quality Jigs it's about sharing so thanks for posting them.
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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Sat Apr 28, 2012 9:57 pm



Fish and chips from Ruskington turned into a trip to Doncaster =)) =)) (You'll need to look on google earth to appreciate it =)) =)) ) and it wasn't even my idea \:D/ \:D/ :D
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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby MOD » Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:30 pm

Thanks for posting those Kev. ;)

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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby Jet Morgan » Sat Apr 28, 2012 10:40 pm

Hihonyr8811 wrote:Fish and chips from Ruskington turned into a trip to Doncaster =)) =)) (You'll need to look on google earth to appreciate it =)) =)) ) and it wasn't even my idea \:D/ \:D/ :D

Doncaster is nearly sixty miles away!!! :-o :))
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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby Mayfly » Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:31 am

Hihonyr8811 wrote:

Fish and chips from Ruskington turned into a trip to Doncaster =)) =)) (You'll need to look on google earth to appreciate it =)) =)) ) and it wasn't even my idea \:D/ \:D/ :D



You could have stayed at home Helen she was doing circuits at Waddington! :))
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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby Jigsaw » Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:27 am

Kermit wrote:Jiggy, which end of the lane were you parked in ?? Did you not wait for her return ?
Must have passed you at some point ! And no, I didnt take any photos !


We were on the A614, drove up to the last crash gate, turned around and parked at the 1st gap in the trees. We didn't have time to hang about (lucky we made it before she left as it was :)) )
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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby Kermit » Sun Apr 29, 2012 10:39 am

Yes, can see it now from the angle of your photos, glad you made it, certainly worthwhile !
No doubt we ll meet on that lane some time this year :)
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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby Jigsaw » Sun Apr 29, 2012 1:56 pm

I'm sure we will be loitering there again at some point Kermit :D .
Really glad we made it in time to see her take off :ymapplause:
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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby Sploosher » Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:13 pm

I shall try and get there as well sometime............ ;)
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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby Dee » Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:28 pm

I shall try and get there and stay long enough to see her take off!! :(
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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby Checkflaps » Mon Apr 30, 2012 12:53 pm

Was good to meet up with people over at Newark. Whilst 'Brunty' cold, it was a nice little display for the masses outside - although whoever was doing the practice over Swinderby direction was giving it 'beans' and didn't reproduce it over the showground. :(

At some point, when my PC decides to play ball ~x( , I'll get the video uploaded.

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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby Mayfly » Mon Apr 30, 2012 4:11 pm

It was nice you and CG Garry.

I agree about the flypast, it was a little off to one side too.
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Re: First Flight 2012

Postby Blue_2 » Tue May 01, 2012 12:30 pm

Some of mine from Sunday, for what they're worth...
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