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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby Mayfly » Tue Feb 16, 2010 1:57 pm

some good vids posted over the last few days - just lurvvvvvvvv the SU 27 fantastic display & used to hold me completely enthrald
In memory of a very dear friend - Mike Pearson

Very fond memories of Robbie Gilvary - DTs 1st Vulcan Captain who taught DT all he knew.
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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby Cluny » Tue Feb 16, 2010 7:11 pm


:D B-)
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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue Feb 16, 2010 7:13 pm

Not working for me Cluny!


Working now and I was there! What a day!
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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby Cluny » Tue Feb 16, 2010 7:17 pm

Its only just been uploaded and slow to load .
Try it again mate , its worth it B-)
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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue Feb 16, 2010 7:24 pm

Lovely what a day that was, I was up there from the Tuesday, must search out my pictures someday!
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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby RLN » Tue Feb 16, 2010 8:35 pm

Great video, thanks Cluny. Now, if I had a time machine. :(
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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby Pujgnie » Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:08 pm

Test Pilot... :ymapplause: (errrrrm...... not for me ta)





Look Mummy.. there's an aeroplane up in the sky.....
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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby RLN » Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:11 pm

Feel sick now ;)
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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:12 am

You TART!
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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby Dougs » Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:00 am

with you on that one RLN didnt think he was gonna get that back! cant have been far off havin to punch out! :-o
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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:19 am

All three were nicely handled deviations from controlled flight, with the parachute being used on the third one - that's how the Empire Test Pilots School train TEST PILOTS!
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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby Dougs » Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:27 am

must have steel testiees for that job!!! ;)
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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:32 am

Dougs wrote:must have steel testiees for that job!!! ;)



Wouldn't know, just the most competent pilots the MOD employ! :ymapplause:
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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby Pujgnie » Wed Feb 24, 2010 3:51 pm

......and sleep.........

Look Mummy.. there's an aeroplane up in the sky.....
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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:09 pm

I want a go =)) =))

It looks like they're melting =))
And that girl at the end didn't look very happy.
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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby Spitfire » Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:20 pm

Cluny wrote:
:D B-)


Blimey - not seen that before - a Diamond Nine of Lightnings - very impressive :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause: :ymapplause:
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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:21 pm

Spitfire weren't you there in 1987?

Andy was and so was I!
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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby Spitfire » Wed Feb 24, 2010 9:39 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:Spitfire weren't you there in 1987?

Andy was and so was I!


MMmm now let me see - just moved to Cornwall in 1986 - Binbrook 380 miles ....... No I wasn't there - Git :p :D
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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby 320psi » Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:45 pm

Xplumberlives wrote:Spitfire weren't you there in 1987?

Andy was and so was I!


Oh I was there, blazing sunshine for the practice day, pissin it down on the 'day'

Oh but what memories, so impressive, to be honest Ive never been impressed at an airshow since

Thanks Cluny ;)

Heres our lady, 728 leading the 9 ship on the practice day

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And low and fast leading the streamed takeoff of the 9 ship

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My god where did the last 23 years go !

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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby Dan4th » Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:40 am

The Swinging Sixties!!!!!



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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:36 am

Dan4th wrote:The Swinging Sixties!!!!!



D.



Great minds, I was just going to post that myself :)) :D

From the same user

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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:36 pm

Bloody Hell, Wattisham maintaining 48 sorties per day, does the whole Air Force manage that these days?
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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby Saracenman » Wed Mar 03, 2010 7:03 pm

you mean to say we still HAVE an Air Force? :-o

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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby Dan4th » Fri Mar 05, 2010 2:00 pm

When I was a little boy, this was my favo(u)rite aircraft:::::::::::::



Hugely expensive to maintain, and I guess a real
handfull to fly -- just busy busy busy all the time
for all three crewmembers.....

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Re: The best of Aviation YouTube

Postby Mayfly » Fri Mar 05, 2010 2:05 pm

:-o You've grown up D4th?

will watch a little later - thanks :D
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