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Re: Midlands Vulcan bomer run - fazersharp - 11-10-15
(11-10-15, 08:19 AM)red98 link Wrote:will park up on the airfield perimeter road south of the airfield,think this will be a popular spot so need to get there early,its about 1hr drive for me...second spot will be ludgershall turning point just south of bicester,will use the back lanes,most spotters will be on the A41....i hope....that gives me 2hr 35 mins travelling time.....only down side is i`ll be in the cage as son wont get on the bike
Look at my photos yesterday at east mids airport ------ you should expect that, there is no way I would of got parked in the cage and then also would of got stuck in a 400+ car jam to leave
Re: Midlands Vulcan bomer run - red98 - 11-10-15
Yeh, expecting it to be busy there, could do a "drive by the fly by " :lol....we have no luck there we will go straight to lugershall, I know of a farm track thats very close to the turning point
Re: Midlands Vulcan bomer run - red98 - 11-10-15
Just checked XH558 website, flight info will start at 11 AM......nothing yet but will be watching ...
Re: Midlands Vulcan bomer run - red98 - 11-10-15
If the gloucester time and my maths are correct, take off time is 12.50....... nothing on the site yet but think I might make take off
Re: Midlands Vulcan bomer run - fazersharp - 11-10-15
Just announced 1 pm take off. So I need to get to Rutland water for the flyby at 1.15 which means for me a NOW ish take off.
Fazersharp is on board and taxiing to the end of his driveway
Quote:I know of a farm track thats very close to the turning point [img alt=
So will everyone else --- all the proper plane spotters
Re: Midlands Vulcan bomer run - joebloggs - 11-10-15
I'm in field on south shore. Ran out of time to drive round any further h
Re: Midlands Vulcan bomer run - fazersharp - 11-10-15
Back home - splash and dash and back to east mids airport for another go
I was at rut water and it was a crap view -photos later.
Jobloggs were you in an open top sports car by any chance
Re: Midlands Vulcan bomer run - red98 - 11-10-15
had a fantastic view at weald airfield.stopped about 1mile north of airfield in farmers field.valcun banked right above us.....fantastic.couldnt of been better.lunch now and onto luggershall for second spot of the day
Re: Midlands Vulcan bomer run - slimwilly - 11-10-15
We r at Gloucester waiting
Re: Midlands Vulcan bomer run - noggythenog - 11-10-15
(10-10-15, 09:36 AM)red98 link Wrote:thought that myself a few times CELTICDOG :rolleyes .....we got more than our fair share of scumbags here in high wycombe :rolleyes .....on the plus side we also have some RED FAZER RIDERS :thumbup :lol
must be a good reason for holding back the times,going to try and view it twice with my son,bit of a challenge for my son,timing and route planning,got to get him away from his X-STATION and show him theres more exciting things in real life
Note to Red...........borrow your sons x-station and you could actually fly an Apache helicopter....or switch helicopters and be a door gunner at the press of a button instead of all of this twittering about and crowds and strife.....a few spliffs and a couple of whiskys and you can then be flying whilst flying whilst shooting stuff...all from the comfort of home.......how does this not appeal???? :lol
Re: Midlands Vulcan bomer run - esetest - 11-10-15
Watched it go overhead my house in Bristol at 14.45 whilst I was cladding the bike shelter , didn't have time to take a picture .
Re: Midlands Vulcan bomer run - fazersharp - 11-10-15
So there I was at east mids airport trying to take a picture of my bike and this focing big plane came across and spoilt it
Re: Midlands Vulcan bomer run - fazersharp - 11-10-15
Here is the crap view I got a rutland water earlier-------------can you see it
Re: Midlands Vulcan bomer run - fazersharp - 11-10-15
Although these fellas managed to get a little closer :lol
Shoved my bike right next to them just see it in the bottom of the picture as the road was solid both sides --no chance turning up that late in the car
Re: Midlands Vulcan bomer run - fazersharp - 11-10-15
Another shot showing how busy at Rutland water
Re: Midlands Vulcan bomer run - fazersharp - 11-10-15
East mids turning in to flypast and my black fazer and another fazer that turned up (who was also there yesterday )
Re: Midlands Vulcan bomer run - BBROWN1664 - 11-10-15
I went to Whitstable to ser it come over the water from Sheepy. 160 mile round trip for about 20 seconds of vulcan activity.
Re: Midlands Vulcan bomer run - red98 - 11-10-15
Got to luggershall just in time, vulcan was early and cut the corner, was driving down the lane to get to the farm track and there it was.....emergency stop jump out and get my second "spot"of the day
....carried on down to the farm track where the turning point was to be greeted by a dozen or so disappointed faces, made the effort to walk down a very muddy track only to miss out ........had to show them my pictures from north weald to cheer them up all the pictures I post on here are from my phone, I used my fujifilm today, last time I had trouble posting from the camerz but will try later, got two good piccies from many that I took....
a good day and well worth the effort, even my x-station addicted son was impressed. ?..one nil to XH558 :thumbup
Re: Midlands Vulcan bomer run - joebloggs - 11-10-15
(11-10-15, 10:52 AM)fazersharp link Wrote:[quote author=joebloggs link=topic=18436.msg212728#msg212728 date=1444548574]I will be on my bike at the spot I marked in the picture on the 1st page ------- come and say hello
I'm off to Rutland with some friends and their children, supposed to travel in their car although with the weather looking good it maybe my last chance to have a comfortable run with the lid down on the Eunos so may take it anyway.
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If you were wearing a fluorescent green/yellow textile jacket I think I saw you twice but both times on the road, sure it was you unless there are several black fazers sans the grabrail.
Great view of the aircraft from our vantage point
Re: Midlands Vulcan bomer run - slimwilly - 11-10-15
We got lucky at 3.28pm Glocester airport,came right over our head and down the runway line,,never got a picture though, my camera went into standby power save,takes 4 seconds to wake up,,damn,,lol
The boy had his hands on his ears shouting "too loud" "too loud",haha,, it sure is loud.