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I know its American and all that but WOW - fazersharp - 11-02-17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_DPWJy4xcU
Re: I know its American and all that but WOW - darrsi - 11-02-17
That is pretty damn impressive. :eek
Re: I know its American and all that but WOW - nick crisp - 11-02-17
Flyover? Thought it was a stadium. Oh, they mean flypast. Bloody yanks raping our language again :rolleyes
Most impressive one I ever saw was the flypast - think they call it a Balbo? - at Duxford's Flying Legends air show, made up of Spitfires, Hurricanes, Mustangs etc etc. Must have been 60 or more aircraft.
When I was on 230 sqn (half past two sqn :lol ), we had a lift from RAF Gutersloh: 230 and 33 sqn Pumas, and 18 and 7 sqn Chinooks. Our own sqn actually got 12 cabs serviceable in one go for that one; unheard of! Plus about the same from 33, and must have been about 10 Chinooks. Man, the noise when you were stood on the airfield! Don't know if any of the pilots had "Flight of the Valkyrie" playing over the intercom :lol
Re: I know its American and all that but WOW - darrsi - 11-02-17
(11-02-17, 07:42 PM)Hedgetrimmer link Wrote: Flyover? Thought it was a stadium. Oh, they mean flypast. Bloody yanks raping our language again :rolleyes
Most impressive one I ever saw was the flypast - think they call it a Balbo? - at Duxford's Flying Legends air show, made up of Spitfires, Hurricanes, Mustangs etc etc. Must have been 60 or more aircraft.
When I was on 230 sqn (half past two sqn :lol ), we had a lift from RAF Gutersloh: 230 and 33 sqn Pumas, and 18 and 7 sqn Chinooks. Our own sqn actually got 12 cabs serviceable in one go for that one; unheard of! Plus about the same from 33, and must have been about 10 Chinooks. Man, the noise when you were stood on the airfield! Don't know if any of the pilots had "Flight of the Valkyrie" playing over the intercom :lol
Where i work is under the flight path for helicopters going to and from Northolt, and you certainly know when a Chinook is approaching.
Had a few Ospreys recently as well, they have a distinctive sound.
Re: I know its American and all that but WOW - fazersharp - 11-02-17
(11-02-17, 07:42 PM)Hedgetrimmer link Wrote: Flyover? Thought it was a stadium. Oh, they mean flypast. Bloody yanks raping our language again :rolleyesActually no I dont think they do, I think that they are correct because it is a Flyover. In this country we don't usually have them because they are not allowed to fly - over the crowd so here it would be a fly - past - as in- not over.
My best one was at an air show held each year at a local club airstrip, we used to go up there on our pushbikes and get a free show from standing on the road that run along the end of the runway and concord flew directly overhead at about 200 feet (probably higher ) but it was low and fecking LOUD, what a buz that was.
Used to go there and watch the Vulcan display too
Re: I know its American and all that but WOW - fazersharp - 11-02-17
(11-02-17, 07:48 PM)darrsi link Wrote: Where i work is under the flight path for helicopters going to and from Northolt, and you certainly know when a Chinook is approaching.Yeh we get them flying over here qutie a lot and my hearing is crap but I seem to be able to hear that deep low unmistakable blade thud way before anyone else in the house does.
Had a few Ospreys recently as well, they have a distinctive sound.
Bit like Radar in M.A.S.H
Re: I know its American and all that but WOW - darrsi - 11-02-17
(11-02-17, 07:59 PM)fazersharp link Wrote: [quote author=darrsi link=topic=21821.msg252294#msg252294 date=1486838883]Yeh we get them flying over here qutie a lot and my hearing is crap but I seem to be able to hear that deep low unmistakable blade thud way before anyone else in the house does.
Where i work is under the flight path for helicopters going to and from Northolt, and you certainly know when a Chinook is approaching.
Had a few Ospreys recently as well, they have a distinctive sound.
Bit like Radar in M.A.S.H
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Our building shakes, that's how we know. :lol
Re: I know its American and all that but WOW - nick crisp - 11-02-17
(11-02-17, 07:48 PM)darrsi link Wrote: Where i work is under the flight path for helicopters going to and from Northolt, and you certainly know when a Chinook is approaching.
Had a few Ospreys recently as well, they have a distinctive sound.
I think the loudest one I ever heard was a Vulcan taking off from RAF Brize Norton (I lived virtually on its perimeter before I moved up here), going immediately into a full vertical climb. That thing shook the whole house, ground, everything. Awesome. Don't know if they also believe 'loud pipes save lives' :lol
At Gutersloh, Harriers were the most annoying. There were two sqns there, 3 and 4F. One of them had a hover pad over on our side of the airfield (inconsiderate bastards), and if you were out doing a service or whatever on our pan, and they were testing one of their aircraft there, you had to shout at the guy standing next to you to be heard, and of course, it being a hover pad, they weren't going anywhere in a hurry.
I also remember living underneath the flight path of flypasts for the Queen's birthday when I was a lad (possibly one reason I ended up joining the RAF). Vulcans, Victors, Jaguars, Phantoms, Harriers* (those were the days!) - every year. We used to go and stand in the garden to watch them, always right on time.
*Edit: I forgot Buccaneers.
Re: I know its American and all that but WOW - fazersharp - 11-02-17
I love a good flypast and ( if I do say so myself ) this has to be the best photo of a fazer ever, apart from the cracking ones from CrispyHedge man.
Re: I know its American and all that but WOW - Dudeofrude - 11-02-17
(11-02-17, 08:44 PM)fazersharp link Wrote: I love a good flypast and ( if I do say so myself ) this has to be the best photo of a fazer ever, apart from the cracking ones from CrispyHedge man.
Damn would have been a great entry in the FOC picture challenge haha
Re: I know its American and all that but WOW - fazersharp - 11-02-17
It went in under your bike and something great British.
Time you had a crack at the challenge dont ya think
Re: I know its American and all that but WOW - nick crisp - 11-02-17
(11-02-17, 08:44 PM)fazersharp link Wrote: I love a good flypast and ( if I do say so myself ) this has to be the best photo of a fazer ever, apart from the cracking ones from CrispyHedge man.
Very loud when they break the sound barrier.
Or in your case, the car park barrier :lol
Re: I know its American and all that but WOW - fazersharp - 11-02-17
Very good, well done.
That is good. :rollin
Which hurts more -- hedges or car park barriers
Re: I know its American and all that but WOW - Dudeofrude - 11-02-17
(11-02-17, 09:54 PM)fazersharp link Wrote: It went in under your bike and something great British.
Time you had a crack at the challenge dont ya think
As soon as the challenge involves a picture outside a tattoo studio or parked in a garage then I'll be straight on it haha I don't take the poor thing anywhere else ??
Re: I know its American and all that but WOW - fazersharp - 11-02-17
(11-02-17, 10:56 PM)Dudeofrude link Wrote: [quote author=fazersharp link=topic=21821.msg252309#msg252309 date=1486846441]
It went in under your bike and something great British.
Time you had a crack at the challenge dont ya think
As soon as the challenge involves a picture outside a tattoo studio or parked in a garage then I'll be straight on it haha I don't take the poor thing anywhere else ??
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Tattoo studio it is then next time I win. Actually that a good one never been done before
Re: I know its American and all that but WOW - fazersharp - 11-02-17
Here is another good one -they just knew those after burners would look good a night.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI0uCY4K6NI
WE don't do anything like that over here, so boring health and safety. And risk of the noise upsetting some lordships spaniels during supper.
Re: I know its American and all that but WOW - celticdog - 12-02-17
There's a lad at work who's a bit of a plane nut, apparently there's a valley in Wales he and other plane nuts regularly go to for flypasts. It's got to be a RAF training venue. I'll get the name of the place tomorrow at work and post it here.
Re: I know its American and all that but WOW - darrsi - 12-02-17
(11-02-17, 08:05 PM)Hedgetrimmer link Wrote: [quote author=darrsi link=topic=21821.msg252294#msg252294 date=1486838883]
Where i work is under the flight path for helicopters going to and from Northolt, and you certainly know when a Chinook is approaching.
Had a few Ospreys recently as well, they have a distinctive sound.
I think the loudest one I ever heard was a Vulcan taking off from RAF Brize Norton (I lived virtually on its perimeter before I moved up here), going immediately into a full vertical climb. That thing shook the whole house, ground, everything. Awesome. Don't know if they also believe 'loud pipes save lives' :lol
At Gutersloh, Harriers were the most annoying. There were two sqns there, 3 and 4F. One of them had a hover pad over on our side of the airfield (inconsiderate bastards), and if you were out doing a service or whatever on our pan, and they were testing one of their aircraft there, you had to shout at the guy standing next to you to be heard, and of course, it being a hover pad, they weren't going anywhere in a hurry.
I also remember living underneath the flight path of flypasts for the Queen's birthday when I was a lad (possibly one reason I ended up joining the RAF). Vulcans, Victors, Jaguars, Phantoms, Harriers* (those were the days!) - every year. We used to go and stand in the garden to watch them, always right on time.
*Edit: I forgot Buccaneers.
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We got to constantly see and hear the Typhoons taking off at Northolt as well, when they were on standby for any trouble associated with the 2012 London Olympics.
Those things don't hang about, and have an awesome sound to them.
And they used to do this vertical rise before turning away and we'd see the sun light up the whole under carriage of the plane. Around the same time we'd get groups of helicopters flying over us at high speed in close quarters carrying teams of special forces, they always travelled much quicker than any others that went by us.
Re: I know its American and all that but WOW - Fazerider - 12-02-17
(12-02-17, 09:26 AM)celticdog link Wrote: There's a lad at work who's a bit of a plane nut, apparently there's a valley in Wales he and other plane nuts regularly go to for flypasts. It's got to be a RAF training venue. I'll get the name of the place tomorrow at work and post it here.Something I've meant to do for a long time and never yet got round to is visit a few spots along that training route.
https://machloop.co.uk/
Re: I know its American and all that but WOW - celticdog - 12-02-17
(12-02-17, 11:54 AM)Fazerider link Wrote: [quote author=celticdog link=topic=21821.msg252325#msg252325 date=1486888008]Something I've meant to do for a long time and never yet got round to is visit a few spots along that training route.
There's a lad at work who's a bit of a plane nut, apparently there's a valley in Wales he and other plane nuts regularly go to for flypasts. It's got to be a RAF training venue. I'll get the name of the place tomorrow at work and post it here.
https://machloop.co.uk/
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Yep, that's the one.