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Hi Joe,
The F3's may have not been at L/L but the whole avoid debate is still on going. i think we all have to take a bite of a big s*%t sandwich for a couple of months.


Pat.

Just to clarify something here. The Mach Loop is a very small piece of LFA7. Its approx 25 miles around the Loop and takes most jets approx 3 minutes to go around it. So they dont need to go anywhere near it if they so wish. The avoid is apparantly on frontliners, i.e Tiffies,Tonkas and Harriers. Th...

Men at work from the AW139, taken at the western end at RAF Fairford during the Thurdsday arrivals http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o39/Thijsiooh/AW139-1.jpg I know there are some Irish spotters at this forum. Look forward to see the result from the AW139 side :D Heres what it was like from the o...

Hi all, Treated to a fantastic display by the Reds in Galway on saturday. Only thing is the seafront faces south into the sun, so very contrasty and lots of sillouettes, but what the hey shot it anyhow!! There was meant to be a Tiffie also but it had to pull out due to some stupid paperwork error at...

Only 4 movements tday all before 14.00 hrs. Greg and me gave up at 17.45 with our tent filling up with water and us covered from head to toe in sheep =censored= and muck!!!! Some that I salvaged with my 400/f5.6 struggling!!! http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc315/machlooper/hawk001-2.jpg http://i...

Some from a very wet Cad....not good conditions for photos!! http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc315/machlooper/hawk001-1.jpg http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc315/machlooper/Tuc002.jpg And my first time catching Percy... http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc315/machlooper/pc-9001.jpg http://i21...

Some from tday... http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc315/machlooper/gr401-3.jpg http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc315/machlooper/gr402-3.jpg http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc315/machlooper/gr403-2.jpg http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc315/machlooper/gr703.jpg http://i219.photobucket.com/...

Hi all Great day had by all in a hot sunny(Spur) and cold (Bwlch) Loop!! Some from tday............... http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc315/machlooper/herc001.jpg http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc315/machlooper/herc002.jpg http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc315/machlooper/torn-001-1.jpg ht...

Hi Frank, Had a look at your shots from Wales, great stuff! I was there the same time as you. I was across the Valley on Cad east when you took that shot of the Eagle blooming!!! i didnt get it cos I was arguing with my missus for leaving the lens cap on her camcorder on the first pass!!! :roll: Pat.

Hi all, Been a long time since i posted anything so here goes....(Excuse some of the shots, the cold had the lens focusing arse -ways), 26/01.09 Not a bad day WX and movements wise tday. Started at the Bwlch top ledge then over to the exit in the afternoon. 9 hawks and an alpha before lunch!!! Final...

Pity about the weather in Wales!!!
im spending next week In LFA 17 (The Lake district) and the week after in the Machloop so I hope to have better luck!!


Pat.

Hi all, This German H-53 arrived in yesterday and after lunch done a L/L sortie of Leinster(S/Eastern Ireland). Of course the smokey engines of the Super Jolly caused some concerns to the public who rang ATC to say they had seen a large heli possibly in trouble with smoke coming out its engines!! :o...

Hi all, A C-27 "Spartan" of 98 Gruppo, Italian Air Force, popped in for an overnight on Monday on the way home from Waddo??? :o :o, wait a minute, thats a big detour!!!! Turns out they wanted to sample the "Black Stuff"!!! Guess the word is spreading , eh, Karel?? http://i219.pho...

Just a final few from this hard drive...I have thousands more but It will take me months to sort through..Oh and Guinness..cant put any A/A shots on Im afraid Id be in deep S@~t!! The gear I used for these shots varied between Nikon D2X and D200 with either a 300mm/f2.8,80-400mm/f4-5.6 and a 28-70mm...

Part 2: http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc315/machlooper/139sunrise03web.jpg http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc315/machlooper/135winch01web.jpg http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc315/machlooper/AIII-10x8-saltweb.jpg http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc315/machlooper/etpsalphawarplane.jpg ht...