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Seen Over Your House Today

Started by Spey_Phantom, July 04, 2007, 11:23:43 AM

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NARSES2

Not quite seen over your house, but on your local motorway  :angel:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-66468326

Just wonder if any of our esteemed brethren down that neck of the woods saw anything ?
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PR19_Kit

#6497
I saw that news item too, but I'm in Northants this week. I know EXACTLY where it happened, that laybye they parked the Fournier in is well known for harbouring speed camera vans as the road is dead straight for maybe 2-3 miles!

What's really odd is from the point he landed he was maybe 400 yrds from the end of Staverton Airport's runway! See below of the actual site, pinched from a map website near me......

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perttime

Perhaps they didn't expect to fly another 400 yards?

Rheged

Apart from the usual Special Forces helicopter(s),  Defence Helicopter School machines from Shawbury,  and flock of sundry light aircraft from Shobdon airfield............all of which I no longer report here  as it would become boring and monotonous .....an RAF A400M  at about 1000 feet or less, heading West towards Wales.
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Gondor

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Buzzing around Stirling yesterday afternoon was this machine



It was the camera ship for the UCI world cycling championships which were takeing place in Scotland. The Time trials were being held in Sterling and surround area with the finishing line just before the esplanade to the castle which meant that not only was the last section mostly a fairly steep uphill section but the last few hundred yards were over cobbles.

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NARSES2

Quote from: Gondor on August 12, 2023, 09:45:17 AMIt was the camera ship for the UCI world cycling championships which were takeing place in Scotland. The Time trials were being held in Sterling and surround area with the finishing line just before the esplanade to the castle which meant that not only was the last section mostly a fairly steap uphill section but the last few hundred yards were over cobbles.

Gondor

Been watching some of that on the Beeb, throughout the week  great sport and spectacular scenery  :thumbsup:
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Nick

Quote from: Gondor on August 12, 2023, 09:45:17 AMBuzzing around Stirling yesterday afternoon was this machine


It was the camera ship for the UCI world cycling championships which were takeing place in Scotland. The Time trials were being held in Sterling and surround area with the finishing line just before the esplanade to the castle which meant that not only was the last section mostly a fairly steap uphill section but the last few hundred yards were over cobbles.

Gondor

I've just watched some of that and the final uphill to Stirling Castle looks absolutely painful on those stiff bikes. It's a bumpy drive or a stiff walk up there anyway.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0g287x3/cycling-world-championships-2023-uci-cycling-world-championships-mens-u23-time-trial

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Vulcan7

Quote from: Leading Observer on August 20, 2023, 07:07:30 AMJust had the glorious sight and sound of the BBMF Lancaster pass over :wub:

cool wish I'd seen that, but the Red Arrows did fly over my house on the way to Eastbourne Airshow today :thumbsup:

not the best of pics though.......

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PR19_Kit

They're one short....................
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scooter

Quote from: PR19_Kit on August 20, 2023, 11:28:58 AMThey're one short....................

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PR19_Kit

Usually that's Red 10, with nine of them doing the display.
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Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

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Vulcan7

Quote from: PR19_Kit on August 20, 2023, 11:28:58 AMThey're one short....................

Apparently they are only flying 8 for displays & 9 for fly-past's (ie His Majesty  ;D )?
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kerick

Must be a cost cutting measure.
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