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Saturday's tour questions
- andygolfer
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Saturday's tour questions
I'm planning to do north Weald tomorrow and wonder if anyone can give an indication of the degree of interest in the Saturday tour to assist my planning please.
Were the actual locations very busy i.e. were there traffic/parking issues please?
Were they just straight fly throughs at each location please?
MTIA for any responses
Andy
Were the actual locations very busy i.e. were there traffic/parking issues please?
Were they just straight fly throughs at each location please?
MTIA for any responses
Andy
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but being old and grey I like a bit of the military stuff too !
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but being old and grey I like a bit of the military stuff too !
co-owner of UK Light Aviation Enthusiasts google group and Stansted Aviation Enthusiasts google group:
Re: Saturday's tour questions
Over Gainsborough in about 10secs if that helps, only saw handful of observers.
Re: Saturday's tour questions
Several thousand at East Mids. No Vulcan though
Cheers
Shane
Cheers
Shane
Still searching for the master shot.
- andygolfer
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Re: Saturday's tour questions
many thanks
admin on the sister forum, http://www.civilianaviation.co.uk
but being old and grey I like a bit of the military stuff too !
co-owner of UK Light Aviation Enthusiasts google group and Stansted Aviation Enthusiasts google group:
but being old and grey I like a bit of the military stuff too !
co-owner of UK Light Aviation Enthusiasts google group and Stansted Aviation Enthusiasts google group:
Re: Saturday's tour questions
I was on the opposite bank of the humber to Brough with maybe a dozen others. There appeared to be a large crowd at Brough from what we could see, vulcan was overhead 1309 and did a 270° turn before heading west and performing an orbit in the distance (Brieghton possibly). No traffic problems where we were.
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Re: Saturday's tour questions
Was stood on Waddingtom Fell north of Clitheroe, flew down the Ribble valley just before 1500. Very hazy though, photos not good.
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Re: Saturday's tour questions
Quite a healthy crowd gathered at the Mosborough Turning Point. Complete no-show
Re: Saturday's tour questions
RAF Menwith Hill was very busy but fortunately that had been predicted well. A road had been closed off so people could park up & view in safety...
Re: Saturday's tour questions
Reading some of the comments on twitter there are a lot of unhappy viewers........or lack of viewing
Re: Saturday's tour questions
Hundreds of folk at Newcastle, no control on roads but adequate space to park. Vulcan came from the West down runway and did a 270 turn before heading North.
Re: Saturday's tour questions
Who were the Flight Crew for the Saturday Tour?
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Re: Saturday's tour questions
I counted over one-hundred illegally parked cars, not counting motorbikes, on the Dunmail Raise clearway. (If it had been Lincs or Cambs they'd have all got tickets!!). XH came into view round Castleriggs and pointed to Thirlmere; I was precariously high on a perch and thought 'too high' just when the pilot dipped the nose 150ft. Beautiful- it was below me, and around 300/400ft above the summit of Dunmail. I'm still on 'wet film' so can't post pictures, at least until the film's out of the camera.
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Re: Saturday's tour questions
Glad I went on Waddington Fell, really crowded, about 10 cars !!!!!I counted over one-hundred illegally parked cars, not counting motorbikes, on the Dunmail Raise clearway
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