I remember her and many other Swiss hunters at the 50th anniversary show at Kemble. Great memories

I wonder if some enthusiasts from other countries see their teams the same way. I mean the frecce, for instance, has had the same display for years, but as we see them about once a year (if that) we don’t complain. Is it familiarity breeding contempt? Would those who don’t see the red arrows as ofte...

From the outside looking in, this team feels different - the training seems to advance quicker - let's hope the 'toxic pockets' have been broken up and 2024 is a good scandal free season. Fingers crossed. I don’t think there are any pilots left that were there when this sordid business started. Can...

Just wondering, a while back the Reds had a female pilot who left the squadron. Why was this?, can anyone remember. Been a male (pilot) display team, its time to include female pilots in the displays again. All this talk gives the ammunition to the should the Red Arrows be disbanded people, not onl...

Interesting that they have chosen Honington for a glider base given that it is underneath the approach to Mildenhall! I used to fly with VGS at south cerney. We were always being grounded due to aircraft movement from Brice, Lynham, and Fairford. If you drew a line through all those runways, plus K...

FOD walks are routine. I wouldn’t read too much into this

Park in Kempsford village and walk along whelford road

As would any other airport having such an incident. It is normal practice under the saftey management system

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north- ... 962127.amp
Explains one of the reason why the boss was visiting

I have heard that her son, Richard, was also involved and is not well

It’s like watching something in a war film! Truly horrific!

It was for a U2 launch

In my opinion as the 7 ship at RIAT this year they did look a little tired and unpolished in their performance. I ranked them only 3rd behind the Black Eagles and the Italians in terms of the display and the tightness of formation which is unlike the reds, we always associate with them as 'the best...

Wonder if that will disrupt the Reds move to the base later this year?

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Sun Dec 05, 2021 11:27 pm

Humans are flying them, just remotely.

Simply not the same. No human up in they sky. I, personally, have no interest. There will be others who have a different view. This is mine

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Sun Dec 05, 2021 12:42 pm

(Also my reading makes me think parking at Fairford won't be a problem in the future as most 'spotters hate drones'? )

Yeap, Drones leave me cold. No interest in them at all. It is making a human being able to fly, and be in control, that attracted me to aircraft in the first place

page_verify wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 05, 2021 12:42 pm

(Also my reading makes me think parking at Fairford won't be a problem in the future as most 'spotters hate drones'? )

Yeap, Drones leave me cold. No interest in them at all. It is making a human being able to fly, and be in control, that attracted me to aircraft in the first place

Cotswold district council operate a reporting system for dog fouling. If anyone who saw it would like to report it? This is a link to an online form:- https://forms.cotswold.gov.uk/eforms/ufsmain?formid=ORG_REPORT_FORM&C_PRM__ORG=CDC&ebz=1_1625309945093&ebd=0&ebz=1_1625309945093 Edit is that the ri...

I’m sure these will change as my memory kicks in. 1) first flight ever. It was 1980 something in an RAF Vc10. I think I was primary school age at the time. It was a dull, overcast day, but I still remember as we punched through the clouds into brilliant sunshine, where the cloudscape was behind my i...

Various posts on the Fairford spotter pages on Facebook suggest they may be on their way. 3 B52s on a global mission right now heading over the Atlantic, and a post giving info about the 747 support flights 2-5 January