Going to Ramstein tomorrow and Spang on friday ,anyone been before tips or locations ect ,do f16's fly everyday ?whats police like with spotters ect ? thanks in advance I certainly can't help with locations but if you're hoping for F-16s you'll be disappointed. Its been over 30 years since they wer...

Going to Ramstein tomorrow and Spang on friday ,anyone been before tips or locations ect ,do f16's fly everyday ?whats police like with spotters ect ? thanks in advance I certainly can't help with locations but if you're hoping for F-16s you'll be disappointed. Its been over 30 years since they wer...

Thanks for the kind words folks, very much appreciated.

Cheers, Tom

A rather damp afternoon at Leuchars for the arrival of Jigsaw 01, 02 & 03 from Wattisham. Quite a sight to see these three coming down the approach, memories of Herk formations roaming Scotland in past years. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54461783495_31eb57d24f_h.jpg ZM421 A400M Atlas C1 by To...

Lovely stuff mate, see you soon.

Cheers, Tom

Another question from me - sorry. Did anyone manage to get a serial for the blanked-out Makos F-16? Not sure what you mean by ‘blanked out’ ? However at least a couple of aircraft in the ‘Have Glass’ finish are extremely difficult to read dependant on sun angle. All the aircraft yesterday were read...

Reaper02 wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 21, 2025 8:39 pm

There seems to be a directive from Greek HQ to avoid the Vouraikos low flying area next week. Source should be 338 Sqn at Andravida, reason is thought to be safety related (area became to popular/crowded).

5 x Greek F-16 through today.

Great to see those, thank you for taking the time to post them. Twelve aircraft were deployed by the 474 TFW/429 TFS under Coronet Crusader from 21 May - 19 June 1985. For info you can still access the Sharpshooter website using the web.archive facility, try the following url: https://web.archive.or...

Italian activity today saw all three airborne later than yesterday (c.1540) and returning to Leuchars at 1738. For the record: SPERA90A MM55133/37-33 37° Stormo Markings Twin Seater SPERA90B MM7303/4-53 4° Stormo Markings SPERA90C MM55132/51-32 51° Stormo Markings Twin Seater 1 AMRAAM 1 Meteor Calls...

Lovely set Tony, great variety and good to see a set of subjects different to those we usually see.

Cheers, Tom

Also says that payment details will be sent to the email address that you have submitted and that "Participation Declaration is until March 21st" - assume that is the cut off for registration.

drives20 wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 05, 2025 4:39 pm

All 3 on the deck at Lossie as IAM3201 flight

32:12, 6:06 and 32:15 for the serials, also in landing order

Parked in HAS 01, 04 and 05

Just to add to the F-35 codes above - serials are MM7362/32-12, MM7371/6-06, MM7364/32-15

Will that not introduce rolling shutter on props? I’m sorry for probably daft questions but with this issue on these new mirrorless cameras is it now in practical to use a mechanical shutter on fast moving subjects like we have for years on DSLRs, because the EVF can’t keep up? No apology needed, v...

DanSeaman wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 28, 2025 10:07 am

So after so experimenting the the ES works well however trying to pan with a moving subject using the MS is nearly impossible because there is so much lag in the viewfinder. Is there a setting to minimise this that anyone has found?

As per my post above re: EFC.

Wonderful stuff Peter, many thanks indeed for sharing these stunning images.

Cheers, Tom

SImply superb Peter, many thanks for posting those.

Cheers, Tom

Clearest image I've seen Tom. Many thanks. Do you know if it was by the same artist who did the ones in theatre as the style looks different? Thank you, different artist from what I recall. Further to the above Cpl Kenny Latham on 208 Sqn painted the 'in theatre' aircraft and 'Harriet was painted b...

Fabulously jaw dropping set and story, thank you.

Thanks all, appreciate the comments.

Cheers, Tom

Not a bad start to the year despite the weather not being at all cooperative. A small January selection from Prestwick and Glasgow. Prestwick 18th January - U-28A arriving in some filthy weather from Stuttgart as 'SWASH52'. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54283687256_dac05c059a_h.jpg 05-0419 U-2...