I went in between Christmas & New Year as its been about 4 years since my last visit. There were loads of kids and families about which is good to see, especially if they get the historic part of aviation. Unfortunately, the likes of me don't spend much ££ there, so probably rely on families coming ...

Black Mike wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 22, 2024 8:31 pm

RAW images are around 24mb each from memory.

My son still uses the camera.

Its not a big issue the size, it used to be, but a 128GB sandisk gives me thousands of pictures.

For me, I'd shoot full resolution without using the built in crop. Its easy to crop in post processing. Always RAW as its easier to manipulate and recover detail from shadows etc. Also the A77 is an older sensor and has higher levels of noise compared to modern mirrorless or full frame sensors. Usi...

Hello Everyone, I just wanted to see if we have any experts in the field of pixels. The reason I ask is that I have just bought a second hand Sony a77. I'm really impressed as it takes good quality photos, & has 20 million pixels, more than enough for me. BUT, it has a feature which allows you to x1...

mmm...and where would they all fit?! :O :Wow: Your saying Fairfords not big enough?! :D Realistically you'd need 1750 feet of taxiway (31 foot wingspan & 8 foot between each jet), bravo taxiway is probably 9,000 feet long, not to mention the other hardstands. :) It would have been a sight! :Wow:

James Cutting wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 27, 2024 11:15 am

I've counted 19 static F-16's (purely down as S, ignoring any displays/possible spares) as well as 5 x C-17's!

(I might have counted wrong, so if anyone else can have a crack )

It would have been nice to have got 50 F-16's seeing its the 50th anniversary

There should have been an option when the ticket was purchased If you have purchased a general admission ticket you can also add into the basket with this a car pass for your time here. However, if you have purchased an admission ticket with either the Swindon Shuttle Bus or Cheltenham Park & Ride ...

There should have been an option when the ticket was purchased If you have purchased a general admission ticket you can also add into the basket with this a car pass for your time here. However, if you have purchased an admission ticket with either the Swindon Shuttle Bus or Cheltenham Park & Ride ...

Someone put that they have a car park pass. Is that something you have to add or is this in the general admission ticket. I didn't choose any park and ride so assumed I could park in the car park.

airtyphoon wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 25, 2024 6:26 pm

Car parks open at 6am each day.

Thank you.

I haven't been to RIAT in a while and wondered what it was like for the day trippers. Any advice on routes, carparks, times car parks open just to get there in good time to see everything in a day.
Many thanks.

Hello Everyone, I didn't arrive for the start of the day as they were nights but found the following: Main ASP ZJ913 FM-G ZJ947:nm ZK309:nm ZK313:nm ZK315:41 ZK319:nm ZK321:29 ZK331:nm ZK339:41 ZK348:nm ZK362:1 ZK375:nm ZK379:41 ZK431:29 Sun Shelter ZJ917:29 Sqn ZK311:nm ZK340:12 ZK341:12 ZK354:nm Z...

This was out this morning doing engine runs, hopefully they'll be flying soon. Not sure how many of these have been delivered.

TomKatter wrote: ↑

Tue May 21, 2024 1:08 pm

I agree with Reaper, either returning from deployment or perhaps allocated a new freq..Who knows heh?

They aren't new freqs, just using the old ones.

I can't believe I posted this today, the SAME day they started up again!

TomKatter wrote: ↑

Tue May 21, 2024 11:01 am

Ironically, X2 EUFI with HAVOC 11 Squadron C/Ss out as of this reply. Im sure theyre around, just unmarked jets.

Hi Tomcatter,
The irony isn't lost with me either!
Yep I heard them on their air to air freq too, however theres been nothing on their air to air frequencies since last year!
Tony

God they were deafening just idling!

Hi Folks,
I put the topic 11 Sqn? on purpose (? mark) as I haven't heard them airborne for quite some time.
Can anyone shed any light where they are at or is it due to the amount of operations elsewhere that 11 sqn have been "mothballed" for a while.
Tony

On ADSB there was a civilian registered Havard up twice The BoBMF Harvard went up about half a dozen times. The Afternoon movements were: ZJ913-ASP (Display 2024) ZK437 Tow from Echo to North side (3 Sqn) Chaos 31 ZK371 Warlord ZK313/319 <379.325> Cobra 61-62 ZJ947/ZK424 <278.25> Triple X 71-72 ZK3...

Twice in a month is odd for me but nice to be up here. The mornings ops were: ZJ914-ASP (Display) ZJ917-ASP (29 Sqn) ZJ947-ASP (nm) ZK308-Foxtrot (3 Sqn) ZK311-Sunshelter (nm) towed to Echo ZK313-ASP (nm) ZK314-Foxtrot (3 Sqn) ZK319-ASP (nm) ZK324-Foxtrot (1Sqn) ZK325-Foxtrot (nm) ZK331-Sunshelter (...

Its been a while since I've been to Coningsby and it was a nice day. Unfortunately quite a few (a LOT!!) went tec in the morning so there was limited flying in the afternoon (only 7 jets!). Heres what I saw:( # Sqn & location) ZJ914 (DISPLAY JET) ZJ917 29 Sqn ZJ947 n/m Washrack ZK307 n/m 3 Sqn ramp ...