Thursday 31st January 2019 1115L Noted at a chilly Judwin whilst en route to Eli's: ZZ549 Wildcat 220. Ramp ZZ550 Wildcat 220. Flew (ZJ128)/M Merlin HC.4. Compass base Freeman How was Eli's today? Not been in there for 4 or 5 years :halo: :halo: Unchanged, and that's the pull. Maureen and Pat are f...

Fair enough Zy. I assume Rob can still enter POTY and SPOTM with that shot should he wish?
Freeman

Arthur,
You might have read the Air Tanker contract. I have to confess I haven't. Do you know if it definitely excludes alternative tanker arrangement for seaborne forces? It would seem a daft decision to have signed up to were it the case.

Freeman

robmac wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 07, 2019 10:22 am

oversight on my behalf...bit harsh?

Yes. Maybe we can still vote for Rob and see if he would have won but for this ruling?
Freeman

MV-22 VARS would extend the range of a F-35B sufficiently to enable the QE to stand-off out of range of most shore based anti-shipping missiles... (That is if the early F-35Bs don't runout of airframe hours before they put to sea.)
Freeman

The Martin Lewis Money Show on ITV 1 tonight had an article on this. Worth a view on catch-up.
Freeman

Snoop 95 wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 02, 2019 12:23 pm

Stunning, but would be even better if they painted the nose-cone red!

15 March
Freeman

Thursday 31st January 2019 1115L
Noted at a chilly Judwin whilst en route to Eli's:

ZZ549 Wildcat 220. Ramp
ZZ550 Wildcat 220. Flew
(ZJ128)/M Merlin HC.4. Compass base

Freeman

You would have noticed that you cannot buy the usual general admission ticket for either of those days. So, either the DoD ticket includes admission or the IWM is closed for those two days.
Freeman

Thursday 22nd November 2018 1302hrs local 0275 Merlin 612 towed from spray rig to flight shed. Good guess this time Judwin! As yet this has no rotors fitted ( otherwise it wouldn’t fit in the rig ;) ) and for id purposes the roof panel aft of the cockpit, forward of the rotor shaft is still in prim...

EGVP wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 31, 2018 10:16 pm

Really?

- my favourite phrase of 2018 Chris .
Yes, that's what I recall reading. Google has been my friend today though .
Thanks,
Freeman

Very interesting post Al. Thanks.
I'm a little surprised by the birdbath as I keep reading that the P-8s only operate at high altitude. RIP the Nimrod.
Freeman

Nice set Glyn. The second E-3 is smart.
Have a very merry Xmas.
Freeman & Mrs Kipling

Monday 17th December 2018 1130-1330L Noted in sunny Somerset: ZZ105/0273 Merlin 612. Flew (returned c.1320hrs) ZZ549 Wildcat 220. Flew (a.m.) ZZ550 Wildcat 220. Flew (lifted at c.1330hrs) ZZ392 Wildcat AH1. Flew (lifted c.1330hrs) ZZ522 Wildcat HMA.2. Compass turns (ZJ125)/J Merlin HC.4. Flight lin...

Very well observed.
Freeman

EGVP wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 07, 2018 10:25 pm

Apply (and pay?) before you get info is a very interesting concept. Still, I'm sure it'll sell out!

It worked in June and it was twice the price...
Freeman

ZZ100 landing back shortly.
Freeman

Great shots Marco. Keep posting.
Borders are like Marmite. You either love them or hate them. I like Marmite! (but don't get me started on big, distracting, watermarks across the center of images...).
Freeman

Friday 30th November 2018
Noted late a.m.
ZR358/15-07 HH-101A. Flew later
ZZ549 Wildcat 220. Landed back and hangared
ZH965/04 Lynx 21. Towed to flight-line


Freeman

Nice to catch up with you today Kevin. Yes, good selection of airframes. Pity the weather was so grey for photos.
Freeman