Low Level - Rainbow Canyon

[Nick.M]

Wow what a stunning set!
I can see people booking flight tickets now!
Well done, super shots.

[Turbo 1]

One of the best sets I've seen all year.

Great Picture, love the F-16 ones.

Thanks for posting

[dunmailbiffa17]

One of the best sets I've seen all year.

Great Picture, love the F-16 ones.

Thanks for posting

I Second that,brilliant post brilliant.

[Reptile 1]

Stunning Tim

Certainly a place on the Bucket list.

[Duane Hewitt]

Stunning all of them. Looking to visit California again next year. May invest some time to this location.

[^^Gord^^]

Very nice!

[N48284]

No.19 Speechless!!

Very Nice set. Thanks for sharing.

[chrisfg1]

Not many keepers in that lot! What an incredible set. How were the Rattlesnakes?

[Knife 04]

Dont think words can describe these - every one a belter - especially the F-16s with 'burner and that shock wave one - brilliant!

Thanks for posting

Cheers

[WRECK HUNTER]

These are awesome

[eagle driver]

Just brilliant !.

[Viper28]

Hi Tim,

just a follow up question if I may? You said in your log that the Friday the LL was closed. Do you know if that's normal or you were just unlucky?

Thanks in advance

[deerhunter]

Brilliant

[flyingslug_0]

Excellent set, what a great location 25 is very nice, but so is the Harrier shots Makes the loop look very gloomy

[Colin]

Cracking set Tim, love the F-16 Aggressors. Time to post some up on Team 300

Col

[Jason Grant]

"Oh my giddy aunt" what a post. VX-9 Vampires, enough said, picture 5 "job done"

Superb post, thanks for taking the time and trouble to talk us through your time there. Quality over quantity.

Not a busy place and I'm sure the heat would be unbearable during the summer months. How does the climb compare with the usual stroll up the welsh hills?

[jg43]

Awesome post. Love the aggressors!

[PaulM]

Tim,
Absolutely top notch young man with the F-16 shock wave shot being my personal favourite
Paul (from Team300)

[Samgriffo]

OH...MY...GOSH Im jealous

[RichC]

I was also trying to find out an answer to this, but have yet to find any confirmation that there is a relationship between Red Flag and the amount of traffic operating in the R2508 complex. I haven't seen any images of visiting aircraft taking part in a Flag using Rainbow Canyon so perhaps no. Its about a 3.5 hour drive from Las Vegas. A little more from Los Angeles.

Thanks again
Tim

Tim,
Back in 2001 a Tornado GR1 from Boscombe Down came fast and low over our car not far from the eastern end of the canyon. I believe it was "nightfox" and looked to have what could have been a Brimstone development under the fuselage however i am unsure due to the speed and little time i saw it. This came from south to north so would have been on one of the regular (back then) China Lake NAWS deployments. So, "foreign aircraft" to the area do use the low level routes. Whether or not it went into the Canyon i don't know but i expect they were made aware of it being locally based.