Under the Lights - Northolt Nightshoot XXXII

[Professor_M]

With the announcement of the planned attendance of a French EC725 Caracal following not long after a CN235 from the same air arm, it seemed about time to make a first visit to a Northolt Nightshoot, a first Nightshoot for me too.

No engine runs from the Caracal, but the crew did take the cover of the refuelling probe...
French Air Force EC725AP Caracal | F-UGSC by Professor M, on Flickr

RCAF CC-130J Hercules | 130601 by Professor M, on Flickr

The first engine run of the evening came from this recently imported Bell 47H-1...
Bell 47H-1 | C-FJWF by Professor M, on Flickr

The French CASA followed...
French Air Force CN235 | 64-HD | 196 by Professor M, on Flickr

All three of the British Helicopters started up around the same time, departing home...
RAF Puma HC2 | XW224 by Professor M, on Flickr
AAC AH-64E Apache | ZM705 by Professor M, on Flickr
AAC Wildcat AH1 | ZZ384 by Professor M, on Flickr

A couple of the "Home Team"...
BAe 125 CC3 | ZD621 by Professor M, on Flickr

London Air Ambulance H135 | G-LAAB by Professor M, on Flickr

I'll be back...

[Seacat192]

Cracking set, Prof.

Thanks for sharing.

[James Cutting]

Brilliant set! Shame the caracal didn't run but the others made up for it!

[Professor_M]

Thanks, both.

Seeing as I suspect I won't see another Puma in RAF service, here's one more of XW224 from last Thursday...
RAF Puma HC2 | XW224 by Professor M, on Flickr

[slogen51]

Awesome

Are you using a tripod ?

[Professor_M]

Are you using a tripod ?

I was indeed - I don't fancy my chances shooting handheld for 2-5 seconds for these photos.

All photos taken on a 10s self-timer (enough time to let the minor shake of pressing the shutter button decay - I couldn't get my phone working as a remote shutter release) on a very short tripod (having it initially fully extended meant too much wind-rock - it's rather flimsy).

[DeavesPhotography]

Lovely shots. Especially love the French Puma! I'll have to get myself along to one of these events at some point.