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baz1
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by baz1 » Mon Jul 22, 2019 3:51 pm
think it will be more civvy than military from what I saw of the trailer
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Rugbyref
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by Rugbyref » Mon Jul 22, 2019 4:48 pm
If it uses the same people and format as their train series, it was cringe-worthy and will wind us all up!
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OzziePoole
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by OzziePoole » Mon Jul 22, 2019 6:27 pm
Agreed, Peter Snow waving his arms around like a pendulum plus Andi Peters!
If its anything like Trainspotting Live then its time to watch something else, cringeworthy.
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Vulcanone
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by Vulcanone » Mon Jul 22, 2019 7:41 pm
Arthur Williams is one of the 4 presenters. The disabled ex Marine that has the Piper Cub, and did the series flying around Britain. So maybe.....
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daggerfan
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by daggerfan » Mon Jul 22, 2019 9:14 pm
baz1 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 22, 2019 3:51 pm
think it will be more civvy than military from what I saw of the trailer
According to the Radio Times, Thursday's programme features military aircraft, but don't know if entire programme is devoted to military.
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Nighthawke
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by Nighthawke » Mon Jul 22, 2019 9:36 pm
Why would it be - spotting is not just about military aviation. There are certainly far more opportunities to spot civil than there are military too. I would expect there to be a reasonable balance across the hobby.
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RichieHell
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by RichieHell » Tue Jul 23, 2019 6:57 am
There is defintely some military. Arthur Williams was on Twitter last week asking if there were any military bases with flying in the evening, and looking for spotters. The last I saw they were considering Brize.
I expect it to be mostly civil though. Would be a very slow live program if they were stood outside quiet military bases at night!
Looking forward to this. It's a treat for those of us who like civil and military aviation.
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by Agent K » Tue Jul 23, 2019 7:32 am
I did some work with Arthur late last year, he's a thoroughly decent and nice guy and a true enthusiast too, not somebody pretending to be one. If this shows through, like his recent flying round the UK programme, it'll be off to a good start.
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Northsky
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by Northsky » Tue Jul 23, 2019 7:57 am
Peter Snow said in the teaser that they were going to see how many types they could see. Well at Heathrow job would be done in a couple of hours as only Boeing Airbus and D-8 CRJs and occasional biz.
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by lambo1784 » Tue Jul 23, 2019 8:40 am
Friend of mine was at Stansted when Trump was due and he was interviewed for the programme.
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Vulcan74
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by Vulcan74 » Wed Jul 24, 2019 9:59 am
Was that the mad scientist!!!
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22A
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by 22A » Wed Jul 24, 2019 6:30 pm
Rugbyref wrote: ↑Mon Jul 22, 2019 4:48 pm
If it uses the same people and format as their train series, it was cringe-worthy and will wind us all up!
Many railway enthusiasts reckoned the train series was at least 20 years too late. Not such a variety to see these days. Can we say the same about the aviation scene?
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Pi
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by Pi » Wed Jul 24, 2019 7:57 pm
It hasn't got better !
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Vulcan74
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by Vulcan74 » Wed Jul 24, 2019 8:13 pm
In the 70's & 80's you had some decent aircraft to look forward to seeing, B707.B727, DC-8, Concorde, VC-10. Now its the airbus, airbus, airbus!!!
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Nighthawke
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by Nighthawke » Wed Jul 24, 2019 9:47 pm
Airbus models number 8 to be seen: 318/319/320/321/330/340/350/380. OK so the smaller ones are similar (-ish) but the 340 and 380 are large 4-jets - modern-day 707/DC-8 and 747 equivalents. Still 747s to be seen too for a bit longer. Add colours and operators into the mix and it's still a good trip.
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by Blackjack56 » Thu Jul 25, 2019 8:36 am
It was better than i expected,i missed mondays episode but will watch it on catch up,to be honest as others have said Arthurs participation maked it more interesting for me i loved his piper cub series and his love of anything aviation really comes across to the viewer, also we all need to watch everything aviation related on the telly otherwise nothing will get made for our very niche hobby.
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Mike
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by Mike » Thu Jul 25, 2019 8:45 am
There wasn't an episode on Monday, it's just Tuesday, Wednesday and tonight.
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