New to FC or not so new? Introduce yourself here.

[josh sykes]

Hi , My name is Josh . im not so much a newbie , just a 1st time poster ! . im 52yrs young and i live in the village of Swallownest on the outskirts of Sheffield .i was brought up on aviation from a very early age by my parents who would drag me around the airshow circuit until i was old enough to do it by myself . and after all these years further down the road , my passion for military aviation still remains . im a new convert to the aviation photography scene (yes i know ! i should have done it years ago !!) 18mths now , so most of my spare time is spent sat on a fence at either Coningsby , Mildenheath leeming etc with my EOS 500D . Its work in progress , but im getting the hang of it , slowly ! ... regards . josh

[deerhunter]

Welcome Josh, dip yer toes in, it's great

[paddyboy]

Welcome aboard, Josh

Cheers

Paddyboy

[josh sykes]

thank for the welcome guys ..

[Bigglesworth]

Wotcha guys 'n gals,

Another newbie here checking in and saying hi.

I have always been interested in aviation from a young age (RAF Brat ) I recently moved from near one air base to another, Wattisham to Lakenheath.
If I'm not flying around the skies in my F15E (sadly just in my flight sim) I can often be found watching the real thing at the viewing area at RAF Lakenheath. I've also started to take photography more seriously and my lenses are getting longer and longer

Chocks away,

Mike

[xm657]

Hi, long time browser finally registered. Based in Essex I'm into cold war jets and anything noisy with an engine! No doubt bump into some of you at Bruntingthorpe or Fairford.

[redshift27]

Hi

I'm based in Helmsley, retired now, been interested in military jets for at least 30 years now.

Great to find this forum!

[EGNH1909]

Hi everyone-my name is Pete- I’m from St Annes on the Lancashire coast. Been an aviation fan on and off since school in the early 70’s. Been a regular guest visitor to this site and Civilian Aviation for a couple of years now, so I thought it’s about time I officially joined in. I’ve recently bought a scanner & started scanning my collection of pre digital slides/prints from various airports/airshows from 70’s to 90’s-(what have I let myself in for!!)- will post some when I get to grips with everything on the site/Flickr etc.
Next step is a half decent DSLR-must say I’ve gained a lot of good info/advice on camera choices already, just from reading posts on this site- thanks for that.
Best Wishes
Pete

[MRTT]

Welcome to the forum guys! Look forward to seeing your posts/photos!

[paddyboy]

Welcome aboard the friendly aviation forum, buddies

Best regards

Paddyboy

[wiggy66]

Hi,

Long time civil aviation photographer (well 30 years plus!) taking a look over the fence to see what's happening on the military side. Really don't know why it's taken me so long!

Already seen some cracking shots on the site here and hope to add some of my own over the coming months and years.

Denis.

[paddyboy]

Welcome aboard, Dennis

Cheers

Paddyboy

[Vulcan44]

Hi, I'm also new to FC, in fact to any sort of forum so I want to get my apologies in early for any mistakes I make.
I began my interest in aircraft spotting back in the early 1950s when I started watching the comings and goings at London's Croydon Airport; there were no civil jet engines around at that time, most of my logging consisted of DH Moths of various sorts. The only military aircraft I saw in those days were at RAF Open Days although I saw quite a few old war surplus Harvards waiting to be scrapped or sold on at Southend airport and Prentices at Stansted. I joined the RAF back in 1960 when the service had more than just a few squadrons to it's name and my interest in military spotting took off. Tours to diverse places such as Gibraltar, Lyneham, Aden and Sharjah made it all the more interesting but unfortunately along the way I lost a few of my log books and photos so nowadays most of this is just a memory. I sit back now and just watch fly overs, mostly civilian. My grandson has now caught the bug so before I move to the great hangar in the sky, I want to pass on to him what I have and maybe with some help, reconstruct what I have lost, if someone can point me in the right direction as to which part of the FC Forum to use.
Regards to all
Vulcan44

[paddyboy]

Hi Buddy

Welcome aboard the friendly aviation forum

You might start your perusal of this great site by looking at posts on 'Warbirds, Replicas and Nostalgia', as there is a plethora of shots from days of yore

Very best regards

Paddyboy

[Vulcan44]

Paddyboy,

Thanks for the info, I'll give the Warbirds part of the forum a try to see if anyone can help with my request.

Glad to see your'e a supporter of XH558, I'm an ex Waddington 44 Sqn Vulcan guy myself.

Regards

Vulcan44

[Chinook11]

Hi I'm Paul

I live just outside of Basingstoke Hampshire, approximately 6 miles from RAF Odiham so hopefully will be able to update the Odiham info a bit more regular, although its hard reading those dark serials on a dark green background.
Been aircraft spotting for about 25 years but only just invested in a scanner Alnico DJ-X11.
Info on this forum is amazing !!

[Plum]

Hi Pleased to be able to join you. I have a general interest in aviation & scanning. Living in Wakefield I am a bit outside the usual routes for military, but thedo see the odd one. I am listening to them more often, when civil aviation locally is quiet. Listening equipment for military is an AOR8200, my ICOM amateur base station & hand held have gaps over the military frequencies.
Looking forward to being an interested, rather than a particlarly vocal, member.

[eagle1]

Welcome aboard guys

Some great info on this forum. You have chosen a good one

Happy spotting

Cheers

Martin

[TonkaGirl]

Hey everyone!
I've come across this forum a few times, but only just signed up. I currently live in the Scottish Borders but my dad was in the RAF when I was born so I spent the first 2 years of my life at Coningsby and then Leuchars for a few years after that. I've always had a love for military aviation but in the last few years my passion has really been re ignited and I can't get enough!
I try to get to airshows when I can and visit bases for a bit of spotting when I can, but living in the Borders there's a lot of travelling involved for that!
Looking forward to being part of the group

[martmpf]

Welcome aboard