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fizzwheel
10-07-10, 08:11 PM
Enjoy

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MR UKI (1)
10-07-10, 08:27 PM
Wickid pics Fizz. Loving the inverted red arrow pair :D
maviczap
10-07-10, 08:28 PM
Love the Vulcan
DarrenSV650S
10-07-10, 09:14 PM
Great pics. I really need to see an air show sometime
fenjer
10-07-10, 09:28 PM
Ace pics - I love seeing the Red Arrows.
vjones777
10-07-10, 11:59 PM
Excellent! Thanks for posting those.
jamesterror
11-07-10, 12:30 AM
Brilliant pictures, what lens do you have?
Geodude
11-07-10, 08:24 AM
Fantastic shots mate, loving the vulcan. I did not know they still had a flying one.
maviczap
11-07-10, 08:27 AM
Tis the last flying one
ophic
11-07-10, 08:30 AM
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/fizzwheel/Yeovilton%20Air%20Day/DSC_0264.jpg


Awesome pics. The paint looks a bit faded in this one. Maybe they only had covers big enough for the wings?
fizzwheel
11-07-10, 09:21 AM
Brilliant pictures, what lens do you have?

The pics of planes in flight were taken with a Nikkor ED VR 70-300mm Lens. The static pics of the Vulcan were taken with a Nikor AF-S 50mm 1.4g Lens.
Brettus
11-07-10, 09:23 AM
nice shots indeed, want to try and get to an airshow myself, I'm just a little too lazy (and stingey usually) v impressive, also curious what lens was used :)
edit: doh, just a few seconds turn me from an inquisitive amateur into an inquisitive idiot :D
fizzwheel
11-07-10, 09:28 AM
I'm just a little too lazy (and stingey usually)

Yesterday wasnt to expensive IMHO. Tickets were £17 in advance or £21 on the day, flight displays started at 11am and didnt finish till 5:30pm and it was constant with no breaks in the schedule at all. One plane would land then the next one would take off again.

Then there were static displays and trade stands etc.

I'd say it was pretty good value for money. I have put all my pics up as I took over 500 yesterday...

The rest are on facebook, I've set the album so you dont need to be friends with me to view them.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=194261&id=522691920&l=23e51dd731
allantheboss
11-07-10, 02:50 PM
Fizz... you've got a problem...

In that the pics you take are TOO awesome!
Bluepete
11-07-10, 03:25 PM
Cheers for those pics Fizz, especially the Vulcan, one of my favourite planes of all time, up there with the BAE Lightning and Starfighter.

You've made me feel all young again! We used to go to RAF St Mawgan every summer holiday and the Vulcan would always be the show stopper. I remember it doing the slow fly-past, bomb bay doors open exactly like your pics, then it would power up and disapear.

The commentator would waffle on, then a spec appeared directly in front of the flight line, very high up. It got gradually bigger and bigger, then you realised it was the Vulcan, diving straight at you as steeply as it could. Just when I thought it would crash, the pilot would pull up and go to 100% power, RIGHT OVER OUR HEADS and climb away again, the engines pummling the crowd! You don't get that these days, planes directly over the crowd!

Awesome!

Pete ;)
Quiff Wichard
11-07-10, 03:46 PM
brilliant pics Fizz as usual..

reminded me of Mand that ...

last night she was above me with the bomb doors open..
Bluepete
11-07-10, 04:40 PM
reminded me of Mand that ...

last night she was above me with the bomb doors open..

Ooooh, Dave, you just wait 'till I see Mandy again! I'll make her wish you'd never typed that!

Pete ;)

PS, Fizz, any mention of flaps?
suzsv650
12-07-10, 08:10 AM
ahhhhh so thats why the Red arrows kept flying about!