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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Kevin Wood on 11 November 2008, 10:50:09
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For those in the area I have just heard that XH558 will be departing Farnborough at 12:30 and heading to Brize Norton.
(http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w63/kjwood/Farnborough/IMGP2066.jpg)
8-)
Kevin
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i have seen it twice, annoying while driving to the station.
Stunning sight!
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Sorry i missunderstood......I thought it was a petition to bring back Mr Spock :D :D
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was hoping it might have overflown us (as it did enroute from Fairford to Farnborough in the summer :)), but no sighting so far :(
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Mrs. KW is up at the gliding club with some sources of inside information. Problems with the APU today so it's getting rescheduled for tomorrow. Should be doing a flypast at Lasham apparently.
Kevin
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hmmm whats the odds of being able to get near the runway and take a video of the take off? Have to be at work for 2 but might be worth a look... What you reckon? Ive been to the air show but ive not tried to view from outsid with the plane spotters, obviously, but this is worth a look if poss.
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I wonder if it's gona fly over No 10 & drop a couple of bunker busters :y :y
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I wonder if it's gona fly over No 10 & drop a couple of bunker busters :y :y
couple of daisy cutters would be better. less chance of escaping. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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hmmm whats the odds of being able to get near the runway and take a video of the take off? Have to be at work for 2 but might be worth a look... What you reckon? Ive been to the air show but ive not tried to view from outsid with the plane spotters, obviously, but this is worth a look if poss.
In Farnborough I would head for Fleet road or somewhere in Long Valley. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=farnborough&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=33.626896,56.601563&ie=UTF8&ll=51.267984,-0.801444&spn=0.012969,0.027637&t=h&z=15A few public car parks round there although tree cover might be a problem in places. Either that or go up onto Caesar's camp where you can look straight down on the whole airfield but it's a bit of a yomp from any parking area.
There's always the top of the multi-storey car park in Fleet. That's where I'd be if I hadn't decided on a last minute WFH. ::)
Rumour control says same time today. Farnborough take off then Lasham, doubling back to pass NE of Basingstoke then High Wycombe, Northampton. :-X
Kevin
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Its not going to Brise....its off to Bruntingthorpe....
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Its not going to Brise....its off to Bruntingthorpe....
Did wonder about that..
Kevin
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Has it gone yet?
I have not heard anything here not far from Lasham & would expect to
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Yep. It passed Lasham at about 1305 hrs. in the end after a delayed takeoff. Rolled in quite low from the West, South of the airfield, trailing black smoke, of course, did a nice graceful 90 degree turn to the right over the airfield showing off its' shape and climbed away to the North. :)
Will have a look and see if I have any pictures of publishable quality later.
Kevin
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Give us everything Kevin. It's fantastic the old dear is flying again.
I was an apprentice at Rolls Royce Bristol when she did a minimum altitude flyby over the factory on her farewell tour.
Absolutly bloody awsome.
Almost as good as when we got our Concorde back 5 years ago.
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Landing at Bruntingthorpe yesterday with Chute just starting to deploy.
(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/Marks_DTM_Calib/chuteweb.jpg)
Note the lines of unsold BMW's....... ;D
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Beautiful sight, and not too shabby a photo either
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Great pic.
Your photo work Mark?
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Great pic.
Your photo work Mark?
Sadly not as I was at work (although only about 15 or so miles away).....it was taken by a 'contact' of mine on the ground!
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Is there any way I can get a large version to print out?
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FYI..
This is one of the times your can get 'dust' in your eyes 8-)