XH558...

[NailedOn]

zym said:

NailedOn said:

Brilliant display at Dunsfold yesterday. The crew really showed off her manoeuvrability. And the noise - Fabulous.

Took this video on my phone yesterday, brilliant display and throwing her about quite a bit. Awesome noise too
http://youtu.be/ZDfcWlSBAtk

Very good video from a smart-phone. The angle of turn was amazing - beyond 90 degrees for sure.

[JulesV]

coogy said:

Just flew directly over mine at what could only have been 2-3 thousand feet. Heading is a SW direction. I live in East Sussex, near Uckfield.

Goosebumps

+1

Looked and sounded stunning. Saw it yesterday too at Carfest. Just fantastic, so glad that it is still flying.

[tonyvid]

Ali Chappussy said:

DamienB said:

1630 but subject to change

Thanks, have a great show.

I went to the Little Gransden show on Sunday, thank you for a fab show! I enjoyed it far more than the 2 days I spent at Farnboro this year and it was great to see the Vulcan(and all the others) so loooow!

[zym]

NailedOn said:

Very good video from a smart-phone. The angle of turn was amazing - beyond 90 degrees for sure.

Thanks, difficult to hold steady though.
It did look like the pilot was tempted to roll it towards the end but changed his mind!
I guess those kind of aerobatics probably wouldn't do much for it's ageing airframe...

[gazapc]

zym said:

It did look like the pilot was tempted to roll it towards the end but changed his mind!
I guess those kind of aerobatics probably wouldn't do much for it's ageing airframe...

I always envisage at her last show before being grounded sometime in the near future a pilot rolls it, lands the plane, chucks his licence at a nearby convenient CAA official and walks of.

[Chrisgr31]

coogy said:

Just flew directly over mine at what could only have been 2-3 thousand feet. Heading is a SW direction. I live in East Sussex, near Uckfield.

Goosebumps

Damn I never saw it flying over Crowborough

[gary2010]

not sure if this has been posted before (knowing me it has) but heres a vid of the vulcan being rolled ,absolutely amazing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffJ0WX1Xct0&fea...

[aeropilot]

zym said:

NailedOn said:

Very good video from a smart-phone. The angle of turn was amazing - beyond 90 degrees for sure.

Thanks, difficult to hold steady though.
It did look like the pilot was tempted to roll it towards the end but changed his mind!
I guess those kind of aerobatics probably wouldn't do much for it's ageing airframe...

IIRC, from a post on 'pprune' a few years back by an ex-Vulcan pilot, the 90+ deg wingover routine doesn't actually consume much FI.

[clinchy]

A couple from Sunday

[Turbodiesel1690]

Chrisgr31 said:

Damn I never saw it flying over Crowborough

Tell me this, is the Crowborough Cross pub still open? Spent a Summer in the local army camp with the TA about 16 years ago, had manys a good night down that pub

[FUBAR]

JulesV said:

coogy said:

Just flew directly over mine at what could only have been 2-3 thousand feet. Heading is a SW direction. I live in East Sussex, near Uckfield.

Goosebumps

+1

Looked and sounded stunning. Saw it yesterday too at Carfest. Just fantastic, so glad that it is still flying.

I was helping run a kids rugby camp at Christ Hospital school yesterday when it went over 3 times (twice out to Dunsfold as it circled over us...then once on the way back) along with a Lanc and I'm guessing a Phantom. Was funny to see 80+ kids just stop and gawp at the sky (as did all the coaches and parents)

[aeropilot]

FUBAR said:

then once on the way back) along with a Lanc and I'm guessing a Phantom.

Definately wouldn't have been a Phantom

[FUBAR]

It was very low, VERY fast and VERY loud and heading towards Dunsfold on the same flight path as the Vulcan half an hour later. Tornado?

Edited by FUBAR on Tuesday 28th August 21:07

[BLUETHUNDER]

Tornado GR4. They had two in the role demo at Dunsfold. The Phantom went out of RAf service many years ago dear boy. Do please keep up.

[aeropilot]

FUBAR said:

It was very low, VERY fast and VERY loud and heading towards Dunsfold on the same flight path as the Vulcan half an hour later. Tornado?

A quick look at the show display list would indicate that it was, indeed, a Tornado GR4.

[Chrisgr31]

Turbodiesel1690 said:

Tell me this, is the Crowborough Cross pub still open? Spent a Summer in the local army camp with the TA about 16 years ago, had manys a good night down that pub

Yes it is, same landlady as well I suspect! Its a good social pub, not so good for conversation.

[MrAndyW]

A bit late, but it's a 1335 take off from Doncaster today.
Flying tomorrow as well.Don't know times yet.

[onyx39]

Turbodiesel1690 said:

Chrisgr31 said:

Damn I never saw it flying over Crowborough

Tell me this, is the Crowborough Cross pub still open? Spent a Summer in the local army camp with the TA about 16 years ago, had manys a good night down that pub

Army cadets at Crowborough, that brings back memories, (early 80's for me)

[ATTAK Z]

Yep she had to blast off a little early to make room for

TOM3651 from Palma De Mallorca - due at 13:55 - Landed at 13:35

[ATTAK Z]

due at CarFest tomorrow AFAIK