Airframes
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Mick and I arrived on the camp site at Fowlmere, just up the road from DX, on Saturday evening, just as that days flying displays were ending. The weather was nice and sunny, although perhaps cooler than average for this time of year, with a good forecast for Sunday.
However, the weather on Sunday morning was dull and dismal, with a blustery wind blowing, and by the time we got to the airfield at 08.00 hrs., there was no sign of improvement. Sure enough, rain came in from the south west, continuing for most of the morning, so I retired to the comfort of the 'Tin Tent' and decided to take any photographs from there, as it was only around 150 meters back from the crowd line.
There was a slight improvement by the time the flying started, although conditions were still marginal, and above limits for some of the aircraft. The show opened with the Spitfire formations and 'tail chase' and, although the wind persisted, conditions improved as the show progressed, with sunshine and clouds, quite warm out of the wind, although gusts were strong enough to buffet my camera at times.
We met up with Gary (Geedee) and his lovely wife for a chat, and had I known that Steve (Stona) was going, we could have got together also.
Although it turned out to be a good show, with a couple of bonus 'acts' I hadn't known about, it seemed to lack the impact of previous shows, perhaps due to the weather and the recent CAA changes to the rules, and the attendance certainly seemed less than previous years. I certainly didn't take as many pics as I normally would, but I'll post a few over the next few days, starting with the Spitfires that opened the show.
PIC 1. The lovely Lockheed Electra in the murk, illustrates what conditions were like in the morning, this shot being taken at around 10.00 am.
PICS 2 to 9 The Spitfire formation and tail chase was as good as usual.
More pics to follow tomorrow.
However, the weather on Sunday morning was dull and dismal, with a blustery wind blowing, and by the time we got to the airfield at 08.00 hrs., there was no sign of improvement. Sure enough, rain came in from the south west, continuing for most of the morning, so I retired to the comfort of the 'Tin Tent' and decided to take any photographs from there, as it was only around 150 meters back from the crowd line.
There was a slight improvement by the time the flying started, although conditions were still marginal, and above limits for some of the aircraft. The show opened with the Spitfire formations and 'tail chase' and, although the wind persisted, conditions improved as the show progressed, with sunshine and clouds, quite warm out of the wind, although gusts were strong enough to buffet my camera at times.
We met up with Gary (Geedee) and his lovely wife for a chat, and had I known that Steve (Stona) was going, we could have got together also.
Although it turned out to be a good show, with a couple of bonus 'acts' I hadn't known about, it seemed to lack the impact of previous shows, perhaps due to the weather and the recent CAA changes to the rules, and the attendance certainly seemed less than previous years. I certainly didn't take as many pics as I normally would, but I'll post a few over the next few days, starting with the Spitfires that opened the show.
PIC 1. The lovely Lockheed Electra in the murk, illustrates what conditions were like in the morning, this shot being taken at around 10.00 am.
PICS 2 to 9 The Spitfire formation and tail chase was as good as usual.
More pics to follow tomorrow.
