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Airframes · Mar 31, 2015

Not sure about the last one either - might be 'Photoshopped'. That's the BBMF Lanc, with the Liver Building, Liverpool, in the background. OK, it could be real, but if it is, there must have been a Special Dispensation issued, as the altitude is below legal minimum, and below SOP for the BBMF.
The aircraft also looks way out of scale, compared to the building.

Lucky13 · Mar 31, 2015

Crimea_River said:
That first one is a model. Look at the tire.

Capt. Vick said:
I think perhaps he knew that when he posted it.

True, the Pop-Tart Whisperer doesn't do boo boo's....

Shinpachi · Mar 31, 2015

Cool!

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Mar 31, 2015

And Jan's going for brownie points.

GrauGeist · Mar 31, 2015

Crimea_River said:
That first one is a model. Look at the tire.

It is an RC model. There's several manufacturers offering the PBY, but the one in the photo happens to be this kit:
ElectriFly PBY Catalina - Electric-Powered Sport-Scale ARF

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Apr 1, 2015

It's not the same as the reflection in the water either. Look at the reflection and notice the tail code under the stabilizer. There is not one on the aircraft.

Capt. Vick · Apr 1, 2015

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Apr 1, 2015

The RC PBY Jim.

Capt. Vick · Apr 1, 2015

Yeeeeeaaaaah...to what end my friend?

Njaco · Apr 1, 2015

Lucky13 said:
True, the Pop-Tart Whisperer doesn't do boo boo's....

Except this time I may be wrong. I usually can catch these things but......... d@mn I hate getting old.

rochie · Apr 2, 2015

Airframes said:
Not sure about the last one either - might be 'Photoshopped'. That's the BBMF Lanc, with the Liver Building, Liverpool, in the background. OK, it could be real, but if it is, there must have been a Special Dispensation issued, as the altitude is below legal minimum, and below SOP for the BBMF.
The aircraft also looks way out of scale, compared to the building.

Yep and at that hight it would probably hit the thistle Atlantic tower hotel just over the road !

Would be a great view from the kitchen window where I used to work.

Airframes · Apr 2, 2015

I used to stay at that hotel some times Karl, back in the 1980's, and you're right - coming in from the Liver Building, there's the Atlantic Towers and other high buildings, and the rising ground of the hills !

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Apr 5, 2015

Found this one today on FB. Again, not photo credit given.

Wayne Little · Apr 6, 2015

Njaco · Apr 7, 2015

Talk about mowing the lawn!

Gnomey · Apr 9, 2015

Cool shot!

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Apr 9, 2015

Capt. Vick said:
Yeeeeeaaaaah...to what end my friend?

Do you see the number under the rear stabilizer in the reflection? It's not on the real aircraft as far as I can tell.

Capt. Vick · Apr 9, 2015

Hmmmm...I still don't see it my friend.

T Bolt · Apr 9, 2015

Something does look a bit strange about that PBY. The floats aren't PBY floats and if you look closely at the wing tip it almost looks like a float in the retracted position.

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Apr 10, 2015

Ok, lets see if I can make this work. Hang on a second. Ok, in the yellow circle on the reflection, there is a number. It is not on the aircraft. In the green circles, the artist got all screwed up and reversed the shadow with the main wing spar and put it in the wrong place all together. I hope I'm not crazy.

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