Seen Over Your House Today

Nick · May 25, 2019, 11:38:10 AM

Excellent photos there Jim!

I can only hope it's sunny at Duxford next week.

PR19_Kit · May 25, 2019, 01:48:42 PM

Quote from: Mossie on May 25, 2019, 09:32:31 AM

Unusual one, an autogiro. Don't think I've seen one before, possibly at an airshow once.

What autogyro, where? I've searched and I can't see one.

SUPER pics Jim, well done.

zenrat · May 25, 2019, 05:26:17 PM

Good pics. Thanks for sharing.

Quote from: rickshaw on May 24, 2019, 11:52:00 PM
Noisy buggers, aren't they, Fred?

Certainly are. Louder than the usual police, news and ambo choppers.

Rick Lowe · May 25, 2019, 07:03:33 PM

Yes, thanks for sharing.

Always good to see the ol' Gooney Bird.

NARSES2 · May 26, 2019, 06:17:26 AM

Some lovely shots there Jim, many thanks

Mossie · May 26, 2019, 10:42:39 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on May 25, 2019, 01:48:42 PM

What autogyro, where? I've searched and I can't see one.

Not there, over my house!

Well, close enough, in the next village.

Old Wombat · May 26, 2019, 06:18:52 PM

Lovely Daks!

NARSES2 · May 27, 2019, 07:31:14 AM

Quote from: Mossie on May 26, 2019, 10:42:39 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on May 25, 2019, 01:48:42 PM

What autogyro, where? I've searched and I can't see one.

Not there, over my house! Well, close enough, in the next village.

Thank goodness for that, I spent a couple of minutes looking for it

Nick · May 30, 2019, 03:21:25 PM

Time for something different...

If you aren't sure where you are landing, the British Army has helpfully spelt it out for you! https://www.google.com/maps/@51.0669386,1.0689348,182m/data=!3m1!1e3

Go to the left a bit and you'll see the FIBUA range (Fighting In Built up Areas). It was built in the 1980s to resemble a European town. There's another one along the coast near Lydd https://www.google.com/maps/@50.9287145,0.845819,1688m/data=!3m1!1e3

Captain Canada · May 30, 2019, 07:40:40 PM

Awesome pics Jim ! yes, they are all Daks. Most Americans know what I'm talking about when you say Dakota. Very rarely do I have to say DC-3 lol

Captain Canada · May 30, 2019, 07:58:21 PM

Galaxy took off from Midland the other day. Watched it for fifteen minutes lol. Crazy to e=watch, it's like they are just sitting there ! Crappy phone pic.

kerick · May 30, 2019, 08:39:31 PM

I used to have to drive to Sacramento, California to McClellan AFB and I could see the C-5s from miles away just hanging in the sky like Zeppelins.

PR19_Kit · May 31, 2019, 02:03:31 AM

Quote from: kerick on May 30, 2019, 08:39:31 PM

I used to have to drive to Sacramento, California to McClellan AFB and I could see the C-5s from miles away just hanging in the sky like Zeppelins.

When Airbus still used the Super Guppies to carry their wing sets from Filton, about 15 miles from my front door, to Toulouse Mrs_PR19 and I would watch them 'in the circuit' before they landed. In Filton's case the 'circuit' was a straight in approach from the Bristol Channel and it took those Guppies for EVER to get on the ground. Side on they looked just like airships too!

The Belugas are far too fast these days, they just look like fat Airbuses.

Mossie · June 01, 2019, 05:13:41 AM

Dakota!

Blue and very shiny metal, possibly the Legend Airways machine in the set Jim posted.

Andrew Gorman · June 01, 2019, 10:11:24 PM

Not today, but on a work project in a wildlife refuge in southern California, I saw several Cal Fire- forest fire aircraft- grumman turbo trackers doing practice runs overhead. These are re-engined US Navy ships from the 1960's. Cool to see them flying, but California has a highly developed "Fire-Industrial Complex" set up to battle a thoroughly natural process. My spin is if you stop any fires for 100 years, when stuff finally burns it will turn out to be a doozy. Which, in fact, it turned out to be. Anyway, a different color scheme:
http://www.grummantracker.com/calfirephotos.htm