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Old 08 July 2008, 01:59 PM
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.......the airshow season, thought I would post some clips for the plane nutters:



YouTube - F-16 Demo KLu


YouTube - Mirage 2000 Demo French Air Force


YouTube - Russian Knights Air display SU-27s


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I just booked my hotel for Leuchars Airshow last night

But I'm not a spotter, nerd or geek
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Originally Posted by Scoobychick
I just booked my hotel for Leuchars Airshow last night

But I'm not a spotter, nerd or geek
Leuchars Airshow? When is that?
Old 08 July 2008, 02:33 PM
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13th September Leuchars Airshow
Old 08 July 2008, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Scoobychick
13th September Leuchars Airshow

Sounds good, hope I have some time off around then, prolly wont though.....
Old 08 July 2008, 03:21 PM
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I'll be in Farnborough next Mon/Tue/Wed.
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Leuchars is about the only airshow that Bob isn't working for so my plane nobbering activities have been very limited this year
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Originally Posted by Scoobychick
Leuchars is about the only airshow that Bob isn't working for so my plane nobbering activities have been very limited this year
Bob? lol
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Originally Posted by Janspeed
.......the airshow season, thought I would post some clips for the plane nutters:



YouTube - F-16 Demo KLu


YouTube - Mirage 2000 Demo French Air Force


YouTube - Russian Knights Air display SU-27s


Thanks I enjoyed watching those. I remember the first Dutch display pilot just after they got the F16's. He was very good and he gave a real demonstration of what the computers would let him do with his low airspeed manouevres. Quite amazing.

Les
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YouTube - Sukhoi Aerobatics SU-26/29/31
Old 09 July 2008, 08:27 PM
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i used to go to all ther airshows, mildenhall fairford, woddbridge lakenheath, most of the summer was spent on a coach to lhr or stn

infact we used to tell our parents we were staying at each others and get the national express to lhr, and sleep in the terminal for a few nights, can you imaginedoing that these days
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Nowadays it would be complicated!
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Originally Posted by j4ckos mate
i used to go to all ther airshows, mildenhall fairford, woddbridge lakenheath, most of the summer was spent on a coach to lhr or stn

infact we used to tell our parents we were staying at each others and get the national express to lhr, and sleep in the terminal for a few nights, can you imaginedoing that these days
How long ago were you doing that?

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Anything on this weekend?
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Nice vids,didn't realise so many on here were into aviation/airshows..

Crazy French Low Level Flying

Push the limit.. (MUST SEE)

RAF Harrier low flyby Afghanistan 1

VERY low Harrier ("I won't flinch..")
Old 12 July 2008, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Leslie
How long ago were you doing that?

Les
im37 now when i was in secondary school.



i was talking ab out this subject to my dad today, if we had gone missing it could be anyhere, we used to go on our bikes to alexandra park in moss side as it had the biggest slide oe even cheetham hill park, in the other direction it would be to the bollin near j4ckos in laws to paddle, about 15 miles either way,now mine are in bed on the back at the ice cream van or in school.
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