Simviation Forum - Sunday fly-in part 3

Jun 9^th, 2004 at 12:45pm

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Lots of microlights & home-builds around these days. They come in all shapes & sizes.
Fozzer arrives in his flexwing. I have no idea of the type. Microlights are not usually allowed to land here.

The RANS S6-ESD Coyote II. One up from a flexwing. This one lives here.

The airframe is covered with stretched sailcloth rather than the conventional doped fabric as you can see in this shot.

The popular Jabiru. Constructed from the latest high-tech materials. A nice looking aircraft.

The Technam Echo. Not seen one before.

Cockpit of the Kitfox.

A little help on hand at the end of the runway. This is listed as a TSW-2. I know nothing more about it.

Sadly it was time for me to dash off. Pity as things were just warming up & the circuit was full of more aircraft arriving. The local vicar had also been invited to hold a memorial service. This was the scene as I was leaving.

A well-organised event & a touching tribute. I'm sure those that flew from here in '44 would have approved. Well done all round. Wink

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Reply #1 - Jun 9^th, 2004 at 2:21pm

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I am so very tempted to start my own album of "Hagar's Photos" ...

Your photos give life to the airplanes in the sense that they're not staged photos for a magazine article or review. These are just real people flying about, that happen to stroll in front of your camera.

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Reply #2 - Jun 9^th, 2004 at 2:22pm

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Hagar's new name, DOUG THE SHUTTERBUG!
You sure are soaking up all the air field events! You are one lucky guy!
Pass me a cheeseburger please!!
Isn't that Fozzer standing near the hanger? Wink

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Reply #3 - Jun 9^th, 2004 at 2:55pm

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Hagar's new name, DOUG THE SHUTTERBUG!

LOL

I realise I've been hitting it rather hard since getting my new camera. Why not as it costs nothing & means I can show others a little of what goes on around here. It's all or nothing with me. If I get interested in something I go for it it 100%. These are some consolation for all the ones I've missed over the years. Pity they didn't have automatic digital cameras 50 years ago. I could have really shown you something then. Roll Eyes

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Your photos give life to the airplanes in the sense that they're not staged photos for a magazine article or review. These are just real people flying about, that happen to stroll in front of your camera.

Thank you Felix. If they give you that impression it's the best compliment I could wish for. This is my intention in posting my shots. Not works of art but a little piece of real life frozen in time. Wink

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Reply #4 - Jun 9^th, 2004 at 3:33pm

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Great shots Doug, I'm terribly envious you get to see such a variety of planes, I'm stuck largely with An-2s or An-2s.

Mark Wink

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Reply #5 - Jun 9^th, 2004 at 4:10pm

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Great shots Doug, I'm terribly envious you get to see such a variety of planes, I'm stuck largely with An-2s or An-2s.

Mark Wink

All being well I'm off to the Moth rally at Old Warden this weekend. Lots more photos to bore you with. Grin

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Reply #6 - Jun 9^th, 2004 at 4:15pm

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Hagar old pal, I think every light vintage aircraft in the country must live in your part of the world. Wink

Very nice photos and please post the Moth Rally stuff when you get it.

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Reply #7 - Jun 9^th, 2004 at 9:46pm

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Wonderful Doug...just wonderful

Thanks for posting them.

Have fun at the Moth Rally and looking forward to the shots!

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #8 - Jun 9^th, 2004 at 11:56pm

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This is what the digital camera was bought for in the first place Doug......Keep using it and we all benefit from it as much as you do.....this is the sharing that brings each one of us to the locale of the shooter.....I am happy to be able to allow others to see what I see, and I know without a doubt that you feel the same way with your shots......fine work Hagar ! ! !

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Reply #9 - Jun 10^th, 2004 at 12:44pm