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Apr 14^th, 2010 at 5:51pm

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But I've seen better passes Tongue

(the GR4 that came in the evening Tongue

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Reply #1 - Apr 14^th, 2010 at 7:05pm

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I've seen a lot of pictures from you and others of aircraft in this pass. Is it a regular training route for the RAF, or what is the story? Do the people living there seem to mind the RAF planes tearing through there? I know it is called the Mach loop, but whereabouts is it (remember I am a bleeding colonial Wink

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Reply #2 - Apr 14^th, 2010 at 9:03pm

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DaveSims wrote on Apr 14^th, 2010 at 7:05pm:

I've seen a lot of pictures from you and others of aircraft in this pass. Is it a regular training route for the RAF, or what is the story? Do the people living there seem to mind the RAF planes tearing through there? I know it is called the Mach loop, but whereabouts is it (remember I am a bleeding colonial Wink

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i am with this guy... i wouldn't mind going to this loop to check it out myself... wow... thats an idea, a vacation based around RAF base hopping!!!

Carriers would be so mush easier to land on if they would just stop turning!!!

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Reply #3 - Apr 14^th, 2010 at 10:28pm

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Nice sequence! Very interesting interaction of vortices and exhaust turbulence in some of those. Shocked

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Reply #4 - Apr 15^th, 2010 at 3:47am

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You're getting pretty good at this lark. Wink

f-35simpilot wrote on Apr 14^th, 2010 at 9:03pm:

DaveSims wrote on Apr 14^th, 2010 at 7:05pm:

I've seen a lot of pictures from you and others of aircraft in this pass. Is it a regular training route for the RAF, or what is the story? Do the people living there seem to mind the RAF planes tearing through there? I know it is called the Mach loop, but whereabouts is it (remember I am a bleeding colonial Wink

)

i am with this guy... i wouldn't mind going to this loop to check it out myself... wow... thats an idea, a vacation based around RAF base hopping!!!

The Machynlleth Loop is in Wales. Not sure exactly where Mic took these from. Full details here --> http://www.warplane.co.uk/Wales.htm

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Reply #5 - Apr 15^th, 2010 at 3:51am

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#6 looks like a bad edit: look at the deformation behind the left wing! Shocked

Great(!) shots! Smiley

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Reply #6 - Apr 15^th, 2010 at 6:48am

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Superb shots, which is louder, the Tornado or Eurofighter? I heard the Eurofighter once at an air display, god it was loud.

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Reply #7 - Apr 15^th, 2010 at 6:57am

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Rich H wrote on Apr 15^th, 2010 at 6:48am:

Superb shots, which is louder, the Tornado or Eurofighter? I heard the Eurofighter once at an air display, god it was loud.

Tornado....one of the best experiences in aviation is to hear a tonka on full chat heading straight towards you down a valley. Absolutely superb Cool

Doug has covered the location. These were all taken from Cad west. It is a frequently used Mountain Training Area for NATO air arms. (F15Es use it quite a bit from Lakenheath. On that day there were 6 Eagles about but all their passes were high through Cad) However, don't expect to see anything. It's hit and miss and you can spend a day in glorious weather and blank, or have a load of traffic through in fog and rain.

I'll get some more up over the next few days

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Reply #8 - Apr 15^th, 2010 at 12:27pm

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Ok... so were you just standing on the hill under that guy, while he used you as a reference point or what?

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