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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: F1 9LFG on 01 September 2012, 17:08:58
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Hi All,
Just back from a trip to Wales with my Family and thought some of you may want a flick through the below.
All taken from ''The Mach Loop'' West Wales. I was blessed as many people visit and see nothing for days on end - I spent two days up the side of Blwch and snapped plenty - Even a EuroFighter Typhoon which don't visit Wales that often.
The noise was amazing, out of this world - the Typhoon passed us very quickly only about 100ft from our seating position!
Took 100's but below are just a few snaps.
Weather wasn't that great so sorry for the poor quality on some shots.
Enjoy ;)
(http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z467/sniper441/DSC07945-1.jpg)
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Great photo's,post some more please.
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Absolutely superb pics. :y
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Fantastic shots :) How's your ears ;D :y
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:y :y :y :y bloody amazing :y :y :y :y
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Great photo's,post some more please.
Cheers - I will be back home later and will add the rest - still need to sort a load out. :y
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Absolutely superb pics. :y
Cheers :y
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Fantastic shots :) How's your ears ;D :y
Cheers, Ears were starting to ''ring'' slightly after the second day, they are so close to you it's unreal - I will defo be returning! :y
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great pics :y :y
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Fantastic pictures. :y
I love taking pictures and am now on my 2nd Fuji camera, the second one being 1920x1080 and 10 or 12 MP. Now after seeing these pics I wish I had taken time to learn to use my camera properly. I allways seem to set it on AUTO to take pics, so if I had tried to take any pics like yours I reckon I would have missed 80% of them due to the camera doing it's stuff before actually taking the pic.
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Excellent pictures. Thanks.
I have just snapped a helicopter and water basket on its way home from putting out that large fire behind Marbella. Even on zoom it is a poor photo and it was slow moving
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Quality stuff! Thanks for sharing :y
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Quality stuff! Thanks for sharing :y
+1 brilliant pics
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cracking pics,more please :y :y
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Fantastic pictures. :y
I love taking pictures and am now on my 2nd Fuji camera, the second one being 1920x1080 and 10 or 12 MP. Now after seeing these pics I wish I had taken time to learn to use my camera properly. I allways seem to set it on AUTO to take pics, so if I had tried to take any pics like yours I reckon I would have missed 80% of them due to the camera doing it's stuff before actually taking the pic.
Thanks,
I've only recently got into photography (6months) and I'm now on manual most of the time - once you know how to set the camera up it's amazing the photos you can take.
I'm using a Sony Alpha A65, Full HD video and 24mp sensor - As it's a DSLR I also have the freedom to switch lenses which is key to taking different pics.
All the best and keep at it :y
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They're incredible photos , thanks for sharing them. :y
Reminds me of a section on the old A9 north of Perth where way back in the eighties the same thing used to occur . The times I nearly crashed due to them buggers .......
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Stunning pictures :y :y
I see these Typhoon's in the flesh every day at work.
But the F15 considering its age is still a beautifull aircraft :y
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Cracking pictures thanks for sharing :y
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Awesome!! :) :y :)
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Fantastic pictures, very well done. :y :y :y :y :y
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that's absolutely fantastic.
want to come and stay for a while - we get that sort of action on a daily basis here - we're directly between Otterburn ranges ( 5 miles ) and RAF Spadeadam electronic warfare range ( 10 miles )
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FAKE !!! >:(
You're not fooling me. Those are stills from 'Top Gun'. ;D ;)
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Great pictures :y
Whenever I am in Wales on bike always see these things fly over, fantastic!
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Stunning photos. Well done, that man! :y :y
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Thank you all for the comments, I am very pleased with the shots, I would advise anyone who can get there to visit.
The Mach Loop is one of only 2 places in the UK where you can actually climb a hillside and be higher than the passing planes, a viewpoint that is stunning and the sounds to match!
I will get on with sorting the other pics out tomorrow and get them posted.
http://www.lowflymedia.com/index.shtml for those who are now tempted to visit welsh Wales!
:y
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Hi all, Thanks for the comments, the remaining pics that were in focus and worth keeping are in the below photobucket album.
Rob :y
http://s1191.photobucket.com/albums/z467/sniper441/Jets%20in%20Wales%20-%20Mach%20Loop/
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Where abouts is it ?
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Where abouts is it ?
West Wales, if you google 'The Mach Loop' there'll be lots of info on it.
Also @ lowflymedia.com they detail the best viewing positions and how to get to them.
What ever you do DON'T download and follow the flight timetables issued by the MOD as they are worthless.
In LFA7 which is the area of the Mach Loop they have rights to fly down to 100ft any time between 0900hrs - 2000hrs and it's all pot-luck if you see anything or not.
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Where abouts is it ?
West Wales, if you google 'The Mach Loop' there'll be lots of info on it.
Also @ lowflymedia.com they detail the best viewing positions and how to get to them.
What ever you do DON'T download and follow the flight timetables issued by the MOD as they are worthless.
In LFA7 which is the area of the Mach Loop they have rights to fly down to 100ft any time between 0900hrs - 2000hrs and it's all pot-luck if you see anything or not.
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Found it on a map ;)
Now to fix my tripod and get my arse over there :y
Cheers :)
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Where abouts is it ?
West Wales, if you google 'The Mach Loop' there'll be lots of info on it.
Also @ lowflymedia.com they detail the best viewing positions and how to get to them.
What ever you do DON'T download and follow the flight timetables issued by the MOD as they are worthless.
In LFA7 which is the area of the Mach Loop they have rights to fly down to 100ft any time between 0900hrs - 2000hrs and it's all pot-luck if you see anything or not.
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Found it on a map ;)
Now to fix my tripod and get my arse over there :y
Cheers :)
Wouldn't worry about that, they move so fast past you a tripod isn't worth having!
A steady hand, 70-300mm lens min and lots of luck is key ;)
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Correct name is the "Machynlleth Loop" and I've gone round it many times in a Hercules (C130). Its is part of a very well known low-level training route used by many different types of aircraft.
There are numerous places in the UK where you can stand on the top of a hill and look down on low-level training aircraft, we used to wave at folks above us all the time, but no where, to my knowledge has as many "regular" visitors as the Loop, which is why it is so popular.
If you go there to take photos, be aware there is a "one way system" around the loop, so the aircraft will always approach from the same direction, this makes it easier to spot them but limits the time of day for the best photo's due to the light. There used to be a car park at the bottom of the hill and a well trodden footpath to the best points, but I've not been back there for a few years now.
Lots of info on the loop on this site ..
http://www.mjaviation.co.uk/Lowfly.htm
HTH
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What was the lowest you managed to get a herc down too round there Nige ?
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What was the lowest you managed to get a herc down too round there Nige ?
Herc low level in the later years was limited to 250 ft MSD - Minimum Seperation Distance - which in essence was a "bubble" of 250 with the a/c at its centre, nothing was allowed to pierce the bubble ... pylons/hills/trees houses whatever .. in the early years it was 250 AGL - Above Ground Level - so the wingtips didn't count .. and got very, very close on some occasions ... hence the change to the rules !!
Some folks were allowed to go lower, and others lower still, but there was really no tactical reason for ultra low level in mountains ... that really is desert stuff.... in the mountains as long as you are below the top of the hill you can't be seen/shot at from another hill/valley ... so stupid low was stupid risk .. and many a pilot got the back edge of my tongue when they started getting silly.
A large aircraft like a Herc has a large inertia, and I buried too many mates after it all went wrong to add my name to the list.
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OOOOHOHOOOO you lucky lucky man, being there at the right time :y
Now that tornado(?) at the top. Imagine that, coming at you hard on, at exactly head height, looking for all the world like it was locked on to your forehead, belting toward you down the a66 valley in Cumbria while stood on top of mid height fell.
Leaving it to the last minute, to the point you fealt the need to put hands up to surrender, then wave it off to his right along the valley, before actually he turned with his wingman(?) banked hard to reveal his under belly and little vapour trails off the wing tips. Topped off with a wing wave as he cleared off up the valley. A sight and sound I'll never forget. Awesome. Could even pick out the luminous green of the heads up and the pilots helmet behind it.
But you got an awesome collection there. Off to google the location. :y
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Yes, placed on bucket list. :y
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Awesome pics mate - well done :y
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What was the lowest you managed to get a herc down too round there Nige ?
Herc low level in the later years was limited to 250 ft MSD - Minimum Seperation Distance - which in essence was a "bubble" of 250 with the a/c at its centre, nothing was allowed to pierce the bubble ... pylons/hills/trees houses whatever .. in the early years it was 250 AGL - Above Ground Level - so the wingtips didn't count .. and got very, very close on some occasions ... hence the change to the rules !!
Some folks were allowed to go lower, and others lower still, but there was really no tactical reason for ultra low level in mountains ... that really is desert stuff.... in the mountains as long as you are below the top of the hill you can't be seen/shot at from another hill/valley ... so stupid low was stupid risk .. and many a pilot got the back edge of my tongue when they started getting silly.
A large aircraft like a Herc has a large inertia, and I buried too many mates after it all went wrong to add my name to the list.
Even though I was ground crew, we was all apart of the same team and worked for the same boss so I can relate to that :(
This might be crewroom / beer call boll*cks but I was told many moons ago that there was a "certain circuit breaker" in the herc that if pulled, it stopped the rad alt reading from being recorded so the herc pilots could be a little naughty without being caught :-\
Any truth in that rumour ?
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Fantastic pics :y :y :y
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OOOOHOHOOOO you lucky lucky man, being there at the right time :y
Now that tornado(?) at the top. Imagine that, coming at you hard on, at exactly head height, looking for all the world like it was locked on to your forehead, belting toward you down the a66 valley in Cumbria while stood on top of mid height fell.
Leaving it to the last minute, to the point you fealt the need to put hands up to surrender, then wave it off to his right along the valley, before actually he turned with his wingman(?) banked hard to reveal his under belly and little vapour trails off the wing tips. Topped off with a wing wave as he cleared off up the valley. A sight and sound I'll never forget. Awesome. Could even pick out the luminous green of the heads up and the pilots helmet behind it.
But you got an awesome collection there. Off to google the location. :y
It was a surreal few days, as you said above :y
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What was the lowest you managed to get a herc down too round there Nige ?
Herc low level in the later years was limited to 250 ft MSD - Minimum Seperation Distance - which in essence was a "bubble" of 250 with the a/c at its centre, nothing was allowed to pierce the bubble ... pylons/hills/trees houses whatever .. in the early years it was 250 AGL - Above Ground Level - so the wingtips didn't count .. and got very, very close on some occasions ... hence the change to the rules !!
Some folks were allowed to go lower, and others lower still, but there was really no tactical reason for ultra low level in mountains ... that really is desert stuff.... in the mountains as long as you are below the top of the hill you can't be seen/shot at from another hill/valley ... so stupid low was stupid risk .. and many a pilot got the back edge of my tongue when they started getting silly.
A large aircraft like a Herc has a large inertia, and I buried too many mates after it all went wrong to add my name to the list.
Even though I was ground crew, we was all apart of the same team and worked for the same boss so I can relate to that :(
This might be crewroom / beer call boll*cks but I was told many moons ago that there was a "certain circuit breaker" in the herc that if pulled, it stopped the rad alt reading from being recorded so the herc pilots could be a little naughty without being caught :-\
Any truth in that rumour ?
K model Hercs never had any recording devices whatsoever, so pulling the lowlevel bug warning c/b would simply stop the light coming on and the audio sounding in your headset. Exactly the same effect could be achieved by setting the bug low. Both cases being equally stupid. It was done by some, but I hope I, and the pilots I flew with, were a tad more "professional" than that. Certainly any new/young pilot who suggested it got told exactly what to do.. and they did.it.