Lurking with intent ......

[Hagar]

.... to take photos. Honest occifer. I was only taking pics of the pretty aeroplanes, not your factory. Never mind, it's a long story. At least the security lady was very nice about it.

Nice morning with a steady breeze so I ventured over to Shoreham. Here's my first shots of 2005. Nothing unusual, just a normal day.

Not quite how I wanted it. On finals with Lancing College in the background. Note the helo over the belltower or whatever it is.


Ben's personal Cessna.


Two for the price of one. Airliner out of Gatwick at top right. Heading for somewhere a tad warmer I expect. Got this by pure accident like all my best shots.


The local Chipmunk.


I missed this one when it landed. Finger trouble again.

Rockhopper Islander arrives from the Channel Islands.


Ah, I enjoyed that. Just like old times.
These turned out better than I expected after a long break. Hope you like 'em.

[C]

Very nice Doug... You ought to come and stand under the approach at boscombe some time.

Got airborne again today in a vintage classic...

...HS748 (low level in a vintage airliner, who'd 'ave thought it...)

Charlie

[Hagar]

Very nice Doug... You ought to come and stand under the approach at boscombe some time.

Too risky. You trying to get me arrested Charlie? I narrowly avoided that this morning.

Got airborne again today in a vintage classic...

...HS748 (low level in a vintage airliner, who'd 'ave thought it...)

Charlie

Nice work if you can get it.

[ozzy72]

Great shots to start the 2005 with Doug, I particularly like the Chippie

Mark

[C]

Too risky. You trying to get me arrested Charlie? I narrowly avoided that this morning.

You could always pretend your photographing Old Sarum approach, or Porton Down (?!)  ;)

[Ben_M_K]

Nice ones Doug, pretty cool that I've got my very own Cessna

I really like the Rock Hopper though.

[beaky]

Very nice... reminds me it's been awhile since I last sat near an airport just watching planes come and go...

[Craig.]

Welcome back Doug:) just waiting for the weather to clear up here so i can get out again and start taking photos. together we shall reclaim our territory in the photo forum

[TacitBlue]

I think they are all great, but Im a sucker for landing/take off shots. I especially like the piper.

[beefhole]

Good to see what it's supposed to look like, if you saw me on one of my finals I'd be at a 45 degree bank angle with my instructor fighting for control.

[Hagar]

Good to see what it's supposed to look like, if you saw me on one of my finals I'd be at a 45 degree bank angle with my instructor fighting for control.

They're on their best behaviour cos they saw me lurking with my camera.

It was a tad breezy & I have some approach shots at crazy angles. Usually meant they went round again.

[Skligmund]

The only plane that I almost died in... a Brittain-Norman Islander........

Long story short, by the time we landed, the ice was so thick we landed at full throttle........... It was Christmas time too.

That pilot (not to be named) has since died after flying a C-46 Commando into the side of a mountain. He also killed a co-pilot in a previous crash in a DH Caribou.

[beaky]

Good to see what it's supposed to look like, if you saw me on one of my finals I'd be at a 45 degree bank angle with my instructor fighting for control.

LOL! I know about that, my friend... maybe you need to fly the C172 more often in FS9, if you don't already... and BTW, if he says "I got the airplane", that means let go... Seriously though, if everything is not 100% stable and looking good at the top of final, I say: go around.

[Hagar]

if everything is not 100% stable and looking good at the top of final, I say: go around.

Like this.

[beaky]

Hehe... I hope you were right under  that Cessna, else it's headed for a stall. Was it a bad approach,  or did they see you near the fence pointing something right at them, and panic?