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Subject: Re: [OM] Photos from Sunday.
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 06:41:59 +0100
Thanks, Ian.  I liked the Jet Provost and Hawk shots (both of which I flew in 
the 1970s, in training), but I'm afraid that the Vulcan does nothing for me: it 
was a horrid machine to fly*, it is a relic of the Cold War (although it was 
useful in the Falklands conflict) and it wastes gross amounts of money and fuel 
now.

I did like the cars and the other aircraft, but I'm sure that I wasn't missing 
anything with the Tutor display.  The chap does a good job with a limited rate 
of roll, but he is limited to a higher base height than most other displays -- 
for good reasons, but it detracts somewhat from the spectacle.

Chris
*not strictly true as it was quite light on the pole, apparently, but the 
Vulcan force was an antiquated one and co-pilots were restricted to balancing 
the fuel, carrying the imprest (money for detached duty trips) and buying the 
beer.  Oh, and it had a tiny cockpit with very poor vision out.  Finally, you 
were posted to Vulcans if you weren't up to flying anything else . . . cb


On 9 May 2011, at 11:14, Ian Nichols wrote:

> I took my E-3 and 50-200 to Abingdon Air & Country Show yesterday.
> There were some old cars, probably the world's slowest McLaren an some
> old aeroplanes.  Some newer ones too.  My panning technique still
> sucks, guess I need to practise more.
> 
> Apologies in advance to Chris for so many Vulcan shots, and none of
> the Tutor which also displayed.

https://picasaweb.google.com/ian.a.nichols/Abingdon080511#

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