Red arrows

[Tashyboy]

Sat outside eating me dinner with Tashygirl and young grandson Tash. (2 1/2 yr old) . It was about about 18.05 and Little un had just finished his dinner half of which had come from Bury market yesterday.
anyway he was sat on my knee and we were reminiscing about the day's events. Chopping down trees, digging holes, eating Twinkie's, climbing grandads ladder and looking down at planes coz we were so high in the sky and then.
The red Arrows went above our heads in two groups, they were so low and the sound was gorgeous. His face was a picture. They went East over Fogo, (Forest Town) Notts and came back about 20-30 mins later. He has been as high as a kite since and he has sat and watched 30 mins on YouTube before he went to bed. bless him and them. Been a good day.

edit to say coulda been on there way to Chatsworth House Derbyshire.

 

[richart]

Sat outside eating me dinner with Tashygirl and young grandson Tash. (2 1/2 yr old) . It was about about 18.05 and Little un had just finished his dinner half of which had come from Bury market yesterday.
anyway he was sat on my knee and we were reminiscing about the day's events. Chopping down trees, digging holes, eating Twinkie's, climbing grandads ladder and looking down at planes coz we were so high in the sky and then.
The red Arrows went above our heads in two groups, they were so low and the sound was gorgeous. His face was a picture. They went East over Fogo, (Forest Town) Notts and came back about 20-30 mins later. He has been as high as a kite since and he has sat and watched 30 mins on YouTube before he went to bed. bless him and them. Been a good day.

edit to say coulda been on there way to Chatsworth House Derbyshire.

Saw them at Wings and Wheels at Dunsfold, and it is scary how close they fly.

 

[Imurg]

Saw the up at Newcastle at the end of July
We were on our way up to Northumberland for a week and going through Newcastle on the A1 it was chucking it down and misty.
Out of the gloom they just appeared in front of us, roared the engines and disappeared back into more!
Perfectly timed!
They also flew over the cricket ground I was playing at many years ago - I was collecting the League Player of the month award as they roared over,....just for me!!

 

[chrisd]

My niece was married last week and the best man was an ex Red Arrows pilot who flies Lancasters and Spitfires - would have loved an invite to go up in any of them!

 

[Farneyman]

They were in full display at Ayr Airshow yesterday and during the medal yesterday we were treated to a pretty cool 15-20 minute display. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-34167505

The Vulcun was also on display for, allegedly one of its the last times in the air. The emergency landing didn't help.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/historic-vulcan-bomber-forced-emergency-6391268

Very noisy and hard to concentrate when the flew over on your back swing lol

 

[Foxholer]

I used to be down in Cornwall when they flew up the Fowey River!

There were a couple of times when we were higher than they were!

Phenomenal!

 

[freddielong]

Being on the Isle of Man we are lucky enough to get to see the Red Arrows every year during TT week they are just breathtaking its one of the few things that keep my 8 year old quiet.

Also saw the Vulcan on Saturday look like it had taken off from Ronaldsway in the IoM and flew very low towards Ireland looks a very impressive plane in the air.

 

[louise_a]

Yes they were at Chatsworth, we kept seeing them while playing at Sickleholme.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Very talented pilots - completes knobs though

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Should see them next week while running the Great North Run.

 

[Tashyboy]

We're back on YouTube looking at oh oohs. (Planes &#128563

 

[MegaSteve]

I used to be down in Cornwall when they flew up the Fowey River!

There were a couple of times when we were higher than they were!

Phenomenal!

Same for Dartmouth...

Rather strange looking down at a flypast rather than up...

 

[Spuddy]

Very talented pilots - completes knobs though

I met them in May and they all came across as nice guys. Even the Kiwi....

 

[Khamelion]

Should see them next week while running the Great North Run.

I've very often thought about trying to get to the Gateshead side of the Tyne Bridge to see if I can a photo of them doing the bridge flypast with their smoke on, but it either been crappy weather or I've been out. Golfing again this Sunday as well.

 

[Canary_Yellow]

My favourite place to watch them is Beachy Head when they're doing the Eastbourne Airshow.

You get a top down view of the low elements of the display, and while they manoeuvre into position they buzz over Beachy Head about 100 feet over your head.

It also has the benefit of avoiding the crowds in Eastbourne itself.

 

[Maninblack4612]

I was photographing at a wedding reception in a Newcastle hotel a couple of years ago on the weekend of the Sunderland airshow. We discovered all the Red Arrow pilots in the hotel bar. With their permission I got a great photo of the bride & groom, with the pilots, all in their red overalls, holding the bride's train. Really nice bunch of lads, chosen, apparently, for their PR as well as their piloting skills.

 

[Canary_Yellow]

I was photographing at a wedding reception in a Newcastle hotel a couple of years ago on the weekend of the Sunderland airshow. We discovered all the Red Arrow pilots in the hotel bar. With their permission I got a great photo of the bride & groom, with the pilots, all in their red overalls, holding the bride's train. Really nice bunch of lads, chosen, apparently, for their PR as well as their piloting skills.

That's a really nice story. Fundamentally, the Red Arrows are the PR department of the RAF!

Also, I think a lot of people don't realise the basis on which pilots are selected whether to fly in the RAF or as commerical pilots.

1. Leadership skills;
2. Problem solving skills; and
3. Hand eye coordination.

It's nothing like Top Gun! There's no place for any type of "maverick" and the fact that most RAF pilots, and a lot of pilots generally, seem a bit boring is because they are selected on the basis that they are calm, considered and generally unflappable characters.

I'm sure there are plenty of big egos in there too, but that's life for you.

 

[Old Skier]

Last year for the Vulcan as it will no longer be able to get its airworthy cert. Fantastic sight that will be missed by many, always remember the huge beasts blocking out the sun while out in Cyprus. Visit Lincoln quite often and the arrows are quite often having a blast over the area.

One of the first H4H big celeb auctions included a flight in one of the AC for someone who was medically able. It went for a cool million. When the guy went on stage he's response was - you have another 8 AC, how about it. Never found out the outcome.

 

[hors limite]

A good few years ago I was a glider pilot based in the Peak District. A friend was soaring towards the end of the day in the area of the Derwent Dams{ where the Dambusters trained}. Looking north he saw a line of seven lights at the same altitude approaching at great speed. The lights split up - 3 to the left and 4 to the right - the Red Arrows!
He sent a letter to their base saying what a pleasure it had been to see and especially be seen by them.Got a witty reply and signed photo which I am sure is still in the bar of the Derbyshire and Lancashire Gliding Club.

 

[gregers]

My favourite place to watch them is Beachy Head when they're doing the Eastbourne Airshow.

You get a top down view of the low elements of the display, and while they manoeuvre into position they buzz over Beachy Head about 100 feet over your head.

It also has the benefit of avoiding the crowds in Eastbourne itself.

was going to say the exact same thing,remember a few years back when they had the boieng jet bloody huge thing it was.but the best thing was the harrier jump jet that used to fly sideways down the beach then do a bow then do a vertical take off the sea looked like it was boiling.

used to be great until the buggers started to charge for parking on the downs.