Vulcan to the Sky
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I'll be at Sunderland on Saturday for the Vulcan, love seeing it flying.
Cant decide whether to just bring the compact camera with 8x zoom thats a bit long in the tooth, or clean up the CCD and do the job right, borrow my g/f's Fuji S2 Pro and 80-300 Sigma lens.
Decisions decisions.....
Cant decide whether to just bring the compact camera with 8x zoom thats a bit long in the tooth, or clean up the CCD and do the job right, borrow my g/f's Fuji S2 Pro and 80-300 Sigma lens.
Decisions decisions.....
You never really know
XM715 (Teasin Tina) accidently took off on a fast taxi run at Bruntingthorpe earlier this year......
That was so close to being a big one it really was, seems the CAA have taken a realistic approach to it however.
hopefully the weather wont be crap like the day i went last year, was so foggy only one plane went out , no one could see it so they didnt bother with anymore lol
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For those that are interested, the last appearances of the Vulcan are listed.
http://www.vulcantothesky.org/appearances.html
Last time this will fly again.
For those that are interested, the last appearances of the Vulcan are listed.
http://www.vulcantothesky.org/appearances.html
Last time this will fly again.
Such a shame that the flights have to end:
Great video of it flying a couple of days ago:
It wasn't the last time I went, although that was 2009.
I used an entrance on the A464.
I think the majority of families etc will get there mid morning, so getting there early, there are only the hard core, or daft ones like myself
RIAT on the other hand....
First year I went queued for 3 hours!
I used an entrance on the A464.
I think the majority of families etc will get there mid morning, so getting there early, there are only the hard core, or daft ones like myself
RIAT on the other hand....
First year I went queued for 3 hours!
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I'm spoilt as hey do their test flights right over where I work every year. I guess its because Elvington airfield is so close in case of any emergencies awesome seeing her fly. The noise is incredible
I work at Doncaster airport so get a pretty similar experience. Going to be mad on its last flight with all the spotters.
Sad to hear it will longer fly after this year 
was lucky enough to see it twice at Waddington in 2010 and 2012 Nothing sounds like that plane its just an unbelievable sound even when it goes slow it somehow draws emotion from you
was lucky enough to see it twice at Waddington in 2010 and 2012 Nothing sounds like that plane its just an unbelievable sound even when it goes slow it somehow draws emotion from you 
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Very sad to hear but I suppose the airframe can only take so much.
I've been lucky enough to sit in the cockpit of XL319 and see it a few times and remember it landing for the last time at the old Sunderland airport before Nissan was built.
Fantastic machine and one of my favourite jets although the EE Lightning will take some knocking off the top.
I've been lucky enough to sit in the cockpit of XL319 and see it a few times and remember it landing for the last time at the old Sunderland airport before Nissan was built.
Fantastic machine and one of my favourite jets although the EE Lightning will take some knocking off the top.
At the little Bournemouth aviation museum they have a chopped of lighting cockpit you can sit in. It scared me senseless just sitting there imagining the thing moving