100-400 L IS meets RAF Cottesmore

^^Gord^^ · 7 Jul 2006 at 16:52

After my first visit to RAF Cottesmore (http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17590604&highlight=harrier) with a 70-300 IS I decided to pop down again today with my new 100-400 L IS to see how it compares and also get some practice in for Goodwood.

http://www.g0rd.com/Gallery/v/Planes/RAFCottesmore/070706

Comments welcome!

EDIT: You may be wondering about the Lancaster picture. It did a low flypast Cottesmore for some reason! A most unexpected sight and I didn't hear it coming over my earplugs and the Harrier engines (hence the rubbish picture).
The Puma and Gazelle was a suprise as well!

Combat squirrel · 7 Jul 2006 at 16:57

Cool shots man, like the heathaze on GR9 Landing 7.jpg, looks almost potatoshopped its that 'clear' lol

^^Gord^^ · 7 Jul 2006 at 17:03

Cheers! The Harrier is always great for heat haze although trying to take photos of it from behind on the runway is virtually impossible because of it.

themask70 · 7 Jul 2006 at 17:24

Great shots

mrgubby · 7 Jul 2006 at 17:59

Nice shots , might have to try Duxford this weekend.

Ps. The lancaster thumbnail isn't showing :confused:

^^Gord^^ · 7 Jul 2006 at 18:10

mrgubby said:
Nice shots , might have to try Duxford this weekend.

Ps. The lancaster thumbnail isn't showing

Cheers, just fixed the thumbnail. Gallery seems to do that ever so often :confused:

mark35 · 8 Jul 2006 at 13:41

When is the best time to go ? Are weekends any good

^^Gord^^ · 9 Jul 2006 at 22:42

They only fly in the weekdays as not to upset the locals too much. The best time is generally 9-10am as that is when they put the first Harriers up and will give you a good idea how busy the day will be. Sometimes they do night flying and they won't put anything up in the daytime although this is very rare.