Display Practice 02/23

[colinb]

My first visit to Raf Coningsby this year for the over base practice, sadly the plane went 'tech' due to a fuel problem and with the low cloud starting to build the display was stopped.

Although I think the sun picture was a bit of a bonus with the cloud covering.

Practice hight was 1500ft 

 

[Monomania]

Training Ukrainian pilots?

[colinb]

9 hours ago, Monomania said:

Training Ukrainian pilots?

No Monomania this is for the 2023 airshow season. Each year the new pilot has to work out a display, starting with model aircraft, then using a simulator before heading out in a Typhoon over the North Sea to practice. After several runs (and a few weeks) the display is run at height (this display was 1500ft) and watched by ground based supervisors. Between now and probably late April/May if all goes well the height will be lowered to 500ft to obtain a Public Display Authority (PDA) giving permission to fly at airshows. 

[Clicker]

Interesting background information Colin … yeah that was a bonus with the sun wasn’t it ? Like they say…(About the lottery ) you have to be  in it to win it …. You just never know what will transpire when you have a camera with you

[Ryewolf]

Nice set, I saw one of these above Eilean Donan Castle in Scotland last year