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In Portsmouth at the moment - on Sky News now.
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The BEST that I have ever seen.
TREMENDOUS - and awe-inspiring. Well done, them.  |
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A good few years ago there were hundreds of people up on the clifftop at Beachy Head (That's Eastbournem Sussex, Tommy) watching them fly out to sea, over town and along the shoreline.
They flew off one at a time over the mainland, trailing red, white and blue smoke behind them, and everybody stood about quietly waiting for them to come back. And when they did, they weren't that high up, and arriving at the speed they did it made quite a few people jump, every baby that was asleep was soon awake, dogs were barking and a lot of folks had to cover their ears because of the noise of the engines. My mate had an expensive camera, and clicked away like mad, and of his 20+ shots in a few seconds he got just one plane in close up. |
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That was absolutely fantastic!
Just the best air display you could ever see. If you've missed it, try to catch up with it somewhere. |
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CMAT, some years ago (ten plus) I heard the most incredible roar of engines from what were obviously aeroplanes and rushed to the window - and was lucky enough to catch sight of the beautiful Red Arrows flying in formation to the west of me.
They must have been returning from/going to an airshow somewhere as I've never seen them again anywhere near here - but I was just happy to catch sight of them like that, totally out of the blue. The sky was very blue that day too - which made the red colour of the planes even more spectacular. |
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That was some display, did you see the marines storm the beach earlier tt, some of the old boys next to me loved it.
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I missed that, Houseofpain.
Hopefully they'll show it on some catch up programme somewhere later today/this week in a commemoration compendium. |
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Yeah no doubt be on tv later, enjoy the sun.
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haha! Sun - in Stoke?!
That'll be sometime in late September! |
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Parachutists now on a Hercules - Sky News.
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Thought you was in Portsmouth ha ha, misread your op.
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They've gone for an ad break!
Probably more stuff on in a bit. |
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thought one of the parachutists looked in trouble, his lines had twisted imho
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Haha! No problem, Houseofpain!
I couldn't believe how nice the weather is in Portsmouth when I saw the display. It's like Stoke is a different entity altogether! |
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I,m sat here in my shorts on the seafront thinking I wonder what one tt is lol.
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You lucky thing you - I've just had to put the central heating on. No kidding!
Have one for me - in the sun! |
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Thx, enjoy the coverage.
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I took this photo of one of the Red Arrows while I was skydiving over the Akrotiri Peninsular. They come here every year to practice.
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Been really good to watch and a fitting tribute to those involved in the D-Day landings.
Saw come interviews on tv this morning of the veterans. One was 91 and as sharp as a tack and fit as a fiddle. We do owe them so much. |
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saw the Red Arrows at Weymouth carnival some years ago, I also saw a group at Southport flower show who I think were Russian called the Grey Arrows. They flew the exact same plane but I can't seem to find any info on them, I must have dreamt it?
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Nice one momm - you daredevil you !
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Good skydiving photo MoMM!
In September 2011 there was another thread about the Red Arrows and this was posted by Besty. Have a look at these superb photos he posted: "Most definitely, I saw them at Fowey in Cornwall on the Thursday before the accident and they were awesome. They come in through the valley and come in on your eye level, it is unreal. 2 years ago it was hammering down with rain as we were waiting and the rain stopped and they came in through a rainbow, check out the photos: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6367038 Best of luck to them as well" |
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Great photos.
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They are quite magnificent, however I would be happy to see the displays cease.10 fatalities from around 150 pilots over the years is quite shocking.
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they should stop when they get to 180
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kenny, I most certainly hope they never cease.
Do you think there's one member of the Red Arrows past or present who would say "I wish I'd never done it. It was too dangerous"? We need things like the Red Arrows to brighten up our lives and create a sense of wonderment - and danger. I'm getting very fed up with all the prissy, namby-pamby, 'that should be banned it's dangerous' attitudes out there. The way things are going this world will be full of grey, spineless, lily-livered, cowardly pipsqueaks before very much longer. You can see them encroaching all about. Well they can bugger off! |
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Do you think there's one member of the Red Arrows past or present who would say "I wish I'd never done it. It was too dangerous"?
Yes, the ten that bought it. |
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I'll bet they wouldn't.
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and their wives,mothers and children.
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That's a moot point - about the relatives.
There's more to life than being dead you know. |
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Indeed there is.
But if you were a pilot and told you were going to be killed in 3 months if you continued, you wouldn't continue as a pilot. You'd stop there and then if only for your families. |
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kenny, if someone told you that the next time you set out of the house to buy cat food you'd be run over by a bus would that stop you?
Life's about taking chances - and the way you take them. It's up to the individual to decide what he/she wants to do and not some 'big brother' state declaring it's too risky for them. |
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KM no point being the richest man in the graveyard
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And you can't presume people would stop there and then for the sake of their families.
It's their lives and their sole decision. |
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Tommy. Your original question.
Do you think there's one member of the Red Arrows past or present who would say "I wish I'd never done it. It was too dangerous"? My answer,the ten that bought it, if only for their family. Which would be true with prior knowledge of their demise. The cat food example is silly. 7% of the pilots have been killed. How many people get killed crossing the road? |
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Anyway the Red Arrows are unlikely to last much longer. Too British.
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How do you know it would be true if they had prior knowledge?
They may hate their family and live for flying and would rather enjoy every last second of their life in the air - rather than being stuck forever doing something they didn't like, surrounded by people they couldn't stand. 7% is no big deal whatsoever - and even if it was 50% - so what? Let folk live, not exist. |
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Well it's likely to be true.
You've lost that one although you'll never admit it. Going for some cat food. Wish me luck. |
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hahaha! I haven't lost at all - and well you know it!
"Be careful out there"! |