John Tapsell Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 One of the advantages of having a holiday home in Mid-Wales is that the neighbours often come out to play and you can watch them without leaving the balcony. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Looking at intake angle and exhaust cone diameter, they probably don't have the throttles in idle! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Thanks John for sharing. Super photos . Enjoy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Very cool! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alternative 4 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 I know people love the F-14, but I am more of an F-15 man myself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cajun21 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Per chance, is the house next to yours for sale? Cheers mate Itch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Raceaddict Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 You could make a fortune on AirBnB renting out to spotters if the flight schedule is good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Cartwright Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 That's a great view, thanks for sharing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Tapsell Posted October 27, 2021 Author Share Posted October 27, 2021 17 hours ago, Raceaddict said: You could make a fortune on AirBnB renting out to spotters if the flight schedule is good. Sadly, the terms of the lease prevent sub-letting. Immediate family is OK but nobody outside that envelope. The flying schedule is a bit random. It's always weather-dependent and being a mountainous area, mist and rain regularly prevent low flying (this week the weather has been poor and is getting worse). On a good week you'll get F15s, Hawks, Texans, C-130s and Ospreys. Other times you'll only see the Hawks and Texans, or maybe just the '15s. We had a privately owned L-39 Albatros pass through earlier this week. Sometimes they'll do the circuit 2-3 times in succession and other times they'll only do a partial circuit before departing. Sometimes we only hear the Ospreys - they can come through at any hour of the day or night so if it's after dark I'm less inclined to stick my head out of the window to watch a glowing green lamp pass up the valley - if it's a two-ship at night, then usually only the rear bird has any lights showing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Tapsell Posted April 13, 2022 Author Share Posted April 13, 2022 Over the past month or so, I've managed to 'shoot' a couple more aircraft from our holiday home in Wales. The Aviano 'Buzzards' were operating out of Lakenheath and the '130 is a regular from Mildenhall (note the legs sticking off the back of the open cargo ramp). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jim S Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Awesome pics. Thank you for sharing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SERNAK Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 On 4/13/2022 at 11:39 PM, John Tapsell said: That's probably the annual "wee" competition!!! "mine got further!!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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