Silverstone 2007 Photos...

[AFCSoff]

Pilots/Operators,

This past weekend I took over 6000 (no kidding) photos at the heliport during the Grand Prix. Some of you may have seen me on the approach end of the FATO on Sunday morning and around gate 8/9 in the afternoon. I was the only guy with a 400mm telezoom not pointing it at one of the F1 cars. I wasn't shooting for hire, just for fun.

In any case, I got shots of the great majority of aircraft that came in and out on Saturday afternoon and all day Sunday. I probably have at least one or two print-worthy photos of almost every aircraft.

If any of you guys are interested, just shoot me a PM with the reg you were in and I'll email you any "keepers" I may have.

I always enjoy decent shots taken of me in my own helo and just thought I'd extend the favor.

BTW - I also have about 1500 shots from Ascot (Thursday) this year if anyone is interested.

[Bravo73]

Welcome to Rotorheads, AFCSoff.


6000? Blimey. You must've been going non stop.


Are you willing to host them online somewhere?

If so, how about posting your favourites in this thread? Pur-leeze.

:ok:

[AFCSoff]

Yeah..."non-stop" is about right. The only guys who were around longer than I was were those poor dudes that had to fly the pleasure laps around the circuit.

I'm afraid I don't have the bandwidth to post all of them online at this point - even just batch resizing all of the images into a manageable format for the web would take several days. Right now I'm still in the middle of organizing all of the shots into separate folders by registration - no small task in its own.

Not all of them came out, and there's a bit of sensor dust due to the slow shutter speed I was shooting at - but there's a bunch that are still pretty good. I'll at least post some of my faves by tomorrow night latest.

[Bravo73]

Wonderful.

You probably already know more about this than most of us but places like Photobucket can be a good place to stash images (for free).

[AFCSoff]

Some representative shots...

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-OHLI.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-DFOX.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-JEMH.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-VOND.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/tails.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/Eagles.jpg

[slim40]

Nice pics, any MD500's there?

Si

[John Eacott]

Well, I know who to approach for a calendar photo :ok:

Does FOX have an aft cg, or is it just the photo angle? ;)

[Dauphineer]

No, his C of G is well within limits, he's just using the "Silverstone anchor" a mod incorporated to most Helicopters there who have come to a stop amongst all of that downwash, probably downwind, all while trying to keep pax from exiting early in excitement!:)

[Plank Cap]

AFCSOff, great pictures, please check your PMs.

[AFCSoff]

Yep....I saw one lonely 500...G-SSCL. Nice looking ship!

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-SSCL.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-SSCLa.jpg

[slim40]

Excellent, not sure about those silver stripes but I do like the 500E- the best looking variant IMHO.

Thanks
Si

[AFCSoff]

Wow...

First of all, the response to this thread has been awesome. I really didn't think that there would be that much interest in these. I guess I should have been heading down to the race in person the last couple of years instead of watching it on Sky.

I finally got all of the shots organized this morning, and if you've PM'd me and haven't received a reply yet, I should get to you shortly. If anyone has any special requests of aircraft they'd like to see posted for all to enjoy (rather than just PM'd or emailed to them directly), just post it in a reply to the thread and I'll upload whatever I may have of that aircraft.

Here's some more shots chosen randomly...

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/squirrels.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-XOIL.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-XCJBc-1.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-NWAR.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-JESI.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-GAZZ.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-ELIT.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-CYRS.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/EI-MIT.jpg

[HELOFAN]

:D :D

I think your shots are fantastic.

Very well done.

you have captured some very good motion shots from great POV.

Still, having a 400mm lens will definatly help you do that LOL.

Great work

:rolleyes:* shuffling feet, kicking stone & mumbling * "damn events are not nearby often enough, snafwsonofafuggermmmgrrumblegrr"

:E

HF

[AFCSoff]

Still, having a 400mm lens will definatly help you do that LOL.

HELOfan - Thanks for the kind words...

Good copy on the 400mm...What also helps is that since I shoot digital without a full-frame sensor I get a crop factor equivalent to 600mm. Using a VR lens makes a ton of difference as well.

Great for getting shots like these...

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/ZJ120.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-SHAN.jpg

[Bravo73]

Excellent shots, AFCSoff. Thanks for sharing them with us.


With that sort of detail of some of the pilots' faces, now we can see the b*ggers who cut us up... :E



(Fingers crossed that my ugly mug doesn't show up. I'll probably be burnt at the stake if it does...) :{

[Graviman]

Mmmmm, some good screen savers there...

[Practice Auto 3,2,1]

Brilliant pics AFC
More more more :p :D

[KenDoddsDadsDogsDied]

dare I say it..... any little... errrm... 22's ??

[johned0]

A public thanks for emailing me the excellent photos, mate. :)

Very much appreciated.

John

[AFCSoff]

dare I say it..... any little... errrm... 22's ??The only 22 I caught was this cute little guy parked in the front row.

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-WAGG.jpg

[victor papa]

Absolute fantastic pictures!!!!:D:D

Have to be biased-great to see all the Squirrels! Surprised at the amount of B2's flying at Silverstone. Thought they would mostly be B3's???

The S76 looks good to-almost miss working with them!

[AFCSoff]

A couple more shots here...by request....

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-MAAV.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-MLTY.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-MLTYa.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-FIBS.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-FIBSa.jpg

[AFCSoff]

The S76 looks good to-almost miss working with them!

Along those lines...here's some more S-76 shots. The middle one is a fave of mine....It really captures the commotion of the event. The following one is the next in the series and is a little less "busy."

I couldn't have asked for better conditions/lighting for this weekend...Any idiot with a camera can get decent shots when you've got beautiful aircraft and great weather!

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-EEBBb.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-EEBB.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-EEBBa.jpg

[Deeko01]

what no PDG helicopters, its not a spectacle without an Osprey there come on post those pics!!

[AFCSoff]

what no PDG helicopters, its not a spectacle without an Osprey there come on post those pics!!

I actually don't think I caught any of PDG's birds there this weekend - unless there are some reg(s) that I'm not familiar with. Not many race-goers from Scotland this year, perhaps?

[AFCSoff]

Last pics for tonight here....

Again I want to thank everybody for the response. Keep posting on the thread if there's something specific you're interested in seeing displayed here and I'll do my best to accommodate if I've got the shots.

If you've contacted me to receive shots via email and don't get answer back within a couple of days - please send me another message, as your original probably got lost in the deluge of requests I've been getting.

As far as the shots below, given the conditions, I think this paint job qualifies as a camo scheme.

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-OOIO.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-OOIOa.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-OOIOb.jpg

[AlanM]

Absolutely top notch piccies mate.

Keep 'em coming

[johned0]

A public thanks for the excellent photos you sent me :)

Cheers,

John

[Barshifter]

Some nice shots of Nick Masons B3.

Some more pictures here

http://forums.airshows.co.uk/cgi-bin/ukarboard/ikonboard.cgi?;act=ST;f=34;t=34909

[bell222]

do you have any pictures of the east midlands police ec135 either on the ground or in the air yhanks in advance

[Jed A1]

Great pictures.

Many thanks for posting.

:ok:

[AFCSoff]

Apologies for not posting yesterday.

I'll gradually be uploading some more today and throughout the rest of the weekend.

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-EJOCb.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-EJOC.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-EJOCa.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-JETUa.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-JETUb.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-JETU.jpg

[AFCSoff]

Gents,

Here's a sampling of all the A109s present at the circuit this weekend. Barring one or two aircraft I couldn't catch in focus - I think this is all that were present.

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/N517TS.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-WNAA.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-VIPH.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-USTH.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-SAMP.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-NWARa.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-MOMO.jpg

[AFCSoff]

Continuation for more A109 pics!

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-JODI.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-JJJL.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-HDTV.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-EMHB.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-DBOY.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-DACN.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-CDWY.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-CCUK.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/EI-MITa.jpg

[md 600 driver]

any gazelles??

[Whirlygig]

AFCSoff, these are fabulous photos. I know it's effort uploading them but everyone appreciates it!

Cheers

Whirls

[blave]

I am really really enjoying the photos - thanks for going to the effort of uploading them.

Dave Blevins
USA

[Mad Monk]

AFCSoff.
Superlative images.:eek:
I see you are using a D70, I have just sold mine having had it since a month after launch. Now run a D200.
I have two friends who are pro snappers [Canon 5d/1D MkII and 1Ds Mk11/1D Mk111] who you put to shame.
Are you running the 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF ? They look handheld or possibly you are bloody good with a monopod/flex head.
1340 gms means you must have Popeye's arms to be busy for that length of time ! I have the 70-200mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR and know how the weight catches up after a while.
Once again fabulously good shots, I am sending this url to all the people I know who think they can take an image.
The Mad Monk.:ok:

[AFCSoff]

any gazelles??

Yeah...there should be a snap of G-GAZZ at the top of thread...I think that was the only Gazelle around...

I see you are using a D70, I have just sold mine having had it since a month after launch. Now run a D200.
I have two friends who are pro snappers [Canon 5d/1D MkII and 1Ds Mk11/1D Mk111] who you put to shame.
Are you running the 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR AF ? They look handheld or possibly you are bloody good with a monopod/flex head.
1340 gms means you must have Popeye's arms to be busy for that length of time ! I have the 70-200mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR and know how the weight catches up after a while.

Monk...Thanks for the comments. They're much appreciated [but wholly undeserved]!

Yep...All of my shots are handheld with a four year old D70 and an 80-400mmVR. I've been toying with picking up a D200 but keep putting it off to spend the money on new glass instead. After seeing how many shots I missed being only able to shoot 3 FPS at Silverstone, the 5-ish FPS the D200 (or maybe a yet-to-be-released D300) would offer seems pretty attractive.

It also would have been nice to run a second body with a faster lens - the old style (non AF-S) focus on the 80-400 was killing me - I missed a lot of shots waiting for the focus to rack. How have you liked the 70-200 f/2.8? I've heard nothing but good things about it but since I just picked up a 18-200VR I'm wondering if I would have that much use for it. Your thoughts?

[Mad Monk]

AFCSoff.
Have to agree that after a usable body glass is the right investment.
The 18-200VR is good lens in terms of size and capabilty, all depends what you want to do with it. If the rotor shots are typical of your sort of shooting, well. I would sell it off and buy a 70-200 f/2.8. Of course this is a personal and biased opinion. Try to take one out for a test and make up your own mind.
The 70-200 f/2.8 is obviously fast, the AF is swift, impressed my Canon friends, the lens is well balanced for the size/weight and very easy to use. Most impressive though is the crispness of image.
I bought a D200 for two reasons. a) improved AF speed, the 70-200 is now pretty rapid and b) better control over focus points. A mixed blessing.
The motor drive, oops I mean continous mode, has two states. CH is 5 fs and CL is definable between 1 and 4fps, useful.
One thing I have not yet used is the on-board intervalometer, in built time lapse capability !
D300, well there have been many rumours. Most turned out to be wrt the D3.
My kit is D200,
Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED
Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D
Nikkor TC-20E II 2.0x AF-S Tele converter, so I lose two stops, only ever used with an f2.8 so we still win.
SB-800
Sigma EM 140 DG Ring Flash
Manfrotto 434B and 055 WNB with various heads.
Good luck and take care, The Mad Monk.:ok:

[IntheTin]

AFCSoff.

Fantastic pictures. What a great eye you have. All the photos are brilliant, but I think the 109's are really good. Thanks for posting. :D:ok:

[Perro Rojo]

AFCSoff,

You mean to tell me you were at the F1 race at Silverstone and all you took were helicopter pictures? Helicopter pictures? What about all the girls with the big air bags and the F1 cars? What a waste of film. I see helicopters everyday at work.

[Agusta]

What about all the girls with the big air bags and the F1 cars?

I don't know about them, that about pictures of us hard workers on the ground... not them doing the flying, I'm talking about the ones who had to drive in at 'O' silly 'o' clock and put up with the drunks when they were coming out lol.

Good work by all the handlers... especialy on gate 10!!

[AFCSoff]

You mean to tell me you were at the F1 race at Silverstone and all you took were helicopter pictures? Helicopter pictures? What about all the girls with the big air bags and the F1 cars?

Ah....you speak too quickly....Here's an F1 girl...(my wife).....and some F1 cars. Apologies for this being slightly off-thread (I'll post some more appropriate helicopter pictures this evening) but since my motives were challenged....here you go.

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/DSC_0826Small.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/hamilton.jpg

I don't know about them, that about pictures of us hard workers on the ground...I'm talking about the ones who had to drive in at 'O' silly 'o' clock and put up with the drunks when they were coming out lol.

I don't know if this guy was a marshaller or what....but I liked his hi-vis. Maybe it helped when dealing with the aforementioned drunks.

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/DSC_0882Small.jpg

[anotherwirestriker]

Nope, that guy is a pilot!:ok:

[fluffy5]

Glad to see my hi vis humour gets around, I did alot of them, should really copyright but hey such is life. I gave one to my mate, which said "you want me to do what ! good god man do you have any Idea how much experience my beard has got !" or " learn how to handle a chopper " I used to give that one to the female solo students, it used to put them at ease . :}

[J32/41]

Apologies for not being up to speed on the heli types but do you have any more of the Air Force Merlin? (I think it is).

Thanks

[OFBSLF]

Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED
Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D
Nikkor TC-20E II 2.0x AF-S Tele converter, so I lose two stops, only ever used with an f2.8 so we still win.Sorry for the thread detour...

I thought that the teleconverters only work with AFS lenses? Or is that only the TC-17? I've also got the 80-200mm and am looking at getting a TC. What I really want is the 70-200 VR, but the Minister of Household finance would take a dim view of that...

[Brilliant Stuff]

Fluffy I love those Hi-Vis jackets it makes them less of a thorn in my eye and it might even convince me to wear one.:E

[blave]

AFCSoff,

You, sir, just cost me USD$550. I have avoided the DSLR thing for the last ten years, but a combination of my friend's awesome D200 pics of an R44 tour that I gave him in Hawaii last year, and especially your stellar D70 Riverstone pics, have forced me to put my teeny Canon SD330 point 'n shoot camera away and get something that definitely won't fit in my pocket: a Nikon D40. It's no D70 or D200 but I suspect it might alow even me to take some acceptable snapshots. I can't wait for next year's Vertical Challenge airshow (San Carlos, CA) to attempt to take the kind of shots that you have shown us. I guess I need to get that $1500 80-400mm VR lens, though... ouch.

I hope your cheque is in the mail,

Dave Blevins
USA

[AFCSoff]

All,

After getting through my initial backlog, I'm slowly starting to get some more of my shots from Silverstone processed. Apologies for taking so long to share these additional ones. I'm in the middle of a home move right now, so I've had to shift all of my stuff over to my laptop....

I should have more shots trickling in over the next few days/weeks.

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-ISSTa.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-ISST.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-ISSTb.jpg

[AFCSoff]

Apologies for not being up to speed on the heli types but do you have any more of the Air Force Merlin? (I think it is).

This is the only other half decent shot I got of the Merlin....It was backlit on its approach, and I left the circuit before its departure...

From what I read in other threads, I'm sorry I missed it...Supposedly said departure may have been something that would have been worth documenting...:ooh:

So, not exactly a keeper, but since you asked...

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/merlin.jpg

[AFCSoff]

You, sir, just cost me USD$550

Dave...

Good for you. There's a whole world of difference in shooting with an SLR. The D70 was my first and I've completely taught myself since. With a large enough card in most modern bodies, you can easily get several thousand shots (I have an 8GB card in mine currently - which gives me 4500 "normal" quality .JPGs), and at 3-5 frames per second, you really can go on and on snapping (like I did at Silverstone.) If you take enough pictures, simple statistics will dictate that you'll get some good ones. Being able to do that gives you a lot of freedom to mess with camera settings and experiment with what works rather than worrying that each and every shot is critical.

I guess I need to get that $1500 80-400mm VR lens

Yes, the lens in question definitely helps, although the 80-400mm specifically isn't optimized for the applications I use it for. The autofocus is way too slow (non AF-S), and not being able to stop down further limits you in low light (although the VR makes up for that a little). The 80-400 is really the ticket for wildlife and things that aren't moving too fast, and trying to capture an aircraft moving at you at a hundred knots isn't its forté. However, it's the only telezoom that goes out all the way to 400mm and is still a reasonable price. Nikkor does offer the 200-400mm f/4, but I consider that an "exotic".

I don't know for sure what this one is below (probably a 400mm f/2.8), but one of the official F1 photographers was using it (notable because most "sports" shooters use Canon)

Wow.

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/biglens.jpg

[AFCSoff]

Here's a smattering of A-Stars....or perhaps I should say "Squirrels" for you European types...

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-TOPC.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-TOPCa.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-STONb.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-STONc.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-STONa.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-JETU-1.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-JETUa-1.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-JETUb-1.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-BOSNb.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-BOSNa.jpg

And one small indulgence here...this is obviously not from Silverstone, but
taken as Ascot a couple of weeks ago....Just wanted to share it now that I have an audience who may appreciate it.

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/calendar7Custom.jpg

[Sioux4D]

Dear AFCSoff,
I'd like to reiterate everyones compliments and thank you for the fantastic pictures, as a helicopter fanatic each and every one of them has caught my attention, not just because of the content but also because of the clarity! I know nothing about photography, but I can appreciate quality when I see it, well done!
As an aside, for J32/41, here are a few pictures taken at RAF Fairford last year of a Danish SAR EH101 (merlin) built in the UK, an aircraft that I have had the extreme pleasure of flying in! (albeit it for precious few hours). I hope no-one is offended by me crashing the post, just thought you would appreciate them. They are by no means up to AFCS' standard and only taken with a pocket digital camera, but hope you enjoy, particularly like the profile of the awesome BERP blades!
http://shutter02.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/13/009/27/B1/F6/1D/8jBvvSyP4QNzVWF2QfMDK2sKIlGIBkhP0300.jpg
http://shutter09.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/12/001/72/CF/04/78/Q9TtQuGnlKvpPTFg1-BC-KsWMgfeEVXF0300.jpg
http://shutter06.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/13/008/3F/77/4F/6D/G5Vc9YudYJYGDu+QhWNy8Tg+XC0xPTwE0300.jpg
http://shutter03.pictures.aol.com/data/pictures/11/00A/77/B7/E0/2E/49GYjg4mkZgQJRBeNBDL3pp1iVUbSzmv0300.jpg
Please continue with your posts AFCSoff as you are making alot of aviation enthusiasts very happy viewing the results of your hard work!
P.S the eagle eyed amongst you may notice that the Silverstone Heli-port is not quite as busy as it once was, but that's a different story! ;)

[AFCSoff]

Gents...

Here are some more shots taken at Silverstone. I've been pre-occupied with an overseas move over the last two weeks so apologies to everyone for taking so long to add these or if I've included any duplicates from those previously posted.

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-CDTDa.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-CDTD.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-CCWK.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-CCWJ.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-CCWI.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-CBXD.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-BZXY.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-BYZA.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-BYSE.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb171/AFCSoff/G-BXKL.jpg

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[Helilover]

Hi AFCSoff,

I'd like to say thank you for sharing some really great photographs! I was particularly impressed by the close up of the crew members leaning out the back of the RAF Merlin - it's such a crisp photo!

A great variety of helicopters included. I've really enjoyed viewing this thread so far!

Thanks again

Helilover

[AFCSoff]

A great variety of helicopters included. I've really enjoyed viewing this thread so far!

I'm glad you've liked them! I'll slowly be adding more as I get through processing them.

Cheers!

[Darren999]

If anyone can show me that link to the screen saver for this again, my computer took a dump, so have to reinstall it:ugh:
I did try and search for the link but to no success. These aren't really my forte
Thank you in advance

Darren :ok:

[LFCI]

Great photos - well done - but where were the 61's ?

Checker Checker 19
Pink Pink 7
Etc etc...........

[Max_Chat]

Great picies.

Do you do weddings? :ok:

[206Fan]

Just had a browse over this topic, didn't really look at it due to i have the screensaver installed, the pics are flipn awsome, best i have seen, well done :ok:

That shot of the S76C G-EEBB is owned by Edward Haughey of Newry northern ireland from were i live myself, beautiful aircraft and paint!

[i4iq]

AFCSoff

If you want to resize to use your photo's on the Net, Photoshop has a scripting feature that you can setup to automatically resize all your photos.

Alternatively, you may find a freebie application at download.com to do the same thing.

Cheers

[maxvne]

I Agree G-EEBB is a very nice paint scheme its a pity the owner is a nasty piece of work and seems to have a large turnover of pilots hopefully he will one day

[206Fan]

I Agree G-EEBB is a very nice paint scheme its a pity the owner is a nasty piece of work and seems to have a large turnover of pilots hopefully he will one dayLOL, Do yea know who flys the S-76 for him or does haughey have the licence himself??

Heres his site http://www.haugheyair.co.uk/

[Bravo73]

Do yea know who flys the S-76 for him or does haughey have the licence himself??

IIRC, a regular Rotorheads prooner is one of his pilots (although that might have changed recently). I'm not 100% certain but I'm sure that he will reveal himself if he wants to...

[AFCSoff]

Glad you guys liked the photos and to see this thread is still getting some hits.

[FloaterNorthWest]

Someone call?

Helicopter pilot turnover at Haughey isn't that great, last three pilots stayed 2yrs, 4yrs and a sad git who did 8yrs (currently in therapy to readjust to a normal home life).

Now fixed wing crew!! That is a totally different sorry! They are the reason the Chief and I left. If we didn't get the jet I would probably still be there.

Two new pilots trained and operational and I believe living at home which should make things better (especially as only one of the attractive, young Polish hostees remains).

Like most owners it's his trainset and he runs it as HE wants, which can be demanding and frustrating but aren't all top end corporate VIP owner jobs.

FNW

[206Fan]

Evening Floater..

Yea i was just curious as to whom was the pilots flying for haughey.. Does he just operate the S-76C or has he more choppers? Also noticed a picture on airliners of G-EEBB in the Czech last july, bit of a flight that!

[FloaterNorthWest]

Davy,

He only has the one S76C++. One pilot is from Eire the other is a Danish guy.

The Czech trip was for Sikorsky to the Aero Vodochody factory outside Prague where the 76 is assembled to show the workers what they make turns into. They had a lottery in the factory and we flew the winners around the local area.

We also went to the Karlavy film festival and did demonstration flights for some high profile individuals looking to buy.

FNW

[QATAR]

any seaking ?????

:ok:

[Bravo73]

any seaking ?????

:ok:


Not at last year's Silverstone (IIRC)

[Ken Wells]

Great photos, has me pinning for the summer!:cool:;)