View Full Version : Funding cuts cause drastic changes to Red Arrows' 2008 display programme
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!
28th May 2007, 19:06
Here's a video of a recent training session (http://www.kitelife.com/videos/demo/bethell_promo.htm)
ZH875
28th May 2007, 19:15
And all flown by just the one guy, absolutely amazing.:D:D:D
wg13_dummy
28th May 2007, 19:20
It's certainly more interesting than the old Dead Sparrows 58 minute display. :rolleyes:
hobie
28th May 2007, 19:40
What a wonderfull choice of music ......
and the flying looks great too ....:)
tacpot
28th May 2007, 19:55
I'd never have thought a kite could be landed. I just goes to show how wrong one can be!
Beautiful!
tp
ProfessionalStudent
28th May 2007, 21:44
WOW. Now that's worth a Mars bar AND flying pay...:ok:
Aynayda Pizaqvick
28th May 2007, 23:41
Ok, so it's only kites, but still BRILLIANT!!! You can see why he is world champion.
I'd like at this point to post about the little known and unfunded 'Black Sparrows' display team formed at RAF Machrihanish in about 1983. With 4 highly/partially trained LTech/Mech AFs on a motley collection bicycles. They had Vics, Line abreasts /stern, alternate breaks - the full routine, and displayed at about 5.10pm daily as they traveresed the parade square on the way home. - Winter and high wind days excepted.
Sadly footage no longer exists:{
engoal
29th May 2007, 12:25
Phenomenal!:D
What is he directing that middle kite with? I want to be like him when I grow up!!! try this, a novel way of doing the ground practise:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePf-APrlLgs
The full ground display made a good amount for charity as well!!:8
airborne_artist
29th May 2007, 13:43
http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/upload/img_400/The-Red-Barrows.jpg