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wrathchild666
27th Jul 2009, 09:42
Wonderful airshow (as always), however a disappointing lack of Red Arrows/Typhoon action.

Maybe they weren't requested by the museum, although I'd find that difficult to believe as on the three prior occasions I've attended this airshow the Red Arrows have been there, and the Typhoon was there last time I was (2 years ago).

I find it all the more surprising as they were both performing at Sunderland on Saturday as far as I'm aware, which is only a few minutes flying time away.

According to the Red Arrows site, they are performing 94 displays this season, only 5 north of the border though. Pitiful!

The Typhoon will be displaying 4 times out of 29 displays in Scotland. Hmm, a bit better, but would have been nice to have seen it at East Fortune.

Incidentally, the event wasn't completely without the RAF.

Chinook
Hawk
BBMF (with Dakota)
computer jockey
28th Jul 2009, 11:13
Damn! Missed it again! That's 3 years in a row now... If anyone has any photos of this year's event, would they mind posting them here? It would be very much appreciated, at least by me. Thanks
youngskywalker
28th Jul 2009, 12:56
Great airshow this year and great weather too, just a shame that the commentator is the usual t#t...
wub
29th Jul 2009, 06:52
Couldn't make the show either but caught some of the participants at EDI on Saturday:

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/wub_01/IMG_2406.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/wub_01/IMG_2439.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/wub_01/IMG_2635.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/wub_01/IMG_2627.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/wub_01/IMG_2595.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/wub_01/IMG_2578.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/wub_01/IMG_2400.jpg
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/wub_01/IMG_2522.jpg
mustpost
29th Jul 2009, 07:12
Great pics wub - you obviously knew exactly where to be :D
Humble offering from the day
YouTube - East Fortune 2009 Glider/Vulcan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZL8hVaqW3c)
wub
29th Jul 2009, 08:08
Thanks, glad you liked the pics.

Good video there, as an ex-glider pilot I can appreciate the sequence, although the manoeuvre between 13 and 20 secs seems a bit 'out of control'.

I had hoped the Vulcan would fly past EDI but if it did I missed it :{
mustpost
29th Jul 2009, 09:12
No, came up from Sunderland, held over Gifford and went back over slightly more to the east..
I agree about the sight boob in the display, first thing I noticed when I looked at the tape..