Hercules, a Thank you

[DX Wombat]

Thank you to the two from Lyneham which flew over Shobdon last Wednesday evening (at the statutory 250'), you gave me the photo I wanted.
Next time do you think you could use the Dead Sea QFE? (and let me know a few days beforehand so I can get down with my camera)

[c-bert]

Stunning phot.

Herc at night, I like it.

[Green Flash]

Just the one big formation light, then?

[Al R]

Christ, he's low.

[Flap62]

If he was carrying some steel girders in the back, that would be the perfect shot.

[DX Wombat]

Christ, he's low.

Not low enough for me
The single light to the right of the photo is the moon, the smaller group to the left is the second Hercules. I was back in the caravan when the third one came through about an hour later having got thoroughly frozen standing next to the grass taxiway waiting for them to arrive. Must have stopped en-route for a bacon buttie.

[airborne_artist]

Night LL is great, but jumping out of Albert in the dark is even better I miss it

[Solid Rust Twotter]

Until you land on your PWC.

[Airborne Aircrew]

Night LL is great, but jumping out of Albert in the dark is even better

But the best of all is number one in daylight... All that time to watch the "little model" pass by beneath before you jump...

[airborne_artist]

But the best of all is number one in daylight... All that time to watch the "little model" pass by beneath before you jump...

I didn't do a single day jump after I qual'd at Brize, except a balloon jump one summer evening at Hankley Common.

[charliegolf]

jumping out of Albert in the dark is even better

"Only bats and [email protected]"

CG

[airborne_artist]

"Only bats and [email protected]"

Be grateful that some of us are bats (because we can't be the other category)

[BEagle]

"I was back in the caravan"

Ooooooh dear, what an admission! One of these, perchance:

Kushti bok!

[Ken Scott]

As the aircraft in the picture has its landing & taxy lights on then the gear must be down & it's making an approach so the 250 ft MSD is not a player.

[maximo ping]

You'll be wanting to check the rules and regs out old chap...AFAIK it depends on the presence of an Air Trafficer to waive your auth'd msd.

[DX Wombat]

Definitely NOT making an approach, the gear wasn't down, it was a beautiful, clear, moonlit night and I was close enough to see - trust me! They trundled gracefully past and turned North.
BEagle, mine's not that colourful or interesting I'm afraid but it serves me well.

[thorpey]

Gr8 shot of the moon!!

[Seldomfitforpurpose]

DX,

I think you should consider a trip to Specsaver's or Haine and Smith

[DX Wombat]

Er, a memory transplant might be a better idea. It wasn't you in one of them was it?

[OmegaV6]

Well unless they have done some very expensive and time consuming mods to the undercarriage and taxi lights of the "J" model .. the main gear is down ...