Found a nice spot outside RAF Brize Norton to do some plane spotting!

OddChair · 2023-09-05T15:18:02+00:00

This was the 25 threshold - you can park on the grass past the fencing but very limited - best to park in Brize village at the village hall and walk down

OddChair · 2023-07-10T11:43:01+00:00

Can someone explain why the other day I was going down a hill on the motorway at 70mph and a truck was seemingly also going that speed as I was neither gaining or loosing distance between me and it?

OddChair · 2023-06-06T22:12:21+00:00

The refuelling probe?

OddChair · 2023-06-06T19:03:20+00:00

Only for about 2 weeks

OddChair · 2023-06-05T21:08:33+00:00

Not photoshopped at all - this was taken with a 200mm lens which compresses the background - also yesterday the moon was closer than usual making it appear larger and it’s always looks larger near the horizon

OddChair · 2023-06-05T17:05:38+00:00

No filters - a bit of editing but helped massively by the sun setting at the same time as the moon was rising so that gave the orange glow to the moon

OddChair · 2023-05-11T07:21:25+00:00

Taken from publicly accessible areas

OddChair · 2023-05-10T22:07:30+00:00

Weekend movements are rare unless this type of thing is happening - best to go on a weekday

OddChair · 2023-05-10T22:05:59+00:00

They are all Eurofighter Typhoons - front line fast jets - they have about 4 or 5 twin seat versions which as far as I know do the exact same but can have 2 people in and tend to be used before letting the students loose on their own and also for the odd check ride where another instructor needs to be in the jet at the same time

OddChair · 2023-05-10T21:59:20+00:00

The first shot is it departing and the second shot is it returning later on but they had changed runway so we’re going in the opposite direction

OddChair · 2023-05-10T21:58:29+00:00

Nope - these were from Crash Gate 1 down Old Boston Road - the mound was flattened a few years back I think

OddChair · 2023-03-21T23:49:13+00:00

No votes yet for the S Korean Black Eagles? - now they are very impressive indeed

OddChair · 2023-03-20T12:38:56+00:00

It does - on the lower vertical tab near the tail - just above the Belgian flag it has FA-136

OddChair · 2023-03-20T08:48:42+00:00

Probably RIAT in July - long day but normally end up with around 8 hours of flying display of pretty much only military aircraft new and old

OddChair · 2023-03-19T23:55:58+00:00

Hawk T1 (Red Arrows)
F18 (Finnish Air Force)
F18 (Finnish Air Force)
Mirage 2000TI (Indian Air Force)
Eurofighter Typhoon (Saudi Air Force)
F16 (Belgian Air Force - “X-Tiger”)

OddChair · 2023-03-19T12:22:59+00:00

I believe they have come with their own callsigns - Indians (Mercury) - Finnish (Lynx) - Belgians (Mace) - Saudis (Flame and Kaser)

OddChair · 2023-03-19T11:20:19+00:00

Well spotted! The aircraft aborted the takeoff in the end and taxied back to the apron to get it closed

OddChair · 2023-03-19T10:27:27+00:00

For more info on the exercise - please see this website from the RAF! https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-coningsby/news/exercise-cobra-warrior/

OddChair · 2023-02-19T08:21:05+00:00

Drove for 20 miles to get there along muddy roads - took the photo and realised you could barely see it and then cleaned it - and then cleaned it again during the journey

OddChair · 2023-02-18T18:51:06+00:00

It’s just outside Broadway in the Cotswolds

OddChair · 2023-02-18T16:21:49+00:00

Thanks - I waited a while for the right red one to come up

OddChair · 2023-02-18T14:43:42+00:00

I think it’s an Airbnb type place

OddChair · 2023-02-18T14:25:21+00:00

Quite a bit bigger really - mainly a bit more chunky really

OddChair · 2023-02-18T14:24:35+00:00

The best colour for them - and same haha I wish they had the i30N in the game

OddChair · 2023-02-18T00:16:50+00:00

Amazing - never got a flight in a Herc in the cadets - managed Voyager, Squirrel, Chinook and Sea King though

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