"Take off" borrowed from Military Airshows - Unexplained Mysteries
This page is intended as an index to slideshows of various flights where I think the photos are interesting either through their content or because the passengers and good friends that accompanied me would wish to see them.
From Filton we flew a tour across the estuary to Pontypool, Abergavenny, Ross-on-Wye then back over Gloucester then south back to Filton again.
"Dambusters Run" - Test out web slideshow
From Nottingham the route went north west to Carsington Water, Chatsworth House, Lady Bower Reservoir and Dam, Centre Parks and back to Nottingham again.
G-FLAV - First Flight with Cheryl - 19-Oct-03 to Rutland Water
These pictures are not high quality as they were taken with someone else's disposable camera in order to finish off the film. This small album (5 pictures) comprises 4 pictures of myself and Cheryl with G-FLAV and one over Rutland Water. G-FLAV is our first plane - we have a 1/5th share.
G-FLAV - Duxford - 15-Nov-03
Flight from Nottingham to Duxford on a really nice crisp winter's day. There was not time at Duxford to visit the extensive museum; that will need to wait for the spring. However, there was a warbird flypast that presented a photo opportunity to get G_FLAV into the same picture. Also, there were a significant number of external exhibits that could be photographed without needing a museum ticket. A new visitor centre is being opened in Apr-04 and that would likely be a good time to return. For now, the tarmac runway is closed for re-surfacing and we had to use the grass runway.
G-FLAV - Cranfield - 14-Nov-04
Flight from Nottingham to Cranfield. Gareth's first flight in a light aircraft. A beautiful day on the ground but unfortunately quite murky in the air. Arrived at Cranfield 15:00 intending on a quick cuppa before flying back only to find that their cafe closes early on a Sunday.
G-FLAV - Caernarfon - Easter 2005
Flight from Nottingham to Caernarfon. Joint trip with Steve and Sue. Cloud was low on the way out, so we took off across Carsington Water to Crewe and then North West up the estuary out over the coast, then finally down the coast past Llandudno and through the Menai Straights into Caernarfon. On the way back, the cloud had lifted so we circled over Caernarfon to gain height and then returned in a straight line over the top of Mount Snowdon. I was surprised to find that the two routes took approximately the same time - there was only about 10 mins difference - presumably due to the need to climb over the mountains.
How big is your world? This photo article describes finally achieving a pipe dream and flying to work to miss the abominable traffic and the difficulties of trying to get a photo of the office from the air.
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