MK5 Golf GTI
General => Shows, Events and Meets => Topic started by: B3n on April 30, 2010, 06:52:41 pm
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Right then forumites as discussed in this thread a few peeps are interested in a trip to the loop as discussed here
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,14089.0.html (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,14089.0.html)
As there are alot of people busy during May how about Wed 16th June? At shall we say 9AM! The main location that is jumping out at me at the moment is CAD west I will supply further directions to the folks via PM when we know who is coming
But please be aware i am not going to be held responsible if the RAF decide not to come out to play that day but if a few peeps are interested in coming to the deepest depths of wales there are some cracking roads up that way so if there are no aircraft coming through we will just go on a road trip.
Now for those that arent sure what the mach loop is please have a look at the following link
http://lowfly.net/15.html]=http://lowfly.net/15.html]http://lowfly.net/15.html (http://=http://lowfly.net/15.html)
Anyone interested?
I will also add that it is also very weather dependant.
Ben
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Would love to, but May is a little too early for me. Maybe June time.
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Stayed in a cottage in Dinas Mawddwy last year, had no idea about the aircraft untill we got there, its a beautiful part of the country :smiley:
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Wahey I'm offshift, if the new lens has arrived I may be able to blag a day off from the garden... :happy2:
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Mr Choppers get that lens out :happy2:
Will update with exact location and times etc when i get back in later and when we have more of an idea of numbers :star: :happy2:
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Wahey I'm offshift, if the new lens has arrived I may be able to blag a day off from the garden... :happy2:
Are you sure that will be ok with Mrs Chopsticks? you don't to get detention again do you Wayne...................
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Too early for me too really, only back from the ring on that Monday night ;)
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Yeh sorry Ben, will have only just got back from the Ring Trip so won't get a pass out!!! :sad1:
Deffo up for a June trip though! :happy2:
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I could do this date but will try and make June if not.. Looks pretty awesome :smiley:
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Ok then folks
I did actualy think that that the 12 May may be a little bit short notice so I have changed the date to the 16th June
I am still going to be going on the 12th May for those people who are interested in coming up then aswell
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I'd be up for this but am doing the 3 peaks challenge on the 16th / 17th June. :laugh:
Be up for another date if there are others who can't do the date.
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Be handy if we could get some insider knowledge from the RAF! Nudge nudge :wink: :wink:
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I would love to go here but its a bit far for a day trip to deepest darkest Wales from Scotland!
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Incorparate it into a little holiday :wink:
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yea i should be up for this :happy2: :happy2: :happy2: :happy2: :happy2: are we meeting up and then travelling up to Mach loop???
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I'm up for the 16th June.
B3n can you send me a reminder nearer the time please? -I'm useless with remembering things like this!
Thanks.
:happy2:
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Smudgster - yeah that is something that i was going to suggest those coming through the M4 should meet up at say the jct47 services then travel up together. But just looking your from Pontypool aint ya?
I f thats the case it think it would be easier for you if we arranged to meet you in say Rhyader for example im still unsure of the best route to take but ill have a look over the weekend and make a list of possible meeting spots for people coming from the difference areas.
T30GUE - will do fella :happy2:
Ben
Scrub that last bit the most direct route is straight up the A470 so we could meet you in Merthyr?
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Temped to get the day off and come along for this. Will confirm closer to the time! Be a good outing for the 5d2 and my big lens :P
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I'm off!!! :jumping:
Will it be worth coming all the way from Middlesbrough? I have no idea where this is!!
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I'm off!!! :jumping:
Will it be worth coming all the way from Middlesbrough? I have no idea where this is!!
Its a fair old treck from your neck of the woods. It's in South Wales. :laugh:
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Its in North Wales mate :wink:
Please dont confuse the North with the south theyre a different breed up there :signLOL:
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Yea im in Pontypool
its sort mid to north Wales. Beautiful roads
im going to North Wales with the Family in the 1st week of June and will be doing a drive by then!!! :happy2: :happy2: :happy2:
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I will have to give this some thought and see how the funds are looking.
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Would love to have gone but unfortunatley cant do mid week :(
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think i am coming to this as my 3 year old son would love it and so would i :smiley:
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Found this which may be of interest.
If you ain't got a 300mm + lens then don't bother was the notes on Vulcan to the Sky :wink:
http://www.pbase.com/caeclyd/mach_loop
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those pics on that link :notworthy:
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Found this which may be of interest.
If you ain't got a 300mm + lens then don't bother was the notes on Vulcan to the Sky :wink:
http://www.pbase.com/caeclyd/mach_loop
Yeah true but only if you want to take pro style photos as posted in the above link. But it would still be worth the trip just to see some low flying jets (if the RAF come out to play) and get to drive on some spectacular roads :driver:
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Only trying to help. :ashamed:
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Yeah understood fella :drinking: No offence was intended just thought that some people may be put off by the fact that for the same scale shots as above a 300+ lens is ideally needed.
You coming along?
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Sorry can't make it and I don't have a 300mm lens either. :signLOL:
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ah ok! Neither do i :ashamed:
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You guys still doing this? Defo coming now
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Sorry guys can't make this as I have a works colleague's funeral to go to. :sad1:
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Seems I may not be able to make this either, because of work :/ will confirm on Monday.
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Did this go ahead?
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i was there :smiley: had a squadron fly past and a few very low passes :drool: :drool: :evilgrin: u could smell the fuel :grin: had a helicopter go past and a blooming massive cargo plane go past :notworthy:
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Bah, it's a pity I missed it. I'll definitely have to go sometime. You going to upload the pics anywhere?
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did not take any :sad1: left the cam at home :stupid: but i was after a good drive in the ed30 hence no cam :signLOL:
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did not take any :sad1: left the cam at home :stupid: but i was after a good drive in the ed30 hence no cam :signLOL:
you lightweight.... :laugh:
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to be honest the smell of jet fuel after what i think was a euro fighter going past low was worth the drive :notworthy:
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to be honest the smell of jet fuel after what i think was a euro fighter going past low was worth the drive :notworthy:
:happy2:
The Cargo plane wiuld have been a Hercules.. :smiley:
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to be honest the smell of jet fuel after what i think was a euro fighter going past low was worth the drive :notworthy:
:happy2:
The Cargo plane wiuld have been a Hercules.. :smiley:
yeah 100% that i have seen it so many times in the past at air shows and it also flew past near may house and was flying very low over the moors :smiley: could have given me a lift back :party:
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Sounds like a good day then Mat?
Sorry i couldnt make it guys i had a last minute holiday to attend :fighting:
But lets try and get something organised again shall we?
Some pics i found from the 16th June
http://www.phpbber.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=7927&mforum=lowflynet (http://www.phpbber.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=7927&mforum=lowflynet)
Ben
Choppers you have a incoming PM!!!