BluBear

Happy Birthday Nick! Hope you have a splendid day chum, see you IRL at DX next month

Four years... blimey. Gone but not forgotten, sadly missed indeed. ~ SALUTE JIM ~

Indeed, happy Birthday both!

Thanks for your kind words Fatal, it's a great place to fly and fight isn't it?! We are also very lucky to have our very own FT who tirelessly puts targets in for us to shoot down / be shot down by. Also, if you or your fellow squad-mates so happen to feel like donating a small fee to help with the running costs, please do

I have much the same reasoning Tom old chap, it's Charlotte's first proper airshow and i'd much rather she remembers it without the thought of brollys! Apologies we can't all be together (that's twice now this year I know!), but it's England - damned weather!

Oh and also... Mmmmmmmmmesser

What an achievement, and what a beautiful aeroplane! Shame about the nose over, but fantastic to see. Good luck to them! More about the 100P: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_Model_100

Gents, the latest weather reports are showing tomorrow as a scorcher and Sunday as rather damp and cool. http://www.metcheck.com/UK/7days.asp?zipcode=Shoreham-by-Sea&locationID=56878&lat=50.8&lon=-0.3&findtype= The main reason I was going the Sunday was to see the Typhoon, but having already seen it this year and looking at the weather i'm tempted to change days. What say ye?

I just burst out laughing in the office! Now everyone is looking at me...

I feel like putting a mission together for this

Live stream of today's 'Hardest Day' flypasts from Biggin Hill:

Mick, just pm'd you. Let's all aim for Sunday then

Very interesting Jabo. Would love to see / hear that fly Now this is brilliant indeed, just click and drag your way around the cockpit!

Oooh, I might take a look at this

Great news, congrats!

Haha, ten four rubber ducky!

Check again mate, they announced Vulcan for both days a week ago

So who is considering attending the show this year? It's rapidly approaching and the line-up looks to be one of the best yet. http://www.shorehamairshow.co.uk/whats-on/the-flying-display/ I have already booked tickets in advance due to the 'last year of the Vulcan effect' but have not yet decided exactly which day to attend. Ideally it would be the Sunday in order to catch the EF Typhoon as well, but i'll most likely make the decision based on the weather nearer the time. Who fancies it?

Yes indeed. Just goes to show that these chaps get a thrill out of flying these old birds as much as one would expect! Quite an energetic display from a Hurricane too, the last time I saw such was on a Friday before legends about 10 years ago when TFC were practicing in their then new Mk.IV (now in Canada).

And another! Not seen this with sound yet, but the gesticulations from the Hurri pilot seem to say it all

Here's a video I know Fenrir will certainly get moist over! https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/F-14B_Demo_1998.ogv

Happy Birthday Slicker!

Nice one bongo!

And now for some footage from a pilot's perspective. This is from Spitfire V EE602 'Mable's maiden flight earlier this year. Restored in the Isle of Wight and assembled at Biggin Hill, some of you chaps will remember seeing her nearing completion last year during the hangar tour. One thing this video does well I think is capture the different sounds that this machine makes. From the sewing machine-like music of the merlin to the hgv pneumatic brakes and flaps that are remarkably loud. Also, it's worth watching to the very last 5 seconds to hear the pilot give his succinct opinion of this fresh bird

Beautiful. I've just fallen in love with the Spitfire all over again