Alpha Delta 210 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 My wife and I spent a very hot afternoon at Little Gransden for the annual Children in Need show. Unfortunately, there were a couple of notable late cancellations and the extremely high temperatures might have deterred some visitors because it did not seem as busy as previous years. Compared to Clacton, the displays were generally as close to the crowd as regulations permit. The show was very nearly delayed due to a woman accidentally transmitting drivel on the air show frequency. A few pleas over the public address system embarrassed her into releasing the PTT! The Bell 47 pilot was hover-taxying as the DH.88 Comet was displaying and was told that he was encroaching the display area, whereupon he returned to his parking spot. The Hurricane was beautifully flown and it was lovely to see the Yale, but my favourite display was definitely the Mustang with lots of whistling top-side passes! And now for the inevitable excuses - the sun and the heat-haze made photography very tricky! Thanks for looking. 23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooney Fan Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Good morning That looks like a proper airshow i.e No jets Thanks for posting your pictures Gooney Fan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Nice collection of pictures with that unusual blue backdrop...not seen many of those this year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 3 hours ago, Gooney Fan said: Good morning That looks like a proper airshow i.e No jets Thanks for posting your pictures Gooney Fan Hi Gooney Fan. I'm pleased you liked the pictures. I must confess that I'm rather partial to some fast jet action as well as warbirds! 3 hours ago, John R said: Nice collection of pictures with that unusual blue backdrop...not seen many of those this year. Thanks John. The blue backdrop caused me a few photographic problems, but the ice cream vendors must have been delighted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Super pictures again, thanks for sharing. Great pics of the Hurricane and the Mustang. A shame the Tigers couldn't get a bigger flag! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 58 minutes ago, Parabat said: Super pictures again, thanks for sharing. Great pics of the Hurricane and the Mustang. A shame the Tigers couldn't get a bigger flag! Thanks for the kind words, Parabat. I was really hoping to see the Ultimate Fighters, but unfortunately they did not show. The Hurricane display was beautiful, and I had never seen this airframe before, but as I said above, the Mustang display was outstanding! As for The Tigers flag, I don't think they have an identity crisis - or do they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinbear Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 The colours stand out beautifully against the blue sky. Makes a nice change from grey aeroplanes against a grey sky! The chap in the paramotor must have had a wonderful time. Ta for sharing these. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 On 8/27/2019 at 11:17 AM, Latinbear said: The colours stand out beautifully against the blue sky. Makes a nice change from grey aeroplanes against a grey sky! The chap in the paramotor must have had a wonderful time. Ta for sharing these. Thanks Latinbear. One of my friends shares your view about grey on grey! I'm pleased you enjoyed the images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Very nice, you've got some great top side shots 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 6 hours ago, F-32 said: Very nice, you've got some great top side shots Thanks F-32, it was a nice event just a shame that the Ultimate Fighters did not make it "round the bend"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Lovely shots as ever. Particularly like the Chippy formation and the Beech.. Regards Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 1 hour ago, canberraman said: Lovely shots as ever. Particularly like the Chippy formation and the Beech.. Regards Mark Thanks for the kind words, Mark. My wife and I enjoyed the show, but members of a certain other aviation website seemed to be quite critical. The display line had definitely moved further away since my last visit, but it is intended to be a family event for charity, so I'm prepared to cut them some slack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinback Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Charming shots there Alpha Delta - and what a great selection of aircraft. Hats off to Little Gransden! (I get a bit biased - Any airshow that has a Harvard/Yale/Texan gets my vote. - Chipmunks look good too) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 A great line up at what looked like it was a fun show, super weather & super photos to go with it. I'm struggling with the streamer tower in the 2nd photo, I'm wanting to say Citabria but googling isn't showing anything that matches. Any idea what it is? Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 6 hours ago, Pinback said: Charming shots there Alpha Delta - and what a great selection of aircraft. Hats off to Little Gransden! (I get a bit biased - Any airshow that has a Harvard/Yale/Texan gets my vote. - Chipmunks look good too) Thanks very much for the kind words, Pinback. I have been to the show several times over the years, generally in the rain, so the extreme temperature this year was somewhat alien! 5 hours ago, stevehnz said: A great line up at what looked like it was a fun show, super weather & super photos to go with it. I'm struggling with the streamer tower in the 2nd photo, I'm wanting to say Citabria but googling isn't showing anything that matches. Any idea what it is? Steve. Hi Steve. I'm glad you enjoyed my record of the event. I really enjoyed the gentle display with the incredibly long streamer. I wasn't familiar with the type either, but research has shown it to be a 1946 Aeronca 7AC Champion, registration G-ATHK. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 OUTSTANDING array of photos. Beautiful shots indeed... STUNNINGLY GIRGEOUS warbirds. thank you.. {those who moaned about things while attending shows ARE LUCKY to get to go unlike some of us...who have to miss gazillion events....}. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhouse Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 An excellent show and excellent photos. One tip - when you shoot objects against blue screen, the idea is to replace the blue with a believable background - some heavy clouds would be appropriate, perhaps? 🤣😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted September 4, 2019 Author Share Posted September 4, 2019 23 hours ago, HOUSTON said: OUTSTANDING array of photos. Beautiful shots indeed... STUNNINGLY GIRGEOUS warbirds. thank you.. {those who moaned about things while attending shows ARE LUCKY to get to go unlike some of us...who have to miss gazillion events....}. Thank you for the kind words, Houston. Ais shows are certainly not what they used to be, but I know that we are still lucky to enjoy the shows that others can only dream of! 23 hours ago, bhouse said: An excellent show and excellent photos. One tip - when you shoot objects against blue screen, the idea is to replace the blue with a believable background - some heavy clouds would be appropriate, perhaps? 🤣😁 Thanks very much, bhouse. I hoped that you wouldn't notice my cunning plan! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 yep I concur... WE are very lucky indeed.thankx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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