Glenrothes/Fife family day. 4 July 2009.

Postby **G-NIPR** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:01 pm

Well all four Nippers made it, and a pleasant afternoon ended with a stream take off and formation departure.
My pics are below.

Paul Gibbs G-NIPR
John Brompton G-AVXD
Des Hart G-CCFE
Larry Johnson G-OVAG.

Hopefully someone got a shot or two of our overflight.

Paul.
G-NIPR

: Getting ready to go.; FIFE 001.jpg (163.71 KiB) Viewed 15312 times

: Enroute to Fife.; FIFE 002.jpg (90.63 KiB) Viewed 15302 times

: Typical Highlands terrain, at least no fast jets at the weekend!; FIFE 003.jpg (98.23 KiB) Viewed 15260 times

: The line up.; FIFE 004.jpg (187.47 KiB) Viewed 15257 times

: Yes there were 4!; FIFE 005.jpg (145.87 KiB) Viewed 15251 times

: The intrepid aviators.; FIFE 006.jpg (161.86 KiB) Viewed 15234 times

DesH · Postby **DesH** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:26 pm

Paul, a few stills from the videos I have......will hopefully get them to you and John tomorrow in full quality....

: Nipper formation...or the "Red Sparrows" as my missus called us...; Formation1.JPG (83 KiB) Viewed 15154 times

: Looks pretty tight, not bad for our first go together....; Formation2.JPG (72.06 KiB) Viewed 15146 times

: A low high speed (for a Nipper) pass...; LowPass1.JPG (65.76 KiB) Viewed 15159 times

: ....and pull-up into a Chandelle...; Lowpass2.JPG (54.68 KiB) Viewed 15131 times

: Nipper Aero practice in the overhead....; Overhead.JPG (45.93 KiB) Viewed 15162 times

Cheers

Des

DesH · Postby **DesH** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:52 pm

And a few pics....

: Paul arrives to be greeted by John...; SANY0228.JPG (142.95 KiB) Viewed 15131 times

: ....followed closely by me...!; SANY0232.JPG (149.81 KiB) Viewed 15119 times

: All 4 nippers together...; SANY0236.JPG (156.91 KiB) Viewed 15132 times

: ...from another angle...; SANY0238.JPG (199.31 KiB) Viewed 15121 times

: ...and another...!; SANY0239.JPG (199.12 KiB) Viewed 15089 times

DesH · Postby **DesH** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:57 pm

: FE just landed after our formation fly-past.; SANY0252.JPG (120.13 KiB) Viewed 15088 times

: Proof that you can fit a 6'3" bloke in a Nipper !!!; SANY0255.JPG (117.32 KiB) Viewed 15104 times

: Reverse Parking....!; SANY0257.JPG (138.77 KiB) Viewed 15083 times

Postby **G-NIPR** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:41 pm

Thanks Des,
Not bad for amateurs eh?

Paul.
G-NIPR.

G-BLMW · Postby **G-BLMW** » Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:41 pm

Looks like a good day was had by all Very Happy

, well done.

Best wishes
Stuart

Pat Blenkinsopp · Postby **Pat Blenkinsopp** » Mon Jul 13, 2009 9:49 pm

Excellent photos and info. Well done guys. Very Happy

Pat,
ASXI

Neil Spooner · Postby **Neil Spooner** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 8:32 pm

Nice formation.......well done!!

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