I was at Troon today for a drive and lunch with a couple of friends. Troon is 3 miles from Prestwick Airport on the coast and the planes can be viewed well on take off over the bay.
I was amazed to observe this Air Scotland 757, doing touch and goes, especially when they pulled a turn at this angle !
(pics taken on a little Canon happy snapper)
By: wysiwyg - 5th September 2003 at 21:36
I’ve done some 757 aerobatics in the sim! Unfortunately every time you go past 40 degrees bank the GPWS shouts ‘bank angle’ repeatedly at you which is a bit distracting.
By: Ren Frew - 5th September 2003 at 20:53
Having watched a doc on Discovery Wings the other week showing the proto 707 in a barrell roll I assumed you could do the same in a 757. The actual turns were not a million miles away from the angle ahown in the “first pic” 😎
By: MINIDOH - 5th September 2003 at 20:43
lol, i thought it was a bit tight, even if it is Air Scotland:D
By: Ren Frew - 5th September 2003 at 20:41
Originally posted by kurmitz28
So did you pull Ren? 🙂
Even the pensioners didn’t fancy me ! :rolleyes:
By: Ren Frew - 5th September 2003 at 20:37
Originally posted by MINIDOH
the top photo is on its side, you can see the clouds in the background are on their sides, so the aircraft must be too! and if you put it the correct way up, the turn is hardly anything. strange to see touch and go’s though, thats cool.
Doh ! ya got me, the spot the fake prize is in the post 😀
As for the touch and goes, you can see them a lot at Prestwick.
By: MINIDOH - 5th September 2003 at 20:31
the top photo is on its side, you can see the clouds in the background are on their sides, so the aircraft must be too! and if you put it the correct way up, the turn is hardly anything. strange to see touch and go’s though, thats cool.
By: kurmitz28 - 5th September 2003 at 19:55
Originally posted by Ren Frew
In fact the seafront was populated by old age pensioners during this particular display.
So did you pull Ren? 🙂
By: Ren Frew - 4th September 2003 at 09:25
Originally posted by KabirT
Ren were there good looking girls where you were sitting?? (lol)
Good looking girls and Troon are not words often used in the same sentence. (lol) In fact the seafront was populated by old age pensioners during this particular display.
By: KabirT - 4th September 2003 at 08:36
Ren were there good looking girls where you were sitting?? (lol)
By: Ren Frew - 3rd September 2003 at 22:35
Originally posted by Matthew Murray
Hey,
Your in an empty Boeing 757-200, you have 43000lbs thrust on each engine….your just doing toach and goes…no-one on board…..I would have some fun with the thing too hehehehehe
It was Air Scotland after all, maybe they were practicing cutting corners ? (lol)
By: alwaysalert2 - 3rd September 2003 at 20:04
YEP ….that one hell of a tight turn:D
By: Duesseldwarf - 3rd September 2003 at 19:46
Jeeeez!! What cupid stunts!
By: Ren Frew - 3rd September 2003 at 19:44
I’m certain it was Air Scotland / Air Holland’s PH-AHE which is under maintenance for a few weeks. An Air Holland 767 is currently in use on the Air Scotland contract.
By: Ren Frew - 3rd September 2003 at 19:43
Here she comes overhead !
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