April 14, 2006 at 10:02 pm
Had a nice day at Dx today with nice displays from the rapide and the red sparrows.
By: Canpark - 24th April 2006 at 09:28
Here are some of Anna’s photo’s from the weekend.
I like that Spitfire 🙂
By: Mark9 - 24th April 2006 at 08:59
all great shots!! it would appear that anna’s technique is coming on leaps and bounds!!!
😀 😀 Cheers holty 😉 I have a few more to post but not the time at present 😀 😀 Anna
By: holty - 18th April 2006 at 09:30
all great shots!! it would appear that anna’s technique is coming on leaps and bounds!!!
By: 92fis - 18th April 2006 at 00:15
Here are some of Anna’s photo’s from the weekend.
By: Russ - 16th April 2006 at 22:13
Thanks Daviesi!
Glad the Reds approve!! 😀
They are looking good and look forward to seeing them this year at some point.
😎
By: daviesi - 16th April 2006 at 21:18
Sparrows
You can find team details on the red sparrows web site – see announcement of site in an earlier thread.
But
Lead is Howard Cook who flies Spit and Hurri for HAC.
No 2 is Clive Denny also Spit and Hurri for HAC
No 3 is Ian Davies – editorial person at Pilot mag
No 4 is AVM Chris Harper, very experienced formation pilot and RAF bid wig.
Team name came from being similar (well slightly!) to the Red Arrows only slower. It is a name which the team picked up in the first season of operating and stuck.
The Arrows know about it and approve.
The Sparrows won new team of the year approval from the CAA and display community last year.
Currently a four ship with aircraft from Duxford, Felthorpe, and Seething.
By: Gooney Bird - 16th April 2006 at 21:03
The name is too similar to “The Silver Sparrows” which were the Auster formation team from Ipswich! Perhaps that’s where the idea came from!
By: Russ - 16th April 2006 at 20:55
I think the team are great, I’m just not keen on the name, its just a personal thing.
Neal
Yeah thats cool, agree tho they look superb. 🙂
Who are the pilots?
By: neal h - 16th April 2006 at 20:32
You must be kidding! Great fun I reckon, Wonder what the real ‘REDS’ think! 😀
I reckon its good fun and I am sure they will be populer with the families etc at the odd airshow. Good luck to em I say!
I seem to recall you could vote for the name in Pilot magazine?
By the way very nice pics too!! 🙂
I think the team are great, I’m just not keen on the name, its just a personal thing.
Neal
By: dean f - 16th April 2006 at 10:02
Was it the Red Sparrows that flew at Dux’s Autumn airshow last year in camo’d up chipmunks.
Not sure about the name, but great photo’s all the same.
Dean
www.onebigworld.fotopic.net
By: Russ - 16th April 2006 at 04:51
Don’t know about anyone else but I really cringe when I read the name Red Sparrows, I think its a terrible name.
Neal
You must be kidding! Great fun I reckon, Wonder what the real ‘REDS’ think! 😀
I reckon its good fun and I am sure they will be populer with the families etc at the odd airshow. Good luck to em I say!
I seem to recall you could vote for the name in Pilot magazine?
By the way very nice pics too!! 🙂
By: 92fis - 15th April 2006 at 22:16
Thanks for the comments. I don’t think much to the name of the team. A couple more from saturday.
By: SEMAE - 15th April 2006 at 01:30
Had a nice day at Dx today with nice displays from the rapide and the red sparrows.
Yes, I agree. I particularly like the Rapide shot as well.
By: neal h - 15th April 2006 at 00:32
Nice photos, I like the second photo of the Rapide.
Don’t know about anyone else but I really cringe when I read the name Red Sparrows, I think its a terrible name.
Neal