Well what a day, Im speechless, still shaking (seriously) a wonderfull sight to see again, the weather was perfect and so was the lady of the hour.
Well done all who have worked so hard to get to this day, I take my hat off to you all, long may she continue to turn heads
Here’s a few from me
Out she comes to ‘play’
Our ‘grand’ stand 1st class seating arrangements
‘Power up’
And would you belive at that point my batteries died !!
B***** !
Untill here
Finals
Thats it for the stills, Im in the process of editing the video, but I was seriously shaking and couldnt stop, so Im not happy with the results
But what a day, 😀
Its was then back to painting 😉
Cheers all 😀
By: 320psi - 20th October 2007 at 07:16
Thanks all for your comments, this is how it felt for me
We we were stood with other ‘Saturday’ crowd the atmosphere was clam none of us said much, she taxied down turned round, stood there for iterally minutes, powered up and began rolling, I must admit at first it was kind of like one of our fast taxy runs which we see so many times at open days, but the power kept on coming and within seconds she was off and gently pulling away from the ground, and like I said I was shaking, I couldnt stop my camera hand, it was abit unreal.
We then stood there and watched her turn left and fly away, and then silence untill people around me began to clap.
We then stood and waited for her to return, with a slight tension in the air, then a spec appeared in the distance, a dark trail behind it (what carbon foot print;) ) she came in low and slow and did a perfect run though, turned left again, the gear came down and with in minutes she was down on terrafima again.
It was back to panting after that, sort of strange really.
I feel lucky to have been there when she arrived back in 93, watched her though the last 14 years while we have beavered away with our two and witnessing another stage in her life, long may it continue safely.
Im sure the invited guests and staff at the top of the hill were all over the moon and rightly so, they have done a outstanding job.
Keep smiling 😀
By: mike currill - 20th October 2007 at 03:05
The pictures are great guys. But nothing is better than to witness the event live, you lucky people.
By: Pendeen - 20th October 2007 at 02:20
Thanks for the pictures. I’ll admit to a few tears – still cannot quite believe that it all came together. Wish I’d been able to be there – it must have been a fantastic time – bet the atmosphere was electric.
Huge kudos to all concerned – long may she fly!
By: jimincov - 20th October 2007 at 01:26
and the world is a better place………………..
some pics @ jimincov:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimincov/sets/72157602507321381/
just brilliant.
hasnt sunk in yet.
By: scotavia - 20th October 2007 at 00:08
There is a very special sense of being there in your pics and also you have taken the trouble to mention how you felt. I managed to get excited just by watching the Tv news coverage from my home office in North Scotland so you must have had a pounding heart on the spot !!!
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