Biplane winter ride: air tot air pics

Thanks all!

And thanks Mark. Yes, those pics wil bring back nice memories!

J.V.

It’s quite simple….sometimes some of the best trips take place in cold weather when you expect things to be miserable and you wish you were back home in the comfort of your living room with your feet up in front of a fire, but then you find a whole new world opens up to you up there in the brisk air a mile so above mother earth…the photos come back from the developers and they look spectacular (for those of us not using digital) and the trip takes on a whole new light later on…you realize that despite all, you had a great time and you now have a great way to remember it and, as you have done here, share it with others who appreciate it too.

Mark

Great Stuff Stieglitz.
I like these pictures very much.
I’m envious (very).
Cheers
Andy

Beautiful pics, Stieglitz.

As said before, that Morane is awesome !!

Cheers
TNZ

OK, as if the snow falling here didn’t make me feel cold enough, now there’s this? :p

Great shots, looks like you had a good time!

Looks like you really had a fantastic day. Hope you had several layers of thermal underwear. 😀

Thanks for posting.

awesome!!! That Morane Saulnier is a jewel!!! Any info about the operational career of her?
Good ol’ biplanes: they need many cuddles but flying with ’em pays u back of all the sweat!
I have a question about the red Tiger Moth, but I guess just the ground crew/pilot/owner might reply.. Anyway, where do u guys made the smoke pipe pass? Seems like it goes straight thru the cylinders!

Alex

Hey Alex. The MS317 was built in 1938 with cn 6533. It got the french military serlial N°279. It was privatly owned by several private owners and had the following civil registrations in the past: N315MS, F-BGIL and now it is OO-MOR. The Morane is with the team for a few years now. In the 1990’ties, its engine had run its 1000hrs so a new engine was needed. It had a complete restoration (aircraft+engine) which was completed in 2001 and had flown around 50 hours by mid 2004 since its restoration.

If you want more info, I can always ask around.

About the Tiger Moth: I’m not an mecanic, but maybe someone else can help here who has more knowledge about the Gipsy engine.

Thanks for all the kind comments! As you guys have noticed, I enjoy these rides time and time again. It is a passion. 😉

J.V.

Fantastic photos Steiglitz.

Neal

Nice shots Stieglitz. Cold but clear skies.
mmitch.

awesome!!! That Morane Saulnier is a jewel!!! Any info about the operational career of her?
Good ol’ biplanes: they need many cuddles but flying with ’em pays u back of all the sweat!
I have a question about the red Tiger Moth, but I guess just the ground crew/pilot/owner might reply.. Anyway, where do u guys made the smoke pipe pass? Seems like it goes straight thru the cylinders!

Alex

Great pics. Looks like someone had some fun today. Roll on the airshow season!

DAF

Thanks very much for sharing the pix… looks like it was a fun ride!

Cheers,
Richard

We where back home! I had a great time and I hope this pics may bring a little joy in these cold months without a lot airshows here in Europe.

Greets,

J.V.

And then our place of arival: Kortrijk-Wevelgem:

And one more from below:

And some more:

A close up from the Stearman:

And then the air to air pics:

And then Back to Wevelgem! I had a ride in a Speed canard, flown by the pilot who usualy flies the 1938 Valtion Viima II of the Flying Legends team, but this machine is still in winter maintenance.

Some individual pics: