GLA Lockerbie bombers free ride home

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Gentlemen,

I would respectfully refer some of you to the first part of the second posting in this thread.

Regards

GA

Quoting Tartan:
“And ..if you look at the “quality” they achieve in the papers using the best of gear too, i could replicate the results with my phone cam!!. ”

Many lensmen working for the gutter press do just that – their ‘expensive’ long lens equipment is generally for the purpose of getting close to the subject. Their efforts are then processed on a laptop (in the car, or by the side of the road) before being transmitted over a mobile phone network to their respective pigsty or photo agency, usually with an incorrect caption!:rolleyes:

Oh let’s not be too hard on them folks, I work with them on a regular basis and believe it or not, some of them do actually use cutlery at lunchtime…;)

Oh and by the way…it’s not always transmitted by cellular phone, ISDN lines still exist…

Many lensmen working for the gutter press do just that – their ‘expensive’ long lens equipment is generally for the purpose of getting close to the subject. Their efforts are then processed on a laptop (in the car, or by the side of the road) before being transmitted over a mobile phone network to their respective pigsty or photo agency, usually with an incorrect caption!:rolleyes:

Agreed Dave.. what a bleeding waste of good photographic equipment.. am thinking as you say the big lens gets them closer to the subject…. while remaining far enough away themselves for the inevitable thumping to be avoided!!:D

Nice pics there Scotty, and yeah, these puddles do get in the way and you just have to swerve through them rather than round them hehehe

Hehe Cheers Mark.. very true… don’t want to have to waste valuable tyre tread avoiding puddles unneccesarily :diablo:

Nice pics there Scotty, and yeah, these puddles do get in the way and you just have to swerve through them rather than round them hehehe

What does the 9.9.99 logo on the plane denote ? Is it when the airline came into being ?

Quoting Tartan:
“And ..if you look at the “quality” they achieve in the papers using the best of gear too, i could replicate the results with my phone cam!!. “

Many lensmen working for the gutter press do just that – their ‘expensive’ long lens equipment is generally for the purpose of getting close to the subject. Their efforts are then processed on a laptop (in the car, or by the side of the road) before being transmitted over a mobile phone network to their respective pigsty or photo agency, usually with an incorrect caption!:rolleyes:

Why does the A300-6 not have wing fences ?

It is one of the earlier built frames, the wingtip fences were introduced at some point after this one was built (sorry don’t know exactly which A300 was first???)

I wonder if John Smeaton was at the airport…:dev2:

Nah.. he would have been doing his best John Mclane impression from behind a bin,then have his face plastered all over the daily rags acting the “hero”:D

Thanks for the pics of this aircraft!

I am surprised that his ride home used GLA rather than PIK. I thought PIK handled all those special flights

Most high profile police operations in Strathclyde will use GLA. It just makes more sense,as the main high security police station is in Govan as are the traffic,bikes and special ops divisions. Also, a whole lot easier to run from Greenock to GLA than to PIK with a high security operation. PIK was used for the bulk of the G8 traffic a few years ago mainly because they basically had to have complete control over an airport,something that could not happen at a busy airport like GLA,EDI etc… not to mention the headache of handling so much extra traffic and parking them. GLA is used a lot for VIP flights including the recent Libyan bizjet to bring in their officials recently and various VIP royal flights.

Thanks for the pics of this aircraft!

I am surprised that his ride home used GLA rather than PIK. I thought PIK handled all those special flights

Why does the A300-6 not have wing fences ?

watching how the rest of the world are reacting.:(

Not to mention watching the Libyans welcoming him home as some sort of hero.

I know Lance, not the place. Sorry.

Nice photos though guys.

1L.

Well, Kev. I did pass Peter on his bike at area J just before splashdown lol, he was the only local i recognised at that whole side today.

Glad to see ya back ,
I had passed the rats and decided that walkingshaw would be the best place to be as the rats werent to be seen , well not until the aircraft parked on the remote stand .
I wonder if any of the Locals managed to get some pics of the droont rats, now I would certainly pay to see them :D:D:D

Sorry Lance, feel a wee bit ashamed to be a Scot just now, watching how the rest of the world are reacting.:(
Excellent story Lance, they really are tossers in the extreme..And ..if you look at the “quality” they achieve in the papers using the best of gear too, i could replicate the results with my phone cam!!:D.
No probs Kevin, fire away..great couple of shots..:D i decided to head to the bridge over the Cart for it landing since the tossers were at all the usual spots!
Paul, just send that pint on up….but, a few other car drivers deserve the real praise (especially the driver of a black Rover who seemed to mount the pavement to get all 4 wheels in the puddle) as i passed back after shooting and they were packing up :diablo:

Interesting images, Scotty. I’d have bought you a pint if I’d have seen you soak those tossers!

However, justice was done when his Canon 500L prime fell off his 1D. There was a tinkling crash, a stunned silence and then a hearty round of applause and a chorus of well-wishing and helpful advice from the local punters.

You should have heard the language! 😮

Brilliant! 😀

Paul

So not to start another thread hope you dont mind Scotty

Moderator Message

Nice pics, Scotty.

The “rant” doesn’t belong in here though, mate.

We’ve got a nice shiny General Discussion forum for that sort of thing.

Let’s use this place for it’s intended purpose, folks!

Thanks

GA

ps…. You’d have enjoyed the time at MAN when aircraft were diverting in because of a security alert at LHR, if I remember correctly.

One of the rapidly-assembling pack of press photographers was acting in a particularly obnoxious manner, elbowing the locals out of the way from the holes in the fence and the like while complaining loudly about “bleedin’ amateurs” and “muppets”.

After a short while, he’d wound up just about everyone present, including Yours Truly.

However, justice was done when his Canon 500L prime fell off his 1D. There was a tinkling crash, a stunned silence and then a hearty round of applause and a chorus of well-wishing and helpful advice from the local punters.

You should have heard the language! 😮