Shuttleworth Collection Spring Air Display 2nd May 2010

After 3 weeks of lovely Spring weather, it stands to reason that the only rain for weeks would come at the start of the British Airshow season.
However after an early morning scan of the Met reports, it was decided that all was not lot and the weather would clear an hour into the show, the decision was made to “put the clocks back an hour so for one day only Old Warden had double summer time (in spirit if not in temperature)

This didnt stop the band playing the Blues

After the rain had stopped, it was all hands to the aircraft as they were moved out of he hangars to the flightline

Large aircraft + damp ground, hmm maybe pushing the Lysander uphill wasnt the best plan.

Eventually all the aircraft were out

Just in time for some old friends to return to the vehicle parade

The Flying display began rather appropriately with the Catalina from Plane Sailing

Followed by Jim Schofield flying his first Shuttleworth display

Starting the Glad involves some lucky soul getting the best seat in the house!

(although its a bit loud when it backfires apparently)

And despite the wind, some people really enjoyed the propwash!

Peter Teichman flew the Hurribomber from North Weald, another polished display making full use of the Old Warden bend

This was followed by the Twister duo battling the wind

I have to say my favourite display item as the Tutor and Tomtit formation, mainly because it has the benefit of the best light