Ah, the Chippy, great little kite, really enjoyed working on it (and flying in it! 🙂 )

Here’s a pic to bring back memories – the smell of warm grass on a lazy summer’s day, the crack of starter cartridges, the rasping buzz of the taxying Chippy, soft warm wind over the airfield with the just discernable whiff of hot oil, no ground locks to worry about, trying to get the cadets not to step through the wing (not easy), helping the poor s0ds stagger to the a/c under the load of a bum-fitted ‘chute – those certainly were the days (and I was younger then).

Summer of 1970, RAF Wyton, ATC air experience flying I believe, at the time I was i/c a flight of three Chippies at Wyton, like a small gvmt funded flying club really. :rolleyes: 😎

Dave

Of course it’s a double standard, that’s the point. And “rare and priceless”, OK, the Mustang gibe was a bit off the cuff, but you get the point I hope. (Mustangs “rare”? Surely not). 95% of the public seem to spend 95% of their time setting up tented villages, defending their canvas “forts” and playing impromptu games of football, but then maybe that was just the area where I was. 🙁 Wouldn’t call myself a “knowledgeable enthusiast” though Dave, just an ordinary bloke.

Also, if they are “war tools not “fun” machines” then why is it OK to nickname them after a childs toy??

Liked that, nice return. It’s OK to nickname them because it’s the way that RAF blokes deal with the implied horrors of war – at least it was when I was “in” – ‘s called banter. All this is beginning to get in the way now Dave, so post a “last one” and we’ll call it a day, OK? Hope you enjoyed the show anyway. 🙂

Yeah I realise that after posting the pic, but couldn’t be bothered to change it, left it as a “hook” for others to pick up on. 😉

As for the schemes, mil aircraft should look like mil aircraft, not like part of a flying circus. 😡

Could be a slight misunderstanding there “tail”, Dennis should really have put a comma after the word “from”. :rolleyes:

. . . or maybe not! Quite confusing this English innit!

Rob

FWIW I’m using a Fuji Finepix S5000 with the 1.5x teleconversion lens.

The converter might be part of your problem. Adding glass to the proprietery lens can only result in the camera setting wider apertures to compensate (less light available at the focal plane). It could be that, with the converter in place, overexposure is the norm on bright, sunny days as the camera would be forced into setting a fairly large aperture (say f5.6 equivalent or even less, around f3.5!) instead of around f8-f16. That situation against a bright sky as well . . .

Considering the above, and you using a “forced” 1/250th, this set of circumstances seems the likely culprit. You may just have to accept “frozen” props – or only go to airshows on cloudy days. :rolleyes:

What do the read-outs in the viewfider say you are getting? What aperture/speed is being set? Can you set the ISO to lower than 200ASA?

Probably not very helpful but it’s an interesting problem. 😉

Got there a bit late in the day myself, but had a fine time with Simon, (Canberra B.2 WJ676) and Frank Lund (Canberra PR.7 WT536 – 1st pic). Yes, the was a Hunter there, nobody attending it though Stringers, but maybe it’s the one in this small selertion.

The place is getting big these days, lot of “new” ground to cover (walking that is, need a 4×4 walking stick now). The new Hangar is going to be good when they get some kites in it – huge looking at the moment but will soon look “crowded” I reckon. Quite a few of the aircraft are in need of some TLC (especially the Bucc) but they all look like they’re being worked on by volunteers, slowly of course but that’s the way it is. The Gnat in the repair bay still looks far from ready, but there’s more of it together than when I last saw it. Anyway, NAM is a great place, good little cafe and well stocked shop – definitely worth a visit. 🙂

(Isn’t a GR.3 cockpit really tiny when separated from the rest of the airframe?)

Who was asking about Canberras? In days of old when the RAF was bold and Canberras ruled the skies. . .

Here’s a couple of the best looking Canberra type when in service. It is of course the B(I)8. XH231’s fin badge (a triangle with a black exclamation mark in it) denotes 59 Sqn, XM276 was 3 Sqn. Queen of the skies.

Ah! See the new forum allows multiple piccies from the “browse” option. Good one. 🙂 🙂

And “Stringbag”, I’ve told you before no T.22’s were preserved cos they’re ugly! 😉 That “nose” only looks good on a Bucc.

Here’s what the Jav looked like in action. 5 Sqn Battle Flight gets airborne at RAF Geilenkirchen in 1964. Those were good days when the RAF was a proper Air Force. :rolleyes: