Just to keep the ‘dayglo thread’ alive…on reflection…here is a cracker that warrants inclusion – an NF-101A Voodoo.

This ‘Military Aviation’ DVD only has SIX films on it, which are the same ones that are on the “Look at Life – Cold War Jets” DVD apart from two different ones, one on helicopters (Sycamores & Belvederes) and one on the Shuttleworth Collection. Unless you really want these two films, the “Cold War Jets” version is better value as it has NINE films on it.

Hi Cliff,

I have read through your posts and must say that I fully agree with all the kind and helpful advice Richard has given. I have been semi-professional at this since the ’60s, but have never made enough money to make it my living! Basically, if you are good at it, it’ll cover your expenses + a bit, but it’ll never pay your mortgage or your bills! One thing not mentioned is that you have to know your subject and shoot something newsworthy and pretty exclusive to stand a chance of getting it published. These days, digital equipment is so good that almost anyone can take top quality photos of aircraft that we all see. It is the ‘newsworthy’ subjects that make the magazine pages, so you need top quality and something exclusive like a special paint scheme, new livery, or something making its first flight. Then you have to get it to the magazine before the competition beats you to it! The days when I would see something newsworthy, take enough slides of it to finish off the roll of film, rush to post it to the Kodak processing lab., then mail the slides off to a magazine as soon as they came back are over! Digital photography is instant and if there is someone standing beside you shooting the same aircraft, you can bet that the person that gets his pic published is the first one to download the images and e.mail them to the editor! It’s a very competitive world and many digital photographers are capable of good photography.
With the advent of the Internet and e.mail, news travels fast, so you can bet that if you know of something newsworthy, a lot of others know it too and will be racing to shoot the same plane as you. I know a few photographers that try to make a living out of it, but as Richard says, unless you have constant air-to-air facilities and exclusive shots, it it just not worth it!

As I was told (by the boss) the Vulcan main wheels where to be sitting on the edge of an upper level with the front of the aircraft suspended over a lower level (catering area?) Roger Smith.

Sounds like a novel way of getting ‘one lump or two’ in your tea, stirred with a little ‘Blue Steel’ no doubt? :rolleyes:

I think the Dakota will be hung…..and for the Vulcan….just ‘drawn and quartered’ I expect 😉

Excellent shots Skippy – love the presentation! 🙂

I was told they have started moving aircraft into the new museum building with the Vulcan inside and the Hunter T.7 suspended on its side. Does anyone have photos?

Yes please! On that note, I would love to see some quality filming of the IAT shows at Greenham Common, if anyone has any?