A cup of tea drunk at that perfect temperature – sweetened and without milk.

An evening “nippy sweety”; a decent sized measure of scotch with a single ice cube.

Feeling the hair on the back of your neck stand up as that favourite piece of music starts.

See the sun shine through dark clouds (seen that a lot recently)

Getting a picture accepted on airliners.net (actually that’s a big event)

As you know it is -56.5 degC on an ISA day at 37kft.

At 10 kft it is approx -5.

Pull the other one if you think sustained descent isn’t going to de-ice the probes.

So. Planes can handle thunder and turbulence. They can’t handle 35 degree AoA.

I can sum up what happened that night in 7 words. The aircrew lost control of the aeroplane.

OK I give in. You obviously have much more insight into what happened that night than anyone else.

Is that what constitutes an apology for my “wild Assumption” then?

I guess not.

Nice picture BTW. Not my cup of tea as it looks contrived and unnatural but well done all the same.

1/20th sec is the obvious 20 secs is your wild presumption a gently flowing stream would be a smooth blur at that shutter speed !!

canooist fully manual f22 @ 20 sec handheld on 70-300 @300 end ( breathing optional )

Well? Not really a wild presumption; rather a simple reading of your post.:)

1/20 sec I can just about believe but 20 secs? It would hugely overexposed even at f32.

As far as aircraft photos are concerned and the fact that very few seem to meet your high standard, maybe you could post some of your own so we can judge for ourselves?

It was the weekend edition if I recall. Are these any good Kev?

If I remember it was a thoroughly enjoyable kit to build.

If there was poor weather around then descending into it wouldn’t have helped. They may have thought climbing above the weather was the right action. At 35000ft you have to descend a long way to be clear of icing. Icing at 35000ft is pretty rare anyway.

The latest in a varied batch seen over the last couple of weeks or so.

Hostel (2005)
A group of tourists get tricked into being unwilling participants in a torture chamber. Pretty gruesome in places but a not as bad as I had been lead to believe it would be.

Rio (2011)
A parrot ends up in Rio and the story follows his attempts to escape. Vibrant and very colourful animation. Good fun.

Fright Night (2011)
A remake of the 1985 horror classic (?) with David Tennant and Colin Farrell. A teenager discovers a vampire living next door and attempts to get rid of him. Surprisingly pretty decent film actually.

Marley and Me – the Puppy Years (2011)
A prequel to Marley and Me. Marley and Me was a decent film – this isn’t. A travesty. Best avoided.

Wake Wood (2011)
A couple who have recently lost their daughter find a way to enjoy a few more days with her but it goes wrong. A Hammer production almost in the old Hammer style. Very creepy and not a little disturbing. Not bad though.

Fortress (2012)
The story of a B-17 crew during operations over the Mediterranean. Not as good as Memphis Belle but not bad for all that. The CGI comes in for criticism but I thought it looked OK. A shame some of the acting couldn’t be computer enhanced.

The Resident (2011)
Hilary Swank plays a doctor who is being stalked in her rented apartment. Cliched formulaic thriller with an obvious plot.

Things to Come (1936)
H.G. Wells prophetic novel filmed. A classic of the cinema that hasn’t really stood the test of time to be honest. Full of Wells’ own views on world government it still makes for interesting viewing.