Decadenet & film crew should have known better than to stand at what is effectively the end of the runway, having asked a pilot to take off for them.

What kind of irresponsible fool puts himself in such an obviously dangerous position. If anything had gone wrong during the take off he, and his team, would have been toast!

What I want to know is, who gave permission for take off, with blithering idiots in the aircraft’s path?

Certainly isn’t the Pilot’s fault it is a well known fact that nose engined propeller driven aircraft don’t allow any kind of reasonable forward vision when on the ground.

I know that, and all I am is (or rather was) a blasted SAC Telepop!

Maybe the Forum (although I have nothing to say on the subject), but not this thread.

I believe there is (or was) a thread somewhere down the list – but the story is a little older now, and no official information has been released ttbomk.

bump again

The “For Sale” notice on the back of Sea Vixen XN684 is amusing.

That should date the photo quite accurately.

If your camera is an 2800Zoom, then you can improve focussing time by holding the shutter button in halfway and waiting for it to focus – then chasing the aircraft round the sky like a demented nutter. When you have the shot you want complete the depression.

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It won’t change once it’s been set so you have to wait while the object goes in and out of focus – so this camera isn’t very good for fast moving objects.

Perhaps we should have a compo for 2800’s – who can get the best fast moving shot?