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Aviation Events => UK - Ireland Airshows and Events => Topic started by: casper on September 04, 2010, 12:28:03 PM
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Great day out bar the shitty weather, left Lurgan about 9.15 was parked down in the harbour car park by 10.40 - Great show put on by everyone really enjoy myself - Left ten mins before the end to beat the traffic and that worked great no delays at all. Pic isnt up to much, was only my sony cypershot.
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Great show, really enjoyed it but cannot believe that the Typhoon gave a display after everyone had gone >:( >:( >:( >:( . We didn't leave Portrush untill 7.10 ish as there were to many for th 6.15 train and we didn't see it.
Xair
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Chalkman, were we at the same show???
The weather in Portrush was absolutely appalling. Took less than 40 photos. You could count the number of people on Ramore Head taking photos on one hand.
Didn't buy a programme due to a complete abscence of any sellers in the marina. Walked all the way from the train station to Ramore Head, and back, and didn't encounter one seller. What was that about?? The Sea Cadets are always up on Ramore Head selling.
The display line was far too far out. Wouldn't be surprised if anyone on the beach could see anything. When the Tucano showed up the only way you could see it was by its lights :(
The gyrocopter did its entire display over the beach and didn't come near Ramore Head (or Black Rocks).
In short today was a total failure, give up at 3 o'clock after sitting in the rain for 2 hours.
Wouldn't be surprised if visitor numbers are 'way' down on last year.
Apologies for the rant but I'm just extremely disappointed.
Good luck to those of you going tomorrow.
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Chalkman, were we at the same show???
Didn't buy a programme due to a complete abscence of any sellers in the marina. Walked all the way from the train station to Ramore Head, and back, and didn't encounter one seller. What was that about?? The Sea Cadets are always up on Ramore Head selling.
The display line was far too far out. Wouldn't be surprised if anyone on the beach could see anything.
The gyrocopter did its entire display over the beach and didn't come near Ramore Head (or Black Rocks).
Keegster
Must say I agree. Although the weather again ruined this airshow. We parked in Kelly's car park and there were about a dozen cars there, normally you couldn't get a parking spot there. Crowds were down from last year which isn't surprising given the weather. Couldn't find a programme seller. I really can't see this airshow surviving another year, economic crisis or not. Didn't see the Typhoon even though the announcer said that it would close the show. Only my opinion :( but very disappointed
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We arrived in the town at 11.15 approx and car park below ramore was bunged-weather was looking pretty ropey to say the least,so I sort of decided it might not be worth the hassle of heading up to Ramore Head or Black rocks to sit in the rain. :(
Weather in the area was very poor until around 4ish and it cleared a bit so we headed for Portstewart to chance a look at the Reds,if they turned up.
From the NW200 pit area view wasn't bad and saw the single Hawk display,then AN2 and eventually the Reds appeared in Big Vixen before disappearing into the gloom.
I think they assessed the weather for a minute or two,and then carried out a 5-6 min display with formations only;due to the terrible visability and very low cloud base.
In a couple of the formations,the top 2 or 3 aircraft vanished into the gloom,so it was no surprise to me that the did just a brief very flat display.
Murphy`s Law that the weather had been so good all week,and then the backside fell out of it today. ::)
Yet again Portrush fell foul of the weather god`s,and from what I heard a lot of people weren`t terribly impressed with the line up or the Reds;but they did their best in very difficult conditions.
Didn't see or hear the Typhoon display-don`t understand why it was so late;just hope tomorrow is better.
It would be a real shame for people to go away disappointed with the show when so much hard work was put into getting it restarted.
I think we all just have to face the fact the show will be a small one,with not the most exciting line-up in the world,but for now it`s all we have in N.I so we should be grateful.
Re Programme sellers;I got one no trouble at all,loads of sellers in the Ramore car park and around the traffic lights in the town centre.
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I think they assessed the weather for a minute or two and then carried out a 5-6 min display with formations only;due to the terrible visability and very low cloud base.
In a couple of the formations,the top 2 or 3 aircraft vanished into the gloom,so it was no surprise to me that the did just a brief very flat display.
I think the Reds did a good job even getting there given the weather between Aldergrove and Portrush, I'm surprised they showed at all
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Did not get many photo's .. it was just one of those days. Will add one. Thanks to all who did display today in the difficult conditions.
Steven.
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Agree entirely,the weather for the Reds was awful and to be honest I half expected them to just do one or two passes,so the mini-display they did was very challenging for them.
Well done Red Arrows for doing anything in that messy weather :)
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Loads of reports coming outta Lurgan around 5.50-6.00pm of a loud bang/bomb, musta been the Typhoon going sonic overhead ;D
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Loads of reports coming outta Lurgan around 5.50-6.00pm of a loud bang/bomb, musta been the Typhoon going sonic overhead ;D
It may have been the residents of Kilwilkee going down to the Chippie :o :o :o :o :o
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Loads of reports coming outta Lurgan around 5.50-6.00pm of a loud bang/bomb, musta been the Typhoon going sonic overhead ;D
I wish it had gone sonic over Portrush at any time between 12pm and 6pm!!!!!!
Xair
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It would seem the Typhoon arrived over Portrush around 7pm.
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We arrived in the town at 11.15 approx and car park below ramore was bunged-weather was looking pretty ropey to say the least,so I sort of decided it might not be worth the hassle of heading up to Ramore Head or Black rocks to sit in the rain. :(
After today I'm thinking of buying one of those one man tents fishermen use ;D
I think they assessed the weather for a minute or two and then carried out a 5-6 min display with formations only;due to the terrible visability and very low cloud base.
In a couple of the formations,the top 2 or 3 aircraft vanished into the gloom,so it was no surprise to me that the did just a brief very flat display.
At least you got a display out of them. I remember a similar thing happening a few years ago and they called the whole thing off after one turn when half the formation disappeared into the cloud.
Murphy`s Law that th weather had been so good all week and then the backside fell out of it today. ::)
Yet again Portrush fell foul of the weather god`s and from what I heard a lot of people weren`t terribly impressed with the line up or the Reds;but they did their best in very difficult conditions.
Guilty, of the line up anyway. The lack of helicopters was definetly noticed. I know TTF and the rest did the best they could under difficult circumstances but I can't help wondering, even if the MOD couldn't provide any, what about the SAR crew from HMS Gannet, they've been over the last few years? Or what about the Huey that took part last year? Or even the PSNI heli, they have 3 now.
Has anyone approached the private owners here about taking part. I went to the 'Heli-Day' the UAS organised last year and they managed to get over a dozen helicopters, all privately owned.
I'm sorry to go on about this especially when I don't have all the facts or know what goes on behind the scenes but I'm sure I'm not the only one thinking this.
It would be a real shame for people to go away disappointed with the show when so much hard work was put into getting it restarted.
I think we all just have to face the fact the show will be a small one with not the most exciting line-up in the world,but for now it`s all we have in N.I so we should be grateful.
Totally agree even though I'm doing exactly what you've said. After all the effort that was put into saving the show I can't help but think that this could be the nail in the coffin. I realise the weather is doing the bulk of the damage so maybe the show should be moved to a date earlier in the year.
Just my opinion.
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It would seem the Typhoon arrived over Portrush around 7pm.
Sounds about right Casper. One of the lads that was doing the radio controlled display on the beach told my brother that they were flying their planes on the Beach after the main display was over and almost everyone had gone from the seafront, all of a sudden a Typhoon flew over Portrush and started doing its display. What the hell was going on??? Was there ATC??? If the show was over why did he arrive so late??? I must admit that I was very dissapointed and can honestly say that if they had told the crowd that the Typhoon was going to arrive at 7pm I would have waited.
Xair
Xair
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It would seem the Typhoon arrived over Portrush around 7pm.
You don't happen to know if the Typhoon was staging out of Aldergrove or did he come direct from across the water?
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Gutted I missed the tiffie, was looking forward to seeing it again. Hopefully I'll get up tomorrow again and maybe get up to Ramore Head to get some decent photos.
Here's one from today
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More when I finish processing them as I shot in RAW for the the first time ;D
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We always bring a small tent for shelter,basically just to get out of the wind. :)
I understand completely why people are a bit disappointed with the show,and as you say the lack of helis was a big miss.
I suppose after going to all the shows at Portrush over the years,my expectations are a lot lower than they used to be.
No disrespect to the organisers,but I feel we should just accept the show is going to be a fairly small affair and just try and take away some enjoyment from it.
After all the show is free so it`s not really fair to be very critical-it`s better than nothing.
It would be nice to have a bigger variety of aircraft types and a large aircraft or 2,such as a Herc or DC6 would be good to see again,but the show has a limited budget and I think until the council can find some way of getting the crowd to pay something towards the running of the show,the same sort of aircraft are going to be in the lineup.
I wasnt going to bother coming up to the show at all when I saw the line up,but then I decided it would be better to suport the show and just try and make the best of it.
The inclusion of a Hunter swung it. 8) ;D 8)
The weather today was grim,very grim,but the forecast was correct and that`s why we decided not to bother today and then go tomorrow when hopefully the weather will be a bit better.
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Personally I don't think the weather will be any better tomorrow;
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Pretty disappointed i missed the Typhoon after standing out in the rain to see it for so long (i actually ended up buying a new coat !)
Anyone know when its scheduled for appearance tomorrow ?
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It would seem the Typhoon arrived over Portrush around 7pm.
You don't happen to know if the Typhoon was staging out of Aldergrove or did he come direct from across the water?
The announcer said he was coming from Aldergrove and staying overnight for tomorrows showPretty disappointed i missed the Typhoon after standing out in the rain to see it for so long (i actually ended up buying a new coat !)
Anyone know when its scheduled for appearance tomorrow ?
By todays performance about 21.00hrs
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I found the airshow not as good as last year.
I found it great to see the Battle of Britain aircraft :)
But, I was greatly disapointed in the red arrows by a few formation flying. Fair enough due to the weather they couldnt of did much.
On my scanner just before the red arrows I heard the Eurofighter talking and said he was on his way by north Coleraine but just went ???
I got completly soaked through even with an umbrella, windproof jacket and leather jacket underneath. Not to mention wet through feet and socks >:(
I hope it does get better,
Not the best I have seen.
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Pretty disappointed i missed the Typhoon after standing out in the rain to see it for so long (i actually ended up buying a new coat !)
Anyone know when its scheduled for appearance tomorrow ?
When he finished his recce for tomorrow he said "thats me hope to see you tomorrow" so according to the programme it finishes the show tomorrow at 5 .
With ref to programmes there were loads of sellers around Barrys area when i was walking down to Ramore , and i seen more down around the Lifeboat station as well.
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Airshow today total rubbish. Crowd line is absolutely crazy. How people can see anything from the beach is beyond me. I was using my bro's 70-200mm lens and I got tiny specs (planes) in my photos.
The weather played a part but generally it was pathetic. Disappointed not to see the Hawker Hunter.
Traffic management was atrocious. We sat for an hour trying to get out of ramore car park. There are big signs saying 'no camping' - the place sitting full of camper vans. Shouldn't be allowed. Abandoned car and headed for food. Massive roar and then we see the Typhoon. Apparently it was the closest thing to Ramore all day - everything else miles away.
I have no idea who sets up the display centre lines but it really is a joke. Another joke is having the same a/c display twice in the one day. I don't think I'd waste a trip again to be honest. The reds would have been worth it if weather good but in the gloom they can only do so much.
All in all, shocking rubbishy day and next time I wanna see some decent stuff I'll book RIAT or similar.
Rant over.
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Looks like you people who went yesterday didn't have much luck.
I know it's frustrating with no-shows, displays being cut short and the display line being further out but that's just unavoidable thanks to out unpredictable weather here in Northern Ireland and especially along the coast.
I'm just thankful to the organisers and sponsors for busting their balls to give us a free airshow each year :goodjob:
Well I'm just about to leave Craigavon for Portrush. I'll be on Ramore Head wearing a light blue Craigavon CIty FC jacket if anyone wants a chat.
Paul
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Decided not to bother heading up to the north coast as I suspected the weather would be awful combined with too many non displays / poor lineup, and instead took my son to Aldergrove to watch the Reds arrive there. There was a slot of total dryness which arrived just in time before the rain came on heavy again on the way home. Despite wind coming from 140 degrees 12 Knts, they approached in 3 seperate formations (3, 2, and 5 ship) and flew along runway 25 before banking hard right and making a landing on 25. Some came in very low indeed over Killead. I reckon the people who went to Killead got the best display by the Reds of the day.
I know not everyone agrees with me on this, but I'll say it again - the date of the airshow leads to terrible weather all too often. May / June offer the best weather in this country these days. Just look at the past 10 years. Our summer here really goes from about early May until end of June. July / August / September are becoming washouts.. and by end of August it just feels like Autumn. I know some will argue that you can get poor weather in May and June, but statistically you have a much greater chance of fair weather at that time of year. This can be proved by looking up weather statistics for Aldergrove for the past 20 years (for example, refer to the Weather Underground website).
The last really good airshow in this country in my opinion was back at Newtownards in May 2005. Very very sunny weather and great displays from the Blue Eagles, Harrier, full Reds display etc.
I so miss those shows..
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Airshow today total rubbish. Crowd line is absolutely crazy. How people can see anything from the beach is beyond me. I was using my bro's 70-200mm lens and I got tiny specs (planes) in my photos.
The weather played a part but generally it was pathetic. Disappointed not to see the Hawker Hunter.
Traffic management was atrocious. We sat for an hour trying to get out of ramore car park. There are big signs saying 'no camping' - the place sitting full of camper vans. Shouldn't be allowed. Abandoned car and headed for food. Massive roar and then we see the Typhoon. Apparently it was the closest thing to Ramore all day - everything else miles away.
I have no idea who sets up the display centre lines but it really is a joke. Another joke is having the same a/c display twice in the one day. I don't think I'd waste a trip again to be honest. The reds would have been worth it if weather good but in the gloom they can only do so much.
All in all, shocking rubbishy day and next time I wanna see some decent stuff I'll book RIAT or similar.
Rant over.
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Few departures from Aldergrove yesterday
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Paul
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I have to agree with Greglloyd about the reds arriving at Aldergrove , a few years ago when the airshow was on but the weather was bad as usual , we all headed in the opposite direction and on our way home the reds were on the scanner to Aldergrove so in we went to Killead and sure enough everyone there was treated to a small display before they landed on 25 , smoke the works , and i think from memory the same day just after they had landed the Typhoon took off on 35 and the vertical lift was just awesome , so if you can`t make the show sometimes you see as much at Aldergrove .
Anyway just home from the show today , and it stayed dry al day too , started off down on the front then moved up to Ramore to finsh off .
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Couple photos of the show
still trying to get the hang of photoshopping the finished article, and its pretty tough to get the settings on the camera right, since these are my first attempts
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A few pic's from today comments plz but i know i could have done better but i'm still not used to the settings for the conditions.
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A few more.
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Last ones. I have to do better for sure.
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Decided not to bother heading up to the north coast as I suspected the weather would be awful combined with too many non displays / poor lineup, and instead took my son to Aldergrove to watch the Reds arrive there. There was a slot of total dryness which arrived just in time before the rain came on heavy again on the way home. Despite wind coming from 140 degrees 12 Knts, they approached in 3 seperate formations (3, 2, and 5 ship) and flew along runway 25 before banking hard right and making a landing on 25. Some came in very low indeed over Killead. I reckon the people who went to Killead got the best display by the Reds of the day.
I know not everyone agrees with me on this, but I'll say it again - the date of the airshow leads to terrible weather all too often. May / June offer the best weather in this country these days. Just look at the past 10 years. Our summer here really goes from about early May until end of June. July / August / September are becoming washouts.. and by end of August it just feels like Autumn. I know some will argue that you can get poor weather in May and June, but statistically you have a much greater chance of fair weather at that time of year. This can be proved by looking up weather statistics for Aldergrove for the past 20 years (for example, refer to the Weather Underground website).
The last really good airshow in this country in my opinion was back at Newtownards in May 2005. Very very sunny weather and great displays from the Blue Eagles, Harrier, full Reds display etc.
I so miss those shows..
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Just got back on Amsterdam flight it around 1750 and say 2 grey aircraft sitting at Military side.
One was a Eurofighter. - Were there 2 on display or was it something else parkedthere also I wonder?
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So I'm guessing the Hawk and Typhoon stayed miles from the coastline then today?
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The hawk gave a few good passes to Ramore Head but the Typhoon was way out. Don't think it done a full display either because of the low cloud.
Paul
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Just got back on Amsterdam flight it around 1750 and say 2 grey aircraft sitting at Military side.
One was a Eurofighter. - Were there 2 on display or was it something else parkedthere also I wonder?
There was indeed 2 there , the one that was in the display Typhoon 43 , and also a spare and as far as i know the callsign of this was Typhoon 119.
Regards
Chris
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Are they both still there or did they leave yet?
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Don`t know if they are still there or not , both were logged yesterday on their arrival.
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After defending the Portrush show yesterday,I am afraid I have to change my mind after todays shambles of an airshow.
Weather wasn`t too bad was dryish but very windy,better than yesterday,with a mostly fairly decent cloudbase.
As mentioned the display line was ridiculously far out,and the Typhoon display was miles out even from Ramore.
I am using a 500mm lens combined with a 1.6 crop factor gives you 800mm;yet the Typhoon was barely filling 20% of the viewfinder :o
The display line seems particular severe for RAF aircraft,which seems crazy to me as the RAF pilots are some of the best trained in the world,and display pilots are instructors with huge experience. ::)
I don`t blame the pilots as they are just doing what they are told.
The CAA need to catch themselves on,and bring the display line back to where it was a few years back.
Are we seriously expected to go airshows with high power binocular`s or a telescope >:( ?
Yet again far to many no-shows;no Hunter >:( did it display on Saturday?
The traffic management was a disaster-Police were just standing about doing nothing,while G-PSNO buzzed above the town-why? what a waste of a resource.
Took us over an hour to get out of Ramore carpark,and as mentioned by others why are those campervans allowed to hog the carpark taking up 2 or 3 spaces?
The replica Spitfire was pathetic,a very poor representation of an iconic aircraft-The Organisers should have made their priority for the Battle Of Britain 70th Anniversary Show to book a REAL Spitfire or Hurricane-NO EXCUSE for that. >:(
Most of the displays flown were pretty good considering the tricky conditions,with the exception of the Harvard and Nanchang and the Gyrocopter which were very poor.
The Gyrocopter did it`s entire display over the beach and ignored everyone else.
I am sick of the sight of the Piper Arrow! Why does it get a display slot,when you can see similar aircraft at most flying clubs?
Can it not just do it`s Tesco passes and then clear off?
I am afraid my patience has run out with the Portrush Airshow,and I will not be attending again;I have been to every show they have staged,including the one when the Red Arrows had to abort their display due to extremely low cloud base after one pass.That was not the teams fault;they cannot display if they can`t see each other.
For Joe Public the show might be exciting, and something new,but it offers very little for the true enthusiasts,other than disappointment and frustration.
Believe me I am sorry to have to be critical in this manner,but I truly think the Portrush Show is a bit of a lame duck.
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I think everyone's a little frustrated.... especially as the show fell on two rotten days of weather after a glorious week of sunshine. While the line-up wasn't as good as other years, it was still okay for a local, free airshow.
Let's not forget that we're lucky to have any airshow at all, given that Coleraine Borough Council seemed pretty determined to scrap it all those months ago. I guess I'll go against the crowd and say 'well done' to the organisers for getting any sort of airshow together, given the timeframe, financial constraints and the lack of availability of some aircraft.
Yes, there were some dissapointments - A real spitfire would have been nice, a few helo's could have helped (although from all accounts, this was uncontrollable due to MOD requirements) and the Eurofighter turning up after everyone had gone on Saturday didn't help - however, I'm just glad I got to see any sort of action this year and genuinely hope that this show was not the last!
The display line seems to be pushed further out every year and I do agree that it is getting a bit ridiculous. I assume this is a CAA issue and not the airshow's fault however. Perhaps some people with a bit of clout (*cough MPs) need to get off their backsides and have a word in these pen pusher's ears.
Wouldn't mind seeing the Airshow organisers trying to make more of a go next year, given additional time, resources and availability of aircraft. Perhaps the organisers could look into making the show into more of a festival? Maybe I'm dreaming, but how about approaching Red Bull for a round of the Air Race? They already had one down south around a few fields in the middle of nowhere (Cashel) in 2005.
Perhaps the show, if no longer viable on it's own, could piggy-back onto the NW200 week?
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Arrived at 12.30 on the Saturday, just in time for the heavy rain. Started to walk towards a good spot on Ramore Head, then decided enough was enough. Haven't seen horizontal rain in a while! :D
Sat in the car for about 45 minutes then just decided to head for home. Shame, I was really looking forward to it, even without the heli's etc.
Nice shots Paul, I didn't realise there was a Hawk display this year.
Cheers
Col
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I thought last year's show was amazing (from Ramore head anyway).
To be honest though, this year the weather completely put us off going on the Saturday, and as my son was Easyjetting to Krakow on Sunday morning, we'd planned to drive up the coast after seeing him off and arrive Portrush in time for most of the show.
Weather and visibility were pretty dire on the drive from Aldergrove, so after stopping for fish&chips in a grey, damp, and very windy Ballycastle, and with a mental image of an even greyer, wetter, windier Portrush, we chickened out and scuttled off home via Coleraine.
Would love to see the airshow held in early/mid summer - if that's possible - maybe it isn't?
IMO last year was a tribute to all the hard work put in by those involved in staging the show - this year it didn't work out so well, hopefully next year it will!
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Unforunately the hunter had gone tech on friday they did fix it but it went again on saturday this time it was terminal and it couldn't make the show. It seems that there is still alot of things not quite right with the display line as it was the C.A.A that demanded that the display line had to be in that spot. I think that the C.A.A have to look out for safety reasons but i do agree the eurofighter was very far out and very hard to photograph. I hope that if the show is on next year they might get a reprive on the display line.
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I'm just home (i stay at Portrush for the weekend now,having endured a five hour trip home one year).Repeating what others have said but here goes...
I really don't know what to say about the Hawk / Typhoon displays other than that they may as well have performed their routines at Aldergrove.I was surprised at the amount of people leaving before the Typhoon display started on Sunday,but when it was over i wished i had joined them.A 300mm lens and i might as well have used the missus compact camera :-X :-X
This was in stark contrast to the demo on Saturday evening after everyone had left!If the weather is bad i would rather see some slow passes as close to the crowdline as possible - not high speed passes three or four miles out to sea.
It may have been a successful show as far as money spent at the stalls and in the town (the crowd seemed pretty big to me),and at the end of the day that is what it is all about £££ - but from an enthusiast / photographer point of view the rules,regs and display guidelines are spoiling it.I enjoy watching all the aircraft - just not through binoculars.
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A few of mine from Sunday.
All taken from Ramore Head.
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Portrush Airshow 2010-5 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24399230@N05/4961978716/#) by Paul S Wharton (http://www.flickr.com/people/24399230@N05/), on Flickr
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Portrush Airshow 2010-10 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24399230@N05/4961980922/#) by Paul S Wharton (http://www.flickr.com/people/24399230@N05/), on Flickr
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Portrush Airshow 2010-12 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24399230@N05/4961981802/#) by Paul S Wharton (http://www.flickr.com/people/24399230@N05/), on Flickr
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Portrush Airshow 2010-14 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24399230@N05/4961982702/#) by Paul S Wharton (http://www.flickr.com/people/24399230@N05/), on Flickr
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Portrush Airshow 2010-20 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24399230@N05/4961985390/#) by Paul S Wharton (http://www.flickr.com/people/24399230@N05/), on Flickr
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Portrush Airshow 2010-23 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24399230@N05/4961391405/#) by Paul S Wharton (http://www.flickr.com/people/24399230@N05/), on Flickr
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Portrush Airshow 2010-25 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24399230@N05/4961392345/#) by Paul S Wharton (http://www.flickr.com/people/24399230@N05/), on Flickr
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Portrush Airshow 2010-39 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24399230@N05/4961398629/#) by Paul S Wharton (http://www.flickr.com/people/24399230@N05/), on Flickr
Thanks for looking
Paul
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brilliant photos mate
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Just to let you all know that the Ramada Portrush Hotel are offering one lucky winner a voucher for one night's accommodation Bed & Full Breakfast for 2 persons for the best photo taken at this weekends Air Show in Portrush. Entries should be posted to our facebook by Friday 10th September 2010
http://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/Ramada-Portrush-Hotel/109309325785343 (http://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/Ramada-Portrush-Hotel/109309325785343)
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Excellent photos Paul
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Great photos Paul.
I thought I would add my two cents worth about the Portrush Airshow.
I thought the Portrush Airshow was awful. I appreciate you can't legislate for the weather. I headed down on Saturday and was that disgusted didn't bother going down on the Sunday. Firstly, Portrush doesn't have the infrastructure to cope with crowds of people that attend. I think the volume of people this year was well down from last year, even so it still took me two and a half hours to get out of Portrush town at the end. Finding a decent parking space in the town itself is near impossible. I think maybe a park and ride service might be an idea. The flying display was a disappointing. The Eurofighter Typhoon was advertised to be there at 5 before the Red Arrows it didn't arrive. Then it was to close the show after the Red arrows, it didn't arrive. The commentator said that due to the weather it couldn't get across the Irish Sea, (What!!!! its an all weather fast jet.) Then to add insult to my disappointment as I sat in traffic to go home at 7pm it appeared and did its display.
I am a veteran to many airshows in the mainland, my favourite being RIAT which I have attended every year for the last 10 years and maybe my expectations are too high for this country of ours to put on an well organised decent show.
Anyway sorry for the rant and if you attended and enjoyed it that's great but I don't think I will go again if its on .
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Just been looking at the eye in the sky pic on the website:- http://www.niinternationalairshow.co.uk/ (http://www.niinternationalairshow.co.uk/)
the second set is over RAMORE HEAD is it anyone on the forum.
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Just fixed my photo's from sundays display, I hope they are better than the last ones i did just bought a new laptop so i have a better chance of getting my photoshop program to work now. Comments plz
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The Bird Dog and Magister look like they've been cropped heavily. They're also very grainy - were you using a high ISO e.g. 800 or 1600? The twister Duo is a lovely shot.
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The cloud was sobad that i had to use my built-in flash it reduces the shutter speed and changes the iso so i don't know what it was reading i think it was reset to auto-iso. I was very very P*****-off with the pic's some of the shot's looked very far out i was using my 74-300mm lens but they were just crap, But im sure with more practice i will get them right or just buy a better camera for next year.
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The cloud was sobad that i had to use my built-in flash
To be honest that's a total waste of time - your built in flash won't illuminate anything more than 8-10ft away. I would turn of the auto iso and just manually select it. The Sony you have has built in stablisation (as far as I know) so you should be able to get lower shutter speeds at the longer zoom lengths.
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The thing with portrush these days is that now with the display line so far away, and only small aircraft displaying, it's hard getting an aircraft to fill the frame now. And together with the poor weather with terrible light, it's hard to get any decent photographs now at the airshow.
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well if its any consolation even with my 500mm, the typhoon was still small