Topic: Weston 2011 Pics

I'll start upping a few pics (and the odd vid)  from Sat.

First off Al's ME262

Ali Machinchy: ME262 Weston Park 2011

EDIT : found a couple more

Fantastic!

Looked like a little lively in the video at times, but listening to the background noise and knowing how the weathers been it's no wonder

What a combination, Sir Ian's restoration and Ali's flying, and what a landing too - doesn't get better

Alan

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and some fantastically huuuuuge pyros 

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a few end of day pics

and the last of the bunch ....


Bav testing his throws 




Ali taking Rudolph for walkies 



NFJ getting all upside down 


Syncro Habu's (yes they did land that close  )


Dom Mitchells superb leccy Futura 



Mr B getting down on the deck   

Great photos, well done!

Great photos & some great flying shame about the wether sat.
A big thanks to all that said the pyro was ok have been booked for next year

Great photos & some great flying shame about the wether sat.
A big thanks to all that said the pyro was ok have been booked for next year

Stu, my first Weston but I enjoyed myself today - well impressed with the pyro slot, you could feel it on the crowd line, and the 'red tracer' were clever, just need to be a bit more accurate

And as for Ali's first flight with the 262 today - I just can't think of words to describe it, apart for 

Those pictures are excellent - you've caught some of the best of the action!  Just got back after 4 days camping at Weston.  Got home and realised I left my fuel station there so had to do another return trip - luckily I live only 10 minutes away   Great show alround, in many respects the best yet; at 4pm today the crowds were still 6 deep along the flight line and I have never seen that before on the Sunday!  loved the flying, the ME262 was incredibly but also  enjoyed the Dawn Patrol and Paul metcalf's Tempest - lovely.  I only flew in the EDF slot, 22 planes in the air at once was an interesting experience!!

It was good to meet old freinds and new - bring on 2012!

Garry

Stu the pyro's were perfect, we all loved flying through them today. Can't wait to do the same again next year

Awesome show yet again, it's always my favorite of the year

Thanks for the comps guys.

Just like to say thanks to MrB and all the groundcrew for making it run so smoothly (even with the showers on Saturday), and all the pilots ( both the old faces and a few newbies) for putting on a great show.

Also like to second what everyone has said about the pyros' ..stunning job fellas..although this guy with the Spit might not be so keen 

Great show and so good to put faces to some names I've seen on these and other forums. Top job by the organisers and all involved.

My photos, not that I took a lot.

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Thats Dizz's spit and i think Martin Painter flying.
great shots!

Cracking photos    of a superb event. Not many shows that I know of that can suffer such poor weather, yet still be so well reviewed by all those that attended.
I cant remember doing a show which had so many memorable highlights for me. I drove home with a great big smile on my face remembering various slots. That Pyro slot has to be up there with the best of them. Pyro Stu and his team did an amazing job with explosions.... You know its good when pilots shout.. "Bloody hell! I can feel the heat from that one"     I think that might be little old spit in Mr F's photo 
 Too many high points to talk about really... I will be here for hours. Thanks to Steve Bishop, and all of the weston team that work so hard to make it happen, and roll on next year.. although I am hoping to take a year off and enjoy Weston Park 2012 from a different view point 
Regards Al

Went on Saturday, it will be about our 14th year of going to the show. Thought the weather would ruine it, but only got the couple of big showers. 

I can honestly say i think it was the best Weston Park show i have ever been to.
A good mix of models including Alis 262, a credit to all concerned!! Great full size displays and the usual excellent range of traders.

Good idea to do the early pyros, lots of people still around and the loudest bangs, with most hits for a while 
Well done all!!

Looking forward to next year.

wwl jnr

Short vid by Dave (aka MrFlash) of my eFutura. Understandably slots were a little rushed so I was asked to get the model in the air quickly. I forgot to select high rates so took a long run to get in the air. Longer than all the full size that took off that day  BUT it did fly and I it's cancelled out the experience of crashing it on take off at Bickley a few weeks ago.  Awesome model to fly on EDF power...and think I've got a plan for my next ambitious monster eProject to bring to Weston next year.

Tomahawk eFutura at Weston Park Show 2011

thanks guys for all your kind comments already started on 2012 show with even more suprizes lined up for next year and a even bigger show see you all at welshpool any one wanting to fly let me know
steve and the team from weston park

Talking of feeling the heat from here, heres Ali trying his best not to blush as he's given a round of applause returning to the pits.

I had a great time, only flew a couple of times with the Funfighters and pyros, My first time in Pyro and it was a reet buzz well done guys.

Weston still remains top of the list for me

BB

Are there any more pics out there? Several guys with big lenses strutting around on the day...where are all the pics?! 

Hi ditchit,

I was there on the Sunday, however, RCMW have been in touch to do a pictorial article of Weston Park so unfortunately for the forum you'll have to wait - the pictures will probably go straight to my Flickr Page.

Steve, I'll be in touch very soon because I'm going to need some info as I wasn't expecting to do any sort of article

TTFN,
Neil

Neil

Did you get any of the models in the second pyro slot on Sunday? i'm trying to find one of my Ferrari Funfighter

cheers

Dunc

Hi Dunc,

Got several models doing the pyro thing, but no red 'uns - perhaps you should've had a Maclaren Don't know who's the Spitfire was but I have a great one of that model going into & then coming out of the large explosion at the end. Love to know if the model was covered in soot when it landed

TTFN,
Neil

Hi Dunc,

Got a picture of your funfighter being launched - did it have Vodaphone underneath the wing?

TTFN,
Neil

Yep that's the one mate 

I have a feeling that the spit going through the smoke belongs to Ali, you should have guessed really lol

any of the bright green one with black underside? it's slow enough

Funnily enough - in the same picture as Duncan's

Can't wait till next year have some great ideas  like maroon line limbo let's see u survive that & a wall of flame if the cost of fuel stays the same I used 40 ltr of diesel & 20 ltr of petrol & 2kg of gunpowder 

ok, how about Nam style napalm bomb?? a line of petrol bombs that go up, must be able to burn up a plane with that!!

Stu can we get rid of the blue rope next year, it almost caught me out a couple of times, while trying to get close to the center tank

thats the idea 

my pics now uploaded https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150227347599261.330611.649189260&l=cecbe89670

Thanks Philip. Some nice pics. In the title of the album it says Part 2. Is there a part 1? Haven't seen one pic of my electric Futura or Extra anywhere yet 

The rope was there to get the maroons of the ground so they r louder I was thinking about making it a lot wider & higher with petrol bombs under it that way I'll get more of u 

anywhere else to see pics, i dont do or have the desire too do facebook

  cj

Had a look at Phils pics on his facebook,what the heck happened to the lovely blue Moth of the Dawn P guy?? 
John

anywhere else to see pics, i dont do or have the desire too do facebook

it's a public link, you don't need to be on there.
pt1 is me wandering around the park thursday, and cosford museum friday
your limited to 200 pics on a FB album, i cut mine back to 273