Hello from the West Midlands (Images from the mach loop)

[lloydh]

My name is Lloyd and I am a semi-pro photographer from the West Midlands.

I was hoping to join the RAF as a photographer but due to having asthma I have to wait 2 1/2 years until it is off my medical record.

By trade I am a cityscape and landscape photographer but a hobby of mine is photographing in the mach loop. Here are some images from there

(Hope its okay but I don't know where else to post them)

1

Hawk T1 by www.lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

2 A little bit of a closer view

Hawk T1 by www.lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

3

Hawk T1 Cockpit by www.lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

4

Panavia Tornado GR4 "Shiny Two" by www.lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

5

Panavia Tornado GR4 Low Level by www.lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

6

Eurofighter typhoon by www.lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

Hope you like them, if you want to have a look at a few more here is the link

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lloydh08/sets/72157624070557634/

 

[252]

Well impresed Lloyd especially the shots of the HawkDT_Xtremez_14:

 

[spike7451]

Bloody nice shots LLoyd!!

Hope you don't mind me sending the gallery link to a mate who get's wood thinking about Hawks!...

(Mind you,he is an ex RAF Nurse...)

 

[lloydh]

Bloody nice shots LLoyd!!

Hope you don't mind me sending the gallery link to a mate who get's wood thinking about Hawks!...

(Mind you,he is an ex RAF Nurse...)

No problem DT_Xtremez_26:

Glad that you both like them DT_Xtremez_19:

 

[vim_fuego]

Great shots...I wonder if the blokes in the Hawk will still be in a job in a couple of months?

 

[Late & Tired]

Good shooting mate.
The scenery looks familiar, is it LFA7 round the Bwlch and Cad?

 

[lloydh]

Good shooting mate.
The scenery looks familiar, is it LFA7 round the Bwlch and Cad?

It is indeed lfa7 and you are bang on about the locations, Cad west and Bwlch Exit DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[chiprafp]

Im not normally into that sort of Photo but great shots mate!

 

[Sospan]

Have the exhaust gases been 'touched up'?

 

[lloydh]

Have the exhaust gases been 'touched up'?

Not one bit

 

[MAINJAFAD]

Great shots, though Mach Loop looks better when your taking the photos from inside the jet DT_Xtremez_42: (did a back seat ride in a hawk though there in the early 90s).

 

[Tubby]

Are you the same bloke who gets the odd phone call about where and when to be, for a few photo's in return. They are good pic's mind.

 

[Ex-Bay]

Damn fine shooting, sir.

 

[amfortas]

Excellent snaps. (Whoops, sorry, 'paintings with light').

I have looked for an exact, detailed route for the Mach Loop but cannot find one.

Anyone help?

I have flown the rough route half a dozen times on my Flt Sim, first in a chopper to see where everything is (easy to take a 'wrong' turn) and the rest in an F18. But It is only an educated guess as to exactness.

It is a splendid hour one can have out of Valley and return as a HiLoHi.

 

[lloydh]

Are you the same bloke who gets the odd phone call about where and when to be, for a few photo's in return. They are good pic's mind.

Unfortunately not

Excellent snaps. (Whoops, sorry, 'paintings with light').

I have looked for an exact, detailed route for the Mach Loop but cannot find one.

Anyone help?

I have flown the rough route half a dozen times on my Flt Sim, first in a chopper to see where everything is (easy to take a 'wrong' turn) and the rest in an F18. But It is only an educated guess as to exactness.

It is a splendid hour one can have out of Valley and return as a HiLoHi.

Here you go mate


Loop by www.lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

 

[Shugster]

Some really good pictures there, well done.

Any Harrier pictures? (I realise you won't be able to take any new ones now other than on the ground).

 

[theladf]

Have the exhaust gases been 'touched up'?

Clearly you are not one of the sumpy "master race" DT_Xtremez_19:

 

[spike7451]

Some really good pictures there, well done.

Any Harrier pictures? (I realise you won't be able to take any new ones now other than on the ground).

Shugster,

These were taken by a friend of mine,Sean.

 

[shettie]

He must have been there the same day as me!

 

[lloydh]

Some really good pictures there, well done.

Any Harrier pictures? (I realise you won't be able to take any new ones now other than on the ground).

I do indeed, nothing that is particularly good though

1

Harrier by www.lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

2

Harrier GR9 by www.lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

3

Harrier GR9 by www.lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr

4

Harrier GR9 by www.lloydh.co.uk, on Flickr