As promised a post about the “semi” part of my semi-retirement, my aviation photography. While most of my content here is is related to Geography and the technology of making the invisible maps that power the modern world, my passion is, and has always been, Aviation and over the last few years in particular Aviation …
Take a look at my portfolio of aviation pictures if you are interested – it”s the summer so I will be spending some of my free time with fellow avgeeks who have all spent large sums of money on long lenses ! photos.edparsons.com It’s harder than you might imagine, I’m doing well if I get …
It’s been a long time, but I’m back adding a few more Kb to my hosting account, this first post of 2016, has little to do with the world of Geo but is all to do with my other passion aviation. As is the trend in almost all forms of online journalism and blogging (not …
At just after 9:00 am on the 29th May 2003, I achieved a lifetime ambition and flew Concorde ! Concorde had six months of service remaining with British Airways so the rush was on for fellow Aviation geeks to organise the trip of a lifetime. The journey was perhaps the last occasion that I could describe as an example …
Last weeks tragic accident involving the crash of a Augusta helicopter in London, which claimed two lives is still fresh in the minds of most Londoners. Yesterday the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) published their initial accident bulletin, which describes the facts surrounding the accident as investigated without the analysis which will come in a later report in some months time. The AAIB report …
So this weekend, I indulged my passion for Aviation and went along to the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. Arriving just after the airfield opened, I was directed to park, as is usual at airshows, in a field alongside 20,000 other cars in an environment with no real landmarks – how …
Click picture for more.. Tick off another ambition thanks to a wonderful birthday present from my wife, and the excellent chaps at Delta Aviation at Sywell. On one of the hottest days so far this year in the UK, I donned an Irving Jacket to go for a trial lesson in a 1941 vintage DH82A …
Many of you may know of my fascination of all things aeronautic, so just move on if you are not interested… If you are well, just turn up the volume on your computer and enjoy the video below. You will need Quicktime and a room without children listening…
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