HawkFest in the Valley (isn - nit !) (boyo)

[icebreaker]

Here's a piece of the action (severely reduced from 4 hours to less than ten minutes ) from RAF Valley.




We couldn't believe how close we were allowed to get to operational traffic , but hey, who cares

We used Vicounts destructions (as posted on here) to make our way to the base & were pleasantly surprised to find that it is a much bigger place than expected - and the action was none stop! (did we arrive on a good day ?)

Spending roughly 4 hours there - we weren't short of anything to video at any given time - but of course, what I can upload to Utube does limit things a bit - nevertheless, it does give fellow/ess forum members the chance to see what goes on there (if its not possible for a personal journey!)

My only complaints are that again, it was a very windy day, and, I had to sit astride a wooden fence to avoid the road traffic, to get decent shots (my butts still sore ) Remind me to write a letter to voice my complaints to the MOD

That said, we would definitely recommend a trip out there to the travel minded

Cheers,
icebreaker

[viscount]

Glad you enjoyed your day out at Valley. Perhaps you can now appreciate why I'm so keen on the place. Apart from a Squirrel you don't seem to seen many visitors, but as you state watching the Hawk and resident helicopters activity fills the day.

While road traffic is a problem on the short runway by the bridge, both ends of the long runway don't suffer from that problem. Bet you are planning your next outing there soon.

[icebreaker]

your right Vic, it won't be long before we're back there, I'll just make sure I have a stepladder / very high tripod with me and, pick a nice calm sunny day : )

[alexmac]

Nice vid Great place is Valley. Incidentally if anyone has a spare seat in their car over the summer months on a trip to Valley, I'd be very interested in hitchhiking along for the day

Alex

[icebreaker]

Forgot to mention that there is information on the original YouTube post for this vid - roughly it states that...

notice : hawk 1 hits the runway hard and nearly buries the nose

notice : display hawk XX307 gets a tug back following an operational recall

notice : hawk XX308 is "under steering instruction" - you can almost hear the navigator shouting " left, left, left ,you turnip ! "