Dougie Coull Photography: Vulcan

Saturday, 5 September 2015

Scottish Airshow 2015 - Prestwick and Ayr

Lovely day for the airshow at Ayr, but a cold wind off the beach made it less comfortable.

Opted to head over to see the aircraft at Prestwick during the lunch break - this proved to be a good move.

Vulcan had her final flight in Scotland as she will no longer be flying after this year.

She had a technical problem which gave us a few concerns but all ended well I'm pleased to say.

I'll let the images do the talking and hope you enjoy them.

HMS Pembroke and Royal Marines

RAF Eurofighter Typhoon

CAP 232

DHC-1 Chipmunks

RAF Hawk T2 Demonstration Team

Hawker Hurricane

Mighty Vulcan - Last Flight

Saab 35 Draken

Saab 35 Draken Takes Off

RAF Hawk T2 (ZK028)

Red Arrows

Eurofighter Typhoon

Catalina

Saab J-29F Tunnan (Wee Barrel)

B-17G Flying Fortress

More images are available at - www.dougie-coull-photography.com - better resolution and options to licence.

Saturday, 6 September 2014

Scottish Airshow - Prestwick

I went to Ayr today to view the Scottish Airshow.

This is the first time in many years that Prestwick has hosted such a show, so it was to be expected that not everything would be perfect.

The good news is that flying display was free and the participants put on some fantastic displays. We experienced a few cancellations but that is par for the course for flying events.

What wasn't so good was the lack of toilet facilities at the viewing location. At the break the queue for the public conveniences was extremely long and there were no portaloos to alleviate the congestion.

On departure there was no form of traffic management in evidence.

Pedestrians were left to fend for themselves in trying to cross busy roads.

It took me personally over 1.5 hours to get clear of Ayr in the car which is not an acceptable situation at all.

Overall though the event was successful and I'm confident that if the event is organised again for next year then lessons will be taken on board.