Machloop

[Vonsmalhausen]

here are the first previeuws of my machloop spotting
more will follow :wink:








superb place to spend some vacation

[kristof]

Very nice shots. I had seen pics of there before on Airliners.net and it looks like a great place for us photographers ;D

[Vonsmalhausen]

it is a SUPERB place
of-course, you need some luck with traffic ; the first day (monday afternoon) we saw nothing, probably due to crop-dusting activity by a helicopter nearby
on tuesday we got 14 Hawks and 2 Jags and wednesday we where treated with 21 ;D Hawks (most of them coming by pairs) and that superb Tornado
it's a tough climb op those hills, but worth the effort
to be honest, the Jaguar shot was made by my friend, but i putted it in my collection anyway
normally i'll put the rest of my pics on-line friday.

[Chrisse]

Wow, that looks terrific!

[Vonsmalhausen]

here is the collection of pics i took at the loop

tfp.fotopic.net/c658679.html

as usual, click on the first thumbnail, and then just on the pic to see the next
i can give you just one advise : if you ever have the opportunity to go there,.... don't hesitate !!!!!!!

[Fabke]

Wow , super shots I must say !!! Seems to be much better than an airshow

Must be very exciting to see those planes flying some meters from the ground/hills at high speed , I think it's must be a great feeling for those pilots too

[Vonsmalhausen]

well, there are always some "death" moments with no traffic, specially between 12 and 14.30 hrs, but overall you can expect at least one plane every 45 minutes ; the second day we had 17 planes, the third 23
but yes, WHEN there's one ( ore a pair ) passing, it's better than on a airshow they are some 50/60 meters from you and up to 40/50 meters below if you go up to the top.
it is already certain that we go back at least once next year