[PeteT]

Low flying US Airforce F15 Strike Eagle taken in Wales 23rd June 2009. C&C Welcome.

[JMitchell]

Ace shot Pete! Must have been damned hard to capture that sharp! Very nicely done indeed

[dazza2267]

Looks like it was taken at Cad West i have been trying to get up there for some time. A great catch so sharp.

[Dabhand16]

Got to agree - great shot Pete

[P-E]

Cracking capture.

[Markulous]

Nice shot!

Been up Cadair Idris a couple of times but all I've ever had is a Sea King rescuing a hiker (though pretty hairy with the up/downdrafts on that day!)

[PeteT]

Originally Posted by JMitchell

Must have been damned hard to capture that sharp! Very nicely done indeed

Capturing them sharply is a challenge - but of course the excellent Nikon 3D tracking AF mode helps a lot

Originally Posted by dazza2267

Looks like it was taken at Cad West

Yes - and a crowded CAD West too - up to 30 togs up there at one point

Originally Posted by Markulous

Been up Cadair Idris a couple of times but all I've ever had is a Sea King rescuing a hiker (though pretty hairy with the up/downdrafts on that day!)

That's a shame (both for the hiker and you) - as if the rescue 'copter is out, all low flying stops.

And thanks to everyone for the positive comments - really appreciated.

[Markulous]

Originally Posted by PeteT

That's a shame (both for the hiker and you) - as if the rescue 'copter is out, all low flying stops.

Think the low cloud would've pre-empted the lack of low flying - we were in mist on Penygadair (the summit) on that occasion

[MarJus]

That's quite simply superb!

[john crossley]

Good shot.
I take it the vapour covering the wings is caused by The Prandtl–Glauert singularity effect.

[PeteT]

Originally Posted by john crossley

I take it the vapour covering the wings is caused by The Prandtl–Glauert singularity effect.

Well I knew the drop in air pressure over the wing causes the air to get below the dew point and hence the appearance of the vapour, but I never knew the name of the phenomenon, so thanks for the info

[simpbow]

Stunner.

[slowpoke rodriguez]

Fantastic shot.

I had 2 Typhoons scream over the top of the house yesterday - they were flying low and close together and were both banking so looked superb. I was outside and camera was inside, but even had I been stood there waiting for them you would have to be really nifty to get a good shot.

[morlandroger]

Fantastic shot. Several years ago and halfway up Scafell Pike a low level flight passed below coming up from Wasdale. Where was the camra ? in the bag. Still I live in hope of catching one like that one day.

Roger

[john crossley]

For those that are interested, details for the UK Military Low Flying System (UKLFS) can be found here: UKLFS

This shows various sites across Wales, Scotalnd and Cumbria.

[damot]

Love it! Cracking image.

[PeteT]

Thanks for all the positive comments guys

[bain]

the maps are out i'm going there ...suberb shots

[Virgo53]

Outstanding photo!!!!

Have any more??

Virgo53

[M1ke A]

Belter

[Dave]

Been following your pictures & videos from Twitter . Excellent work Pete

[Des Gardner]

Wow!:thumb

[dazza2267]

There are a number of locations across the country that you can go to, the place to find them and any other help you may need is Fighter Control - Home for the Military Enthusiast


Dazza

[PeteT]

Originally Posted by Dave

Been following your pictures & videos from Twitter . Excellent work Pete

Cheers Dave,
Some more of my low flying photography can be seen in the gallery at www.LowFlyMedia.com

[Slade]

Stunning image. Checked out the site, there is some fantastic video too.

[damot]

Nice one PeteT, excellent capture.

There is a guy out there called Dimitri (i think) who has a very similar website address to mine (remove the - between dt and photography) and some of his photos of planes are stunning!

[Bluesman678]

Fantastic!! Absolutely superb.

[randall]

I love the vapour on the wings. Good catch.