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Speaking of the above, heading to the Lurching Cave of Terror for a few days of leg work outs.

Well in Britain, if not in Europe. The roundabout to nowhere spotted en route from Dunkeswell yesterday...

Logically, it is two roundabouts to nowhere

Ha Love it

Many years ago, having fuel-stopped en route to Australia from Britain at Dubai or somewhere similar, I noticed that large areas of land were laid out complete with finished roads for housing estates - but no building had been started nor groundworks begun.

G-CPTN wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 28, 2022 11:22 am

Many years ago, having fuel-stopped en route to Australia from Britain at Dubai or somewhere similar, I noticed that large areas of land were laid out complete with finished roads for housing estates - but no building had been started nor groundworks begun.

I have seen a lot of that in the M.E.

You'll see that too around Spain.

Dunno if it still is but it used to be Spanish law, not universally obeyed, that with plans for an urbanisation there was a requirement for the infrastructure to be completed first.
This does result in roads and lighting etc. in the middle of nowhere not completed developments as the builder runs out of funds. There was a lot of it about.

Stunning sunset near Munich

Wodrick wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 29, 2022 10:05 am

Dunno if it still is but it used to be Spanish law, not universally obeyed, that with plans for an urbanisation there was a requirement for the infrastructure to be completed first.
This does result in roads and lighting etc. in the middle of nowhere not completed developments as the builder runs out of funds. There was a lot of it about.

I prefer that than the other way around like they do in Greece. House first and then small narrow roads and overhead cables all over with a poor water and sewage system.

I couldn't help myself but add the perfect airframe to reddo's perfect sunset. What's the name of the film where the end credits show three, I think it was three, Spitfires climbing the rays of sunlight into the distance.....

Nice.

That's a nice touch

CharlieOneSix wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 30, 2022 4:38 pm

I couldn't help myself but add the perfect airframe to reddo's perfect sunset. What's the name of the film where the end credits show three, I think it was three, Spitfires climbing the rays of sunlight into the distance.....
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Just remembered - it was First of The Few:

UK I am afraid, anybody care to guess at the disused air field.

Upper Heyford, I think.

Fox3WheresMyBanana wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 06, 2023 5:09 pm

Upper Heyford, I think.

Spot on.

Taken by my English born nephew, en route via Canada, to get his ticket in the USA (from a back seat, but he will get to the front). I am very proud of him...

Stunning pic. Good luck for his future

I suppose Blighty counts as Europe, even if some folks don't seem to think so....

Certainly a game of two halves as a light aviation departure from the East of England to Perranporth in VFR conditions today soon degenerated into marginal VFR and then IMC just south of Frome, resulting in a deviation to the coast...

Which resulted in this sighting of an aircraft carrier in Portsmouth.


a small deviation to look at this old experimental rocket range...


and a view of some sunshine down "sarf".