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#32 15-09-2013 1:16pm
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Ive never been able to figure out why we run big events like this on a sunday, when dublins public transport doesn't do sunday. Do they want everyone and his dog to take their car into the city centre?

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#33 15-09-2013 1:17pm
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Bambi wrote: »

Ive never been able to figure out why we run big events like this on a sunday, when dublins public transport doesn't do sunday. Do they want everyone and his dog to take their car into the city centre?

You're right. Let's run them on a Tuesday.

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#34 15-09-2013 1:22pm
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thecommander wrote: »

You're right. Let's run them on a Tuesday.

Would suit me my office is right on the flight path

the actual solution is the have people with brains running our transport system. Dublin bus are in dire straits yet they're leavong dozens of paying punters at bus stops

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#35 15-09-2013 1:35pm
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Bambi wrote: »

Would suit me my office is right on the flight path

the actual solution is the have people with brains running our transport system. Dublin bus are in dire straits yet they're leavong dozens of paying punters at bus stops

We'll keep transport to another thread thanks. Lots in the Commuting and Transport forum

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#36 15-09-2013 1:53pm
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They had a stream going originally, anyone got the link? Their site's slow so maybe it was pulled?

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#37 15-09-2013 1:58pm
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sdeire wrote: »

They had a stream going originally, anyone got the link? Their site's slow so maybe it was pulled?

Subscription only now Feckers.

http://www.aertv.ie/#the-gathering-live

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#38 15-09-2013 2:03pm
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Nate--IRL-- wrote: »

Subscription only now Feckers.

http://www.aertv.ie/#the-gathering-live

Nate

Wow - they lauded the fact it would be streamed on the promo videos with no mention of a fee. Piss poor.

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#39 15-09-2013 2:04pm
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Yet another triumph of planning for an event in Ireland.
Goldmine of a PR opportunity for aertv - just needed a small outlay to make sure heavy demand could be catered for.
Nah, let's not bother. Sure it will be grand.

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#40 15-09-2013 2:11pm
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spurious wrote: »

Yet another triumph of planning for an event in Ireland.
Goldmine of a PR opportunity for aertv - just needed a small outlay to make sure heavy demand could be catered for.
Nah, let's not bother. Sure it will be grand.

I'll be telling them as much in a strongly-worded e-mail which of course, will never be responded to.

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#41 15-09-2013 2:27pm
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Decent view here from dun laoghaire

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#42 15-09-2013 3:16pm
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Flying over my house in D.8.

Keep running to door when I hear one.

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#43 15-09-2013 3:26pm
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http://siptu.ie/media/webcam/

link above from top of liberty hall... not very good but worth a watch

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#44 15-09-2013 4:01pm
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Any pics?

Some wind out there!

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#45 15-09-2013 4:02pm
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Standard Toaster wrote: »

Any pics?

Some wind out there!

If you go to the aviation and aircraft forum, there's a flightfest photo thread

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#46 15-09-2013 4:07pm
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Here you go:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057039608

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#47 15-09-2013 6:12pm
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I was there today and a lot of people looked disappointed.

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#48 15-09-2013 6:25pm
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I was there and had fun, the B17 and the Irish air corps were great!

Made a little video montage of some of the high points, though i didnt get the B17 - was too busy looking at it to remember to take a picture

and quite like this picture too

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#49 15-09-2013 7:53pm
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Mr Simpson wrote: »

We'll keep transport to another thread thanks. Lots in the Commuting and Transport forum

There lots of airplane threads in the aviation forum too. I'm talking about dublin bus in the dublin city forum. I'll keep it here, thanks.

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#50 15-09-2013 8:15pm
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Bambi wrote: »

There lots of airplane threads in the aviation forum too. I'm talking about dublin bus in the dublin city forum. I'll keep it here, thanks.

Do not argue with a mod decision on thread. If you have a problem with it, PM the mod. This is your last warning.

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#51 15-09-2013 8:34pm
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Bambi wrote: »

I'm talking about dublin bus in the dublin city forum

in a thread about flying!!

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#52 15-09-2013 8:36pm
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Birneybau wrote: »

Flying over my house in D.8.

Keep running to door when I hear one.

same,got some good views too:)

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#53 15-09-2013 9:29pm
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LUAS was a disaster,3 trams with no room passed us by before we just decided to drive in.Waste of 4 return tickets.

Was cool seeing the old war planes once we were there though.

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#54 15-09-2013 9:49pm
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Garzard wrote: »

I was there today and a lot of people looked disappointed.

I thought the pace was a bit slow and would have liked some of the smaller planes to have come in a bit lower. Would also have liked less commercial airlines and more jets but I suppose there is economics to think of.

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#55 15-09-2013 11:43pm
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Pawwed Rig wrote: »

I thought the pace was a bit slow and would have liked some of the smaller planes to have come in a bit lower. Would also have liked less commercial airlines and more jets but I suppose there is economics to think of.

I wouldn't say it had much to do with the planes themselves but rather due to the long intervals. It was definitley worthwhile going to but I saw that by around the time the Fortress flew over, many people, myself included just got tired of constant waiting and weren't being kept entertained between flyovers.

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#56 16-09-2013 12:48am
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This was a brilliant event. Strange even enjoying fly overs from commercial airlines you can see anytime at the airport. No complaints from me about time in between each plane. There was only a few minutes between each fly over which meant a constant flow of awe inspiring entertainment.

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#57 16-09-2013 12:20pm
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I invited friends around for lunch before I knew about the flightfest, so I assumed I would miss all of it.

Happily, the A380 flew right bang over my apartment so we had a good look at it.

In fact, I am pretty sure it did so twice. Is this possible or was I hallucinating one of the times?

I would have liked to see the fort, but I wasnt that lucky.

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#58 16-09-2013 2:14pm
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Boulevardier wrote: »

I invited friends around for lunch before I knew about the flightfest, so I assumed I would miss all of it.

Happily, the A380 flew right bang over my apartment so we had a good look at it.

In fact, I am pretty sure it did so twice. Is this possible or was I hallucinating one of the times?

I would have liked to see the fort, but I wasnt that lucky.

It done 3 flybys afaik.

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#59 16-09-2013 2:31pm
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Really enjoyed the day. I wasn't too bothered about going but it was much better than expected, wait time between planes wasn't long, the gardai seemed to be doing a good job on crowd control while getting plenty of abuse, weather ended up being great, lovely blue skies. Fair play to all involved in it!

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#60 16-09-2013 5:07pm
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they were moaning on liveline, wouldn't you know

1. its free
2. for safety reasons you can't be having airplanes doing manouvers one after the other in a built up city, imagine if something happened and one of them crashed....then you would have reason to complain

"oh we had to wait too long" :rolleyes: some people

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#61 16-09-2013 5:37pm
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The hack of people moaning at a free event in aid of some very worthy charities, Choose not to go next time if you dont like waiting around. Bloody hell!

I had a great day at it, myself and the old man just went to see that flying fortress, but was really surprised at the Irish Air Corps and their seriously awesome display. While we don't have an enormous technologically advanced super airforce like other countries, we do have an airforce to be proud of.

Them and the last remaining airworthy B-17 in europe really stole the show for us.

Really great day, would be greater if our little island got these things organised a lot more often.

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