The Mach Loop Photo Gallery by Derek Slater at pbase.com

The Mach Loop

LFA 7 Low Flying Area #7, Mid-Wales around Machynlleth in short The Mach Loop.

All pictures so far are from either Cad East, Cad West, or the Bwlch .
If you want to HEAR the sounds of these jets :-
A short video from 15th June 2007 is here

A short video from 29th Oct 2007 is here

A shorter video from 20th Mar 2009 is here

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IMG_1490-273.jpg	IMG_1478.jpg	IMG_1471-270.jpg	IMG_1467-269.jpg	IMG_1451-274.jpg	IMG_1463-267.jpg
IMG_3811.JPG	IMG_3867.JPG	IMG_3830.JPG	ZA463 second high pass 3910	ZA463 GR4 2nd pass _3915	ZK014 Hawk T2 3666
ZK037 chasing ZK027 _3572	ZK 027 Hawk T2 3564	XX317 _3547	ZK 027 Hawk T2 _3565	XX317 second pass 3547	F15C 027 3830
F15C 027 3819	F15C 010 3767	F15C 010 _3878	F15C 010 3761	ZK323 Typhoon 3609	ZK323 Typhoon 3587
ZK323 Typhoon_3623	XX315 Hawk T1 RAF Valley 3514	XX 317 first pass 3533	GR4 ZD849 TC 110 _3492	GR4 ZD849 TC110-- 3486	ZK011
ZJ811	XX220 6128.JPG	XX220 6122.JPG	XX220 6121.JPG	XX220 6116.JPG	ZK300 8775
ZK300 8774.	ZK300 8773	ZK300 8772	ZK300 8771	ZK300 8770.	ZK300 8766.
ZF144 8977.	XX234 8892.	ZK300 8875.JPG	ZK300 8873.JPG	ZK300 8866.JPG	ZK300 8864.JPG
ZK300 8858.JPG	ZK300 8852.JPG	ZK300 8851.JPG	ZK300 8848.JPG	ZF144, Shorts Tucano T1	ZF144, Shorts Tucano T1
XX 317, HS Hawk T1A	XX 234, HS Hawk T1	ZK300 Approach, The Flying Tin-openers are coming!	XX 234, HS Hawk T1 8821.	XX 234, HS Hawk T1 8822.	XX 234, HS Hawk T1 8815.
XX 234, HS Hawk T1 8811	XX324 HS Hawk T1 8952.	ZK300 8782	ZK300 8793.	7D 8627.JPG	7D 8624.JPG
7D 8580.JPG	7D 8574.JPG	7D 8568.JPG	7D 8501 copy.jpg	7D 8558.JPG	7D 8557.JPG
7D 8550.JPG	LN 2000 F15 Eagle	7D 8502 copy.jpg	7D 8500.JPG	LN 2000 F15 Eagle	XX174
XX178 6024	XX178 6014	G-CGKG	G-CGKG	G-CGKG	ZK036
ZK036 belly	ZK036 Hawk T2	T2 Between the trees	XX167 5372.JPG	XX167 5367.JPG	xx287 cockpit crop.jpg
Hawk XX287	7D 5083	7D 5046a	7D 5032a	7D 5020a.	7D 5013a
7D 5010a.	XX205 4920 copy.jpg	XX314 4930.	XX313 4889.	XX286 4908.	XX165 5088.
XX156 4944.	Razor 11 Typhoon	Razor 12 Typhoon	7D 4688a	7D 4702a	7D 4739a
7D 4738a	7D 4806a	7D 4787a.	7D 4784a	7D 4765a.	7D 4758a.
7D 4754a Eagle v Duck.	7D 4742a	7D 4739a	7D 4720a	Approaching Apaches	7D 5014a
7D 5023.	7D 5030	7D 4868.	7D 4854.	7D 4826.	7D 2250.
7D 2247	7D 2300crop.	7D 2299.	b 7D 2288.	a 7D 2206	a 7D 2220.
a 7D 2254.	b 7D 2260.	Alpha approach 2300	Towards Corris	Glory	Cad East 7D 0381 copy.jpg
3 frames panorama	Cad East 7D 0296.JPG	Cad East 7D 0320.JPG	Cad East 7D 0363 crop .jpg	Cad East 7D 0375JPG.jpg	ZA452
7D 2441 rotate2.	ZH870 Lockheed C130-J Hercules	ZH870 Lockheed C130-J Hercules no wall	7D 2344.JPG	7D 2381.JPG	b 7D 2310.JPG
b 7D 2280.JPG	b 7D 2276.JPG	b 7D 2260.JPG	b 7D 2239.JPG	b 7D 2238.JPG	b 7D 2226.JPG
b 7D 2199 copy.jpg	b 7D 2192.JPG	b 7D 2176.JPG	b 7D 2330.JPG	7D 2385.JPG	A wave
705-LS 7D 2142.JPG	7D 2141helmet .JPG	Cad West Crew 7D 2442.JPG	ZA 452	7D 2444.JPG	XX283 7D 1523.JPG
Herc 885 road 7D 1697.JPG	Herc at Corris 7D 1726.JPG	Sky Burners 7D 1603.JPG	GR4 hot approach 7D 1571.JPG	GR4 incoming 7D 1569.JPG	ZG709 away 7D 1558.JPG
ZG709 side 7D 1545.JPG	ZG709 approach 7D 1530.JPG	XX283 7D 1504.jpg	XX283 7D 1523.JPG	XX171 7D 1622.JPG	XX187 7D 1391.JPG
XX187 inverted 7D 1630.JPG	xx187 inverted 7D 1629.JPG	GR4 7D 1541.JPG	7D 1680.JPG	7D 1593.JPG	7D 1573.JPG
7D 1549.JPG	7D 1434.JPG	7D 1412.JPG	885 Herc 7D 1697.JPG	885 Herc 7D 1714.JPG	885 Herc 7D 1694copy.jpg
Burners	ZG506 fence line 7D 1449.JPG	ZG506 7D 1453.JPG	ZG506 7D 1446.JPG	ZD468 7D 1439.JPG	ZD468 7D 1437.JPG
XX204 7D 1515.JPG	ZG709 7D 1421.JPG	ZG709 7D 1416.JPG	XX245 7D 1407.JPG	XX245 7D 1402.JPG	XX244 7D 1369.JPG
XX234 7D 1375.JPG	XX187 7D 1393.JPG	7d IMG_7848.JPG	7d IMG_7796.JPG	7d IMG_7800 Harrier ZG511.jpg	7d IMG_7789.JPG
Tucano twist 7728.JPG	ZA591 Panavia Tornado GR4 (058)	7d IMG_7673.JPG	7d IMG_7601.JPG	7d IMG_7590.JPG	7d IMG_7572.JPG
7d IMG_7570.JPG	7d IMG_7538.JPG	7d IMG_7529.JPG	7d IMG_7520.JPG	7d IMG_7500.JPG	7d IMG_7493.JPG
7d IMG_7497.JPG	7d IMG_7491.JPG	7d IMG_7472.JPG	7d IMG_7463.JPG	7d IMG_7440.JPG	7d IMG_7431.JPG
7d IMG_7422.JPG	7d IMG_7418.JPG	7d IMG_7417.JPG	7d IMG_7405.JPG	7d IMG_7396.JPG	7d IMG_7388 F15 307.jpg
7d IMG_7392.JPG	7d IMG_7384.JPG	7d IMG_7375.JPG	7d IMG_7370.JPG	7d IMG_7372.JPG	7d IMG_7367.JPG
7d IMG_7323.JPG	7d IMG_7320crop.jpg	7d IMG_7318.JPG	7d IMG_7310 GR4 ZG752.jpg	7d IMG_7305.JPG	7d IMG_7300.JPG
7d IMG_7296.JPG	7d IMG_7278.JPG	7d IMG_7271.JPG	7d IMG_7261.JPG	7D IMG_7258 cropJPG.jpg	7D IMG_7128 F15.jpg
7D IMG_7109 GR4 058.jpg	7D IMG_5763r.JPG	7D IMG_5621.JPG	F15 Strike Eagle 5610	LN 00-3004	7D IMG_2089.JPG
7D IMG_1967 XX244.JPG	7D IMG_1873 XX187.JPG	7D IMG_1831a.JPG	IMG_8889.JPG	IMG_8873.JPG	IMG_8818.JPG
IMG_8809.JPG	IMG_8802.JPG	IMG_8803.JPG	IMG_8796.JPG	IMG_8722.JPG	Chinook ZA681_3508
Chinook ZA681	Chinook ZA681	Three Hawks and a Duck _1663.JPG	Close Company1667crop2.jpg	Triple head on 1659.JPG	GR4 IMG_1647.JPG
GR4 IMG_1642ni.jpg	GR4 IMG_1639.JPG	GR4 IMG_1630.JPG	ZG729 Approach _1627NI.jpg	XX 165	IMG_1562.JPG
GR4 car-park.jpg	XX 234 Hawk	XX261 Navy Hawk 1153	XX261 Navy Hawk 1146	XX 234	ZK020 T2 Hawk 2
ZK020 T2 Hawk	ZK020 T2 Hawk 3	Harrier T12 ZH663	Harrier T12 crop ZH663	Harrier T12 ZH663 side	Harrier T12
Harrier T12 strobe	GR7A ZD376 rear 3qtr	GR7A ZD376 Square	GR7A ZD376 rolled	Harrier GR7A ZD376 distant	XX156.jpg
GR4 ZA556.jpg	GR4 ZA556	GR4 between the houses.jpg	IMG_7049 G-RAFP.jpg	G-RAFP 7043	IMG_7031 Raven.jpg
IMG_7021copy.jpg	IMG_7019copy.jpg	IMG_7017 pair.jpg	Typhoon FGR4 ZJ939	ZA446 "018" GR4 Tornado	Cad West Crew
91-0314 through the gap	F15E 91-0314	The Eagles are coming	91-0314	XX301 Royal Navy Hawk	Herc 290a
Herc 290	2784 copy.jpg	XX245.jpg	2775 copy.jpg	IMG_2757 copy.jpg	IMG_1968 XX245.jpg
IMG_1961 XX171.jpg	IMG_1947 XX256.jpg	IMG_1945.JPG	IMG_1920copy GR4.jpg	IMG_1919 GR4 ZA613.jpg	IMG_1918 GR4.jpg
IMG_1914 GR4.jpg	IMG_1908 GR4.jpg	IMG_1901 GR4.jpg	IMG_1897c.jpg	IMG_1890 GR4.jpg	IMG_1883 XX217.jpg
IMG_1880 XX217.jpg	IMG_1864 XX217.jpg	IMG_1820.JPG	IMG_1816 ZD375.jpg	IMG_1811 ZD375.jpg	IMG_1810.JPG
IMG_1785 XX231	IMG_1784 XX231.jpg	IMG_1769 XX231.jpg	IMG_1728 XX181.jpg	IMG_1703 ZA372.jpg	IMG_1700.JPG
IMG_1408.JPG	XX246	IMG_1406.JPG	XX165 going solo 8666	QinetiQ Boscombe Down Tucano	ZF510 Shorts TucanoT1 8608
XX307 8575	IMG_8539.JPG	IMG_8539topsidecadeast.jpg	XX181 8535	IMG_8533.JPG	IMG_8516.JPG
IMG_8510.JPG	IMG_8495.JPG	XX167mum1	XX167 mum2	IMG_5280 PScrop.jpg	XX167 (HELLO MUM)
XX167 first pass	XX176 Bwlch_5256.jpg	XX178 wave_5241	XX178_5243	XX178 bwlch_5240	XX230 Bwlch salute
XX230 bwlch_5227	ZA598_5208.jpg	GR4 ZA598 wave_5205	GR4 Tornado ZA598	ZA598 GR4 Tornado(crop)	One from OUTSIDE the Loop, Derbyshire
C130 Hercules,	Hawk XX217	XX217 BAE Hawk	2 Hawks leaving the Bwlch 9953	IMG_9943.JPG	IMG_9918
IMG_9919	IMG_9875.JPG	Cutting the grass	The advance warning system for the Exit.	Mike waiting	Hawker Siddeley HS-125-2 Dominie T1 XS711 (b)
Hawker Siddeley HS-125-2 Dominie T1 XS711 (a)	Hawker Siddeley HS-125-2 Dominie T1 XS711	Hawk XX217	Hawk XX307	Hawk XX224	BAE Systems Harrier GR9 ZD468 (7891)
BAE Systems Harrier GR9 ZD468 (7889)	Harrier GR9 ZD468 filtered	GR9 vapour	Harrier GR9 ZD468 (7881)	Alpha ZJ645	Alpha Jet ZJ645
Alpha fenceline	Tornado F3 7605.	Tornado F3 ZH556	Tornado F3 approach 7592	Look Out ! 7546	Hercules C130 ODD ANGLE 7542
Hercules C130 (880) 7530crop	Hercules C130 (880) 7525	Hercules C130 (880) 7518	C130 Hercules (884) 7513	Hercules C130 (884) 7512	Hercules C130 (884) square
Hercules C130 (884) 7508	Hawk XX175 7374	Hawk XX175 approach 7465	Hawk XX280 7423	Hawk T1A xx280 7419	Hawk XX224 7408
Hawk T1A XX280 7386	Hawk XX280 7372	Hawk pair 1684	Typhoon 1659	Typhoon 1657	Mondays tree.jpg
Typhoon1654	Hawk XX188	Hercules C130 Special Forces	Hawk XX185	Double Wave XX205	Special Paint Job Hawk
Typhoon	IMG_0515.JPG	Hawk "Red Arrow"	"Red Arrow" Hawk	Another Red Arrow Hawk	Red Arrow Hawk approach
F15 "Eagle"	Testing the Shelter	STILL waiting, but in more comfort :-)	GR4 Tornado	GR4 Tordano	Tornado GR4
GR.4 Tornado ZG771	New Wallpaper	Hawk	8958 C130 Hercules	8954 C130 Hurcules	8947 C130 Hercules
8946 C130 Hercules	8942 C130 Hercules	XX 175 Royal Navy Hawk	Gazelle 6919	Hawk X234	Hawk XX234
Tornado 6506	Tornado 6505	Tornado 6495	Tornado 6492	Typhoon 6457	Typhoon 6454ff
Typhoon 6439	Typhoon 6437	Typhoon	Typhoon 6432 crop	Hawk 6387	Hawk XX181
Hawk 6378	Hawk 6373	Hawx XX311	I've been "flashed" by XX263	IMG_6363	Out of the darkness.
They're coming..	I SAID it was dark :)	2 little dots	IMG_6342	The Waiting Game	The View
Typhoon	A passing Typhoon	IMG_7023--crop.jpg	Loop Map.	3 frame pan 727374.jpg	Double take

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Lennart Waara		22-Mar-2011 20:50
Can´t help being impressed by the variety and multitude of shots. Are there some F!€ Tomcats theres ? And probably no JAS Gripen!

Pete B		18-Mar-2011 14:59
I loved that place. Cader was/is a great climb and a terrific location. Can't do it now - arthritis and age grr. Always enjoyed the jets, especially when driving up the pass and they were below road level. Never got any photos (too poverty stricken at the time), so I envy you guys who can do it now. Good luck and keep it up, there are still some great shots to be had I am sure.

Milan Vogrin		14-Mar-2011 20:42
Great gallery!V!

clickA SF		01-Nov-2010 20:36
Great gallery; Superb pictures! Big Vote. ted

Webman06		31-Oct-2010 09:44
Didn't know you could get so near the exercise zone. These shorts are great ! Keep posting indeed !V

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		16-Oct-2010 21:14
Top noch! V Paolo

RB1		24-Jun-2010 20:30
SUPERB pics. I've spent a lot of time in the mach loop area lately and recently did the 3 Welsh Peaks for Help for Heroes. Nice to see some recognition of our Aircrew doing what they have always done best since Rhubarbs and the Dams, in low. RB1

Alex		22-Jun-2010 21:03
Hi Derek, myself and a friend are currently in rotary wing training and will be flying around the Eastern and Northern sides of the mach loop tomorrow at around 10:30 in a DHFS squirrel helicopter. If you or any of your friends managed to take some photographs we would be happy to pay for them! Lind regards, Alex and Chris

Long Bach Nguyen		27-May-2010 06:10
Great series of images.

Guest		28-Jan-2010 20:11
Hello Derek. I met you and your son on the CAD on 19 June 2009 - a very windy day, but you let me share your shelter - thank you. Only just found this gallery - excellent. stuart@stuhughes.freeserve.co.uk

Guest		30-Oct-2009 21:16
The best way to shoot air-to-air images without burning fuel on a camera ship. Outstanding work fellas. Lou

Tony Hobbs		08-May-2009 20:38
Beautiful

Guest		07-Oct-2008 19:53
Hi Derek - really enjoyed looking through your pics - to be on one of them was a real surprise! Best wishes and keep them coming Garry (Swampy)

John Cooper		21-Feb-2008 22:42
I watched the video to get an idea of the sound. It just does work. There is no way you can reproduce the volume with any home sound system. Watch a film with Mr Eastwood shooting a .44 magnum pistol, quite impressive. Then stand in a room beside someone shooting a real one. I was deaf in one ear for 2 hours, and heard ringing noises all day.

Al Swanson		01-Oct-2007 20:03
Nice gallery - I love your Herk shots.

Rory Trappe		04-Aug-2007 10:29
Looks like the gallery is expanding. Great shots. I look forward to seeing some more.

John Cooper		18-Jun-2007 16:59
Derek, how about a Wikimapia link to this spot.

Steve		02-May-2007 09:28
This is so awesome. When do the aircraft fly? Is there a regular flight time ie month day etc. I would so love to enjoy the spectacle but would need to know when is the best time. I do hope you can provide some sort of answer to this as I know my father and brothers all keen aviation enthusiasts and photographers would think this was the best thing ever !! Regards Steve

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