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Just back...
A few learning points, timing and positioning! Head office said train on time but when got down to Shrewsbury I could see fellow enthusiasts on bridges and vantage points but no train. We then flew down to Church Stretton still no train. Turned about and tracked north thinking we might have missed it but got to just south of Wrexham and no train.
By now wasted an hours fuel so decided to pack it in and landed at Sleap for fuel feeling annoyed. On a chance rang head office who got the train manager to see where they were and she fortunately called back but by now the train was passing Gobowen and we were on the ground at Sleap.
We finally caught up with the train at Chirk but difficult to film from the air as we have to maintain separation from built up areas of which there are many in this vicinity.
Dornier has two unique features, it can fly safely and slowly and it has a photographic door in the floor for overhead shots.
Cameraman in the back Jason Bulley who will put something on utube in due course.
Hope we did not spoil anyone else's enjoyment of the train.
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