VIP Helicopter at Formula 1. (B:2/2)

            File: 2019001-0082

2019 British Formula One Grand Prix, Silverstone Circuit, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Sunday 14th July 2019.
 
About the photograph.
 
This is Starspeed’s VIP charter helicopter. In the first photo, it was on the landing pad with the engine running, and in the second photo, it is taking off, seen from different angles as I moved along a little bit.

I am a Formula One fan, I love watching F1 on television since my early teens, and this was my first ever real-life experience, watching a real race with my own eyes.

I had saved up and managed to get myself a ticket to the British Grand Prix, I could only afford to pay for Sunday’s race day, instead of the full weekend package.

I drove all the way to Silverstone Circuit in my Land Rover Freelander, arrived there in the morning, even thought the race was due to start in the afternoon.

So I walked all the way around the Silverstone Circuit, stopping at funfairs, trade stalls, food stalls, and stuff like that, while watching the F2 and F3 through the gaps between stands and grandstands.

Here at the helicopter area, at the south part of the circuit, approximately slightly on the east side of the area, I stopped to take a look at those helicopters.

Well, I like helicopters, I’ve them on television, in movies, at air-shows, and museums, and anywhere else. I’ve been close enough to touch one, but they were at museums and not operational. This is my first time ever, being close to one (on the other side of a chain link fence), close enough to feel the rotor downwash.

So I decided to take some photos, and as that was my first time ever, I wasn’t sure of what shutter speed to go for, I tend to go for wide aperture and let the camera’s program chose the shutter speed.

It was really cool to see them close up, take shots of them, and even feel the wind from its rotor.  

Please note that I like helicopters, but I’m not an expert on helicopters.

Best I could find out about this helicopter is that, it is a Eurocopter EC155 (now renamed as Airbus Helicopter H155.) This is a B1 model, serial number 6852, registered as G-CFOJ. It is operated by a VIP charter company called Starspeed.

It is a long-range medium lift helicopter, capable of carrying up to a maximum of 6 passengers, and the first maiden flight of the EC155 was in 1997. I think this one, G-CFOJ was made in 2008. Here, it was used to ferry passengers to the British Formula 1 event.
 
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Taken in: UK / England / South Northamptonshire District / Silverstone (show map)

Taken on: July 14, 2019

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