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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby Bovril » Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:59 am

is this to get it fixed so it can refuel =))

only work with yank aircraft , they trying to get us to buy us fighters! ;) ;)
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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Sun Apr 08, 2012 1:40 pm

I think I have him on Flight radar 24. Absolutley no info what so ever other than he's 300 feet, heading 108* and talking to BN radar :))


::Edit:: He appears to be still taxiing :)) :)) just at the end of the runway =))

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::Edit 2::

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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Apr 08, 2012 2:08 pm

Bovril wrote:is this to get it fixed so it can refuel =))

only work with yank aircraft , they trying to get us to buy us fighters! ;) ;)




Roger, you're so CYNICAL! =)) =))
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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby Mayfly » Mon Apr 09, 2012 12:24 pm

ZZ330 on her way to Prestwick according FC.
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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby Cluny » Sat Apr 14, 2012 10:14 pm

Cluny wrote:Voyager ZZ330 shall be up and about [finally] tomorrow , ETD about lunchtime [from Brize obviously] ;)

Same again tomorrow , same ETD [about 12:00 ish] ;)
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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby Cluny » Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:33 pm

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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby Gaz » Mon Apr 16, 2012 6:42 pm

Scary stuff!!

I'll make sure I'm not underneath the flight path!!


Unless they DID test it to destruction and I missed it (Which is quite possible :D )
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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby Dan4th » Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:35 pm

Gaz wrote:Scary stuff!!
I'll make sure I'm not underneath the flight path!!
Unless they DID test it to destruction and I missed it (Which is quite possible :D )


C'mon, Gaz :p

You'd fly on one and be GLAD you did so!!!!!!!!

You're just miffed they didn't invite you for a
walk-through and a buffet luncheon!!!!!!!

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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby Cluny » Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:08 pm

According to FC [via FB] , there is a Airbus A400 and an Aussie C-17 due at Brize on Thursday .
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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby Jet Morgan » Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:17 pm

Thanks Cluny :)
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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby MOD » Sun Apr 29, 2012 6:26 pm

BTW don't forget Olympic Guardian starts on Wednesday (2nd) with VC10s from Brize involved. ;)


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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby Cluny » Tue May 01, 2012 10:29 pm

Belgian Seaking demo at Oxford Airport at 16:30 tomorrow .
Not sure why she's there [let alone displaying] tomorrow or why they're not hanging around for Abingdon on Sunday :-\
Picture of her [not mine but a freinds , the source of my info] sat on the ramp at Oxford this afternoon .
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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby Cluny » Mon May 07, 2012 9:45 pm

RNHF will be sending their Swordfish and Chipmunk to Middle Wallop on Saturday [12th] for the AAC's centenary celebrations , info from their FB page .
Im not working so I might pop along ;)

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Royal-Navy-Historic-Flight/214084448635613
Well Done Army!! RNHF will be supporting the celebrations at Middle Wallop on Saturday (12th). Both Swordfish and Chipmunk will be in attendance so come and say hello!
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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby Olicat » Mon May 07, 2012 10:08 pm

I might have popped along too if I wasn't doing Ten Tors ~x(
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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby MOD » Wed May 09, 2012 8:55 pm

6 MC-130s from Mildenhall at Fairford - Marston Meysey end?

Clunes???

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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby Cluny » Tue May 15, 2012 11:07 pm

Live Ariane 5 launch , due to go at 23:13 [7 mins] ;)
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/ariane/va206/status.html
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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Fri May 18, 2012 11:47 am

The 9 ship Typhoon practice is today, for anyone in Lincolnshire here's some times, stolen from FC.

Typhoon formation flypast 18/05


Start date/time: 18/05/2012 12:15 UTC
End date/time: 18/05/2012 13:45 UTC
Activity period: null
Lower height limit: 000
Upper height limit: 018

FORMATION FLYPAST OF TYPHOON ACFT WILL FOLLOW ROUTE:
5306N 00009W (CONINGSBY) 1220
5323N 00200E (OVERSEA)1237
5317N 00126E (OVERSEA)1241
5308N 00121E (N CROMER)1308
5311N 00021E (SKEGNESS)1316
5305N 00009W (CONINGSBY)1320
5301N 00014W (SOUTH KYME)1321
5301N 00026W (CRANWELL)1322
5301N 00030W (S CRANWELL)1323
5303N 00034W (LEADENHAM)1324
5309N 00031W (WADDINGTON)1325
5315N 00035W (W LINCOLN)1326
5318N 00033W (SCAMPTON)1327
5324N 00005E (NE LOUTH)1331
5320N 00027E (E MABLETHORPE)1334
5306N 00009W (CONINGSBY)1340
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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby Jigsaw » Sat May 19, 2012 9:51 am

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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby Xplumberlives » Sat May 19, 2012 11:00 am

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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby Mayfly » Sat May 19, 2012 11:37 am

Xplumberlives wrote:A useful graphic!

http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafiles ... 198BD6.pdf


Obviously more useful than Jiggys link! :))

I understand there was a possiblity of the wind being out of limits here for BBMF so they co-located to Benson yesterday.

Not sure how accurate that info is tho'
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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby Mayfly » Sat May 19, 2012 12:40 pm

Excellent flypast. Loved the EIIR and 60 so HRH by the smile on the face. :ymapplause:

and the hercs were beautifully tight in formation. \:D/
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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby Minty4371 » Sat May 19, 2012 12:45 pm

Glad it went well :). Forgot about it, so didn't see it :(.
Saw the Dakota fly past my house at about 12:30pm :ymapplause:.
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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby Jigsaw » Sat May 19, 2012 12:50 pm

Mayfly wrote:Excellent flypast. Loved the EIIR and 60 so HRH by the smile on the face. :ymapplause:

and the hercs were beautifully tight in formation. \:D/


It was absolutely brilliant :ymapplause: :ymapplause:
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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby Mayfly » Sun May 20, 2012 8:42 am

Helen

the Reds are doing a display at Coningsby tomorrow

http://fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=58379&sid=1f4b5e3a16552ce4fac5d65d48bce0be

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Re: The Heads up thread!

Postby Cluny » Tue May 22, 2012 6:19 pm

The RAF's eighth C-17 [ZZ178] will be delivered to Brize sometime early tomorrow .
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