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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Nov 17, 2011 8:09 pm

Good spot Helen! :ymapplause:
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Thu Nov 17, 2011 8:13 pm

Thanks ;) makes a change from Typhoons =)) =))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:04 pm

We were stood in our village waiting for him as he was due through yesterday afternoon - however he is having great difficulties with his knees so he cut 4 of the villages out and took a more direct route. There was about 200 people waiting for him including the local school children.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:19 pm

Mayfly wrote:We were stood in our village waiting for him as he was due through yesterday afternoon - however he is having great difficulties with his knees so he cut 4 of the villages out and took a more direct route. There was about 200 people waiting for him including the local school children.




He's very selective and a great judge of character, also known to like people of above average height! =)) =))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Thu Nov 17, 2011 9:41 pm

Mayfly wrote:We were stood in our village waiting for him as he was due through yesterday afternoon - however he is having great difficulties with his knees so he cut 4 of the villages out and took a more direct route. There was about 200 people waiting for him including the local school children.



Yeah so I saw :( :( that's why we weren't expecting to run into him where we did :))
Poor guy looked absolutely knackered. He didn't even leave Lincoln till gone 10am as his medical staff have to have 10 hours off and he didn't get to Lincoln till gone 10pm. My friends daughter got to meet him in Goole on Tuesday, she said he was such a lovely bloke.

I got very excited about Warwick Davis too :)) couldn't believe it was him :-o I love him. I wore my Willow video out when I was growing up :))
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Howslo » Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:14 pm

Saw an Apache heading roughly NW over East Leicester at around 1300. Very unusual around our way.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri Nov 18, 2011 6:57 pm

Howslo wrote:Saw an Apache heading roughly NW over East Leicester at around 1300. Very unusual around our way.



Yes I had heard you were strange folk! :p
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Cluny » Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:11 pm

Just heard the distinctive sound of a C5 pass over Bicester :)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Nov 23, 2011 3:46 pm

Typhoons playing over and around Wittering! :D

And now a GR4 has joined the circuit! :ymapplause:
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Cluny » Thu Nov 24, 2011 6:59 pm

A Huey heading south low over Bicester at 16:27 this evening :)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Nov 24, 2011 7:40 pm

Cluny wrote:A Huey heading south low over Bicester at 16:27 this evening :)




I presume that's the one from up tut north! ;)
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:29 pm

Just had a Herk doing circuits at Wittering :D
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Thu Dec 01, 2011 2:43 pm

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Currently doing circuits at Waddington.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Gaz » Thu Dec 01, 2011 4:27 pm

Nice paint job!
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Olicat » Thu Dec 01, 2011 5:22 pm

Arrived home to see a Wokka flying to the northwest
Fly fast jets and/or C130s over my house please, I'm bored!

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:13 pm

Was it the distinctive one again? :p
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Olicat » Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:22 pm

Oh yes! :D
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Minty4371 » Fri Dec 02, 2011 12:11 am

Hihonyr8811 wrote:Image

Seems to have had a new piece in the tailfin since the repaint.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Dan4th » Fri Dec 02, 2011 1:02 am

Good Eye!

I totally missed that :ymblushing:

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:07 pm

Minty4371 wrote:
Hihonyr8811 wrote:Image

Seems to have had a new piece in the tailfin since the repaint.




Commonly known as a "RUDDER" Minty! ;)




Just had a couple of Chinooks in at Wittering for fuel!


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They returned at 13:00 to drop off their passengers in better light!

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Dan4th » Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:15 pm

Gotta love the Chinook!

It gets the job done!!!!!

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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:20 pm

Dan4th wrote:Gotta love the Chinook!

It gets the job done!!!!!

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YES, I miss buzzing around in them! :(
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Mayfly » Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:27 pm

Been a few around here over the last couple of days and we had a low Herc over last last night.
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri Dec 02, 2011 3:32 pm

Mayfly wrote:Been a few around here over the last couple of days and we had a low Herc over last last night.



We had a Herk over Mikes (HHs) school and then three circuits of Wittering yesterday, so dull it wasn't worth getting the camera out for! :-o
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Re: Spotters Corner

Postby Cluny » Sat Dec 03, 2011 3:06 pm

Had a Cessna Citation buzz Deddington this morning [10:23] whilst I was wandering around the Castle .
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