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by sjnovis
Thu Sep 07, 2023 10:41 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: TrainRadar24
Replies: 8
Views: 1676

Re: TrainRadar24

by sjnovis
Wed Dec 21, 2022 2:37 pm
Forum: Northern England
Topic: Draken L-159 ALCAs - Teesside Airport
Replies: 30
Views: 11793

Re: Draken L-159 ALCAs - Teesside Airport

First Training sortie completed The Interim Red Air Aggressor Training Service (IRAATS) delivered its first Operational Readiness Training sortie to the Combat Air Force on 20 December. A L-159E ‘Honey Badger’ aircraft provided threat replication to a Typhoon from 41 Test and Evaluation Squadron in ...
by sjnovis
Wed Jul 20, 2022 12:05 pm
Forum: Airshow & Event Photography
Topic: RIAT 2022 - My favourites
Replies: 11
Views: 2036

Re: RIAT 2022 - My favourites

Great Set, the 6th picture down of the Sentinel ( I think), is that the RAT (Ram Air Turbine) deployed on its nose?
by sjnovis
Mon Jul 18, 2022 3:42 pm
Forum: RAF Brize Norton
Topic: Brize Emergency Runway Closure
Replies: 21
Views: 3027

Re: Brize Emergency Runway Closure

In a statement posted on Twitter by the Ministry of Defence, RAF said of flights at RAF Brize Norton: "During this period of extreme temperature flight safety remains the RAF's top priority, so aircraft are using alternative airfields in line with a long-established plan. This means there is no impa...
by sjnovis
Mon Jul 11, 2022 6:51 pm
Forum: RIAT
Topic: Royal International Air Tattoo 2022 - General Discussion Thread
Replies: 1162
Views: 161704

Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2022 - General Discussion Thread

Could this be the Black Eagles taking the scenic route to Fairford on Wednesday? FORMATION TRANSIT BY MULTIPLE ACFT IN CLOSE FORMATION ROUTING: BOSCOMBE DOWN AD (EGDM) 510912N 0014503W 0750 SALISBURY 510352N 0014749W 0753 SANDBANKS 504108N 0015645W 0759 ARUNDEL 505122N 0003314W 0807 BRIGHTON SEA FRO...
by sjnovis
Mon Oct 11, 2021 3:39 pm
Forum: RAF Fairford
Topic: STORK01/02 & DARK11 Movements 11/10/21
Replies: 203
Views: 17903

Re: Daily movements 11/10/21

2 x B1 Just overflown Shrivenham
by sjnovis
Tue Apr 06, 2021 10:40 am
Forum: Pembrey Range
Topic: 2 x Hawk T2 today
Replies: 0
Views: 1029

2 x Hawk T2 today

Showing on virtual radar, ZK017 and ZK033 from Valley, at 1800ft doing multiple runs
by sjnovis
Sat Mar 28, 2020 3:19 pm
Forum: RAF Fairford
Topic: NOTAM 28/03/20
Replies: 7
Views: 2875

Re: NOTAM 28/03/20

Just departed as Reach 564, now over Trowbridge
by sjnovis
Thu Aug 29, 2019 12:17 pm
Forum: RAF Fairford
Topic: Thursday 29th - Mytee 11 & 12
Replies: 116
Views: 24909

Re: Thursday 29th

MYTEE11 now 252.875 , sounds Scottish to me.

Planing to hold over Marham for 30 mins
by sjnovis
Thu Aug 29, 2019 12:03 pm
Forum: RAF Fairford
Topic: Thursday 29th - Mytee 11 & 12
Replies: 116
Views: 24909

Re: Thursday 29th

Plotting on 360 radar
by sjnovis
Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:01 am
Forum: RIAT
Topic: Royal International Air Tattoo 2019 Discussion Thread
Replies: 1407
Views: 366828

Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2019 Discussion Thread

Lots of rumours of a B-2 flypast on Sunday according to various facebook pages. If that's true, at what time would that be? And is it possible to see this from outside riat? I don't have Sunday tickets and my flight from Bristol departs around 17:40 so maybe I could be able to catch it still :) Als...
by sjnovis
Thu Jul 11, 2019 9:36 am
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: A400 woes in the news
Replies: 17
Views: 5194

A400 woes in the news

"A row erupted at a recent Nato conference over the RAF's new £2.6billion transporter planes as it has emerged engine problems mean just two of 20-strong fleet are able to fly at any one time."

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/0 ... keep-26bn/
by sjnovis
Wed Jun 05, 2019 3:09 pm
Forum: Duxford Shows
Topic: Daks over Normandy: 2-5 June 2019@Duxford
Replies: 194
Views: 97516

Re: Daks over Normandy: 2-5 June 2019@Duxford

BBC are live also, we have lift off
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-48462241
by sjnovis
Wed Jun 05, 2019 2:44 pm
Forum: Duxford Shows
Topic: Daks over Normandy: 2-5 June 2019@Duxford
Replies: 194
Views: 97516

Re: Daks over Normandy: 2-5 June 2019@Duxford

Just posted on the official FC facebook page, a Live stream from a field (naughty?) near Duxford

https://www.facebook.com/planeresurrect ... 028294271/
by sjnovis
Wed Jun 05, 2019 1:56 pm
Forum: Duxford Shows
Topic: Daks over Normandy: 2-5 June 2019@Duxford
Replies: 194
Views: 97516

Re: Daks over Normandy: 2-5 June 2019@Duxford

IWM-Duxford latest tweet:
"The schedule has moved forward slightly and the mass Daks departure from Duxford is now scheduled for 15:10 - we wouldn't want you to miss your pictures!"
by sjnovis
Wed Jun 05, 2019 12:04 pm
Forum: Duxford Shows
Topic: Daks over Normandy: 2-5 June 2019@Duxford
Replies: 194
Views: 97516

Re: Daks over Normandy: 2-5 June 2019@Duxford

Imperial War Museum Duxford Twitter page says:

"The mass Daks departure is now scheduled for 15:24.
by sjnovis
Fri May 31, 2019 8:36 am
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: D-Day flypast
Replies: 2
Views: 3071

Re: D-Day flypast

There's some further info here:
viewtopic.php?f=338&t=170106
by sjnovis
Tue Jan 29, 2019 12:19 pm
Forum: RIAT
Topic: New Motel
Replies: 2
Views: 2667

New Motel

Not sure if this will be of interest to anyone, there is a new Motel opening this week on the A420 at Buckland. This is approx 15 miles from Fairford. At the moment they have double rooms (sleeps 2) at £50.00 per room per night and bunk rooms (sleeps 4) for £75.00 per room per night. https://www.mol...
by sjnovis
Fri Jul 13, 2018 8:48 am
Forum: RIAT
Topic: RIAT flypast
Replies: 37
Views: 15300

Re: RIAT flypast

The Red Arrows Flypast route notam for today shows them travelling due south, from near, Bradford on Avon, near Bouton on the Water, over the Fairford control tower, then out over Swindon. I'll be having a late lunch and be in Blunsdon, with a hope that the other elements of the flypast will follow ...

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