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by DAVEBRAD
Fri Jul 14, 2023 12:02 pm
Forum: RIAT
Topic: Royal International Air Tattoo 2023 General Discussion Thread
Replies: 1135
Views: 309089

Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2023 General Discussion Thread

Pune wrote:
Fri Jul 14, 2023 7:43 am
Radar image looks like rain for quite a while, stay safe and try to keep dry.
wheres that Vulcan on static, :clap:
by DAVEBRAD
Mon Jul 10, 2023 2:03 pm
Forum: RNAS Culdrose & Predannack
Topic: RNAS Culdrose summer leave...
Replies: 1
Views: 1013

RNAS Culdrose summer leave...

hi,
can anyone tell me if Culdrose closes for summer leave, or part closes? i'm down that way 19/7 and could visit if anythings flying...
thanks...
by DAVEBRAD
Mon Jul 10, 2023 1:50 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: Meaning of TDY in USAF
Replies: 12
Views: 1843

Re: Meaning of TDY in USAF

hi,
yesterday was history, tomorrow is the future, and today is a gift, that's why we call it the present...
by DAVEBRAD
Mon Jul 10, 2023 12:47 pm
Forum: RIAT
Topic: log of RIAT arr/dep?
Replies: 13
Views: 4029

Re: log of RIAT arr/dep?

hi,
thanks for all the replies, much appreciated...
dave...
by DAVEBRAD
Sun Jul 09, 2023 10:13 am
Forum: RIAT
Topic: log of RIAT arr/dep?
Replies: 13
Views: 4029

Re: log of RIAT arr/dep?

hi, thanks for your reply, this years in case there-s no lists on sale...

dave...
by DAVEBRAD
Sat Jul 08, 2023 8:09 pm
Forum: RIAT
Topic: log of RIAT arr/dep?
Replies: 13
Views: 4029

log of RIAT arr/dep?

hi,
can anyone help, last year someone did a log of arrivals/deps for RIAT, which i found very helpful after not finding a list on my visit on the friday...

dave...
by DAVEBRAD
Wed Jun 28, 2023 10:29 am
Forum: Recent Serial tie up area
Topic: Chinook- 1740 heading south, 27/6/23...
Replies: 2
Views: 420

Chinook- 1740 heading south, 27/6/23...

hi,
anyone id the above, heading south overhead Stoke on Trent on 27th June, at 1740, coming from Crewe/ Liverpool direction...

thanks, jack...
by DAVEBRAD
Tue Apr 11, 2023 5:00 pm
Forum: Recent Serial tie up area
Topic: Cotam helicopter 10/4/23...
Replies: 2
Views: 577

Re: Cotam helicopter 10/4/23...

hi, mike...
thanks very much, i was hoping it might be.
by DAVEBRAD
Tue Apr 11, 2023 4:43 pm
Forum: Recent Serial tie up area
Topic: Cotam helicopter 10/4/23...
Replies: 2
Views: 577

Cotam helicopter 10/4/23...

hi,
was there a COTAM yellowish helicopter heading se/e, at approx. 1345, on Sat. 10/4/23....o/h Stoke on trent/Nugra...

dave...
by DAVEBRAD
Thu Apr 06, 2023 4:15 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: King’s Coronation Flypast Info 25th - 27th April & 6th May 2023
Replies: 171
Views: 27620

Re: Flypast for the King's Coronation

What about a royal review of the RAF? interesting...
by DAVEBRAD
Mon Oct 03, 2022 2:24 pm
Forum: RIAT
Topic: RIAT 2023 wish list
Replies: 94
Views: 18119

Re: RIAT 2023 wish list

the Blue Angels, and any USN carrier aircraft, please...have next years themes been announced?
by DAVEBRAD
Thu Jul 14, 2022 2:47 pm
Forum: RIAT
Topic: Royal International Air Tattoo 2022 - General Discussion Thread
Replies: 1162
Views: 161737

Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2022 - General Discussion Thread

just seen BRS41 KC-390 FAB2857 Land at Farnborough about 1400. could be downloading some VIP's. as its not due till 1847?but at least its in this country...
by DAVEBRAD
Wed Jul 13, 2022 3:28 pm
Forum: RIAT
Topic: Royal International Air Tattoo 2022 - General Discussion Thread
Replies: 1162
Views: 161737

Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2022 - General Discussion Thread

Bobby 1211 wrote:
Wed Jul 13, 2022 2:10 pm
Apparently US Navy P-8 cancelled last night
we must have upset sleepy joe...again.
by DAVEBRAD
Fri Jul 08, 2022 1:50 pm
Forum: RIAT
Topic: Royal International Air Tattoo 2022 - General Discussion Thread
Replies: 1162
Views: 161737

Re: Royal International Air Tattoo 2022 - General Discussion Thread

hi,
the E-4B is not showing for friday, only sat and sun,

dave...
by DAVEBRAD
Fri Mar 18, 2022 3:27 pm
Forum: Recent Serial tie up area
Topic: CNV6817
Replies: 1
Views: 684

CNV6817

hi,
the above at1500 south of Manchester heading towards E.Anglia, at 39000ft, on ADS-B as 165834, any confirmation of its serial please...
by DAVEBRAD
Tue Jun 08, 2021 2:04 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: What counts as "Spotting" an aircraft?
Replies: 46
Views: 5761

Re: What counts as "Spotting" an aircraft?

Some years ago at an Oceana airshow, a US Navy cop (as wide as he was tall) came up to me and asked what I was doing. "Recording the tail-numbers" I replied. "You aren't allowed to do that" he said, as took my notebook and tore out the two pages I had written on that day. "What about all these peop...
by DAVEBRAD
Tue Jun 08, 2021 1:55 pm
Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
Topic: What counts as "Spotting" an aircraft?
Replies: 46
Views: 5761

Re: What counts as "Spotting" an aircraft?

Surely its what ever you want it to be, its just a harmless hobby... there are no rules.. This. For me, a visual is a visual. Serials don't have to be seen to be counted although when not confirmed, I mark it down as a question mark (e.g. typhoons on adsb) I personally do not take serials based sol...
by DAVEBRAD
Thu Apr 01, 2021 9:49 am
Forum: Recent Serial tie up area
Topic: P.8- 31/3/21- Southbound
Replies: 1
Views: 558

P.8- 31/3/21- Southbound

hi,
P.8 o/head Manchester southbound at 0945, at 33000ft, using tac code AE67A6, anyone know its id please?

stay safe, regards,
dave... :S
by DAVEBRAD
Sun Jan 31, 2021 6:01 pm
Forum: Old Serial tie up area
Topic: Mildenhall Air Fete 2001
Replies: 4
Views: 1152

Re: Mildenhall Air Fete 2001

hi,
at www.militaryaircraft.de they give a copy of the list as was on sale also a flying display copy list...

stay safe, regards,
dave...
by DAVEBRAD
Mon Aug 17, 2020 5:16 pm
Forum: Old Serial tie up area
Topic: AH1S's Greenham Common 23/6/79
Replies: 5
Views: 2145

Re: AH1S's Greenham Common 23/6/79

hi, sorry only just came across this info from SEAR show report, if of any use, it shows 15 AH-1S, scramble have 70-16089 that departed back to Germany with OH-58A 68-16765 on the 22nd, and 74-22283 CH-47C was on static on the 24th. I have it plus 76-22677, 74-22677, made out in the distance, and UH...

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