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- Wed Mar 27, 2024 5:21 pm
- Forum: Italy, Malta & Mainland Greece
- Topic: Exercise Iniochos 2024
- Replies: 60
- Views: 8577
Re: Exercise Iniochos 2024
I have had confirmation today by email that the Museum will be open weekdays 0900-1300. Entry is free but you will need to show your passport at the entrance. They have quite a large collection of aircraft.
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 2:30 pm
- Forum: Italy, Malta & Mainland Greece
- Topic: Exercise Iniochos 2024
- Replies: 60
- Views: 8577
Re: Exercise Iniochos 2024
I couldn't get the payment to go through yesterday evening using my Barclays app. However it went through first time today using my Barclays online account, and appears to have cleared more or less straight away. It including the option to print a receipt, which I have emailed to them (and have prin...
- Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:03 am
- Forum: Southern England
- Topic: Vigilants at Kemble
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2355
Re: Vigilants at Kemble
According to ukserials.com there are 16 at Kemble for scrapping, namely ZH116, ZH118, ZH119, ZH125, ZH126, ZH127, ZH145, ZH146, ZH148, ZH184, ZH193, ZH194, ZH205, ZH211, ZH268 and ZH270. According to "grahamdevizes" above, at least a dozen (his words) are in the "Belfast" compound, so perhaps all 16...
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 3:12 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: ADSB issues
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1090
Re: ADSB issues
I'm six miles away from you near Benson and ADSB-Exchange has been fine for me all day (Windows PC on Microsoft Edge).
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 3:10 pm
- Forum: Italy, Malta & Mainland Greece
- Topic: Exercise Iniochos 2024
- Replies: 60
- Views: 8577
Re: Exercise Iniochos 2024
I applied on Monday of this week for my son and I, following the method suggested by slogan51 in his Jan 30th post earlier in this thread (thanks Mike) including photos of our passport pages. I heard back on Tuesday that we are accepted. The reply states that the unit (presumably at Adravida) will b...
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 4:52 pm
- Forum: Recent Serial tie up area
- Topic: BOXER46
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1094
Re: BOXER46
02-0203 according to ADSB-Exchange replay.
- Tue Dec 19, 2023 10:00 am
- Forum: RAF Benson
- Topic: Christmas 2023 Closure:
- Replies: 1
- Views: 675
Christmas 2023 Closure:
The current Benson ATIS states that ATC is now closed until 10:15z on Monday 8th January, so no Puma, Chinook or Grob activity until then. However the ATZ will remain active with Police, Air Ambulance and Flying Club aircraft operating in and out as normal.
- Fri Nov 17, 2023 9:31 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: NATO selects the E-7 as replacement for the E-3
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1701
Re: NATO selects the E-7 as replacement for the E-3
Sixteen active E-3s to be replaced by just six E-7s. Is this a sign that the E-7 is significantly more capable (or reliable) than the E-3?
- Wed Nov 15, 2023 9:22 am
- Forum: Recent Serial tie up area
- Topic: Confusion over fast jets.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1659
Re: Confusion over fast jets.
Military fast jets do not transmit their positions. Instead sites like FR24 (and others) estimate the position of the aircraft based on people sharing data from their home-ADSB receivers. I think a 12 mile error is entirely possible, especially as they were at low level and flying through an area wi...
- Mon Nov 06, 2023 8:51 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: VAR
- Replies: 96
- Views: 6620
Re: VAR
Without VAR, Newcastle would have still beaten Arsenal. The Ref's and his assistant's real-time decision was that it was a goal. Football has always "suffered" from dodgy referee's decisions, and you have to hope that over a season the ones that go against you are balanced out by the ones for you. M...
- Sun Nov 05, 2023 11:04 am
- Forum: RAF Fairford
- Topic: B1s at FFD last night
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1629
Re: B1s at FFD last night
The two that flew were/are 103 and 119 (119 hasn't returned yet). Hence the ones on the pan must have been 107 and 124.
- Mon Sep 25, 2023 4:09 pm
- Forum: RAF Benson
- Topic: 2 x Texans
- Replies: 2
- Views: 814
Re: 2 x Texans
Arrived at 12:20L and departed at 15:10L, as "Swift 1" and "Swift 2", although the aircraft swopped around the callsigns while on the ground at Benson!
- Fri Sep 15, 2023 10:00 am
- Forum: RAF Benson
- Topic: Various Flypast NOTAMs - September
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1256
Re: Various Flypast NOTAMs - September
One of the two Hurricanes was BE505/XP-L (G-HHII) according to ADSB. I suspect the other was R4118/UP-W (G-HUPW). Both came from White Waltham, displayed, then night stopped, and have just left back to WW.
- Thu Sep 07, 2023 8:35 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Pilot Killed In Gender Reveal
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1061
Re: Pilot Killed In Gender Reveal
Apparently there have been a whole series of airworthiness directives relating to the wing and strut attachment points on the PA25 Pawnee - will be interesting to see if this Mexican example had all of the ADs implemented.
- Wed Aug 30, 2023 4:35 pm
- Forum: RAF Benson
- Topic: Families Day 31 August:
- Replies: 0
- Views: 986
Families Day 31 August:
Texan II ZM326 (from ADSB) has just arrived as "Valley 83", and is night stopping for the static for tomorrow's families day. There will be Puma and Chinook "pleasure" flights for families in the morning, then from various Notams: a) the airshow is 13:15 - 17:00 local b) parachutes (presumably the F...
- Fri Aug 18, 2023 8:35 am
- Forum: RAF Valley & Mona
- Topic: Texans 16/08/23
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1967
Re: Texans 16/08/23
ADSB Exchange replay shows ZM327 in the loop around 1645L, then recovering to Valley shortly there-after. No other Texans show around this time in the loop, nor recovering to Valley.
- Fri Aug 04, 2023 4:32 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: CHINOOK - Emergency Landing
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2844
Re: CHINOOK - Emergency Landing
ZD575 has just arrived back at Benson.
- Fri Aug 04, 2023 1:41 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: British F-35Bs To Bring Vertical Landing Abilities To Highways
- Replies: 49
- Views: 5409
Re: British F-35Bs To Bring Vertical Landing Abilities To Highways
And two Typhoons operated from Benson for two days in April. Benson's press release at the time stated "The reason for the Typhoon activity is for training, for both the pilots and base itself to practise sustaining fast jet operations.".
- Wed Aug 02, 2023 2:30 pm
- Forum: Current Military Photography
- Topic: Lee on Solent - Stored AAC Defenders
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5408
Re: Lee on Solent - Stored AAC Defenders
Hi all after an short visit here on 16th July befor go to RIAT we saw in total 8 Defender outside the Airfield. One confirm as (ZH004)G-BWPO parked on eastside near BN Aviation. The other 7 visuell included G-DLRA ex(ZG989) and parked westside. Someone knows the current serial situation about six D...
- Wed Jul 26, 2023 2:49 pm
- Forum: Current Military Photography
- Topic: Lee on Solent - Stored AAC Defenders
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5408
Re: Lee on Solent - Stored AAC Defenders
Hi all after an short visit here on 16th July befor go to RIAT we saw in total 8 Defender outside the Airfield. One confirm as (ZH004)G-BWPO parked on eastside near BN Aviation. The other 7 visuell included G-DLRA ex(ZG989) and parked westside. Someone knows the current serial situation about six D...