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hi, lads, i hope someone can help me..i am hoping to visit the above sometime this month .....i live in south wales . can you tell me where is the nearest point to watch the planes in the loop....

Head to machynlleth then follow to corris .carry on to lay by on the left park up then climb the hill when there plenty more spotters to give you more info .hope this helps cheers

Have Pmd you Gerald

Toefur wrote:Head to machynlleth then follow to corris .carry on to lay by on the left park up then climb the hill when there plenty more spotters to give you more info .hope this helps cheers

Ok thank you for that....

Toefur wrote:Head to machynlleth then follow to corris .carry on to lay by on the left park up then climb the hill when there plenty more spotters to give you more info .hope this helps cheers

Thanks for the info.but is that the nearest place from where I live in the rhondda valley I have googled machynlleth, and it is a 2hour and 45min run by car ....is there anywhere closer ...

You could always try Sennybridge on the A40. May not be as low or as dynamic but it's a lot closer.

Hi buddy it's a bit of a hike but nearest for good chance of action plus it's lovely scenery on the drive .Fri not the best day to go though. Cheers

Toefur wrote:Head to machynlleth then follow to corris .carry on to lay by on the left park up then climb the hill when there plenty more spotters to give you more info .hope this helps cheers

thanks for the info.. i will plan a day to go there

Ellins wrote:You could always try Sennybridge on the A40. May not be as low or as dynamic but it's a lot closer.

thanks for that i will try there as well .

Toefur wrote:Hi buddy it's a bit of a hike but nearest for good chance of action plus it's lovely scenery on the drive .Fri not the best day to go though. Cheers

thanks, i will have to plan a day to go there hopefully by the end of this month.

Senybridge has its moments it has days busier than the loop over the years, but quieter these days missing the Harriers and Jaguars thast used to frequent the area. Had 2 Apaches 50ft hovering around me for an hour on Wednesday, an Atlas, few Hawks and a Tornado at 250ft. All in a hour. Great if you like watching aircraft it can be good for photos if you are in the right place. But in the loop you know where they are going to be.

ok thanks Blackcat1 ....sounds good to me...

Blackcat1 wrote:Senybridge has its moments it has days busier than the loop over the years, but quieter these days missing the Harriers and Jaguars thast used to frequent the area. Had 2 Apaches 50ft hovering around me for an hour on Wednesday, an Atlas, few Hawks and a Tornado at 250ft. All in a hour. Great if you like watching aircraft it can be good for photos if you are in the right place. But in the loop you know where they are going to be.

what part of Senybridge were you .. are there any viewing places that are better to watch than others.

Have Pmd you Gerald.

Morning all, thought I would post in here rather than a new thread, was thinking of visiting the loop tomorrow for the first time, sun looks good but winds are meant to be 40mph... my question is, would this stop them spying through the loops considering how the hills can exaggerate the wind etc ??

Thanks in advance.

No mate the wind is not to big a problem for the aircraft but it could be a problem for you takeing photos etc