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Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by Freeman Lowell » Wed Jan 18, 2017 7:39 pm

Rob,
50.941054°-2.648857°, give or take a foot or two, has worked a couple of times for us when nowhere else has. Of course, a pair of steps at this point would work even better :)
Good luck next time,
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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by farnboroughrob » Wed Jan 18, 2017 7:50 pm

Thanks ,I was in the right place then, just must have been out of luck the day I tried that spot. Just need work to send me to the South West more often!
Rob

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by Malcolm » Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:32 am

Thursday 19th January 2017
Out on bright, sunny but bitterly cold and frosty ramp at 08:45 were:

ZZ415 Wildcat HMA2 "Royal Navy"
ZR343 Merlin for Indonesia
ZK195/LC-35 Lynx for Algeria
G-MCGT AW-189 for UK Coastguard

Some local residents were commenting on the number of photographers there yesterday - You lot I presume :P

Cheers
Malcolm

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by rh226 » Thu Jan 19, 2017 10:36 am

As at 10.30Z as showing on ADS-B Exchange:-

ZZ415 is/was up as "WHE04"
ZK195 is up as "WHE02"
ZR343 is up as "WHE07" and has trekked off and is over Newbury heading NE....to Stansted for onward delivery??
Cheers, Bob

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by Judwin71 » Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:27 am

ZR357 AW101 flying, WHE02.
ZZ100 AW101 flying, WHE06, 1200L.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by Judwin71 » Fri Jan 20, 2017 2:39 pm

ZZ101, AW101 flying as WHE06, 1440L.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by Judwin71 » Mon Jan 23, 2017 1:50 pm

1350L, ZJ122 AW101 flying as WHE07.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by Malcolm » Wed Jan 25, 2017 10:49 am

Wednesday 25th January 2017
Out on bright, sunny icy and cold ramp at 09:30 were:

ZZ522 Wildcat HMA2 "Royal Navy" no rotors
ZR100 Merlin for Norway, in primer
ZR101 Merlin for Norway, fully painted, departed westbound

Cheers
Malcolm

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by Judwin71 » Wed Feb 01, 2017 11:30 am

Hi

Flying this morning A189 G-MCGT WHE06 and Wildcat ZZ415 WHE04.
1145L AW101 ZJ122 WHE05.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by timb » Wed Feb 01, 2017 1:37 pm

ZZ100 / WHE 01 Merlin is also up.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by Judwin71 » Wed Feb 01, 2017 4:08 pm

1600L AW101 ZR357 WHE05.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by farnboroughrob » Mon Feb 06, 2017 4:37 pm

Just ZZ101 AW101 outside at 11:30 in full Norweiegen colors.
Rob

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by rh226 » Tue Feb 07, 2017 7:23 pm

Tuesday 7th February

Flying today were:-
"WHE01" = ZZ100
"WHE02" = ZR357

19.20Z I assume one of the Norwegians is up as "WHE06" showing hex of [478125] as seen on ADS-B.
Cheers, Bob

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by Judwin71 » Wed Feb 08, 2017 10:46 am

Flying this morning AW101 ZZ100, WHE06 and Wildcat ZZ382, WHE04.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by Judwin71 » Wed Feb 08, 2017 11:35 am

1130L ZZ101, WHE05, flying.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by Judwin71 » Mon Feb 13, 2017 12:24 pm

Flying today, AW101, ZR357, WHE01. and AW189 G-MCGT.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by Judwin71 » Mon Feb 13, 2017 2:09 pm

1405L, A139 EI-LIM just airborne heading east.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by Freeman Lowell » Mon Feb 13, 2017 4:10 pm

0265 was outside this morning in full colours. Not wearing ZZ102 yet.
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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by Judwin71 » Mon Feb 13, 2017 4:21 pm

1600l AW169 G-DSAA landed.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by rh226 » Tue Feb 14, 2017 12:58 pm

rh226 wrote:Tuesday 7th February

Flying today were:-
"WHE01" = ZZ100
"WHE02" = ZR357

19.20Z I assume one of the Norwegians is up as "WHE06" showing hex of [478125] as seen on ADS-B.
This hex should be for 0265.
Cheers, Bob

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