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Hercules circling

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Re: Hercules circling

Post by reaper493 » Thu Feb 18, 2016 4:35 pm

Thanks for your reply Baz, Mike- didn't expect anything less than a sarcky reply from you, have I been offering you death threats as well now?

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Re: Hercules circling

Post by Mike » Thu Feb 18, 2016 4:46 pm

reaper493 wrote:Thanks for your reply Baz, Mike- didn't expect anything less than a sarcky reply from you, have I been offering you death threats as well now?
What? :S

I'm totally confused by your reply, I am NOT being sarcastic - I was asking why you have added a Defender circling over Lincoln to a thread about a Hercules circling that is about five months old ! I have even given you the serial of the Defender.

Could you explain what the "death threats" bit is all about please?

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Re: Hercules circling

Post by baz1 » Thu Feb 18, 2016 4:57 pm

reaper493 wrote:Thanks for your reply Baz, Mike- didn't expect anything less than a sarcky reply from you, have I been offering you death threats as well now?
and why would Mike have a sarcky reply from

disregard!
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Re: Hercules circling

Post by reaper493 » Thu Feb 18, 2016 5:01 pm

I questioned you in the past regarding your attitude to a fellow forum member, to which you advised me this person has been threatening you, and sending death threats. I was merely linking the two together, as I sensed attitude towards me in your post. Not worth the hassle. Thanks.

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Re: Hercules circling

Post by Mike » Thu Feb 18, 2016 5:19 pm

reaper493 wrote:I questioned you in the past regarding your attitude to a fellow forum member, to which you advised me this person has been threatening you, and sending death threats. I was merely linking the two together, as I sensed attitude towards me in your post. Not worth the hassle. Thanks.
Oh yes, him that's been banned at least 40 times with different usernames - no "attitude" was meant to you in my reply, apologies if came over wrongly. :)
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Re: Hercules circling

Post by martmpf » Thu Feb 18, 2016 5:46 pm

baz1 wrote:yes and up there for the last few days numerous passes ott my back garden.
Missing the "drone" baz1? :D

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Re: Hercules circling

Post by baz1 » Thu Feb 18, 2016 8:23 pm

I'm sure the dreaded drone will return tomorrow :grr:
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Re: Hercules circling

Post by mistyar66 » Mon Feb 22, 2016 4:15 pm

Was up and about Saturday am . . the Hercules that was, not just me!! :)

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Re: Hercules circling

Post by baz1 » Wed Feb 24, 2016 9:21 am

and sunday. and again now
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Re: Hercules circling

Post by martmpf » Wed Feb 24, 2016 11:07 am

Todays orbits about 10 miles in diameter, centred on Heighington about 5 miles south east of Lincoln. West quadrant over Lincoln and Waddington. Steady FL12.

RRR228 43C12A ZH883 Lockheed C-130J-30 Hercules C.5
Landed at Scampton around 09.45z and departed to present position about 10.35z.

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Re: Hercules circling

Post by martmpf » Wed Feb 24, 2016 12:06 pm

martmpf wrote:Todays orbits about 10 miles in diameter, centred on Heighington about 5 miles south east of Lincoln. West quadrant over Lincoln and Waddington. Steady FL12.

RRR228 43C12A ZH883 Lockheed C-130J-30 Hercules C.5
Landed at Scampton around 09.45z and departed to present position about 10.35z.
Now FL20, as at 12.06z.

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Re: Hercules circling

Post by RedsSnapper » Fri Feb 26, 2016 9:18 am

It was buzzing around for much of the day yesterday, as well, including right into the evening I gather.

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Re: Hercules circling

Post by C24 » Fri Feb 26, 2016 9:00 pm

Fat Albert departed around 1110hrs, droned for a couple or more hours at around 10-15K, then left.

The Rad Arrows made 3 x nine ship full practice sorties, the last one finished with a flat break to 04L. No need for it as the cloud base was fine for all three sorties.

Very polished performances as we have come to expect at this time of the winter programme. ;)

Sunday. Correction. The sortie landing on at 1115hrs might have only been 7 a/c. The other two were definitely 9 each time with Red10 flying around in the background over to the east at 2-4K'. Might have contained a Red snapper! :whistle:
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Re: Hercules circling

Post by lindslow » Tue Mar 01, 2016 9:32 am

Defender ZG996 spent most of yesterday circling Lincoln and it's at it again now. Do we know why yet?

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Re: Hercules circling

Post by baz1 » Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:15 am

Yes' its up there to drive me mad again
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Re: Hercules circling

Post by triplexxxf2 » Tue Mar 01, 2016 12:42 pm

NO C-130 this morning ZG995 was your ear ache today :whistle:
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Re: Hercules circling

Post by baz1 » Tue Mar 01, 2016 1:53 pm

the way its droning sounds like a C130 cant see it for the low cloud today.
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Re: Hercules circling

Post by lindslow » Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:36 pm

C-130 ZH884 all day today. Looks like it came into the area from Robin Hood today. But WHY??

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Re: Hercules circling

Post by EGXWinfo Group » Mon Mar 14, 2016 12:15 am

Regular occurance now, sits at FL200. Can't comment as to why.
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Re: Hercules circling

Post by Supra » Mon Mar 14, 2016 2:26 am

Can you get a 20,000 feet long Aerial for a Remote Control at the Hobby Stores? No.......so what to do next? :ninja:

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