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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 » Thu Jan 05, 2017 11:47 pm

Seaking93 wrote:
Freeman Lowell wrote:
Judwin71 wrote:1530L, ZR343 AW101 flying.
Is this still in company demonstrator/ ex Indian colours Judwin?
Thanks, Freeman

Its in Indonesian 3 colour cammo with small Indonesian flag on the tail with a small 01 on the side and white ZR343

HTH

Bob
Thanks Bob. That was what I was hoping.
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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by phila » Fri Jan 06, 2017 11:05 pm

Freeman Lowell wrote:
Judwin71 wrote:1530L, ZR343 AW101 flying.
Is this still in company demonstrator/ ex Indian colours Judwin?
Thanks, Freeman
ImageZR343 'Westlands 0-7', for Indonesian AF by Phil Adkin, on Flickr

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by Freeman Lowell » Fri Jan 06, 2017 11:40 pm

Thanks Phil. I didn't expect you to drive down specially.
Are you still driving that old Audi, or have you upgraded to the new teleporter model?
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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by Judwin71 » Tue Jan 10, 2017 9:46 am

0940L, Unidentified Wildcat departed to the East.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by phila » Tue Jan 10, 2017 9:57 am

Judwin71 wrote:0940L, Unidentified Wildcat departed to the East.

ZZ414 Westlands 0-3

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by Judwin71 » Tue Jan 10, 2017 10:26 am

Also flying, AW109 G-XXEC, AW101 ZR343.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by Judwin71 » Tue Jan 10, 2017 4:19 pm

AW169 G-LNAC has bee flying to the west of Yeovil out of Henstridge this afternoon.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by richpittman » Wed Jan 11, 2017 2:51 pm

Yeovil 11/01/2016

Indonesian Merlin ZR343 flew 09:30 -10:00 as Westland 07
Norway Merlin flew AM as Westland 01
Wildcat ZZ414 flew AM as Westland 03
Royal Navy Merlin ZJ122 Flown mid day as Westland 07
Italian Merlin ZR357 was due to go as Westland 02 but shut down.
Westland 04 and 06 were flying 109 and 189s

Norway Merlin just back up for 2nd flight of the Day

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by Judwin71 » Wed Jan 11, 2017 3:34 pm

1530L ZR357 just airborne.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by rh226 » Wed Jan 11, 2017 3:36 pm

Judwin71 wrote:1530L ZR357 just airborne.
Showing as "WHE02" with hex [43C7EE]
Cheers, Bob

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by Judwin71 » Wed Jan 11, 2017 4:04 pm

G-LNAC AW169 is again flying in the vicinity of Yeovil.
I guess this is either the new Somerset and Dorset Air Ambulance or crew training in preparation for their new AW169.

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by Andy Marden » Wed Jan 11, 2017 8:28 pm

G-LNAC is the new Lincs and Notts machine

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by bizfreeq » Thu Jan 12, 2017 2:10 pm

Somerset and Dorset's new AW169 will be G-DSAA
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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by farnboroughrob » Wed Jan 18, 2017 3:41 pm

Hi could really use some help today. The most I have ever seen here, and the least I have ever read off. Everything was nose on the the footpath.


??? Westland Lynx Algerian Navy, half read off as ZK195 but wasn't that delivered last year?
AW101 primer, getting ready to fly, 3rd Norwegian?
AW169 Coastguard
Wildcat Royal navy?
Apache AAC
G-CDVB A109 hack

would have been fine if the parked them tail on as seems normal!
Rob

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by Judwin71 » Wed Jan 18, 2017 3:58 pm

Flying today have been Wildcat ZZ517 and AW101 ZZ100 which is still in primer.
The Apache did not show up on RadarBox.
I guess the wind was in the wrong direction!!!

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by richpittman » Wed Jan 18, 2017 5:13 pm

Apache was 191 this Morning, ( flown atleast 3 times)

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by richpittman » Wed Jan 18, 2017 5:23 pm

it would have been nose on as its a Easterly wind!

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by farnboroughrob » Wed Jan 18, 2017 6:24 pm

Thanks for the help guys. Looks like ZK195 was last noted in November so still may not have been delivered.
Rob

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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by Freeman Lowell » Wed Jan 18, 2017 7:06 pm

farnboroughrob wrote:Hi could really use some help today. The most I have ever seen here, and the least I have ever read off. Everything was nose on the the footpath.


??? Rob
Hi Rob,
Did you try from the back of the social club car park? The slight rise in ground level there often helps with reading a 101 on the west of the ramp.
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Re: Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Winter 2016/2017

Post by farnboroughrob » Wed Jan 18, 2017 7:27 pm

I have tried the sport's center but never had any luck, maybe I was in the wrong place? Usually manage to get 90% of them.
Rob

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