BBC just starting to report this.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67645072

And just seen lights passing to the south of Kettering

The wind must be light at Coningsby, Cobra and Warlord flights taking off in different directions

Thanks Gary, much appreciated.

I only noticed recently that the stickies that were in the UK OTT section have gone missing, disappeared after the problems in December. Can't remember how many there were, but the one that I really miss is the Swanick frequency list. I don't know if any of the Mods/Admin are able to reinstate those...

BBC and others reporting that a drone has crashed on the outskirts of Zagreb. Seems to have crossed at least two countries before crashing.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60709952

I have so many questions about this story.....

https://on.rt.com/bnkj

Thanks DarkSky, just spotted your earlier post

Just routed North up the Dead Sea was, so my screen tells me, KC-135R 80085 with trade reported as Grizzly 01. If it was that it was on FR24 with no hex, just "000246" in the space provided. That track maybe went east, but the KC continued NNW before returning over TLV while I was otherwise engaged...

A. Launch a QRA......

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/4 ... ian-planes

The Drive website are reporting the grounding of all B-1 Bombers. They are quoting Air Force Global Strike Command..... The Air Force Global Strike Command commander, Gen. Tim Ray, ordered a safety stand-down of the B-1B Lancer fleet April 20. The safety of Airmen is the command's top priority. Duri...

Only a couple of engines! Have some pity for the maintainers of KC-135 (57-1418 at Tinker AFB) who didn't notice that during a ground pressurisation check the hull-pressure gauge passed zero for a second rotation... & blew the jet in half! :roll: :cool: https://theaviationgeekclub.com/time-kc-135-s...

...Or how to ruin a B-1 engine. Sources had previously told The War Zone that the incident occurred when a tablet computer was ingested in one of the engines, which caused substantial damage, necessitating the replacement of both engines on one side of the aircraft. The 7th Bomb Wing would neither c...

You are all of course wrong. We sent Covid to them first, so please stay calm and drink beer....

https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/

Mike wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 03, 2021 6:02 pm

The issue has now been resolved but it'll take a while for the update to replicate through the servers.

Just looked, and working fine again. Cheers.

I don't go there often, but www.civilianaviation.co.uk/forum seems to have a security issue Firefox just shows "Warning: Potential Security Risk Ahead"
Any ideas?

P.S. Mod's feel free to move this post if its the wrong section..

"I FEEL THE NEED, THE NEED FOR ...."

....A TRIP TO THE LOO"

Brilliant! I'm stealing that pic.

100arw wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:01 pm

Not sure why you are smiling, unless you think people who wear glasses make you laugh.

I wear glasses!! Are you saying that in my mid/late fifties I might be able to be a fighter pilot?

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/3 ... lose-range

My only question is when did they allow flyers to wear glasses?

All a bit strange....

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/3 ... sile-scare