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- Fri Sep 22, 2017 4:50 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Russian Bomber reported by the Daily Mail yesterday
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4364
Re: Russian Bomber reported by the Daily Mail yesterday
Rafales been hitting Castlemartin range all week....
- Thu Aug 31, 2017 9:14 pm
- Forum: Promotion of your website
- Topic: The Threshold.aero Data Centre is now live!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4329
Re: The Threshold.aero Data Centre is now live!
Maybe a trial would have been nice before a subscription?
- Wed Aug 09, 2017 5:07 pm
- Forum: Spadeadam & SPACES
- Topic: Exercise at D 512 & D512A Otterburn 8/9/10Aug.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4549
Re: Exercise at D 512 & D512A Otterburn 8/9/10Aug.
May see if i can ge tup to Watty Bells tomorrow, if not a day at Spade is on the cards !!! thanks for the info John...
- Sat Feb 11, 2017 8:17 pm
- Forum: Warbirds, Replicas and Nostalgic Photography
- Topic: Russian aircraft in Luftwaffe service
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2802
Re: Russian aircraft in Luftwaffe service
IIRC they had little choice in keeping the mig as they were running out of spares, mainly for engines/ejection seats/electronics etc etc etc
- Thu Jan 19, 2017 10:05 pm
- Forum: The Vulcan XH558 Forum
- Topic: Hard times again!
- Replies: 34
- Views: 18256
Re: Hard times again!
She should have retired to Bruntingthorpe with the other cold war jets . Doncaster was never a good idea and in time I fear 558 will disappear for good . Her retirement was not thought out very well in my humble opinion . totally agree, been mis-managed since her retirement. Some of the spending is...
- Tue Dec 06, 2016 10:48 pm
- Forum: Spadeadam & SPACES
- Topic: Movements RAF Spadeadam 2015/16. + INfo
- Replies: 149
- Views: 54004
Re: Movements at D 510/D510A RAF Spadeadam 2015/16
PeteHemsley wrote:I've got a map of all the ingress, egress and IPs belonging one of the JTAC guys if you'd like a copy, Steve?
if ones going hell yea...
- Sun Dec 04, 2016 4:17 pm
- Forum: Spadeadam & SPACES
- Topic: Movements RAF Spadeadam 2015/16. + INfo
- Replies: 149
- Views: 54004
Re: Movements at D 510/D510A RAF Spadeadam 2015/16
nah, Keith did a "booklet" type thing, had range entry points/Ip's and such, with that and the other guide "Lowdown" i think it was (may still have that CD somewhere) was the best few quid i ever spent!
- Thu Dec 01, 2016 7:29 pm
- Forum: Spadeadam & SPACES
- Topic: Movements RAF Spadeadam 2015/16. + INfo
- Replies: 149
- Views: 54004
Re: Movements at D 510/D510A RAF Spadeadam 2015/16
Keith did a wonderful "guide" for spadeadam many many years ago, you wouldnt have a copy would you John?
- Tue Nov 29, 2016 8:08 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: SR-91 Aurora
- Replies: 62
- Views: 29343
Re: SR-91 Aurora
I'm with the "yes" side here, as said cant see them NOT having a 71 replacement. How many they have is another question and when you consider they spent 58 BILLION on "Black Projects" in 2015 (allegedly) it must be going somewhere .... http://www.dreamlandresort.com/black_projects/aircraft.htm has s...
- Mon Nov 28, 2016 9:00 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Christmas Decorations: When do you put them up?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3467
Re: Christmas Decorations: When do you put them up?
Wife hasnt bothered since i came in from a work do one year, a little worse for wear i hasten to add, then proceeded to "shoot" all the baubles off the tree with my old air rifle!! why? ... i dont know
- Mon Sep 12, 2016 7:56 pm
- Forum: Spadeadam & SPACES
- Topic: Spadeadam 2011/2014
- Replies: 219
- Views: 73100
Re: Spadeadam 2014 & Notams on page one.
thanks John i'll have the radio on at work tomorrow night, may have a trip up on thursday!
- Fri Sep 02, 2016 11:11 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Badgers and Mr Packham
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2984
Re: Badgers and Mr Packham
tend to agree with him....
- Sun Jul 31, 2016 6:18 pm
- Forum: Tain Range
- Topic: Tain Viewing/Photography...
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4818
Re: Tain Viewing/Photography...
Not as daft as it sounds, the guys in the Tower would rather know where you are out of harms way so to speak. If they dont want you there they will tell you.
- Fri Jul 22, 2016 7:06 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: RAF Marham knife incident
- Replies: 63
- Views: 15181
Re: RAF Marham knife incident
"attention seeking"? christ i've heard it all now....
- Thu Jul 21, 2016 7:56 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Scorpion selected for Thales/Qinetiq bid
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1039
Scorpion selected for Thales/Qinetiq bid
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... /87021188/
New 100 sqn Jets maybe? intresting reading sorry if its been reported before....
New 100 sqn Jets maybe? intresting reading sorry if its been reported before....
- Sat Jul 09, 2016 7:07 am
- Forum: RAF Leeming
- Topic: Exercise Jaded Thunder - RAF Leeming
- Replies: 202
- Views: 63672
Re: Exercise Jaded Thunder - RAF Leeming
Wonder if the a/M-h6's will be out today....
- Thu Jun 30, 2016 6:22 pm
- Forum: Spadeadam & SPACES
- Topic: Spadeadam 2011/2014
- Replies: 219
- Views: 73100
Re: Spadeadam 2014 & Notams on page one.
D0785/16: Danger area restriction : miscellaneous plain language Click here for an interpretation DUE TO ATM EQUIPMENT FAILURE, THE FOLLOWING SPADEADAM UHF FREQ ARE NOT AVBL. 282.050MHZ, 308.775MHZ 315.475MHZ TEMPORARY UHF FREQ HAVE BEEN ISSUED, LICENSED FOR USE UP TO 10000FT AMSL. INITIAL CONTACT F...
- Fri Jun 03, 2016 5:17 pm
- Forum: RIAT
- Topic: The whole chair, fence, chain issue
- Replies: 34
- Views: 10376
Re: The who;e chair, fence, chain issue
i'll pack my cutters, tough luck if its your seat.... similar issues used to happen with our "continental" cousins who used to try and bully people to move while graphing at MLD shows.
- Thu May 26, 2016 7:51 am
- Forum: Spadeadam & SPACES
- Topic: Rising Panther 16-2 today
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1672
Rising Panther 16-2 today
EX RISING PANTHER (RP) is a medium scale exercise involving up to 30 military aircraft operating in mixed formations including Fast Jets, Air to Air Refuelling (AAR), Airborne Early Warning (AEW), Rotary Wing and Information Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms. Exercise traffic will conduct ...
- Thu May 12, 2016 8:02 am
- Forum: Spadeadam & SPACES
- Topic: TAC Blaze 2016
- Replies: 61
- Views: 23415
Re: TAC Blaze 2016
Mark, I doubt it. I've never known them to fly, except once for an airtest. It's been a couple of years since I've done a Tac Blaze though. I keep hoping for weekend flying on Otterburn, but it hasn't happened yet. Otterburn timetable for next week, all this week its been "non firing", looking at i...