capercaillie wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:25 pm

Why is the font so big and shouty?

Are you sure it`s not yours that`s just small ?

XWP29 / Supra, Thank you very much for your replies. The cleaning method is very useful, even though many moons ago I did use to clean my own sensor I feel very out of practise. That was when I had a Fuji S2 which, at the time, was way out ahead of both Canon and Nikon with a 12 MP sensor. How times...

Just bumping this old thread as I`ve recently had a camera returned from Nikon after a shutter replacement and it came back with a mark on the sensor. It`s supposed to have had a "professional" clean but I guess in transit a particle of dust has got on the sensor. Because it`s such a long time to-an...

Vulture 01 wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 02, 2024 5:24 pm

Strange to have two pilots with the same call sign (Dingo). Doesn't tradition demand that the one with the lower rank be re-allocated a different one?

Dingo Jr ?

I know it`s civil but just for interest, support a/c r/n HB-AZB has just departed Bern/Belp as "SUI 597" should be about 1hr 45-50mins en-route.

fatherfaff wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 14, 2023 11:56 am

017/005 left 1130
010/014 left 1140
011 left 1144
021/236 left 1149

Not sure what's happened to last one

Thanks for the list.

Not sure about J-5003 but it flew early on Monday on its own. Perhaps it was a test flight and it`s poorly? Has it flown since Monday I wonder?

T-785 has just departed as SUI541. Routine or something to do with the end of the deployment? Routine. Deployment should end like last year with last flying (exercise) day Wednesday, F/A-18s home Thursday and remainder of the personnel Friday. Thats if the weather doesn`t cause any further problems.

For completeness (day light launch): J-5021 Grey 11 J-5010 Grey 12 J-5002 Grey 13 J-5011 Grey 14 Tiger tail (playing catch up) J-5003 Sixpack 21 J-5017 Sixpack 22 Falcon tail J-5014 Copper 31 J-5005 Copper 32 Who wants a twin-stick anyways! Thanks, so Det.2 should currently consist of the following...

Charles022 wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 06, 2023 2:07 pm

J-5021 has just got airborne on the first Yorknite sortie of the day along with J-5002 and J-5010.

Thank you for the update.

Nice Logic the only possible fly in the ointment is J-5021. To my knowledge this has not been seen (at least in daylight hours) since its arrival on 20th November If you just scroll back a page you`ll note this was raised by a previous poster, to which I replied. Obviously we`re a bit further on no...

Do we know which airframes left? I don`t know for certain because I wasn`t there, but it would seem very possible it would have been two F/A-18Ds based on what happened during last years exercise. Last year they sent all the two-seaters from Det.1 back home during the third week and brought in a ne...

Sorry, no callsigns noted - I was busy with the camera. They're in the order they took off, the first two at 14:23 & the second pair at 14:35 & only 75 seconds later the last two. We didn't stay for their return due to the blizzard !! Thanks for the reply and times. Apparently J-5002/232 were seen ...

Thursday 30th November Seen between 13:40 & 14:46 F-18 pairs departed... J-5011(Tiger fin) & J-5010, J-5014 & J-5003 J-5002 & J-5232 20-5571 & 20-5604 F-35As did three approaches G-BYYB & G-BYWK Tutors flew ZB132, ZB139 & ZB134 flew while ZB137 & ZB138 remained parked. Thanks for posting these move...

fatherfaff wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 30, 2023 6:27 pm

Has J-5021 flown since it arrived or has it been broken up for spare parts?

Believe it`s flown 27.11.23 as "Baton 21" and 28.11.23 as "Talent 51", maybe more?

Monday 27th. 14:45+ BATON 41/42 GREY 51 TALENT 21/22 SIXPACK 11/12 P. Thanks. Any idea what the jets were (other than F-18's :) ? OK so it`s spotting by serious fudging but there`s a post on Face Book which shows photographs of seven aircraft for the 14:30 launch on the 27th. These are: J-5003 / 00...

Monday 27th. 14:45+ BATON 41/42 GREY 51 TALENT 21/22 SIXPACK 11/12 17:30+ TALENT 51/52 BATON 11 SIXPACK 41/42 GREY 61/62 TALENT 21 (need to check if there was a 22) 20:35+ SIXPACK 71/72 BATON 21 TALENT 81/82 ???? 31 (something like JEDDAH?) GREY 91/92 P. On the second wave, 17:30+, the callsign you...

p6025 wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 28, 2023 7:42 pm

TALENT 21/22

Thanks very much for the confirmation and the reply. I guessed it might be from the previous pattern, but it`s nice to know for sure.

nwalch wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 28, 2023 2:47 pm

Week Two

28th Nov Tuesday
Take off 14:15 - 14:29

5010/5232
5234/5238
5003/5011


Anyone got the details for Monday?

I`m sorry I can`t add anything for Monday, but do you have a callsign for the second flight above (J-5003/11) ? First four were Sixpack 11-14.

MTIA

Actually, I seem to recall a story doing the rounds last year that they might be looking at relocating Gibson`s dog to 617 Squadron`s current base at RAF Marham. Has anyone else heard any more about this or is it just BS? Marham heritage haven't heard a thing about that and I'd have thought they wo...

Hello All, I'm somewhat not technically proficient with my Camera gear and was hoping one of the fellow board members could assist. My Trust Nikon D80 Gave up the Ghost and i purchased a Nikon D5600 with a 18-55MM lens.....Im pleased with my purchase and it goes with me everywhere. My problem is th...