Stug298 wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 09, 2023 1:37 pm

you can see them on google street view all wrapped up...

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/51% ... d-0.316099

The six Sea kings are still at ASL no change in there position 8/04/23 https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/51%C2%B004'11.0%22N+0%C2%B018'58.0%22W/@51.069715,-0.3172202,151m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m10!1m5!3m4!2zNTHCsDA0JzExLjAiTiAwwrAxOCc1Ny4xIlc!8m2!3d51.0697098!4d-0.3158623!3m3!8m2!3d51.069715!4d-0.31...

To save anyone else just looking out of interest, his rj is an Avro RJ70.
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It is under "Worldwide Milair Monitoring" (viewforum.php?f=12)
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As there was no ground support flown in prior to their arrival, maybe it was just a long overland check run for the German based crews, seeing as Endex was shown as 6 April.
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Well said FergiZA600 :-)
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Rotary including the U.S. Blackhawks will be based at Cameron Barracks Inverness, until the 6th.
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ZM400 Landed Carlisle. Then RTB Brize.
ZH868 Landed Carlisle. Then round-robin nav-ex to Brize.
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It was Exercise Slingshot - a three day anti-terroist training ex, which included insertions at various (3) locations.
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RobinM thanks for that.
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RobinM wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 02, 2023 10:06 pm

An evening during which the Helicopters showed their age and didn't quite perform as expected.

Would you mind saying what went wrong?
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roughcutter wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 28, 2023 4:47 pm

£40 to watch a farting contest?

Its £3 less than what some paid to see a few aircraft in the dark at Valley :-)

Bev's (aka COAA/PlanePlotter) Sonde Monitor has been very useful for tracking these for years.

When you locate the landing/crashing spot with the app, there is a very useful transmitter :-)

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viewtopic.php?f=8&t=228617&p=1475428#p1475428
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i.e. Extra Duo (Extra 300s).
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RTB due to an IFE.

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davedubya wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 09, 2023 11:14 pm

Not the best launch coverage, but an achievement nonetheless.

Not sure what you expected, but more info than that from NASA, especially technical, such as temps and pressures etc.
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Live launch coverage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Co18HcyqHk
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Knife75, I can understand and appreciate your question. I have only been there during exercises, but from talking to locals and past experience, you can expect occasional Puma and Casa SAR flights - both training and tasking's, and a few F-18 sorties. There are also regular military visitors to the ...