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Morning all . . just a quickie, I keep hearing it, then keep seeing it on FL24 - but anyone got any ideas why this Herc would spend the morning at 19,000ft circling just to the south of Scampton??

Its showing on PP as ASCOT186 ZH879 in case you are not aware of the ser and cs

Perhaps it is pretending to be an AC-130J . . . . !
TM74

Cheers chaps . . just curious what it might be up too . . like the idea of it being a AC-130!! It is circling Skellingthorpe and never been too keen on that place lol . . .

Capture by andykr66, on Flickr

See Ascot 186 at 10.09am

It was doing something similar at 18000' yesterday on FL24, too

get it up there most days doing my head in.. its been doing it for months now

ZH882 c130j is plotting on PP doing a similar pattern at this time at least its at 19000 ft but understand the constant droning must be annoying

yes is does get on your nerves, I often stand in the garden on a clear day watching it' and of course the reds
when they are up there.

At least you get to see some military

Even if its droning around for hours, I rarely see anything down here in London (excluding the winged buses) at Heathrow, and the odd Helicopter here and there

Tim

Always surprises me how accurate these sort of flights are. Guess they must use some sort of autopilot as manual control would never be so precise. So if you are feedup sitting on the ground listening to it just think about being on the aircraft. It would appear to be a surveillance profile, maybe with rear crew operating equipment. All very hush hush.

Must be annoying if directly underneath, although I can intermittently hear it from my position.

However, for my money, the sound of British Military Aircraft, is the sound of freedom.

Regards,

John

sadly gone are the days when i used to get USA mill flights straight over the top of my garden until they moved the airway further N/E when Doncaster airport opened.

its been going in and out of scampton ZH882 was in scampton monday i have a great pic

Something has been circling most of the day today, still at it now, sounds like an Islander.

reaper493 wrote:Something has been circling most of the day today, still at it now, sounds like an Islander.

What's that got to do with a Hercules circling around last October?

Anyway, Defender ZH005 has been circling Lincoln at 10,000' for quite a while now.

yes and up there for the last few days numerous passes ott my back garden.

Thanks for your reply Baz, Mike- didn't expect anything less than a sarcky reply from you, have I been offering you death threats as well now?

reaper493 wrote:Thanks for your reply Baz, Mike- didn't expect anything less than a sarcky reply from you, have I been offering you death threats as well now?

What?

I'm totally confused by your reply, I am NOT being sarcastic - I was asking why you have added a Defender circling over Lincoln to a thread about a Hercules circling that is about five months old ! I have even given you the serial of the Defender.

Could you explain what the "death threats" bit is all about please?

Many thanks.