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Had a chinook flying around between 0100-0200am

I don't know if it is linked but whilst checking http://www.live-mobile-mode-s.eu/search ... geven=EGDR, Cornwall, UK I noticed that a Chinook was out and about at 01:18 this morning.

Remember being awoken by something - but it didn't sound like a chinook to me... However I was half concious, so could be mistaken! Culdrose hawks appeared to be more active than usual this morning south of St Austell, so there could well be an exercise on.

Also of note, I think two Lynx/Wilcats passed over us (South of St Austell) at about 1800 yesterday, heading west - was dark so couldn't id!

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Local Spotter wrote:Thanks.... Can only assume they had the Hawks up.

Yep, four landed back at Culdrose at about 1615L

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Guys this type of request should go in the OTT/Heads up section, where the post will also have more visibility.

Thanks

Dunk wrote:Guys this type of request should go in the OTT/Heads up section, where the post will also have more visibility.

Thanks

Sorry dunk.
But yet again the spotters of the SW are victimised by others on this forum.
I replied to the above request with what I thought was a sensible reply.
With in 10 minutes of it being posted, the forum tit! That is Mike views it....and goes of to tell on us for posting in the wrong section..!
Such a shame for what was a cracking forum is being killed ( just like the Facebook page is !) By just a couple of people hell bent on pissing people off!
I'm sure it's not just me that has noticed the number of posts in the local sections slowly dwindling down to nothing over the last 12 mouths? ? I wonder why
so congratulations to the 2 main instigators. . Your slowly killing the forum
mods if you feel you now need to delete my account? ? Feel free..as I've had it with all the negative replies and have gone else where!

I don't think name calling is called for.

Nobody is victimising this section, there are forum rules, which you and every other member has agreed to when signing up.
All I've asked is that in future you post in the relevant section as it's more use to other members and yourselves.

If you wish to leave, then I wish you well, but I'm sure you don't need to take such drastic action over simple requests to abide by the forum rules.

Cheers

Dunk

It's the constant digging out by just 2 people that has got so many people upset.. as is evident by the lack of posts in the local section. Others seem to be able to post what they like where they like and get left alone? ??
Why they feel the need to dig out some and not others, is beyond me!

Dunk wrote:I don't think name calling is called for.

Nobody is victimising this section, there are forum rules, which you and every other member has agreed to when signing up.
All I've asked is that in future you post in the relevant section as it's more use to other members and yourselves.

If you wish to leave, then I wish you well, but I'm sure you don't need to take such drastic action over simple requests to abide by the forum rules.

Cheers

Dunk

I disagree completely,as Buzzer stated it's the same two that consistently target the SW section and the result of which has led to two of the most prolific and informed posters to quit. Quite a few photos were posted in SW section for a while and you Mods didn't seem to mind until the above mentioned individuals began their little crusade.
I understand the need for rules but are these minor infractions really such a big deal?,do you feel it's worth the loss of some truly dedicated members of our hobby just to satisfy what is quite clearly a very small but vendictive minority?
It's small wonder that the SW section has become so quiet.

It's such a shame the way this forum has gone.. It use to be a very informative friendly forum. Now it seems there are people on here that want to upset as many as they can!
think it's time for me to move on aswell

As I recall the same thing happened to a similar forum with one or two bad apples with too much time on their hands that upset the whole cart.

The two Chinooks that came down in the early hours were

LIFTER 1 ZA670
LIFTER 2 ZA718

Saw them RTB over myself about 1530 this afternoon

Without seeing the comments, I agree that FC is one of the more 'weakly' moderated sites. They seem to do what suits them, and often ignore the rules themselves completely. I rarely post here anymore.

Wrighty wrote:The two Chinooks that came down in the early hours were

LIFTER 1 ZA670
LIFTER 2 ZA718

Saw them RTB over myself about 1530 this afternoon

Hi Allan,
Going a bit off thread here ( I can't bothered to start a new one ), but did you happen to get the 2 x Lynx/Wildcats that passed over plymouth at 1220 coming up from the SW.

regards, Mike

Evening Mike, I can confirm the side numbers as 314 & 316

At 1206 we had a hit on the Virtual Radar ZD261, good chance that might b one

Local Spotter wrote:I would imagine some kind of exercise is going on. I'm sure I saw a Hawk and a Falcon flying around around St Mawgan yesterday.

where's St Mawgan?

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i know........ i was being sarcastic