Edinburgh Royal Military Tattoo Flypasts 2022

[jimsheach]

Thankfully not far to walk to Bruntsfield Links, 50-50

[109sqn]

Are we taking any bets for tonight then folks?!!

I'll not be risking my money!

All at the same time, I've seen bright, warm sunshine, clear blue sky, light, fluffy clouds and dark, almost stormy ones. So it's anybody's guess!

Microsoft Weather app shows light rain (45% chance), with light winds. Met Office says dry (10% chance of rain), light cloud.

Hmmm... I'll just make sure I'm ready to head out.

[Unknown74]

I may have the radio on just in case? But not hopeful. We shall see….

[109sqn]

Currently sunny. Cloud level middling (a technical term, I believe!:D ) but fairly dense, meaning the bottom of the clouds is quite dark. I'm moderately optimistic as of now but I'd like a nice wind to blow the clouds out to see before dying back down so I don't have to cycle in it.

[Unknown74]

I wonder if because they’ve had so many Flypasts Called off they’ve decided to conclude them for this Year as it’s uncertain how conditions are going to be…

[Dex P]

I wonder if because they’ve had so many Flypasts Called off they’ve decided to conclude them for this Year as it’s uncertain how conditions are going to be…

You have to wonder. After all, we've had East Fortune binned because of the shocking weather conditions that were present so many times recently, so it wouldn't surprise anyone if they binned the flypasts early doors.

[Dex P]

Poseidon P8 GURNY01 doing circuits out in the North Sea. Or was it the C17 or A400M tonight?

[Unknown74]

I heard it was a C-17 but who knows?

[109sqn]

Let's hope the above (cancellation) isn't true.

Only action at Brize Norton is a Voyager which has returned from Lithuania. C17 tonight, according to the page 1 list. I would have thought a C17 might have been airborne by now...

[109sqn]

C17 just taking off at Brize!

[109sqn]

Callsign RRR824 (ZZ178), no destination on Flightradar.

[Dex P]

Callsign RRR824 (ZZ178), no destination on Flightradar.

Just spied that on Freedar. Fingers crossed

[109sqn]

It's heading NE to the sea, so it might be the one we're waiting for. I'm fuelled and cleared for take-off myself. Good luck to anyone spotting/photographing tonight.

[sherriff]

Callsign RRR824 (ZZ178), no destination on Flightradar.
He mentioned a flypast on ground frequency, so this C17 could be the one ! Up the Dav corridor after departure. dstm.

[Dex P]

Looks like it, it's heading North!

[Dex P]

Current pressure is 991hPa, low cloud coming in from the west

[Dex P]

That C17 is our flypast participant!!!

[Angels07]

I'm in Dalry keeping an eye but it's got very cloudy all of a sudden

[Dex P]

There's broken cloud coverage heading your way.

[Angels07]

Watching on flight radar too, looks like it's heading towards Edinburgh now