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NOTAMS confirming this years Flypasts as follows :

4) H4299/16: Air display will take place NEW

Q) EGPX/QWALW/IV/M/AW/000/025/5557N00312W005
FLYPAST BY MIL ACFT IN SUPPORT OF THE ROYAL EDINBURGH MILITARY
TATTOO WI 5NM RADIUS 555655N 0031151W (EDINBURGH CASTLE).
16-08-0065/AS1

LOWER: Surface
UPPER: 2,500 Feet AMSL
FROM: 06 Aug 2016 18:15 GMT (19:15 BST)
TO: 24 Aug 2016 20:15 GMT (21:15 BST)
SCHEDULE: 06 1815-1845, 10 17 19 24 1945-2015

The Flypasts on the 6th will be at 7.30pm. All others at 9pm

It would be nice to get a variety of aircraft .... got The Reds 2 years ago!

https://youtu.be/3nJP884zNtI

Great video - and I must have been standing very close to you as I was at the same location.

According to a posting on another forum - the aircraft for the flypast on the 17th will be three King Air's and a Hawk. So something a little bit different there. Although its hardly a show stopper but I dont suppose we can complain !

Yeah it was busy on Calton Hill that night - we had two flypasts, there was a Tonka too IIRC

I saw that post about the Kingairs, this Saturday I'm guessing A400M !

Saturday 6th Red Arrows
Wed 10th 2 Lossie Tiffys or Tornados
Wed 17th Hawk T2
Fri 19th 2 Lossie Tiffys or Tornados
Wed 24th C17

Reds for flypast this sat 730 got your wish Jim

A very eclectic line up this year. I had heard rumours about the Reds earlier but glad to see it confirmed. Good also to see the C17

I may pop through for the c17
I take its 1930 local for the flypast
Colin

C17 is 9pm Colin.

Only the Reds are 7:30pm

Thanks Jim
Much appreciated
Colin

jwramsay wrote:C17 is 9pm Colin.

Only the Reds are 7:30pm

Reds Flypast is 7.30pm because it's a Saturday, Tattoo has 2 shows on a Saturday - first one gets the Reds, second one concludes with a Fireworks display @ midnight - or thereabouts.

Sadly, no other Saturday flypasts scheduled.

Anyone going - Enjoy!!

Is Arthurs Seat a good location to get the flypasts from?

From experience I think Calton Hill or Regent Terrace are best. Alternatively the Holyrood end of Salisbury Crags is also good.

Here is the NOTAM routing for the Reds Flypast on Saturday night - timings are in GMT so +1 hour for actual BST:

2) H4682/16: Formation flying will take place NEW

Q) EGXX/QWVLW/IV/M/W/000/030/5446N00354W094
FORMATION TRANSIT BY RED ARROWS ACFT ROUTING:
ALDERGROVE 543927N 0061257W 1800
VCY OF ALDERGROVE 544547N 0061747W 1802
S KIRKOSWALD 551854N 0044656W 1812
SE DALMELLINGTON 551833N 0042127W 1815
SW INNERLEITHEN 553633N 0030622W 1823
WADDELSCAIRN MOOR 554912N 0024322W 1826
NE LONGNIDDRY 555927N 0025135W 1828
FLYPAST EDINBURGH CASTLE 555655N 0031156W 1830
W EDINBURGH 555554N 0031859W 1831
S BALERNO 555045N 0031853W 1832
FLYPAST PEEBLES 553900N 0031057W 1835
BRAKEHOPE RIG 553259N 0030741W 1836
OVERSEA 540748N 0032151W 1851
LIVERPOOL 531955N 0025057W 1858
FORMATION PLANS TO TRANSIT AT 500-2000FT AGL. TIMINGS, HGT AND ROUTE
ARE APRX AND MAY CHANGE DUE TO WX OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS.
16-08-0201/AS2

toom317 wrote:Is Arthurs Seat a good location to get the flypasts from?

The Reds normally 'Smoke On!' almost overhead the Castle, so they would be past your location on Arthurs Seat before striping up the sky. I always went to the Western Approach Road, almost opposite the Haymarket Railway Depot. There's a long layby there but the trees are a bit overgrown though, but it gives a good enough view of the Reds, as they are fairly high and the smoke is still on as they approach you. Usually go closer in for the Typhoon's and GR4's.

Hope this helps.

Just caught the Reds from somewhere to the West of Edinburgh, strange to see Red 10 slightly above the rest of the Team, suppose he's getting the pictures of the Flypast. Anyone know the Aircraft serials?

Unknown74 wrote:Just caught the Reds from somewhere to the West of Edinburgh, strange to see Red 10 slightly above the rest of the Team, suppose he's getting the pictures of the Flypast. Anyone know the Aircraft serials?

I suspected Red 10 would be nearby as they were transiting to Liverpool, for Blackpool's Airshow.

citizen wrote:Hi Stu was nice to meet you and your good lady on Saturday I've forgotten how to post my pics lol, thanks for the heads up.

Hi John - great to meet you too. Hope to bump into you again !
Cheers
Stu

Wednsday 09.00 three ship King Air, call sign "Camel"

Last one tonight C-17