Red Arrows in The Netherlands

[MacksAviation]

FYI

The Reds have been over at the Dutch Military airshow of Leeuwarden for the last couple of days.

Yesterday they didn't fly at all in the display and today they only did a 4 ship.

This has been due to one of the pilots being unfit to fly.

I haven't found out which pilot was taken ill yet.

[Dunk]

Hope they are fit to come back for the Great North Run tomorrow, supposed to be doing a missing man flypast for Jon egging, his wife is running in it I believe.

[sunshine band]

I hope that they are coming home tonight- I was planning to go and see them recover to Scampton at 1701ish. Is that still their plan? If not, then it'll probably be a waste of time turning up at 1007 tomorrow as well?

SB

[MacksAviation]

Hope they are fit to come back for the Great North Run tomorrow, supposed to be doing a missing man flypast for Jon egging, his wife is running in it I believe.

That's what I was wondering just asked someone on the ground over there to see if he can find out more info

[colt99]

I hope that they are coming home tonight- I was planning to go and see them recover to Scampton at 1701ish. Is that still their plan? If not, then it'll probably be a waste of time turning up at 1007 tomorrow as well?

SB

Found this NOTAM, so still seems right for 5pm at Scampton SB

H4629/11: Formation flying will take place
Q) EGTT/QWVLW/IV/M/W/000/030/5259N00112E067
FORMATION TRANSIT BY RED ARROWS ACFT ROUTING:
5240N 00256E (UK FIR BDY) 1538
5304N 00058E (OVERSEA) 1551
5257N 00112E (OTTRINGHAM) 1549
5318N 00033W (SCAMPTON) 1600 HR
FORMATION PLANS TO TRANSIT AT 500-2000FT AGL. TIMINGS, HGT AND ROUTEARE APRX AND MAY CHANGE DUE TO WX OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS. 11-09-0490/AS 1LOWER: Surface, UPPER: 3,000 Feet AMSL
FROM: 17 Sep 2011 15:25 GMT (16:25 BST) TO: 17 Sep 2011 16:10 GMT (17:10 BST)

Dave

[sunshine band]

Lovely! Thanks Dave. If anyone else is coming up, I'll see you there!
SB

[Spine24]

Red Arrows just airborne out of Leeuwarden.

[kurt.fairhurst]

Will they do a ISP at scampton today then due to them not flying ?

[MacksAviation]

If they are all transiting back from Leeuwarden I very much doubt they will do anything apart from fly a direct route to Scampton seeings how they only flew a 4 ship display today !

What is it with you Kurt and Red Arrow ISP's ?

[kurt.fairhurst]

I like the ISP's because when they do them i can get the full thing on my scanner and i love listening to them haha

[sunshine band]

Nice recovery this evening. Almost like my own airshow!

Photos here, incase anyone is interested...

viewtopic.php?f=287&t=41697

SB

[Hurn]

Only eight aircraft returning then. Presume one was Red 10/Spare so does that mean there's still an aircraft left behind in Holland or did they only fly out with eight in the first place and a pilot down?

Watching the news this morning it says the Reds are doing a flypast at the start and end of the Great North Run, so from that it sounds like they may have canx the full display today.

[Hurn]

Just had a seven ship Reds flypast at the start of the Great North Run today. Nice touch to see Emma Egging starting the race.