Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Autumn/Winter 2018/19

[Judwin71]

Belive ZZ106 had its first flight this afternoon as WHE02.

[Malcolm]

Belive ZZ106 had its first flight this afternoon as WHE02.

Wildcat ZZ550 was out at 08:45 this morning. I was at home all afternoon. A Norwegian Merlin took off at about 3pm. However, I read it off from the bedroom window as ZZ105.

It's true "ZZ106" was pinging on SBS a bit later, but the altitude was showing as a constant 2800 feet, and no squawk. That normally indicates in-hangar testing.

Earlier this week there was a Merlin out on the ramp - mostly painted but with a primer panel across the top of the cockpit/engine cover area. The one I saw flying today saw fully painted.

[Freeman Lowell]

Thursday 22nd November 2018 1302hrs local
0275 Merlin 612 towed from spray rig to flight shed.

Good guess this time Judwin!

As yet this has no rotors fitted ( otherwise it wouldn’t fit in the rig ) and for id purposes the roof panel aft of the cockpit, forward of the rotor shaft is still in primer. I imagine ZZ106 won’t be applied until the Norwegian serial is covered.
Freeman

This supports what you're saying Malcolm.
Freeman

[Judwin71]

Thanks for the info Malcolm. Another case of me adding 2+2 and getting 5.
Another clue should have been WHE02, first flights are normally flown by the CTP ie WHE01.

[phila]

Noted today just after lunch ;
ZZ549
ZZ550 (departed)
ZZ105
ZZ106 (note - no longer has primer panel)

[Judwin71]

ZZ106 first flight today

[Malcolm]

ZZ106 first flight today

23rd Jan 2019
[43C7E1] (ZZ106?) seems to be airborne - Showing full ADSB and just done an approach to Exeter (12:05)

[Typeflyer]

HEX 43C7E1 up at the moment as WHE02 - anyone have an ID for this?
TIA

[Kevin Brewer]

Now showing as ZZ106 old chap.

[Malcolm]

Now showing as ZZ106 old chap.

That just means someone has put ZZ106 in their own personal database of ADSB codes, and then "shared" the ADSB info with a network. If I put ZZ107 in my database, then that's what will show on your screen. Whilst I've little doubt [43C7E1] is indeed ZZ106, until someone actually reads it off in flight there is still a small chance it isn't.

[Kevin Brewer]

Thanks Malcolm. I learn something new every day on this Forum!

[razzer56]

Seen between 12 noon and 13 30 today
Aw 159 ZZ550 & ZZ549 for Phillipines Navy - both flying

Towed from flight shed around 13.15
AW 101 ZZ 106 for Norway, followed by
Wildcat HMA2 ZZ 513 some panels missing and sporting an Orange probe by nose

razzer56

[eagle driver]

ZZ513 So that's where it is ,my last Wildcat , This has never entered service with RN

[eagle driver]

Thanks Bob for the update, just curious what is WZM
I know it was at Yeovilton in the back of one of the hangars but I never had a chance to see it .

[Freeman Lowell]

Thursday 31st January 2019 1115L
Noted at a chilly Judwin whilst en route to Eli's:

ZZ549 Wildcat 220. Ramp
ZZ550 Wildcat 220. Flew
(ZJ128)/M Merlin HC.4. Compass base

Freeman

[Geoff Dreft]

Flying along the south coast at 10.45 today, overhead Hastings and heading east, was what looked like a Norwegian AW101 - according to my plane plotter app it was calling WHE6. Presumably the example referred to as ZZ106 but can anyone confirm?

[bizfreeq]

Hex code it was showing has been tied to ZZ106 yes

[Malcolm]

There was a Norwegian AW101 on the ramp at 08:45 tail on, but I couldn't get an angle to read it off. It still had the Norwegian serial covered, and the UK serial applied though. That, and the fact it appears to have departed on a Westland callsign makes me think it'll be back, and isn't on delivery.

[rh226]

According to Scramble (obtained from MSF), ZZ106 was going to Poland for a demonstration visit to the Polish Armed Forces.

It called in at Ostend en route.

[Seacat192]

Thursday 31st January 2019 1115L
Noted at a chilly Judwin whilst en route to Eli's:

ZZ549 Wildcat 220. Ramp
ZZ550 Wildcat 220. Flew
(ZJ128)/M Merlin HC.4. Compass base

Freeman

How was Eli's today? Not been in there for 4 or 5 years