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davegt4
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F35 flypast

Post by davegt4 » Fri Jul 01, 2016 7:22 am

Do we have a time for departure today?
Reportedly doing a flypast of the Queen Elizabeth carriers in Scotland at 14.00

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Re: F35 flypast

Post by Spitfire88 » Fri Jul 01, 2016 8:51 am

12:40 departure 15:30 return

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Re: F35 flypast

Post by Luketurfrey1 » Fri Jul 01, 2016 8:59 am

Is it just the one participating in the fly past?
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Re: F35 flypast

Post by Skywatcher » Fri Jul 01, 2016 9:01 am

Should be 2x F35B (for fly past over our two new HMS QE Class carriers )and for Marham 1x Tornado GR4 and 2xF35B,this is info based on well known information :)
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Re: F35 flypast

Post by Luketurfrey1 » Fri Jul 01, 2016 9:12 am

Skywatcher wrote:Should be 2x F35B (for fly past over our two new HMS QE Class carriers )and for Marham 1x Tornado GR4 and 2xF35B,this is info based on well known information :)
All the best
Max
Brilliant, thank you very much! Unfortunately missed the arrivals due to work so hopefully catch them today!
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Re: F35 flypast

Post by Skywatcher » Fri Jul 01, 2016 9:19 am

Glad to be of help,hope you get to see them today :)
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Re: F35 flypast

Post by big john » Fri Jul 01, 2016 9:43 am

Notam for today's action
EGTT/QFAAH/IV/NBO/A/000/999/5141N00147W005
B) FROM: 16/07/01 10:00C) TO: 16/07/01 15:00
E) AD AND RWY 09/27 OPEN. AVAILABLE FOR SCHEDULED MOVEMENTS ONLY
Add 1 hour for local time
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Re: F35 flypast

Post by Luketurfrey1 » Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:24 am

big john wrote:Notam for today's action
EGTT/QFAAH/IV/NBO/A/000/999/5141N00147W005
B) FROM: 16/07/01 10:00C) TO: 16/07/01 15:00
E) AD AND RWY 09/27 OPEN. AVAILABLE FOR SCHEDULED MOVEMENTS ONLY
Add 1 hour for local time

Does anyone know which runway is in use?
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Re: F35 flypast

Post by ChrisCwmbran » Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:25 am

Luketurfrey1 wrote:
big john wrote:Notam for today's action
EGTT/QFAAH/IV/NBO/A/000/999/5141N00147W005
B) FROM: 16/07/01 10:00C) TO: 16/07/01 15:00
E) AD AND RWY 09/27 OPEN. AVAILABLE FOR SCHEDULED MOVEMENTS ONLY
Add 1 hour for local time

Does anyone know which runway is in use?
I believe as a rule almost all if not all airports take off and land into the wind.

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Re: F35 flypast

Post by Luketurfrey1 » Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:28 am

ChrisCwmbran wrote:
Luketurfrey1 wrote:
big john wrote:Notam for today's action
EGTT/QFAAH/IV/NBO/A/000/999/5141N00147W005
B) FROM: 16/07/01 10:00C) TO: 16/07/01 15:00
E) AD AND RWY 09/27 OPEN. AVAILABLE FOR SCHEDULED MOVEMENTS ONLY
Add 1 hour for local time

Does anyone know which runway is in use?
I believe as a rule almost all if not all airports take off and land into the wind.
Yeah I was just wondering which direction the wind was blowing, with take off from 09 end and departing over 27 being ideal!
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Re: F35 flypast

Post by ChrisCwmbran » Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:30 am

The wind seems to be from the WSW at the moment so I think you are probably in luck.

Errr correction. I think they will head from the bomb dump end into the wind.

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Re: F35 flypast

Post by Luketurfrey1 » Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:33 am

ChrisCwmbran wrote:The wind seems to be from the WSW at the moment so I think you are probably in luck.

Errr correction. I think they will head from the bomb dump end into the wind.
Thought it was too good to be true! Photos from 09 end are never the best..
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Re: F35 flypast

Post by rva65 » Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:36 am

Runway 27 then, the east end!

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Re: F35 flypast

Post by AscotVortex » Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:44 am

Hhmmmmm....decisions, 09 for some head-on or 27 end to see some reheat.....

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Re: F35 flypast

Post by Luketurfrey1 » Fri Jul 01, 2016 11:05 am

AscotVortex wrote:Hhmmmmm....decisions, 09 for some head-on or 27 end to see some reheat.....
Exactly the decisions I was debating over
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Re: F35 flypast

Post by seven » Fri Jul 01, 2016 11:29 am

Assuming they use reheat of course, as they certainly won't need it!

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Re: F35 flypast

Post by ChrisCwmbran » Fri Jul 01, 2016 11:38 am

seven wrote:Assuming they use reheat of course, as they certainly won't need it!

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One presumes they don't even need a runway if they don't want either!

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Re: F35 flypast

Post by FairfordGreenwing » Fri Jul 01, 2016 11:56 am

...anyway, both departed smack on time heading west using the full runway, incidentally 15mins previously a Jumbo landed, now unloading goods where the Buff's usually sit.

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Re: F35 flypast

Post by seven » Fri Jul 01, 2016 12:03 pm

ChrisCwmbran wrote:
seven wrote:Assuming they use reheat of course, as they certainly won't need it!

7
One presumes they don't even need a runway if they don't want either!
They do need reheat for that though IIRC ;)

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Re: F35 flypast

Post by Warthog » Fri Jul 01, 2016 12:17 pm

Not unloading, loading.

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