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F35 flypast
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 7:22 am
by davegt4
Do we have a time for departure today?
Reportedly doing a flypast of the Queen Elizabeth carriers in Scotland at 14.00
Re: F35 flypast
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 8:51 am
by Spitfire88
12:40 departure 15:30 return
Re: F35 flypast
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 8:59 am
by Luketurfrey1
Is it just the one participating in the fly past?
Re: F35 flypast
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 9:01 am
by Skywatcher
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
Re: F35 flypast
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 9:12 am
by Luketurfrey1
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!
Re: F35 flypast
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 9:19 am
by Skywatcher
Glad to be of help,hope you get to see them today
All the best
Max
Re: F35 flypast
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 9:43 am
by big john
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
Re: F35 flypast
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:24 am
by Luketurfrey1
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?
Re: F35 flypast
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:25 am
by ChrisCwmbran
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.
Re: F35 flypast
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:28 am
by Luketurfrey1
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!
Re: F35 flypast
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:30 am
by ChrisCwmbran
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.
Re: F35 flypast
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:33 am
by Luketurfrey1
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..
Re: F35 flypast
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:36 am
by rva65
Runway 27 then, the east end!
Re: F35 flypast
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:44 am
by AscotVortex
Hhmmmmm....decisions, 09 for some head-on or 27 end to see some reheat.....
Re: F35 flypast
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 11:05 am
by Luketurfrey1
AscotVortex wrote:Hhmmmmm....decisions, 09 for some head-on or 27 end to see some reheat.....
Exactly the decisions I was debating over
Re: F35 flypast
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 11:29 am
by seven
Assuming they use reheat of course, as they certainly won't need it!
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Re: F35 flypast
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 11:38 am
by ChrisCwmbran
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!
Re: F35 flypast
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 11:56 am
by FairfordGreenwing
...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.
Re: F35 flypast
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 12:03 pm
by seven
ChrisCwmbran wrote: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!
They do need reheat for that though IIRC
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Re: F35 flypast
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 12:17 pm
by Warthog
Not unloading, loading.