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NOTAM up for 0600z-1000z. Uncertain right now if this is B1 related.

Notam has now been removed

The chances of anything flying today or tomorrow are probably near zero.

Drove past about 30 minutes ago and saw a U-2 outside of the hangar

page_verify wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:21 am

The chances of anything flying today or tomorrow are probably near zero.

What makes you say this may I ask? Wx forecast?

Yup, a violent crosswind until at least Wednesday morning.

Figures. Made the trip up today based on no flying since Friday. This is my 3rd attempt at getting them as I have to come from Devon - I'm beginning to think I'm cursed.

kingmark11 wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:37 am

Figures. Made the trip up today based on no flying since Friday. This is my 3rd attempt at getting them as I have to come from Devon - I'm beginning to think I'm cursed.

If you’ve got there hold fire until mid morning. They may fly unless the crosswinds too bad. Early Notam is normally for the U2 but you never know

I'm holding fire at the moment. Me and the missus got here 06:40am. It's always a gamble especially travelling from Birmingham. No luck Fri so hopefully today will be the day!

?gpu noise just started by b1s

dragonhunter20 wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:44 am

kingmark11 wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:37 am

Figures. Made the trip up today based on no flying since Friday. This is my 3rd attempt at getting them as I have to come from Devon - I'm beginning to think I'm cursed.

If you’ve got there hold fire until mid morning. They may fly unless the crosswinds too bad. Early Notam is normally for the U2 but you never know

Yeah we're going to give it a chance, driven too far to give up at 0800L. Appears to be some ground activity around two airframes so we will see.

Six hour roundtrip from Lincoln yesterday. I did see all four on the ground. Keep the faith folks ,nothing worse than leaving and then up they go!

kingmark11 wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 18, 2021 7:00 am

dragonhunter20 wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:44 am

kingmark11 wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:37 am

Figures. Made the trip up today based on no flying since Friday. This is my 3rd attempt at getting them as I have to come from Devon - I'm beginning to think I'm cursed.

If you’ve got there hold fire until mid morning. They may fly unless the crosswinds too bad. Early Notam is normally for the U2 but you never know

Yeah we're going to give it a chance, driven too far to give up at 0800L. Appears to be some ground activity around two airframes so we will see.

Definitely worth hanging around now you're there. You can always pop into Fairford for a coffee and a cake to kill some time!

but then you may just be about to take a sip of tea and biting into that jam scone ... and then you hear the sound of 4 engines in reheat.

page_verify wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:35 am

Yup, a violent crosswind until at least Wednesday morning.

Violent?!

TAF: EGVA 180635Z 1806/1911 VRB06KT 6000 BR BKN010 BKN040 QNH2999INS TEMPO 1806/1807 4000 BR BKN007 BECMG 1807/1808 VRB06KT 5000 BR BKN020 BKN040 QNH3000INS BECMG 1809/1810 19010KT 3200 BR BKN010 QNH3001INS TEMPO 1810/1811 5000 BR BKN007 BECMG 1812/1813 19012G20KT 6000 -SHRA BKN010 BKN040 QNH2998INS BECMG 1818/1820 21010KT 3200 BR BKN006 BKN010 QNH2992INS BECMG 1903/1905 20010G15KT 6000 -SHRA BKN010 QNH2990INS TX17/1816Z TN10/1806Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1806 NEXT 1812

(Translation here for those that don't 'speak' aviation: https://en.allmetsat.com/metar-taf/engl ... ?icao=EGVA )

There is a slight crosswind but there is barely even a slight breeze

747woody wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 18, 2021 8:26 am

page_verify wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 18, 2021 6:35 am

Yup, a violent crosswind until at least Wednesday morning.

Violent?!

Forecast suggesting gusts of 30kts tomorrow.

But Not for Today?

Maybe in the Wright brothers plane..,

Anymore action on the ground?

Nowt as yet!