Wattisham 23/07/2021

[slogen51]

10:23 Viper 1 arrived on 05 : read off as ZJ213, didn't show on adsbexhange.

Briefly heard Viper 2 on approach , also not showing up

[slogen51]

11:40 AAC 068 about to lift for the London Heli Lanes

American accent

I won't be reading him , too far up the runway

11:50 ZZ523 Wildcat returned still as Carbon 09

[slogen51]

12:45 Machete 1 departed to D208 for 90 minutes

[tommc]

12:45 Machete 1 departed to D208 for 90 minutes

ZJ191

[slogen51]

Cheers
Machete 1 finally switching to STANTA ops

13:09 Outlaw1 just about to go to Woodbridge

[igorski]

Look out for AAC068 on it's way back North now, just passing Colchester. Overflew Heathrow and Northolt on the way around London.

[slogen51]

13:28 AAC 068 just landed , to me it looked like ZJ188 Edit is actually ZJ186

They are buggers to read even with a camera

[tommc]

HEX 43C24B was confirmed last week as ZJ186. (Actually one of the easier fins to read).

[slogen51]

Thanks again

I will edit my post above

Polecat 07 inbound on Wattisham approach

14:25 Polecat 07 ZZ389 Army Wildcat arrived

( That is also required - bonus!)

14:30 Machete 1 RTB , ZJ18?

[slogen51]

14:45 Machete 1 saying they will become Carbon 02 for the next operation

15:10 Carbon combine taxy - 1 Apache and 1 wildcat

[igorski]

ADSB say ZJ189 and ZZ389

[tommc]

ADSB say ZJ189 and ZZ389

My box says "43C252". Which I have confirmed as being ZJ191.

[slogen51]

When I left after 4pm both ZZ523 and ZZ389 were on the deck at Wattisham

[tommc]

When I left after 4pm both ZZ523 and ZZ389 were on the deck at Wattisham

A quick guide to the parking spots

Wattisham Waterfront 1600 by Tom McGhee, on Flickr

[slogen51]

Cheers

The wildcats went to C3 according to Tower

[Freeman Lowell]

Tom,
Why 'Waterfront' please?
Freeman

[tommc]

Tom,
Why 'Waterfront' please?
Freeman

No idea on the history of it, but it is a commonly used term for the main aircraft pan.

[pg1610]

10:23 Viper 1 arrived on 05 : read off as ZJ213, didn't show on adsbexhange.

Briefly heard Viper 2 on approach , also not showing up

maybe a red herring but Viper 1 on 21st was noted via FR24 as being 43C267 (ZJ210) so would fit the sequence

[Freeman Lowell]

Tom,
Why 'Waterfront' please?
Freeman

No idea on the history of it, but it is a commonly used term for the main aircraft pan.

Thanks Tom.
Freeman