PDA NOTAM 25th, 27-28th April 2016

[Gary]

On top of possible doing some night flying see here viewtopic.php?f=55&t=129638

The PDA NOTAM has now been issued, 25th practice?, then either 27th or 28th of PDA/ weather back up day.

Parent ICAO: EGXC
Start date/time: 25/04/2016 12:00 UTC
End date/time: 28/04/2016 14:30 UTC
Activity period: 25 1200-1340, 27 28 1200-1430
Lower height limit: 000
Upper height limit: 999

NO TAKE OFFS, NO CIRCUITS, NO PRACTICE DIVERSIONS, NO TAXIING ACFT,
NO DIVERSION COMMITMENTS AND NO VISITING AIRCRAFT

ADD 1 hour for local/BST

It wasn't that long ago when PDA's used to take all day

[nwalch]

Will the PDA be the Typhoon as well as BBMF (minus the Lanc)?

[Steven]

Weather for Coningsby is pretty pants all week

[plmc135]

According to BBC Weather, things look pretty good for tomorrow up until about 1400 and also not too bad on Thursday.

Paul

[Zeb]

PDA Go or No Go today?

[Lifesgood]

Has PDA happened yet anyone? If not might make the trip tomorrow!

[reaper493]

Typhoon has PDA approval, photo on twitter by pilot.

Would presume BBMF happened before that, they were up at 10am.

[Zeb]

Shame, dozens of disappointed plane spotters today at 1pm.

[mirage41]

Now, I don't do twitter, and hence have no idea when the PDA flight occurred.

To my surprise, I can't find out (it seems) within the FC info.

Where is The Captain in this difficult time.

[Vulcanone]

With the weather due to go down hill the time was moved forward I believe and posted on ye Olde Social Meedya or Twitterwhatever....

T

[Zeb]

Looking at the OP NOTAM, it was outside the timings?

[captain scarlet]

Now, I don't do twitter, and hence have no idea when the PDA flight occurred.

To my surprise, I can't find out (it seems) within the FC info.

Where is The Captain in this difficult time.

The Captain stayed nice and warm at cloud base!

[C24]

With the weather due to go down hill the time was moved forward I believe and posted on ye Olde Social Meedya or Twitterwhatever....

T

At least it happened on the same day. Well deserved if the practice slots were anything to go by.
P.s. Must look into this Facebook/Twitter thing. It seems to be quite popular.
Mutter, mutter, mutter. Grump, grump, grump. Whinge, whinge, whinge.

[reaper493]

Those that didn't get the PDA (Half of the fighter pilots) are trying again next Thursday.

taken from Twitter.

[Vulcanone]

Don't forget the Lanc has yet to fly.

So there is another PDA still on the books sometime next month, it seems

Tim

[mirage41]

Congratulations to Fl. Lt. Mark Long on achieving PDA approval.

Whilst we can understand the weather shift, a lot of us FCers are not best pleased at Twitterway of informing.

[Steven]

Well the moaners should probably realise that PDA Day is not an airshow, the NOTAM's are a Notice to Airmen not a "Notice to come and watch our airshow"

[Zeb]

Well the PDA was done outside of the NOTAM, how could he have passed? Might have been an accident.

[POL]

He passed because he met every requirement laid forth as part of the public display approval process.

What might have been an accident?

[Vulcanone]

NoTAMs are (I assume) flexible for things like weather, or I would assume a change to the NoTAM was sent out first thing.

Not to mention that as AOC 1 Group had gone to the trouble of popping over I guess it was happening. Its part of the price you have to pay now that we only have 1 FJ doing displays I'm afraid.

EDIT

to quote the post before mine

He passed because he met every requirement laid forth as part of the public display approval process. (At a time moved forward) So no accident I am afraid. He was signed off by the boss!

So some missed it = Better luck next time.

Tim