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Coningsby monthly week on nights

Parent ICAO: EGXC
Start date/time: 20/11/2017 08:00 UTC
End date/time: 24/11/2017 09:30 UTC
Activity period: 20-23 0800-1330, 24 0800-0930
Lower height limit: 000
Upper height limit: 999

AD CLOSED. NO PRACTICE DIVERSIONS, DIVERSION COMMITMENTS OR VISITING
ACFT.

ALL times local/GMT

What time does the night flying usually start, I went in Sept and there was little action until 7 or 8ish although I am aware night flying is technically 30mins after sunset with the sunsetting much earlier now. thanks

I haven't been in the winter months, but in the lighter months you tended to get one day sortie launch around 1400-1430 and recover 2hrs later, then nothing until dark.
All depends on which squadrons are on nights.
Hopefully a local can provide a rough idea to this week's pattern on Monday

reaper493 wrote:I haven't been in the winter months, but in the lighter months you tended to get one day sortie launch around 1400-1430 and recover 2hrs later, then nothing until dark.
All depends on which squadrons are on nights.
Hopefully a local can provide a rough idea to this week's pattern on Monday

From experience there is usually a launch around 5 - 6 PM (which is often the first major launch) then again after 8.30 and they often do launch upto 11 PM and sometimes beyond.

Cheers Gary
Hugely informative and welcome as usual.
Particularly looking forward to this week as I've built myself a new aerial, and looking forward to testing it out.

cheers for the comments, hopefully pop along tomorrow ev