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Ex Cobra Warrior parking restrictions
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Ref so called additional parking the areas south of the WAVE is access to a fire service training centre with operational staff and appliances, this will have to have access at all times.
Please lets not be responsible for an emergency vehicle not being able to get to someone who needs it.
Please lets not be responsible for an emergency vehicle not being able to get to someone who needs it.
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Blimey, up to 8 pages on parking. Maybe rename the exercise "Cobra Worrier" or "Cobra Flap"?
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Excellent point.
Good job we have hardly any exercises over here!!
The forum would grind to a halt.
Trevor
Good job we have hardly any exercises over here!!
The forum would grind to a halt.
Trevor
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Shouldn't be too bad at 2am when a few spotters I can think of will be leaving to get a parking spot for Cobra flap!plmc135 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2019 8:09 amThe original post is not quite correct. The bridge will still be open but single lane controlled by temporary traffic lights. Time taken to get across could be horrendous
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By the way people are talking by 2am the queue to get into the WAVE will be backed upto Sutton Bridge anyway!! #CobraFlapslogen51 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2019 9:06 amShouldn't be too bad at 2am when a few spotters I can think of will be leaving to get a parking spot for Cobra flap!
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Fowlers were originally warned of a complete closure and early September, I see the latest is one lane and starting 23rd so shouldn't affect now . Apart from the 2 days early in Septemberplmc135 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2019 8:09 amThe original post is not quite correct. The bridge will still be open but single lane controlled by temporary traffic lights. Time taken to get across could be horrendous
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Andy Marden wrote: ↑Thu Aug 08, 2019 8:55 amBlimey, up to 8 pages on parking. Maybe rename the exercise "Cobra Worrier" or "Cobra Flap"?
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Still got plenty of mileage to go to catch up with the 70 pages about RIAT
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Hold my beer .
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What do cry when we see The Man With the Stick???
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What do cry when we see The Man With the Stick???
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Just had a reply from my reporter friend who's contacted the base for a statement
Well well well !!!
And i quote....
"Its a voluntary £5 donation for exercise cobra the WAVE suggested this"
Statement from the base
Well well well !!!
And i quote....
"Its a voluntary £5 donation for exercise cobra the WAVE suggested this"
Statement from the base
Lee Blake
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Maybe they should/could offer pre booked parking spaces at £20 with a Bacon roll and coffee thrown in with proceeds going to charity. Would save the queues every morning and support local charities?
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i wonder who is going to accept the £5 donation fee??
Comfortably Numb
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Its about time someone from the WAVE produce the correct facts and not mr Clayton whos head up on the WAVE f/b started all this for insurance open at 7 am when at Coningsby few years ago the car park had over night parking when the Lanc came across
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Not sure who this Clayton chap is you refer to, the Owner, John has posted on the f/b page they will make further announcements in due course, as and when info becomes available.
Best we don't speculate any further, until we know.
Cheers
Mike
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Lee, it seems like you have an axe to grind with John at the WAVE, you have constantly called it "the burger van in the corner" and you know darn well that it is not a burger van - so why belittle the place?
Has your "reporter friend" spoken to the correct department at RAF Waddington?
Could you tell us all who this "reporter friend" actually is, or is that some sort of secret?
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Ive already stated ive no axe to grind with John or the WAVE, infact after learning the tariff came from the base it was with them i had the issue and why i asked Lincolnshire Live to get involved, that carpark was given to spotters to enjoy the hobby for free (like all viewing areas up and down the country) not for us to be charged an admission fee when it suited.
Lee Blake
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I agree with you about the WAVE being a place for us all to park free of charge and I'm totally disgusted that every occupant of every car should have to pay £5 during this exercise. I really hope that under 16s and OAPs don't have to pay - I haven't seen that mentioned so far, though.
I'm not going to mention blue badge holders, that is an entirely different story.
So you have a long queue of cars waiting patiently to enter the WAVE (and stopping the traffic flow on the A15), they are all full of different age groups (kids, Mums, Dads, OAPs and the driver has a blue badge (that they have borrowed from their mate's Auntie ) - that's going to really help, isn't it?
The whole idea of charging is mad, absolutely firkin bonkers and how can they possibly expect to charge every human being in every car £5
The funniest thing I ever saw (talking about being charged per person here) was at the Aviation Viewing Park at Manchester airport a couple of years ago. I had just arrived when a chav car arrived and parked about 10 yards to the right of me, the driver got out, opened his tailgate and 3 guys got out. The AVP charges are per car, not per person!
I'm not going to mention blue badge holders, that is an entirely different story.
So you have a long queue of cars waiting patiently to enter the WAVE (and stopping the traffic flow on the A15), they are all full of different age groups (kids, Mums, Dads, OAPs and the driver has a blue badge (that they have borrowed from their mate's Auntie ) - that's going to really help, isn't it?
The whole idea of charging is mad, absolutely firkin bonkers and how can they possibly expect to charge every human being in every car £5
The funniest thing I ever saw (talking about being charged per person here) was at the Aviation Viewing Park at Manchester airport a couple of years ago. I had just arrived when a chav car arrived and parked about 10 yards to the right of me, the driver got out, opened his tailgate and 3 guys got out. The AVP charges are per car, not per person!
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Re: Ex Cobra Warrior parking restrictions
I kind of agree with Lee on this one. The WAVE is there for free on any "normal" day but not whilst this ex is going on. I don't remember anyone having to pay when the ACMI exercises used to take place and that used to involve alot more aircraft than what will turn up for this (I know, there's less variety and amount of aircraft nowadays). I feel like if this charge is implemented, then every time something good happens at waddington then we are going to have to pay to see it. In my opinion this is just milking us for the sake of it as I would be very surprised if ATC ask for the pilots to do extra approaches or anything like that for us "paying punters" in the WAVE. And yes, before anyone says the military are not there for our benefit, I get that, but if we are having to pay to be in the area to see the goings on then maybe they could give a little in return (if fuel allows for extra approaches etc)
Rant over , I realise this may not be how everyone sees it but I don't think Lee should be getting the amount of flak for airing his opinion.
P.s I will still end up paying the charge to park
Rant over , I realise this may not be how everyone sees it but I don't think Lee should be getting the amount of flak for airing his opinion.
P.s I will still end up paying the charge to park
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