I take it when the Runway lights are on its an active airfield also i noticed that the radar is still active two?

Is something still going to made of a perfectly good airfield?
Thanks, Cott09
Yes a large proped aircraft came over Cottesmore too, I think it would be the same one you spotted, turned over the Village heading towards Waddington direction.Tooks wrote:I've just driven past the end of Cottesmore's runway, and the lights are on again.
A bit earlier down near Peterborough, I did see a large prop aircraft, but assumed it was the Sibson Airfield parachute one?
Nothing much happening here right now anyway, so think I'll carry on!
Q) EGTT/QAZXX/IV/NBO/AE/000/030/5244N00039W003CH2 wrote:Today I was told the Cotts ATZ (Not the MATZ) was going active, anybody know anything.
We thought it was more to do with compromising the Radar Head
I see the base from my garden and would back it all the wayTooks wrote:Knowing a lot of the local residents who can view Cottesmore from their gardens (and not all of them aviation enthusiasts!) I would be enormously surprised if Cot became a civil commercial airport.
It's one thing buying and moving into a property with a mil base next door, as most of the folks living nearby would have, but getting them to agree to have a civil one would be a real battle I think.
Not impossible, but the planning permission process alone would take years if local people objected (and they will), so I'd still think keeping it mil would be the only realistic option (plans for housing would be similarly vociferously objected to!), the army moving in being the favourite one.
The phrase 'NIMBY' could have been invented for some of the residents of Rutland....
That will be interesting to know.......C24 wrote:I will ask at the Post Office, they usually know.
There is no requirement for fire cover for aircraft carrying out high energy manoeuvres, because it's in the vicinity of wherever. In that case there would be fire cover provided at ranges, which there isn't and in all low flying areas.cottesmore09 wrote:On another note I believe there has been NOTAM's for Mil Jets performing high energy manoeuvres over Cottesmore recently but due to lack of fire support they were called off?
Definitely UFOscottesmore09 wrote:Lights in the sky above Cottesmore on Wednesday 3rd Feb, was traveling south down the A at around 20:20ish, bright Orange light about 500ft up (my guess) I think it could of been a light on a helicopter but usually they are white?
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