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Exercise Wildcat Tempest
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2022 5:01 pm
by scorpont
8x Wildcats should have arrived (7 confirmed so far - serials are all ADSB)
VALIANT61 LYNX ZZ390
VALIANT62 LYNX ZZ395
VANGUARD63 LYNX ZZ391
VANGUARD64 LYNX ZZ385
POLECAT07 LYNX ZZ408
POLECAT08 LYNX ZZ524
CARBON09 ZZ389
Re: Exercise Wildcat Tempest
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2022 5:10 pm
by Mike
How can the serials be confirmed if they're all from ADS-B?
Re: Exercise Wildcat Tempest
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2022 5:31 pm
by ArabJazzie
To be fair Mike, i read that differently to you as 7 arrived out of the 8 due with a list of serials taken from ADSB.
Re: Exercise Wildcat Tempest
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2022 5:35 pm
by Mike
ArabJazzie wrote: ↑Mon Feb 07, 2022 5:31 pm
To be fair Mike, i read that differently to you as 7 arrived out of the 8 due with a list of serials taken from ADSB.
I see what you mean now, well spotted!
Up the Jambos.
Re: Exercise Wildcat Tempest
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2022 7:07 pm
by mickfgr2
I can confirm valiant 61/62 as correct both did a single approach at DSA on the way up to Leeming.
Re: Exercise Wildcat Tempest
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2022 8:25 pm
by SamP
Looking at images of their arrival posted on FB, all the above serials are correct.
Re: Exercise Wildcat Tempest
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2022 9:59 pm
by Rhubarb
I can confirm with Mk1 eye ball that two different looking Lynx helis were in Doncaster class D air space over the racecourse at around 1000ft.
Re: Exercise Wildcat Tempest
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:32 pm
by FergiZA600
These were the Wildcats that arrived at Leeming:
ZZ391 VANGUARD63
ZZ385 VANGUARD64
ZZ390 VALIANT61
ZZ395 VALIANT62
ZZ405 CARBON08
ZZ389 CARBON09
ZZ408 POLECAT07
ZZ524 POLECAT08
Also of note was ZZ395 VALIANT62 that departed North bound to Newcastle Airport, ZZ390 VALIANT61 & ZZ385 VALIANT62 were the Ones that appeared at Doncaster.
Re: Exercise Wildcat Tempest
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2022 12:22 am
by mickfgr2
FergiZA600 see photo section re valiants at DSA it was definatly 390 & 395 that did the approach on monday. Mick
Re: Exercise Wildcat Tempest
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2022 12:50 pm
by FergiZA600
Sorry put the wrong reg down, for some reason I had 385 wrote down twice when it should have been 395. Thanks for the correction tho
Re: Exercise Wildcat Tempest
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2022 6:15 pm
by Callum1998
Thinking of stopping at Leeming tomorrow, are the wildcats visable from the spotters compound or are they in the Has site?
Re: Exercise Wildcat Tempest
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2022 7:54 pm
by ianlane1960
Callum1998 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 08, 2022 6:15 pm
Thinking of stopping at Leeming tomorrow, are the wildcats visable from the spotters compound or are they in the Has site?
Visible from the viewing area
Re: Exercise Wildcat Tempest
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2022 8:05 pm
by Callum1998
ianlane1960 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 08, 2022 7:54 pm
Callum1998 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 08, 2022 6:15 pm
Thinking of stopping at Leeming tomorrow, are the wildcats visable from the spotters compound or are they in the Has site?
Visible from the viewing area
Many thanks
Re: Exercise Wildcat Tempest
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2022 10:44 pm
by Graham
All 8 out 10.am today along with ZB131 and yesterday's delivery ZB136.
Re: Exercise Wildcat Tempest
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2022 8:20 pm
by Peter59
All 8 confirmed (serials as in FergieZA600's post above) still outside today 10/02/22.
Re: Exercise Wildcat Tempest
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2022 7:18 pm
by Alf
Peter59 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 10, 2022 8:20 pm
All 8 confirmed (serials as in FergieZA600's post above) still outside today 10/02/22.
Have they now left Leeming, or are they still there? Thanks.
Re: Exercise Wildcat Tempest
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 9:30 am
by Bobby Jo
Looks like some are departing this morning
Valiant 61 Flt - ZZ385 - ZZ390 are tracking down towards Sheffield now. Both showing on FR24
Vanguard 63 & 64 ZZ391 & 395 have just shown up on 360:Radar. These are now tracking behind the first 2
Best
Rob