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3/6/19

10:07L ish - ZK020 (Hawk T.2/IV Sqn) ILS/Overshoot
10:22L - XX339/Pirate17 (Hawk T.1/100 Sqn) ILS/Overshoot
14:27L - XX339/Pirate17 (Hawk T.1/100 Sqn) Missed Approach R.07 End? (or flythrough?)

I notice the texans have now been doing approaches at Liverpool Apt & Hawarden (same sortie). Lets hope they "discover" Warton as well
but that would involve a direct track mostly over water...but they appear to minimise time over water to a minimum looking at typical sorties carried out so far..wonder why? I've already seen them flying from Valley but would be good if they ventured further Nth. Also some pairs sorties gone up using "Uzi" callsign (ex tucano).

TombsRIP wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 04, 2019 7:29 am

I notice the texans have now been doing approaches at Liverpool Apt & Hawarden (same sortie). Lets hope they "discover" Warton as well
but that would involve a direct track mostly over water...but they appear to minimise time over water to a minimum looking at typical sorties carried out so far..wonder why? I've already seen them flying from Valley but would be good if they ventured further Nth. Also some pairs sorties gone up using "Uzi" callsign (ex tucano).

I think apart from the Hawk T.1 & T.2 fleet (and the odd Tucano), the RAF are not aware that Warton exists!

I see Valley got 2 KLu F-16s visiting last week for Families (+ Enthusiast's) Day but none of the new Texans were reported flying on the Thurs. One on static (which I havent noted flying yet since it was delivered..ZM329) & 2 on egrs on Seahawk apron (ZM331+332) used by Affinity (beach side)

chrisward123 wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 04, 2019 9:24 am

I think apart from the Hawk T.1 & T.2 fleet (and the odd Tucano), the RAF are not aware that Warton exists!

Even then the Tucano’s seem to favour Blackpool airport. The Tornado’s used to visit although I would have thought Typhoons would visit more often.

4/6/19

13:11L ish - ZK032 (Hawk T.2/XXV Sqn/FH) ILS/Overshoot

Well currently we have 5 months of Tucanos left. Blackpool has been rather quiet without them lately

Still can’t believe there’s not been a visit from a F-35 yet.

5/6/19

10:49L ish - ZK355/Rebel62 (FGR4/BS116) T/O R.07
12:32L - ZK355/Rebel62 (FGR/BS116) ILS R.25 -routing over Preston/Hoghton/Fulwood - talkdown on ILS.
13:59L - ZM505/SYS72 (Juno HT.1/RAF-DHFS) ILS Approach -2nd ILS @14:11L
14:42L - ZK355/Rebel62 (FGR4/BS116) T/O
16:09L - G-JMCM/BAE101 (B733F/Western Atlantic) T/O R.25
16:18L - ZK355/Rebel62 (FGR4/BS116) Arr R.25

OTT/Local

08:19L - ZZ335/RRR2151 (A330 Voyager/RAF) Heading SSE towards Brize @34k ft - returning from Victorville, California
10:25L - 84-0096 (C-21A Learjet/USAF) Heading NWW @38k ft -to Belfast
11:13L - ZM330/VYT77 (T-6C Texan T.1/RAF) ILS/Overshoot Liverpool R.27 after being in hold over Runcorn area then to Hawarden @11:27L- why oh why do they not come upto Warton!
12:13L - 94-7315/RCH559 ( C-130H/USAF MAFFS) Heading W @16k ft (routing Horwich>Formby>West)
13:10L - 09-0017 (C-32A/USAF) Heading West @ 20k ft from Mildenhall
13:31L - 10-0221/RCH502 (C-17A/USAF) Heading W @20k ft (routing Horwich>Formby>West)

BS116 was flown by "Rebel 62", heard it on climbout from rwy25 @ 1049L (as given); "RBL62" up again in BS116 @ 1442L. In over Lytham @ 1614L inbound break, initials & land 1618L.

(ZM330 "VYT78" on a "cross N.Wales" sortie again pm for approaches to LPL & HAW; also on Mon 3/6 am;
ZM327 "VYT80/77" did a similar exercise on Mon am+pm (callsigns resp.);
ZM331 "VYT80" i/b LPL Apt after crossing Wirral & passing just nth city centre @ 5000ft @ 1516L to app from east. Then approaches to HAW;
Ditto ZM332 "VYT77" after ZM331!)

Cheers

Fri 7/06/19

Tucano ZF145 "LOP54" seen app to rwy07 @ 0943L presume SRA/Talkdown then overshot

7/6/19 Cont'd

11:53L - G-JMCM/BAE102 (B733F/Western Atlantic) Arr R.07
shortly followed by (1156L?) ZK020 (Hawk T.2/IV SQN) R.07 SRA/Talkdown then overshoot
12:40L - 13:48L - ZH870/Ascot110 (C-130J/RAF) Circuits R.07 (12:40-13:36) then flythrough @13:48L before departing North for ascent then during ascent heading over Irish Sea before heading South back to Brize

OTT/Local
11:14L - 89-1192/Pelican47 (C-17A/USAF) Descending off coast heading North for LL Lakes, operating from Brize
13:20L - 07-7181/RCH491 (C-17A/USAF) Heading NW @27300ft from London Stansted

Saw the spcl fin Hawk on approach from my sitting room window at 1156L...it would be nice if that C-17 did some approaches to Warton...would liven things up abit after (another) lacklustre week...no sign of that B727 appearing anytime soon...
Herk C.4 (C-130J-30) seen @ 1228L over Fylde hdg east: adsb gives it as ZH870 "Ascot 110"
[43C04C] seen on approach to rwy07 @1240L for t&go and circuits.

Cheers

TombsRIP wrote: ↑

Fri Jun 07, 2019 11:06 am

Saw the spcl fin Hawk on approach from my sitting room window at 1156L...it would be nice if that C-17 did some approaches to Warton...would liven things up abit after (another) lacklustre week...no sign of that B727 appearing anytime soon...
Herk C.4 (C-130J-30) seen @ 1228L over Fylde hdg east: adsb gives it as ZH870 "Ascot 110"
[43C04C] seen on approach to rwy07 @1240L for t&go and circuits.

Cheers

Just as you say you wish the C-17 would do some circuits, ZH870/Ascot110 arrives on cue for x12 circuits to liven things up abit!
Saw it over Blackpool Airport descending towards Warton

Bit like a certain movie...I'll be back!! He did indeed return for one last overshoot before climbing out over Blackpool then turning south.

Definately "groundhog" day watching it on approach to 07 from Lytham. Started to time it ..about approx 5-6 mins per circuit except the last time noted was at 1346L (must have gone further out to west for SRA/Talkdown I guess) before the low overshoot/flythrough & depart.
Camo looking decidedly "tatty" now.

10/6/19

12:33L - G-BYVI/UAM03 (G115e Tutor/RAF) ILS/T&G x2 - and again @14:58L
15:17L - G-BYUY/UAM01 (G115e Tutor/RAF) ILS/T&G
Around 15:40L - ZF448/LOP09 (Tucano T.1/72R Sqn) ILS/Overshoot
16:20L - ZF348/LOP55 (Tucano T.1/72R Sqn) ILS/Overshoot

On the Tutor front, 2 recent arrivals at Woodvale to look put for (if so inclined :-) are G-BYXL &
G-BYXO....not sure which 2 they replaced but obviously G-BYUY & G-BYVI still based plus G-BYUL. Should also be G-BYVP there as well. Normally 8 there or has this number now been reduced...

11/6/19

09:14L - ZK026 (Hawk T.2/IV Sqn) ILS/Low Overshoot
14:11L - ZK355 (FGR4/BS116) Dep R.07
16:02L - ZK355 (FGR4/BS116) RTB

OTT/Local
10:45L - N610AT (Raytheon AT-6B Texan II /Raytheon-Beechcraft Corp) Heading SE @25K ft routing from Glasgow - routing to Le Bourgeut for static appearance at Paris Air Show
11:41L - ZM334/CWL35 (Phenom 100/RAF) Heading East OTT Southport @24k ft (heading back towards Cranwell after ILS/OS at Ronaldsway, before that ILS/OS at Bristol - operating from Brize)
11:51L - G-XXEB/TQF1 (S-76 C++/Queens Helicopter Flight) Heading North over Preston @1300ft to Keswick - Duke of Cambridge & Duchess of Cambridge on board
12:15-12:45 - ZF135 & ZF140 (Tucano T.1/72R Sqn) Over Flyde area @5k ft
16:05L - G-XXEC (A.109 S Grand/Queens Helicopter Flight) Heading North over Preston @3300ft

AT-6 Texan II N610AT @ 25kft ex GLA heading SSE passed just east abeam Preston a few mins ago but as usual weather not playing ball. Would have been difficult enough to spot with blue skies..in a 2 tone grey camo...yet another that got away! (Snap Chris :-)

PS BS116 was flown by "RBL56".seen on App07 @ 1602L just off Lytham (on SRA/Talkdown) & land.