Log Lossiemouth - Thursday 10/10/19

[vulcanxl425]

Nice sunny day here temp +15c and a hint of visitors
Noted between 1115 and 1400
RW 23 in use

Visitors
ZK 315/315 Typhoon 41 Sqn arrived 1115 depart 1240 c/s Rebel 59
G- FRAJ Falcon 20 arrived am c/s Rushton 51 depart out 1230 c/s Tasman 71

Chinooks
All three for a period were noted outside ZH891,ZH894 & ZH 902
ZH891 Chinook HC6A departed 1312 c/s Onslaught 1
ZH902 Chinook HC5 departed 1312 c/s Onslaught 2
ZH894 Chinook HC6A towed back into Hangar around midday

Typhoons
ZK 337/337 (2Sqn mks) depart 1215 back 1350 c/s Fang 11
ZK 324/324 depart 1215 back 1350 c/s Fang 12
ZJ 917/917 (WS-R) noted on B Hard

Local notes
Approach Frequency 234.875 appears to be back in regular use
N.B. VASS now using A Hard,in addition Fire vehicles on C Hard whilst Fire Section getting building work done.

[Bluetail]

I noted an E-3 OTT Elgin just after 12 as well Al. Couldnt make out if it was RAF or NATO though

[Mike]

I noted an E-3 OTT Elgin just after 12 as well Al. Couldnt make out if it was RAF or NATO though

That was LX-N90451 "NATO 06", it did a few orbits late morning/early afternoon.

[np1991]

Onslaught 1 was ZH891,

Tazman and Rebel came back around 1430 after a sortie to Benbecular. Both departed for home around 1530. Falcon departed as Rushton 95.

Vodka 21 22 just back from local sortie. 21 = ZK337 22 = ZJ917/WS-R

[AyrForce1]

Any word up there on whether the Red Arrows will transit back through Lossie?
I believe they're doing Canada to Greenland today/tomorrow.
With work going on at Lossie (runway resurfacing?) I was wondering if they might transit elsewhere instead, like Prestwick.

[vulcanxl425]

No runway work being done here yet. Expected to start next year after Kinloss has been improved first.
Reds possibly routing through here Monday,weather dependent.

[AyrForce1]

Thanks.

[LM47]

Thanks for that log vulcanxl425.
The two Chinooks came down Loch Eck to the mouth of the Clyde in very poor visibility.
They went back up but came back down as the cloud base was getting lower and lower.
The second one (ZH902 from photo) obviously lost sight of the lead and went into an orbit around the head of the Holy Loch for a good 10 minutes or so.
Not every day I get a Chinook at roof top eight !