exercise chameleon 2020

[Skirgey]

A pair of Chinooks arrived in Edinburgh late on last night. Callsigns Lifter 1 & 2.

Possibly related to exercise?

Was a flt of 4 at some point but they did RTB Odiham later on

[Ross Forsyth]

A pair of Chinooks arrived in Edinburgh late on last night. Callsigns Lifter 1 & 2.

Possibly related to exercise?

Nothing to do with Exercise,was a flight of 2 on a multiple training aspects sortie

[Vandal]

Thanks guys.

Flight of 4 would have had everyone out of bed - the first one over (Lifter 2) was very loud, even by Chinook standards.

Unusual too, to have those machines out & about up here so late on.

[Skirgey]

Thanks guys.

Flight of 4 would have had everyone out of bed - the first one over (Lifter 2) was very loud, even by Chinook standards.

Unusual too, to have those machines out & about up here so late on.

Yeah I was told flight of 4 over Hexham, think asomeone was counting rotors lol

[jwramsay]

Seems the exercise starts Saturday 29th August 2020 now!

[Calum1991]

Seems the exercise starts Saturday 29th August 2020 now!

Is there a source for that?

[BatFlanker]

Gov.uk website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... ugust-2020
Always worth keeping a wee eye on it for updates.

[Calum1991]

Gov.uk website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... ugust-2020
Always worth keeping a wee eye on it for updates.

Much appreciated!

[Unknown74]

Will keep an eye for any Helicopters over Edinburgh over the next wee while. Is Arrivals Sunday as usual? Remember seeing the Apaches before.

[Vandal]

Will keep an eye for any Helicopters over Edinburgh over the next wee while. Is Arrivals Sunday as usual? Remember seeing the Apaches before.

Sunday would be the 30th......

That's the day after the Exercise starts.

Not heard anything transiting through though, we normally hear helicopters around this neck of the woods. Do they still cross near the Forth Bridges?

[cj9ru]

SD Victoria the ship that usually supports exercise now in Forth in Largo Bay. Usually anchored in St Andrews bay and around the area towards Barry Buddon.
It is visible on Boatwatch.
Sailed from Portsmouth.

[venom]

just to let everyone know last year an the year before it is nothing to get excited about 4 apachs that are parked up an a herc doijg para drops the only 2bdays any good when the shadow an the osprey came in
colin

[sufa 36]

Morning
omen 1 ZH875 landed 10.16

Allan

[sherriff]

Omen 2, showing as ZH867, also en route to Leuchars.

[toom317]

just to let everyone know last year an the year before it is nothing to get excited about 4 apachs that are parked up an a herc doijg para drops the only 2bdays any good when the shadow an the osprey came in
colin

There were Chinooks involved in one of them as well.

[Condor68]

Think ti was two years ago got a picture of the Cninooks over Barry Buddon .Both had 6 men dangling on a really long cable and they were moving a fairly high speed at a fairly low altitude.Would have been easy to bash some of the Danglers on the trees..Quite impressive

[sufa 36]

omen 2 ZH867 landed 12.05

Allan

[AIROPPS]

Machete 2 heading up from Wattisham at the minute showing as ZJ226

[sufa 36]

Ascot 466 ZM403 out of bournmouth possibly for leuchars ??

Allan

[sufa 36]

Machete 2 heading up from Wattisham at the minute showing as ZJ226

machete 1 did leave with machete 2
but Looked to turn back to rtb not long after departing?

Allan