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Exercise

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Marty21
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Exercise

Post by Marty21 » Thu Sep 06, 2018 9:36 pm

Took a trip over on Wednesday not very busy, still it was a good day
weather wise and it was good to meet up again with some of the
lads from yesteryear, Harry Colin Jan Kenny Tam had a good
laugh and got a tan, hope to catch you all again soon.

Andy

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Re: Exercise

Post by venom » Fri Sep 07, 2018 6:13 am

good to see you too andy
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Re: Exercise

Post by 100arw » Fri Sep 07, 2018 8:14 am

Not very busy? Compared to a normal day the C-130s were in and out as were the Apaches. Both types numerous times.
It is also a shame the locals block the space by the burger van, restricting others from parking and buying :-)

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Re: Exercise

Post by venom » Fri Sep 07, 2018 6:57 pm

if you had asked am sure my freinds would have moved
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Re: Exercise

Post by 100arw » Fri Sep 07, 2018 8:53 pm

Colin,
It was not me looking for a parking space. Also from what I was told they were not very talkative to non locals.
But thank you for the posts you do make.

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Re: Exercise

Post by venom » Sat Sep 08, 2018 6:30 am

no worrys bud a talk to any spotters
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Re: Exercise

Post by venom » Sat Sep 08, 2018 10:56 am

theres a aac islander parked up

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Re: Exercise

Post by CGM » Sat Sep 08, 2018 4:47 pm

2x apaches have just passed Kirkcaldy above Firth of Forth heading NE. Presume inbound to Leuchars shortly.

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Re: Exercise

Post by g91gina » Sat Sep 08, 2018 7:12 pm

Hi guys
Can anyone provide an update for today?
Are all 4 Apache’s and 3 Chinook’s still there?

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Re: Exercise

Post by Chuck » Sat Sep 08, 2018 8:57 pm

Only seen two Apaches fly late this afternoon/early evening: ZJ215 and ZJ224. Two Chinooks parked up in the southern HAS site, whilst the third (ZK553) was doing an exercise on the runway 04 threshold. ZH883 and ZH868, both C-130s parked on ASP3 and ZH005, the Defender AL2 was parked up on ASP1.

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Re: Exercise

Post by ODIN » Sat Sep 08, 2018 10:04 pm

Passed there at 19:40 tonight [Saturday] and 2 Apaches and AAC Islander parked up, glimpsed an Apache in the hangar [The large hangar nearest to the access road into the base] only had time to get an eyes right as i passed by, maybe more than one in there.....?

Chinook was also up as i drove from St Andrews.....3 bods :ninja: suspended from the rear....stopped traffic anyway !!!

As i type this [11pm] I hear distant Rotary wing, possibly Apaches?

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Re: Exercise

Post by g91gina » Sat Sep 08, 2018 10:42 pm

Gentlemen - thank you for the updates.
Weather forecast isn’t great for tomorrow but there are two numbers to be had!
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Re: Exercise

Post by venom » Sun Sep 09, 2018 11:19 am

aac islander was zh005

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Re: Exercise

Post by ODIN » Sun Sep 09, 2018 12:42 pm

AAC Islander airbone just now. Flew over the house [ St Andrews.]

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Re: Exercise

Post by David Robison » Sun Sep 09, 2018 2:23 pm

Is there two Defenders as the one that is sitting here at the minute is ZH 001 ?

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Re: Exercise

Post by CGM » Sun Sep 09, 2018 3:13 pm

Yes, ZH001 arrived this afternoon. ZH005 is the other.

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Re: Exercise

Post by iain s » Sun Sep 09, 2018 3:16 pm

ZH005 looks to be on his way home at present.

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Re: Exercise

Post by Punkrunner62 » Sun Sep 09, 2018 3:17 pm

ZH005 now plotting heading back to aldergrove.
Cheers.

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Re: Exercise

Post by venom » Sun Sep 09, 2018 6:25 pm

looks like a islander to me

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Re: Exercise

Post by Chuck » Sun Sep 09, 2018 7:00 pm

ZH001 and ZH005 are both Defenders, not Islanders. It is a modified version of the Islander, with a stretched fuselage and larger wing. Although they look like an Islander, they are called Defender.

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