Log Lossiemouth - Friday 12/4/19

[vulcanxl425]

First log for over a month for here with little to report even during Joint Warrior.
Noted today between 1020 and 1400
RW 23 in use

Visitor
10-0219 C-17A USAF AMC 62ndAW departed (To Mildenhall) 1140 c/s Reach 484

Tutor report
Only G-CGKU active today local flying

Typhoons flying
AM
ZK 329/329 Boxer 21
ZK 341/341
ZK 360/360 Venom 11
ZK 425/425 Venom 12
ZK 321/321 Psycho 21
ZK 344/344 Psycho 22
PM
ZK 322/322 Jedi 21
ZK 360/360 Venom 31
ZK 425/425 Venom 32
ZK 341/341 Boxer 41
ZK 329/329 Boxer 42

Noted on A Hard ZJ 807/807, ZK 343/343.ZK 306/306 on B Hard ZJ 924/924
In addition ZK 353/353 was towed from 1 Sqn Hangar to Northern HAS site.

N.B. Arriving recently was ZA 554/046 Tornado which has been put into a HAS on Northside meantime.

[Thunder]

Did the Tornado arrive by road? Of note ZA554 was the a/c that was involved in the death of Mike Harland back in 2007.

[graeme923]

It arrived by road and I believe it is to be scrapped

Graeme

[gamecock]

What was the point of moving it then Graeme? Bizarre.

[chrisov]

Was wondering that myself. How much do you think they would want for it.........

[jacissmiling]

Was wondering that myself. How much do you think they would want for it.........

One careful owner, full service history, sought after model in a fetching grey colour

[gamecock]

Put it in the farmer's field so you can shoot over the fence

All previous airframes went to a scrapyard in Seaham I think. Don't see the point of moving it all the way up to Lossie just to scrap it.

[mustang5861]

Would it be set to go along the road to Morayvia by any chance?

[CosmonautX]

According to Lossie Media & Comms on FB, it's due to become a gate guardian - apparently the elements have taken their toll on ZA475, so it will be replaced by ZA554.

[Tonkatime]

Gate Guardian would be the most reasonable explanation.

[Vulcanone]

Read the section under Marham. ZA554 is NOT staying at Lossie

[Vulcanone]

And Thunder Has already said what the reason is behind its demise.

[CosmonautX]

Vulcanone - is that the Fleet General Info thread? If I'm reading that right, is ZA554 due to be moved from Lossie and exchanged for ZA463? I wonder if Media & Comms weren't aware that there was due to be a swap and it's ZA463 that's destined to become the new gate guardian (though I see Integrale1 mentions "preservation" - would that preclude installation as a guardian?)

[Vulcanone]

Indeed it is the fleet general info thread.

I have little or no real idea at the minute if they plan to do the same with whatever they get.

Preservation probably includes gate guardian duties.