Yeovil (Westlands) Sightings Summer 2019

[rh226]

Brand new thread to cover the period June to August 2019

[Two66]

I'm just going to repost this here so it doesn't get lost in the changeover...

Algerian Merlin 7T-WVB (ZR350) came up from France Friday, stopped for a while at Exeter before flying to Yeovil and landing at Westlands

[Judwin71]

Flying today: 7T-WVB AW101, WHE02.

[Judwin71]

Briefly flying this morning (10ish) AW139 G-CIJW c/s AGUSTA62.

[Mikepaparomeo]

Wildcat seen inbound from the east around 2.30pm today 20 June but was driving so no reg. Is Yeovil the hardest place in the UK to view the aprons? I struggled to find anywhere, but not being local probably don't know all the possibilities!
Regards
Mark

[Malcolm]

Wildcat seen inbound from the east around 2.30pm today 20 June but was driving so no reg. Is Yeovil the hardest place in the UK to view the aprons? I struggled to find anywhere, but not being local probably don't know all the possibilities!
Regards
Mark

/League of Gentlemen voice=on
There are local places for local people :-)
/League of Gentlemen voice=off

Try here :
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/50% ... -2.6464435

Stuff will probably be nose/tail on but Wildcats and some Merlins are readable if you walk up and down the path under the approach. If there are Merlins that are unreadable then you can try here :

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/50% ... -2.6484176

Wildcats are a bit low behind the hump from here, but Merlins are usually get-able. When they put in the new 12000 ft concrete B52 capable runway hopefully they'll remove the hump.

A final place to try is here :
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/50% ... -2.6614965

You can't see the ramps from here, but there are sometimes helicopters parked out for tests next to the fence. There are a few other places. but I can't let you into the back bedroom :-)

The only place that I'm aware of that they routinely park stuff and you can't see to read it off is the wash rack, which is the yellow arch thing up near the Tower.

[Mikepaparomeo]

Wildcat seen inbound from the east around 2.30pm today 20 June but was driving so no reg. Is Yeovil the hardest place in the UK to view the aprons? I struggled to find anywhere, but not being local probably don't know all the possibilities!
Regards
Mark

/League of Gentlemen voice=on
There are local places for local people :-)
/League of Gentlemen voice=off

Try here :
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/50% ... -2.6464435

Stuff will probably be nose/tail on but Wildcats and some Merlins are readable if you walk up and down the path under the approach. If there are Merlins that are unreadable then you can try here :

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/50% ... -2.6484176

Wildcats are a bit low behind the hump from here, but Merlins are usually get-able. When they put in the new 12000 ft concrete B52 capable runway hopefully they'll remove the hump.

A final place to try is here :
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/50% ... -2.6614965

You can't see the ramps from here, but there are sometimes helicopters parked out for tests next to the fence. There are a few other places. but I can't let you into the back bedroom :-)

The only place that I'm aware of that they routinely park stuff and you can't see to read it off is the wash rack, which is the yellow arch thing up near the Tower.

Most kind. Will check these out on next visit, before I seek permission to visit said bedroom. Best, Mark

[Malcolm]

Friday 21st June 2019
Out on warm and mainly sunny ramp at 08:45 this morning was :

0275 Merlin for Norway, no UK serial.
(MM81???)/15-11/ZR360 HH-101 Caesar, for Italy, Fully painted and looks ready for flight. Italian serial not read, but is on the tail

I'd guess the Noggie is likely to be delivered later today, so heads up Newcastle.

Cheers
Malcolm

[Judwin71]

Friday 21st June 2019
Out on warm and mainly sunny ramp at 08:45 this morning was :

0275 Merlin for Norway, no UK serial.
(MM81???)/15-11/ZR360 HH-101 Caesar, for Italy, Fully painted and looks ready for flight. Italian serial not read, but is on the tail

I'd guess the Noggie is likely to be delivered later today, so heads up Newcastle.

Cheers
Malcolm

Departed approx 0915 as 0275 (ex ZZ106) flight id NOW330D.

[Andy Marden]

Friday 21st June 2019
so heads up Newcastle.

Humberside I think?

[razzer56]

Italian HH101A ZR350 Coded 15-11 flew between 10.45 & 11.15. Maybe its 1st flight.Italian serial was taped over!
razzer56

[somerset]

Wildcat seen inbound from the east around 2.30pm today 20 June but was driving so no reg. Is Yeovil the hardest place in the UK to view the aprons? I struggled to find anywhere, but not being local probably don't know all the possibilities!
Regards
Mark

/League of Gentlemen voice=on
There are local places for local people :-)
/League of Gentlemen voice=off

Try here :
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/50% ... -2.6464435

Stuff will probably be nose/tail on but Wildcats and some Merlins are readable if you walk up and down the path under the approach. If there are Merlins that are unreadable then you can try here :

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/50% ... -2.6484176

Wildcats are a bit low behind the hump from here, but Merlins are usually get-able. When they put in the new 12000 ft concrete B52 capable runway hopefully they'll remove the hump.

A final place to try is here :
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/50% ... -2.6614965

You can't see the ramps from here, but there are sometimes helicopters parked out for tests next to the fence. There are a few other places. but I can't let you into the back bedroom :-)

The only place that I'm aware of that they routinely park stuff and you can't see to read it off is the wash rack, which is the yellow arch thing up near the Tower.

Most kind. Will check these out on next visit, before I seek permission to visit said bedroom. Best, Mark

You can always stand in the bridge opposite Tesco and look over the site with binoculars

[Judwin71]

Italian HH101A ZR350 Coded 15-11 flew between 10.45 & 11.15. Maybe its 1st flight.Italian serial was taped over!
razzer56

ZR350 became Algerian 7T-WVB previous post suggests 15-11 should be ZR360

[razzer56]

Sorry finger trouble. It was ZR 360
razzer56

[Judwin71]

AW109E G-WOFM landed at 1405L

[eagle driver]

Noted plotting on Adsb today was Merlin ZZ102 as WHE04.

[Freeman Lowell]

Thursday 27th June 2019 1330hrs

ZR360 15-11 HH-101A. Flew earlier. Shows on VR as 'ZR356'.
ZZ415 Wildcat HMA2. Flew later. Potentially wired for FASGW integration trials.

Freeman

[Judwin71]

Thursday 27th June 2019 1330hrs

ZR360 15-11 HH-101A. Flew earlier. Shows on VR as 'ZR356'.
ZZ415 Wildcat HMA2. Flew later. Potentially wired for FASGW integration trials.

Freeman

this is the second use of the same ADS-B Hex for test flying HH101A at Yeovil

[Yammer]

""ZZ415 Wildcat HMA2. Flew later. Potentially wired for FASGW integration trials.""


more here on FASGW

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/royal-n ... lity-2020/

[Malcolm]

Friday 28th June 2019
Out on hot and sunny ramp at 08:45 this morning was :

(MM81???)/15-10/ZR359 HH-101 Caesar, for Italy, Fully painted and looks ready for flight.

Not sure when it came back from Italy, but it's deffo '359/15-10 (read from the bedroom window :-) )

Cheers
Malcolm