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4 x FAF Alpha Jets

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Red Dragon
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4 x FAF Alpha Jets

Post by Red Dragon » Wed Aug 21, 2019 1:05 pm

Seems there are four now at Valley

Alpha Jet E153 “FAF6442”
Alpha Jet E??? “FAF6441”
Alpha Jet E??? “FAF7658”
Alpha Jet E110 “FAF6443”
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Re: 3 x FAF Alpha Jets

Post by POL » Wed Aug 21, 2019 1:06 pm

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Re: FAF Alpha Jets

Post by TombsRIP » Thu Aug 22, 2019 9:48 am

Did any do practise approaches to main rwy at Valley first, before landing?
As I recall, Valley were using the main (rwy 13) for hawk traffic and the "cross" rwy 19 for texan landings am.

Gone are the days of the AJ detachments I guess.

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Re: 4 x FAF Alpha Jets

Post by Red Dragon » Thu Aug 29, 2019 7:59 am

They came in straight onto 19 to land. No touch n goes etc.
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Re: 4 x FAF Alpha Jets

Post by TombsRIP » Fri Aug 30, 2019 11:55 am

What time did they arrive please? I know they didnt arrive am anyhow. 3 not 4 involved? Any tieups with csigns please? "FAF 7658" a Xingu serial (c/n) 096??
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Re: 4 x FAF Alpha Jets

Post by Mike » Fri Aug 30, 2019 12:11 pm

They must have arrived at around 14.00 on the 21st according to the timings in the link that EGVP provided, but FAF7658 seems a strange call-sign for an Alpha Jet.
Did 4 arrive or was it just 3?
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Re: 4 x FAF Alpha Jets

Post by TAFFEVANS » Fri Aug 30, 2019 2:50 pm

Mike wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 30, 2019 12:11 pm
 They must have arrived at around 14.00 on the 21st according to the timings in the link that EGVP provided, but FAF7658 seems a strange call-sign for an Alpha Jet.
Did 4 arrive or was it just 3?
Just 3 ‘FAF6441-3’
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Re: 4 x FAF Alpha Jets

Post by Mike » Fri Aug 30, 2019 2:57 pm

Thanks Taff, that's what I thought! :)
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Re: 4 x FAF Alpha Jets

Post by rh226 » Fri Aug 30, 2019 3:19 pm

Mike wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 30, 2019 12:11 pm
 They must have arrived at around 14.00 on the 21st according to the timings in the link that EGVP provided, but FAF7658 seems a strange call-sign for an Alpha Jet.
Did 4 arrive or was it just 3?
Hex 3B7658 (E110) was one of them. Perhaps the OP had one of those moments and mixed callsign and hex.
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Re: 4 x FAF Alpha Jets

Post by hedgerowops » Fri Aug 30, 2019 4:50 pm

I don't know what time they landed but they took off Thursday morning.
E110 705-AH
E153 705-RU
E173 705-MA
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