Movements 3/11/21

[Ollie]

Q) EGTT/QAZCA/IV/NBO /AE /000/033/5141N00147W
A) EGVA
B) 21/11/03 07:00 C) 21/11/03 20:00
E) FAIRFORD MIL ATZ ACTIVE, AD, RWY 27/09 OPEN FOR OFFICIAL BUSINESS ONLY. ALL OTHERS PRIOR PERMISSION REQUIRED

[XR221]

U2 mission chick outside hangar (credit Planes Cameras Banter on Facebook)

[XR221]

Black01 taxi rwy27 (credit PCB Facebook)

[big john]

Black 01 working 252.875 climbing fl 600 requesting direct ROPAL.

[zero_gravity]

SAPCO anytime now

[tm74sqn]

NOTAM replaced:-

U6819/21 - FAIRFORD MIL ATZ ACTIVE, AD, RWY 27/09 OPEN FOR OFFICIAL BUSINESS
ONLY. ALL OTHERS PRIOR PERMISSION REQUIRED. 03 NOV 13:13 2021 UNTIL 03 NOV 21:30
2021. CREATED: 03 NOV 13:14 2021

[joe spares]

One of the tdy 135s departed a few minutes ago as quid 31....didnt read serial, was heading for cover from the rain!

[Mike]

One of the tdy 135s departed a few minutes ago as quid 31....didnt read serial, was heading for cover from the rain!

See the Bomber section :- viewtopic.php?f=441&t=212256&p=1352604#p1352604

[slogen51]

16:26 Black 01 RTB on 133.325 bandboxed

[Skywatcher]

Sounds like Local U-2 is working the pattern

[zero_gravity]

BLACK01 Out towards ROPAL heading back

[zero_gravity]

Crossed the coast FL600

[Skywatcher]

Mission U-2 safely back on the deck at about 1730 finals rwy 27

[thevulcan]

Does anyone know if QUID 31 is returning to Fairford tonight? NOTAM is still live.

[POL]

viewtopic.php?f=441&t=212256&start=20#p1352604

[Mike]

This nonsense with U-2 movements being in the Fairford section is mad, they should be in the OTT section just like most other airfield movements are.

Then you get someone posting today's 'normal' thread which is just entitled 'Movements 3/11/21' , which leads to even more confusion when there is a whole section set-up especially for the B-1 (& support aircraft) deployment.

You don't even have to be a member of FC to read this section, for God's sake!

[Ollie]

This nonsense with U-2 movements being in the Fairford section is mad, they should be in the OTT section just like most other airfield movements are.

Then you get someone posting today's 'normal' thread which is just entitled 'Movements 3/11/21' , which leads to even more confusion when there is a whole section set-up especially for the B-1 (& support aircraft) deployment.

You don't even have to be a member of FC to read this section, for God's sake!

That 'someone posting todays normal thread' is me. As far as I can remember, bombers have gone into a bomber section and everything else goes into the Fairford section, presumably because Fairford wasn't incredibly busy prior to the arrival of the 99th. What's the point changing it now?

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I suspect more confusion came when the recent KC-135 movements were added to the bomber deployment movements section despite them having no connection with the bomber deployment.

[Ollie]

I suspect more confusion came when the recent KC-135 movements were added to the bomber deployment movements section despite them having no connection with the bomber deployment.

Maybe they'll add an ACE thread as well, given we've had about 4 this year.

[Pune]

Personally I don't find it confusing, some of the terminology can be but it's easy enough to navigate through the individual threads.
Of course some pedantic individuals can't but help having a dig, which sadly seems to be getting more frequent.
Maybe step back and enjoy the fact that folks are prepared to share information..