Reedham Report Monday 24th Feb

[milky_01]

I had a day at Scampton today checking out the Red Arrows, but Garf took a log at Coningsby.

24th Mon Cloudy with sunny spells. Log thanks to Garf.

Noted outside of the North side of BBMF.

ZA947/UK/Dakota III
MK356/5J-K/Spitfire LF.IXe
PS915/The Last/Spitfire PR.XIX
PM651/81Sqn/Spitfire PR.XIX
TE311/4D-V/Spitfire XVIe

AM

G-MAJG/JG/Eastern/Jetstream 41 c/s “East flight 101″ in “102″ out.
ZK300/DG/11)Sqn / Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Havoc 21″ – PD at Cranwell.
ZK309/QO-P /3(F)Sqn marks/Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Tyrant 31″
ZK323/DN/11)Sqn / Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Razor 11″
ZJ919/DC/11)Sqn / Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Razor 12″
ZJ930/EB-R/41(R)TES / Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Viking 1″
ZJ946/EB-A/41(R)TES / Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Viking 2″

PM

ZJ801/BJ/29(R)Sqn /Typhoon T3 c/s “Typhoon 32″ – Display Practice.
ZK343/EA/6Sqn marks/Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Triplex 31″
ZK380/BG/29(R)Sqn marks/Typhoon T3 c/s “Triplex 32″
WG486/G/BBMF/Chipmunk T10 c/s “Chippy 90″
ZJ913/QO-M /3(F)Sqn/Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Typhoon 22″
ZJ800/BC/29(R)Sqn /Typhoon T3 c/s “Typhoon 38″
ZK308/BW/29(R)Sqn /Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Cobra 21″
ZK307/BU/29(R)Sqn /Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Cobra 22″
ZJ927/BO/29(R)Sqn /Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Warlord 11″
ZK306/BT/29(R)Sqn /Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Warlord 12″
ZJ813 /BL /29(R)Sqn /Typhoon T3 c/s “Warlord 13″
ZJ936/QO-C /3(F)Sqn/Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Chaos 11″
ZJ941/QO-J /3(F)Sqn/Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Chaos 12″
ZJ934/QO-T /3(F)Sqn/Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Chaos 13″
ZJ803/BA/29(R)Sqn marks/Typhoon T3 c/s “Chaos 14″
ZA600/EB-G/41(R)TES/Tornado GR4 c/s “Apollo 1″
ZG777/EB-Q/41(R)TES/Tornado GR4 c/s “Apollo 2″
ZK324/EI/6Sqn/Typhoon FGR4 – Noted on the ASP.
ZK309/QO-P /3(F)Sqn marks/Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Razor 41″
ZK300/DG/11)Sqn / Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Razor 42″
ZK305/DE/11)Sqn / Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Havoc 51″”
ZJ919/DC/11)Sqn / Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Havoc 52″
ZJ807/BF/29(R)Sqn marks /Typhoon T3 c/s “Havoc 53″
ZJ933/Unpainted/Typhoon FGR4 – Towed out of the Left Booth of the New Spray Shop.
ZJ801/BJ/29(R)Sqn /Typhoon T3 c/s “Typhoon 32″ – Display Practice.

17-06pm Night flying.

ZK343/EA/6Sqn marks/Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Cobra 51″
ZJ941/QO-J /3(F)Sqn/Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Nightmare 32″
ZJ934/QO-T /3(F)Sqn/Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Rampage 21″
ZJ913/QO-M /3(F)Sqn/Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Rampage 22″
ZK380/BG/29(R)Sqn marks/Typhoon T3 c/s “Typhoon 42″ PD Manchester
ZJ927/BO/29(R)Sqn /Typhoon FGR4 c/s “Cobra 52″
ZJ813 /BL /29(R)Sqn /Typhoon T3 c/s “Triplex 61″
ZJ803/BA/29(R)Sqn/Typhoon T3 c/s “Triplex 62″
ZJ801/BJ/29(R)Sqn /Typhoon T3 c/s “Typhoon 17″ PD Newcastle
“Chaos 41/42″ – 8-47 pm.

Daytime Non flyers

ZK332/EB-J/41(R)TES/Typhoon FGR4 – Parked on the ASP.
ZJ910/BV/29(R)Sqn/Typhoon FGR4 – Parked on the ASP.

[Steven]

Super log. Hoping to be over on Thursday!

Steven.

[milky_01]

No Phil , that was 916 Mate.

Cheers

Kevin

[balamorybuzzed]

Excellent report, Apollo formation did a pairs PAR approach just before 15.25 @ Leuchars yesterday!

[Russp02]

silly question time...sorry..

What does "PD Manchester" and "PD Newcastle mean" ?
also what is a pairs PAR approach.

sorry dont get to airbases (apart from 4 days last week there) much so the jargen catches me out but I like these reports as they are not just serial numbers which agan mean nothing to me.

[captain scarlet]

PD - practice diversion

PAR - precision approach radar, basically, the aircraft are 'talked' down by a controller either singly or as a pair.

Hope this helps.

[Russp02]

Thank you.

Would this have been what they were doing last Thursday morning in the rain when the approaches were bringing them straight into the runway rather than what appears to be the standard fly over the control tower and circuit round.

Practice diversions...why would they go to civil airports rather than other bases ? or is it just a standard throw a dart at the map type thing encase things got really messy ?

[POL]

ZK380/BG/29(R)Sqn marks/Typhoon T3 c/s “Typhoon 42″ PD Manchester

Never got here, sadly - noted as "canx technical".

Would this have been what they were doing last Thursday morning in the rain when the approaches were bringing them straight into the runway rather than what appears to be the standard fly over the control tower and circuit round.

ILS (Instrument Landing System - big cone from the end of the runway that aircraft fly down) and PAR approaches are used in bad weather, especially when visibility is poor or this is heavy rain. Run and breaks (fly down the runway, break in to the visual circuit and land) and other visual approaches are not used.

Practice diversions...why would they go to civil airports rather than other bases ? or is it just a standard throw a dart at the map type thing encase things got really messy ?

Doesn't happen too often now, but Manchester always used to be a recovery airfield for fighters when bases in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire were unavailable. Over the past few years, a local council has blocked such flights from arriving, but I believe that is no longer that case...

[Russp02]

thank you for the info chris and captainscarlet

[venom]

a fantastic log as usual kev !!