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dr_gn said:
surpirsed the red arrows aren't getting involved but given current ops we're a bit busy at the moment to throw all the grey stuff at a flypast....pablo said:
dr_gn said:
surpirsed the red arrows aren't getting involved but given current ops we're a bit busy at the moment to throw all the grey stuff at a flypast....dr_gn said:
True. Guess it's a wedding not an airshow.
It's not a wedding, it's THE wedding! I think the current episode of 'The Bugle' #150 sums it up nicely 
http://podcast.timesonline.co.uk/rss/thebugle.rss at the bottom of the page.
pablo said:
surpirsed the red arrows aren't getting involved but given current ops we're a bit busy at the moment to throw all the grey stuff at a flypast....
Red Arrows are still in Cyprus for their annual training and are not due back in the UK for another month.Odie said:
has their ever been a helicopter formation fly past?
Plenty. Most recently for Fly Navy 100. Flypast at RIAT 2009 although that pretty much required every helicopter in the Navy!ninja-lewis said:
Red Arrows are still in Cyprus for their annual training and are not due back in the UK for another month.
Interesting; I thought I saw a single Red Arrow (which I thought was a bit odd) 2 or 3 days ago. It did a slow circle around Woodbridge (Suffolk). I didn't get a good view, but it was a similar size jet painted and was all/mostly red. Fat Albert said:
Here's the NATS doc with Map:
http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/aip/current/aic/EG_C...
I don't want to sound like a complete cretin but that seems to only show restricted airspace.... is there anywhere I can get the london flightplan?http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/aip/current/aic/EG_C...
55allgold said:
Interesting; I thought I saw a single Red Arrow (which I thought was a bit odd) 2 or 3 days ago. It did a slow circle around Woodbridge (Suffolk). I didn't get a good view, but it was a similar size jet painted and was all/mostly red.
There have been a couple of Civilian owned Gnats up at Wattisham over the last few days, they are usually based at North Weald. Could be what you saw. Somewhatfoolish said:
I don't want to sound like a complete cretin but that seems to only show restricted airspace.... is there anywhere I can get the london flightplan?
My link on the previous page shows the flightpath in more detail (last page of the PDF).Flightpath is usually in a straight line from Fairlop station, over East London, Bethnal Green, You can usually get a good view from the South Bank by the Festival Hall.
It appears that directly after passing Buckingham Palace the formations will route out via Hendon.
Guam said:
The BOBMF wil Fly overhead Corby Glen in Lincs at 2:05 on the return from the Flypast. (Members have lived in the Village over the years so we see them pretty frequently)
Anyone local enough I will be down in the Market Square (with a Pint)
Cheers
Corby Glen That brings back memories. OT. Have to go back to Stamford this summer for nice pints in a great place.Anyone local enough I will be down in the Market Square (with a Pint)
Cheers
The Red Arrows are the only aircraft that are fitted to trail Red/White/Blue smoke. They have about a dozen Hawks which are specially modified. I imagine virtually all of the aircraft are out in Cyprus. 9, plus spare aircraft.
Bringing them back for the flypast would probably have put them back a week in their practicing.
Bringing them back for the flypast would probably have put them back a week in their practicing.
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