Is there much action over London?

[Stuck In A Lift]

With HMS ocean being in Greenwich, and the Typhoons nearby, does much come over the capital on a daily basis?

ETA- What I mean is, are the Typhonns making flights around, and are the helicopters taking off and landing a lot from Ocean?

[edcs]

I don't think the Typhoons or Lynx helicopters have had to be scrambled yet! I believe surveillance is being done via other more specialised aircraft at higher altitudes and the traffic that's flying over London (in the ATLAS control zone) are just your usual GA type operations and civil stuff in and out of Heathrow. The GA traffic has most likely reduced due to people needing to book a slot to fly in and out of the area.

[Spoof]

I've heard of one Typhoon scrambling for a passenger jet so far. Thomas Cook lost comms briefly over London coming from Tunisia en-route Glasgow I think.

Not sure if it's true or just a 'pilot' rumor.

[CraigVmax]

there was a typhoon over surrey last week

[aeropilot]

Spoof said:

I've heard of one Typhoon scrambling for a passenger jet so far. Thomas Cook lost comms briefly over London coming from Tunisia en-route Glasgow I think.

Not sure if it's true or just a 'pilot' rumor.

It's true, just the one QRA scramble of a Typhoon from Northolt to date.

[Mister V]

There was somthing distinctly Millatary sounding over Maidstone around 16:40 today. Not sure if it's related to this though.

[LHRFlightman]

Typhoon was launched from Northolt on 3rd August at 1645.

[chilistrucker]

i've seen the lynx twice.
one of the yards i pick the lorry up from is in silvertown, and both times this is where i've spotted the lynx hovering over the thames.

[SVX]

LHRFlightman said:

Typhoon was launched from Northolt on 3rd August at 1645.

I saw it coming in to land approx 17:20 on the same day - was waiting for a train at Northolt Park station.

[cjs]

RAF Northolt has been suprisingly quiet compared to the previous 'practice' movements a few months back. Have seen a helicoptor with a dome underneath doing regular flights, and I heard the Typhoon take off once.

[gazapc]

Visited a friend last week who lives on IofDogs and can see Ocean from her bedroom window. Flights it seem are 'fairly regular' (her words) with some taking of at 4:30 in the morning. Sat outside a pub in Greenwich for a bit and saw a Lynx coming in to land, flew about 500 yards down river, and then came back up at about 50ft above the water (not much higher than the embankment we were on) until she was in a position to land. Quite impressive.

[Cheib]

Saw quite a few military helicopters pre-Games but have seen nothing over Central London since the games has started.

[sideways sid]

ditto that. Since the Opening Ceremony it's been quiet around Tower Bridge.

[Mr_B]

In the first week the Lynx was about quite a bit in the Dartford to Gravesend. Then when quiet but has been about in the afternoon a few times. Was hoping for some Typhoon jet noise at some point, but nothing.

[Stuck In A Lift]

A pair of Lynx flew over my parents in Bexleyheath last night. Sounded lovely.