Sea knight over paisley

[Celt]

Just heard/felt one of these, I think had two blades anyway, flying over my house. Pretty impressive but anyone know why it would be flying over paisley? Or is it fairly routine for them to be out flying around anywhere?

[Scotfox]

Dunnoe about Sea Knights but there's been no end of Chinooks,Lynx etc flying over the barracks near me the past few days. Maybe some sort of Army excercise on in Scotland ?

[Celt]

When I heard it I said it was a chinook. But couldnt find anything on google under 'chinuke'. So the Sea knight was the only thing that looked similar. By no means can I be sure it was either of these I have limited knowledge at best about all things aviation.

[Famous Graham]

Celt said:

But couldnt find anything on google under 'chinuke'.

That'll be because it's spelled Chinook

[Mattymouse33]

It was probably the Rescue Sea King which past by me last night (Partick) but came from Paisley way. About 11pm or something? It often goes by to land down at the Tall Ship.

It is very very loud compared to the regular choppers that swing by. Ive seen and heard Chinooks before but extremely rare in Glasgow (G8 summit etc)

[kennym999]

So a chinook today about 11am when I was walking my dog near the erskine bridge. Saw a sea king at the back of the SECC last night the back of ten, looked like it was about to take off. Sometimes the sea kings land at the RAH after a rescue.

[VetteG]

2 Chinooks flying south over Queensferry at lunchtime today. There has been a lot of military chopper activity over west Edinburgh over the last few days.

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[Nicholas Blair]

VetteG said:

2 Chinooks flying south over Queensferry at lunchtime today. There has been a lot of military chopper activity over west Edinburgh over the last few days.

G

Yes , a few zooming about by the airport the last few days and a couple of Merlins.

[Bosshogg76]

Big exercise all last week with 3 Rifles taking part, now on the build up for the RHs (Royal Highland Show)at Ingleston. Current helos in the area are Merlins and Chinooks popping in and out of Leuchars (were they were stationed for the exercise). Today 2 popped into Redford Barracks dropping people off at about 11.

No i'm not a spotter i'm stationed at Leuchars and currently detached to Redford,

Edited by Bosshogg76 on Friday 26th June 21:58

Edited by Bosshogg76 on Friday 26th June 22:23

[Allandwf]

Yep, been 2 Chinooks flying low over Fife, Tayside, Angus over the last few days.

[Fabric 2.2]

Seaking's circling Stirling the past two nights, thought they'd be looking for someone in the Forth initially.

[Famous Graham]

There's a display at the Show?

Eeeexcellent (I'm working there on Sunday - if anyone's going, pop along to the PoppyScotland marquee and pretend not to know me, and I'll pretend to sign you up )

We've had a fair bit of stuff going on with 3Rifles lately - dunno if it's to do with the show or some ongoing charity thing

Edited by Famous Graham on Saturday 27th June 00:38

[Penny-lope]

Allandwf said:

Yep, been 2 Chinooks flying low over Fife, Tayside, Angus over the last few days.

Very very low....just kept circling the area am staying in at the moment (5 miles East of Dundee), and the headed across to Fife

[Famous Graham]

Famous Graham said:

There's a display at the Show?

Eeeexcellent (I'm working there on Sunday - if anyone's going, pop along to the PoppyScotland marquee and pretend not to know me, and I'll pretend to sign you up )

We've had a fair bit of stuff going on with 3Rifles lately - dunno if it's to do with the show or some ongoing charity thing

Edited by Famous Graham on Saturday 27th June 00:38

Should have thought that one through a bit - the proximity to the airport would make that a definite nono

[P17_GTA]

Saw plenty of jets (which isn't uncommon) and choppers low over Cupar last week too.

[erdnase]

I was up St. Andrews over the weekend, and although it's probably very common up there - being next to RAF Leuchars, I saw a Chinook and some military jet shooting past.

I love seeing the jets. The noise they make, and the way the sound is lagged. The ultimate experience must be getting catapulted off an aircraft carrier deck in one of those things..

[Celt]

Yeh iv heard the jets and its an amazing sound. Iv spent a fair bit of time in north berwick and you see them fairly regularly. They seem quite low bout 100 feet at times which is brilliant!

The chopper was loud but just not the same!

[Penny-lope]

erdnase said:

I was up St. Andrews over the weekend, and although it's probably very common up there - being next to RAF Leuchars, I saw a Chinook and some military jet shooting past.

I love seeing the jets. The noise they make, and the way the sound is lagged. The ultimate experience must be getting catapulted off an aircraft carrier deck in one of those things..

Christ you could have popped over the bridge and hello laddie

[erdnase]

I'll give you 10mins notice next time to pop the kettle on - milk and no sugar, thanks!