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by Big Eric
Thu 14 Mar 2024, 11:21 am
Forum: Heads Up/OTT
Topic: RC-135 into Manchester
Replies: 5
Views: 1065

Re: RC-135 into Manchester

ZZ665 from Waddington.
by Big Eric
Tue 07 Nov 2023, 9:56 am
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: RIAT 2023 Discuss everything thread
Replies: 4140
Views: 942873

Re: RIAT 2023 Discuss everything thread

Orion wrote:
Mon 06 Nov 2023, 7:36 pm
Park and View tickets sold out https://www.airtattoo.com/tickets-hospi ... w-tickets/
It's probably best to post that in the 2024 thread.
by Big Eric
Mon 09 Oct 2023, 4:12 pm
Forum: Heads Up/OTT
Topic: The FR24/PlanePlotter Thread
Replies: 1007
Views: 520160

Re: The FR24/PlanePlotter Thread

N782SP DC-8 heading across the north sea tracking NW to SNN. https://www.flightradar24.com/325d0a85 Nice, but what is the PC-6 doing? https://www.flightradar24.com/PC6T/325d0f81 Link has dropped was it this one: https://skydive.ie/facilities/ No, it was D-FIPS doing survey work and is currently ope...
by Big Eric
Sat 16 Sep 2023, 11:57 am
Forum: Photography Hints, Tips & Questions
Topic: Canon R7 "Black out"
Replies: 10
Views: 2800

Re: Canon R7 "Black out"

OP = Original Poster = you!
by Big Eric
Sat 26 Aug 2023, 1:00 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Interesting Internet
Replies: 2417
Views: 896115

Re: Interesting Internet

Looks like he/she has possibly applied reverse pitch to the port engine instead of both on touchdown. There's a memorial on the hillside at the other end of the runway to the passengers & crew of a Twin Otter that crashed on approach, the port engine went into reverse while it was still in the a...
by Big Eric
Wed 16 Aug 2023, 4:47 pm
Forum: Heads Up/OTT
Topic: RAF F-35 delivery 22-6-23
Replies: 11
Views: 5764

Re: RAF F-35 delivery 22-6-23

Oops! I'd forgotten that ZM165 only went as far as Edwards, 29 it is!
by Big Eric
Wed 16 Aug 2023, 2:31 pm
Forum: Heads Up/OTT
Topic: RAF F-35 delivery 22-6-23
Replies: 11
Views: 5764

Re: RAF F-35 delivery 22-6-23

'This' delivery was in June!

There are 30 x F-35B in the UK now, including the one that went for a swim.
by Big Eric
Wed 16 Aug 2023, 11:44 am
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Germans at Nottingham
Replies: 4
Views: 2956

Re: Germans at Nottingham

13 at Perth, they are :-

D-EACK C172
D-EHSV S22T
D-ELHB S22T
D-EOZC TB21
D-ESTK SR22
D-ETKN C182
D-ETUM S22T
D-ETWE (type unconfirmed)
D-GGTT PA34
D-IPIT DA62
N980RJ S22T
OE-DES S22T
OK-POK SR22
by Big Eric
Tue 15 Aug 2023, 5:14 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Germans at Nottingham
Replies: 4
Views: 2956

Re: Germans at Nottingham

All heading to Perth, 14 of them apparently.
by Big Eric
Sat 05 Aug 2023, 5:32 pm
Forum: Historic Aviation
Topic: YAM gets a Jag
Replies: 4
Views: 2799

Re: YAM gets a Jag

XZ383 maybe?
by Big Eric
Mon 17 Jul 2023, 1:27 pm
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: RIAT 2023 Discuss everything thread
Replies: 4140
Views: 942873

Re: RIAT 2023 Discuss everything thread

Slingsby Nipper G-NIPR almost made it to RIAT, but not quite. Glad that pilot and aircraft are OK.
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/31 ... lJFy6_FsPU
by Big Eric
Sun 16 Jul 2023, 5:54 pm
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: RIAT 2023 Discuss everything thread
Replies: 4140
Views: 942873

Re: RIAT 2023 Discuss everything thread

I've seen two or three instances of Crowdline pushing and they were before You Tube even came on the scene, once at Waddington when I got to the crowdline to get a shot of a Canberra I seem to remember wben just as I put the viewfinder up to my eye this Phil Mitchell lookalike barged right in front...
by Big Eric
Fri 07 Jul 2023, 10:56 am
Forum: Heads Up/OTT
Topic: Heveningham Hall crash
Replies: 2
Views: 5766

Re: Heveningham Hall crash

Already posted here : viewtopic.php?p=947142#p947142
by Big Eric
Sun 18 Jun 2023, 5:47 pm
Forum: Heads Up/OTT
Topic: King's Birthday flypast 17th June (aka Trooping the Colour)
Replies: 78
Views: 27086

Re: King's Birthday flypast 17th June (aka Trooping the Colour)

Good grief, was that taken by a very young child, or someone that was extremely drunk?
by Big Eric
Sat 17 Jun 2023, 3:30 pm
Forum: Heads Up/OTT
Topic: King's Birthday flypast 17th June (aka Trooping the Colour)
Replies: 78
Views: 27086

Re: King's Birthday flypast 17th June (aka Trooping the Colour)

GeeRam wrote:
Sat 17 Jun 2023, 2:45 pm
Interesting that it seems the C-17 and the A400M landed at LHR.

The Hercs went straight to Cardiff (guessing these were the last RAF flights for these 3 airframes?) and the Voyager is still as of now doing circuits close to Brize.
The runway at Brize Norton is melting in the heat.
by Big Eric
Tue 06 Jun 2023, 4:59 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Interesting Internet
Replies: 2417
Views: 896115

Re: Interesting Internet

cg_341 wrote:
Tue 06 Jun 2023, 4:40 pm
So why put 1966 on the sticker? 😂
See my post above!
by Big Eric
Tue 06 Jun 2023, 4:01 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Interesting Internet
Replies: 2417
Views: 896115

Re: Interesting Internet

The first one to be delivered (XV177) was on 19/12/66, so it's about 56.5 years.
by Big Eric
Tue 23 May 2023, 4:12 pm
Forum: Heads Up/OTT
Topic: The FR24/PlanePlotter Thread
Replies: 1007
Views: 520160

Re: The FR24/PlanePlotter Thread

Black Projects wrote:
Tue 23 May 2023, 3:27 pm
German AF 935 A BO105 has crossed London has passed Northolt , approaching Abingdon heading west no info on which one it is.
It's a H145M, not a Bo105. Heading to Brize Norton.
by Big Eric
Mon 15 May 2023, 3:40 pm
Forum: 'Golden Oldies' Photos
Topic: Ringway 30 May 1981
Replies: 9
Views: 4853

Re: Ringway 30 May 1981

Orion has been embedding some images recently to be fair, like this thread for example - viewtopic.php?p=940766#p940766
by Big Eric
Mon 15 May 2023, 2:56 pm
Forum: Airshow Photos
Topic: Something missing? RIAT 2022
Replies: 5
Views: 1379

Re: Something missing? RIAT 2022

iainpeden wrote:
Mon 15 May 2023, 2:48 pm
Are you sure the 2nd shot is earlier - in the 2nd shot there is a decal on the right tail plane of the union flag but appears to be missing in the first one. Looks to me like its the decal flying off.
That's exactly what it is, so the 2nd shot IS the earlier photo.
by Big Eric
Mon 08 May 2023, 4:41 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Kings Coronation flypast?
Replies: 201
Views: 34858

Re: Kings Coronation flypast?

.................they landed at Brize Norton after the flypast, they had planned to land at Bournemouth but the weather put paid to that idea.
by Big Eric
Wed 05 Apr 2023, 4:36 pm
Forum: Heads Up/OTT
Topic: The FR24/PlanePlotter Thread
Replies: 1007
Views: 520160

Re: The FR24/PlanePlotter Thread

Georgeconna wrote:
Wed 05 Apr 2023, 4:27 pm
Maybe Coming to Ireland for Bidens Visit?

2 C-17 went into Baldonnel earlier in the week.

https://www.thejournal.ie/biden-visit-c ... 3-Apr2023/
Correct.

3 C-17 went into Knock today.
by Big Eric
Wed 22 Mar 2023, 7:52 am
Forum: Heads Up/OTT
Topic: The FR24/PlanePlotter Thread
Replies: 1007
Views: 520160

Re: The FR24/PlanePlotter Thread

I was on a school trip to Coleshill (fascinating place by the way) which is close to Fairford and definitely heard a BUFF taking off around 950am - I'm guessing this one? Also heard another one (at least) firing up but not taking off at various points during the day. U-2 'Dragon21' departed around ...
by Big Eric
Thu 09 Mar 2023, 9:49 am
Forum: Modern Military Photos
Topic: Cobra Warrior arrivals -RAF Waddington
Replies: 17
Views: 3420

Re: Cobra Warrior arrivals -RAF Waddington

psquiddy wrote:
Wed 08 Mar 2023, 9:08 am
What's the twin prop?
Saab 2000 ES-NSH to be precise.