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by Brevet Cable
Wed 21 Feb 2024, 4:16 pm
Forum: Seaside Shows
Topic: Rhyl 2024 show cancelled
Replies: 0
Views: 351

Rhyl 2024 show cancelled

Supposedly solely because RAFAT wouldn't be attending.

https://www.air-shows.org.uk/2024/02/ai ... rows-tour/
by Brevet Cable
Mon 22 Jan 2024, 3:32 pm
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
Replies: 881
Views: 604243

Re: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread

Another quick appearance by me.... Anyone thinking about camping at Kempsford but who haven't booked yet, you may have dipped-out. Just checked their website, and it's now saying 'BOOKING NOW CLOSED' on the home page. That said, the page listing the pitch prices is still unchanged & the actual p...
by Brevet Cable
Mon 27 Nov 2023, 11:46 am
Forum: Historic Aviation
Topic: Cornwall aviation heritage centre
Replies: 152
Views: 45557

Re: Cornwall aviation heritage centre

Hopefully 'iainpeden' will forgive me for breaking my self-imposed 'one post only' embargo :wink: Presuming that the VC10 in question is ZA148.....it - or at least various bits of it, in particular the forward fuselage section - was moved to GJD at St Athan about a week ago. Plan apparently is for i...
by Brevet Cable
Fri 04 Aug 2023, 4:43 pm
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread
Replies: 881
Views: 604243

Re: RIAT 2024 - discuss most things thread

Back for one post, and one post only...... Starting selling next year's tickets as soon as this year's show is ridiculous. And no doubt some will feel pressured into buying them now due to the 'Running out fast' nonsense. Next year's basic ticket is currently 'on offer' at the Super Early Bird price...
by Brevet Cable
Thu 06 Apr 2023, 5:00 pm
Forum: Heads Up/OTT
Topic: The FR24/PlanePlotter Thread
Replies: 1007
Views: 517597

Re: The FR24/PlanePlotter Thread

Again no idea how many, but Chinook(s) up again, and again heading roughly WSW, callsign EASY 30 ( no surprise there )

Just been working 124.75 saying crossing via LIPGO ( which, unless I'm mistaken, in over water between North Wales & Dublin )
by Brevet Cable
Thu 06 Apr 2023, 3:35 pm
Forum: Heads Up/OTT
Topic: The FR24/PlanePlotter Thread
Replies: 1007
Views: 517597

Re: The FR24/PlanePlotter Thread

At least one of the two 'Hooks is now on it's way back to Cardiff to join the others. No comms heard until it/they were approaching my location....and to confuse matters, also using EASY 30 callsign ( same as when they all initially departed Cardiff ) Looking on ADSB-Exch. show as being up from the ...
by Brevet Cable
Thu 06 Apr 2023, 12:24 pm
Forum: Heads Up/OTT
Topic: The FR24/PlanePlotter Thread
Replies: 1007
Views: 517597

Re: The FR24/PlanePlotter Thread

Chinooks up out of Cardiff, were heading roughly WNW, but just done a U-turn and sounds to be heading back. And just before I posted this..... Further comms that they're a flight of 4 heading back to Cardiff. Just reported that one aircraft had an IFE and has landed in a field ( no idea where, but l...
by Brevet Cable
Wed 05 Apr 2023, 4:31 pm
Forum: Heads Up/OTT
Topic: The FR24/PlanePlotter Thread
Replies: 1007
Views: 517597

Re: The FR24/PlanePlotter Thread

Photos of two of the 'Hooks have been posted on the SWAG website : https://cardiffstathan.blogspot.com/

Looking at the second image, I've seen scrappers looking better than that!
by Brevet Cable
Wed 05 Apr 2023, 4:02 pm
Forum: Heads Up/OTT
Topic: The FR24/PlanePlotter Thread
Replies: 1007
Views: 517597

Re: The FR24/PlanePlotter Thread

psquiddy wrote: Landed at Cardiff Airport.
All arrived using a single callsign, EASY 30

Not heard them leave yet, so presume they're still there.
by Brevet Cable
Sun 02 Apr 2023, 1:02 pm
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: Brietling Owners Club
Replies: 4
Views: 4455

Re: Brietling Owners Club

Might be wrong, but I think that they binned it several years ago ( one of the last pre-Covid shows, so either 2018 or 2019 ? )
by Brevet Cable
Fri 31 Mar 2023, 3:37 pm
Forum: Historic Aviation
Topic: Vulcan XH558 to leave Doncaster, possible ferry flight
Replies: 413
Views: 84842

Re: Vulcan XH558 to leave Doncaster, possible ferry flight

From today's newsletter : We promised to update you as soon as we had news to share about the aircraft’s future. As you know we have been looking into various options for potential new locations for Vulcan XH558. We can now confirm that the Vulcan to the Sky Trust and Peel L&P have been having p...
by Brevet Cable
Fri 31 Mar 2023, 12:16 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: SPTA Flying
Replies: 3
Views: 2814

Re: SPTA Flying

They were pretty busy there & at other locations cramming many months-worth of training into several weeks per intake.
Think MOD referred to it as a 'Partner Nations' Exercise ( and the training, as far as I can gather, was conducted by Australian & Canadian Instructors as well as UK ones )
by Brevet Cable
Fri 31 Mar 2023, 11:41 am
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: SPTA Flying
Replies: 3
Views: 2814

Re: SPTA Flying

Possibly because the Ukes have been busy playing with various big metal bangy things down there for the past few months ( as well as at various other locations )

Supposed to be back to normal next month.
by Brevet Cable
Sun 26 Mar 2023, 11:35 am
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Gannet XT752 - status please
Replies: 32
Views: 9230

Re: Gannet XT752 - status please

There was another one a couple of years later, but the main reason I posted that link is that some of the posts in there covered the prop removal tool. SWAM also have XL472 which was supposed to be used as a spares source for XL500, but I suspect that - like the various other PtoF/return to flight p...
by Brevet Cable
Sun 26 Mar 2023, 8:55 am
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Gannet XT752 - status please
Replies: 32
Views: 9230

Re: Gannet XT752 - status please

This was the thread on the key.aero forum about XL500, last updated in 2015. From it, it looks like whoever was refurbishing the props was having issues finding the correct tools and also costs of this part of the refurb may have become prohibitive. https://www.key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/1114...
by Brevet Cable
Fri 24 Mar 2023, 11:28 am
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Interesting Internet
Replies: 2355
Views: 883657

Re: Interesting Internet

Run through google translate, but hopefully the link works : https://www-aftenposten-no.translate.goog/norge/i/BWzxA7/luft-generalene-i-norden-enige-250-kampfly-skal-drives-som-en-felles-luftstyrke?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp ( Not the full article, as that ne...
by Brevet Cable
Thu 23 Mar 2023, 2:31 pm
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: FRIAT Forum
Replies: 69
Views: 16599

Re: FRIAT Forum

It's as relevant as pretty much every other post on this topic......feel free to criticise them as well, or are you just trolling ?
by Brevet Cable
Thu 23 Mar 2023, 12:18 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Interesting Internet
Replies: 2355
Views: 883657

Re: Interesting Internet

Posted on another forum a week or so ago - cardboard drones.



Wonder if anyone's suggested these to DBH as part of their STEM 'Techno Zone' ?
by Brevet Cable
Thu 23 Mar 2023, 12:11 pm
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: FRIAT Forum
Replies: 69
Views: 16599

Re: FRIAT Forum

Maybe needs a separate topic, rather than clog this one with should they/shouldn't they discussion?
by Brevet Cable
Wed 22 Mar 2023, 8:56 pm
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: FRIAT Forum
Replies: 69
Views: 16599

Re: FRIAT Forum

You can have the speakers from up the Green end if you want......no, really, I insist........ ( As you can guess, I'd be quite happy without the PA system ) Edited to add.... There you go, another question for FRIAT -- can we have a 'quiet zone' on the crowdline area, where there aren't any PA speak...
by Brevet Cable
Wed 22 Mar 2023, 3:00 pm
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: FRIAT Forum
Replies: 69
Views: 16599

Re: FRIAT Forum

On top of Tommy's questions.... The only Theme that's been announced is 'Skytanker 23' -- is that it, or are there others so come? Is there a special flypast planned as part of the Skytanker theme? Anything planned with regards celebrating Charles becoming King, or to to commemorate the death of QEI...
by Brevet Cable
Wed 22 Mar 2023, 11:12 am
Forum: Historic Aviation
Topic: Vulcan XH558 to leave Doncaster, possible ferry flight
Replies: 413
Views: 84842

Re: Vulcan XH558 to leave Doncaster, possible ferry flight

Where is it going to land on that Fateful Day in 10 days then? Hardly Scampton by the looks of the rumpus there now. ;) All very hush-hush, but the secret squirrels say it's going to UKLL .... apparently they've swapped it for a pair of L-39s and an ex-VVS Su-25 which "needs a bit of restorati...
by Brevet Cable
Tue 21 Mar 2023, 5:57 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Confused....
Replies: 4
Views: 1687

Re: Confused....

:thumbsup_tone4:
Thought under one of the SDSRs that they were going to bin that and do the basic flight training for all 3 Services in one place.....presumably that plan got shelved.
Next question is, why UAS Tutors?
by Brevet Cable
Tue 21 Mar 2023, 5:01 pm
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: RIAT 2023 Discuss everything thread
Replies: 4140
Views: 934333

Re: RIAT 2023 Discuss everything thread

Or the occasional emergency deployment ( although officially we're not at war with anyone at the moment )
Or U-2 departures/arrivals ( or was that on the Friday? )