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by canard67
Wed 19 Jul 2023, 9:26 am
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: RIAT ATC
Replies: 201
Views: 105784

Re: RIAT ATC

Sounds like a problem on the ground floor possibly a patch lead issue. Make a note to test next year when the tower is re configured for RIAT use.
(long retired RIAT ATCO /RIAT Coms)
by canard67
Sun 16 Jul 2023, 2:58 pm
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: RIAT 2023 Discuss everything thread
Replies: 4140
Views: 943064

Re: RIAT 2023 Discuss everything thread

The B52 probably took off with enough fuel to divert to Burpleson AB so he now has to burn off fuel to get down to landing weight.
by canard67
Tue 11 Jul 2023, 2:44 pm
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: Weather watch 23
Replies: 282
Views: 45183

Re: Weather watch 23

This will be a reliable source of a forecast its what the crews will be using.
https://en.allmetsat.com/metar-taf/unit ... ?icao=EGVA
by canard67
Sat 08 Jul 2023, 9:12 am
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: Weather watch 23
Replies: 282
Views: 45183

Re: Weather watch 23

This is what I use for weather prediction .https://www.weathercharts.org/ukmomslp.htm
The 48 hour chart is about as far ahead to be reliable . Guessing where the lows and highs will be a week away is impossible except when a big high pressure area is over the UK.
by canard67
Wed 05 Jul 2023, 7:30 am
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: Weather watch 23
Replies: 282
Views: 45183

Re: Weather watch 23

verreli wrote:
Tue 04 Jul 2023, 10:59 pm
Not sure where all the pessimism is coming from. Yes, there may be a shower but it's not 2008.
That's done it. Remember Michael Fish "there won't be a hurricane" .
by canard67
Wed 15 Mar 2023, 1:35 pm
Forum: North American Events
Topic: Nellis airshow
Replies: 2
Views: 3117

Re: Nellis airshow

Well its free which is one good thing and it very rarely rains. Last year was a bit thin on the static compared with RIAT I suspect the directive from the top to be more "green" in the military stopped some units from sending aircraft B52s etc. The flying follows a standard pattern 2 or 3 ...
by canard67
Sun 18 Dec 2022, 6:38 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: The best airshow line up of all time?
Replies: 22
Views: 3851

Re: The best airshow line up of all time?

The centenary of Naval Aviation show February 2011 North Island best special paint schemes ever.
by canard67
Thu 21 Jul 2022, 7:21 pm
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: RIAT 2023 wish list
Replies: 859
Views: 121172

Re: RIAT 2023 wish list

Noise meet 2023 1400L One minutes silence for the fallen ( 2x F15s position at 8 miles 27 and 09) 1401 F15 opposition high speed flypast and max climb. 1404 10 ship Chinook flypast 1410 F22 display . 4x B1s taxi. 1419 4 B1s launch one minute interval half a circuit and turn towards crowd (last light...
by canard67
Sun 17 Jul 2022, 6:02 pm
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: RIAT 2022 Discussion Thread
Replies: 3495
Views: 480694

Re: RIAT 2022 Discussion Thread

I think the hottest was 1989 or 1991 when the static was about 2 miles long with an endless line of KC135s . The hottest spot was in a staff feeder provided by the RAF . The poor guys doing the cooking were in full chefs outfits and working over large cooking ranges. They looked more cooked than the...
by canard67
Fri 02 Oct 2020, 9:58 am
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: Possible format for RIAT2021
Replies: 43
Views: 9457

Re: Possible format for RIAT2021

I suspect RIAT 2019 was the last ever. Changes on the base and no doubt new senior USAF commanders who have not seen how the show fits with their ops. This Covid thing could not have come at a worse time. Hope I am wrong but I have a bad feeling about this.
by canard67
Thu 11 Jun 2020, 3:50 pm
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: Virtual Air Tattoo
Replies: 46
Views: 8412

Re: Virtual Air Tattoo

A bit of extra realism needed . Park the car a mile from your TV get the missus to search your bag on the way in and charge you a fiver for an ice cream.
by canard67
Thu 19 Mar 2020, 6:40 pm
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: RIAT 2020 - CANCELLED
Replies: 1085
Views: 208966

Re: RIAT 2020

IAT/RIAT has a history of being lucky . Remember the Migs that could have been a disaster . The B2/F117 that had been printed on the Program that came good 2 weeks before the show. The rained off year they got away with the Royal bit within 2 minutes of a rain storm. I am starting to get the feeling...
by canard67
Fri 13 Mar 2020, 6:18 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Will air shows be cancelled because of coronavirus
Replies: 293
Views: 49203

Re: Will air shows be cancelled because of coronavirus

The insurance companies would be more than sad they might not pay up . RIAT might just be lucky if the peak is in mid May and the downward slope is steep. The ticket sales must be very slow now and will stop when things get really bad so they would have to reinstate sales on the gate to get a decent...
by canard67
Wed 04 Mar 2020, 12:55 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Will air shows be cancelled because of coronavirus
Replies: 293
Views: 49203

Re: Will air shows be cancelled because of coronavirus

The show organisers are in a difficult position with this issue, they will be committing big money any time now for services and equipment, so I think cancellations will be announced soon . I worry that if RIAT misses a year or two it may go the way of Air Fete.
by canard67
Fri 13 Dec 2019, 5:22 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Top 10 Airshow Moments of 2019
Replies: 30
Views: 29340

Re: Top 10 Airshow Moments of 2019

I measure the quality of airshow moments in dBs so Nellis wins hands down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En5XJ7qciDo
by canard67
Fri 26 Jul 2019, 2:39 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: BBC Planespotting live....
Replies: 189
Views: 31905

Re: BBC Planespotting live....

This just shows what rubbish the media is generally .We know this subject well, but there are many areas we know nothing about and we are being constantly fed rubbish.
by canard67
Fri 19 Jul 2019, 9:38 am
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: Riat 2019 weather watch.
Replies: 122
Views: 26997

Re: RIAT 2019 weather watch.

Forcast for today looks grim until 1500 L

EGVA 190908Z 1909/1918 19010KT 9999 BKN018
TEMPO 1909/1911 2000 +RA BKN005
TEMPO 1911/1914 4000 RA BKN010
PROB30 TEMPO 1911/1914 3000 RADZ SCT006
PROB40 TEMPO 1914/1918 22015G25KT 6000 SHRA BKN010TCU=
by canard67
Mon 15 Jul 2019, 2:56 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Climate Change - Airshows
Replies: 180
Views: 30596

Re: Climate Change - Airshows

This was an interesting film that debunked most of the crackpot claims of the warmists https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=oYhCQv5tNsQ

What we are now seeing with the Climate Emergency thickos are young people who have been worked on by leftists at "Universities" which are just Communist training centres .
by canard67
Sun 05 Aug 2018, 6:38 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: Airfield ATIS?
Replies: 5
Views: 1402

Re: Airfield ATIS?

Back in the 70s I used to read the ATIS into a recording machine every 30 minutes at Manchester. It got a bit boring so I used to make it sound like football results eg weather nil, cloud 4------octas etc .
by canard67
Fri 13 Jul 2018, 3:07 pm
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: Red route shambles - came home.
Replies: 62
Views: 13329

Re: Red route shambles - came home.

My target time for the end of the runway would be 0630 at the latest after a 200 mile drive.
by canard67
Sat 16 Dec 2017, 1:07 pm
Forum: Other UK Airshows and Events
Topic: Scampton Airshow 2018
Replies: 320
Views: 116514

Re: Scampton Airshow 2018

This show was doomed from the start . It was too far from DBH and it was just a couple of months after RIAT . I remember prior to the RIAT Cottesmore move, Finningley was looked at as an alternate to Fairford which was closing for resurfacing etc. It was rejected as being too far north for the spons...
by canard67
Fri 14 Jul 2017, 7:36 pm
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: Less than 4 months to go, time to worry about the W word
Replies: 69
Views: 23475

Re: Less than 4 months to go, time to worry about the W word

Looks like they did not book enough Pitts Specials and Helos . Brize forcast for Friday night and Saturday. Cloud base 1600 feet becoming 1200 feet with 40% chance of light rain. 141631Z 1418/1518 28009KT 9999 SCT040 PROB30 TEMPO 1506/1508 SCT018 BECMG 1508/1510 BKN016 PROB40 TEMPO 1508/1515 7000 -R...
by canard67
Fri 08 Jul 2016, 5:26 pm
Forum: Royal International Air Tattoo
Topic: 2016 Weather forecast
Replies: 164
Views: 40623

Re: 2016 Weather forecast

TAF EGVN 081628Z 0818/0918 24008KT 9999 SCT035

PROB30 TEMPO 0901/0908 SCT008

BECMG 0912/0916 BKN020=

Brize forecast not too windy favouring runway 27 , more than 10 km vis scattered cloud at 3500ft risk of low cloud 800ft until 0900 local. Getting more cloudy after 1300 local.
by canard67
Mon 01 Feb 2016, 11:36 pm
Forum: Aviation Waffle
Topic: CAA Airshow Charges to Double?
Replies: 127
Views: 28342

Re: CAA Airshow Charges to Double?

I think the CAA charges are small beer compared with the charges from the Police for airshows etc.