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Hope you enjoy the next 6 days as much as everyone else coming to Fairford. The weather is playing ball for once. Have a safe one and thanks for the insights in advance of the show.

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It was a good day with the whole operation getting back into gear again, and many ATCOs at Brize and Fairford having their first exposure to RIAT.

Looks like the pace is sustained quite a bit more tomorrow. Good experience for our trainees before their CAA examination on Friday.
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It’d be cool if the calibration duty (I think the Hunter did similar in 2019?) was regularly offered to an otherwise static fast jet. Call it the “Badger Slot” or something haha.

Or, I’m sure no one would have problems with the German Tornados doing it each year!

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The Hunter (if we’re thinking of the same one) wasn’t a calibration run. It was unexpected, hence why we encourage all arrivals and departures to fly standard profiles unless arranged with the FCC in advance.
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We did our best for P&V West yesterday - eg putting the Czech helis via RW09 and round “the loop”….. we are far more restricted on Thursdays, with the increase in traffic and the need to get certain aircraft into certain aprons in an order and getting aircraft backtracked before rehearsals - so please manage expectations.
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I'm not sure if the FCC has their eyes in, I think they need more practice :grinning:
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Challenging afternoon in ATC?

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Great work today guys. God it is good to be back! What a day! 👍😀
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Yep, today had some “Wall of Steel” moments! Bird strike and traffic low on fuel, all in the mix, but that’s why we do it. Very few “empty slots” on the arrival plan. Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.
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Really enjoyed Thursday, thanks to all in ATC (and all the other helpers) - you are very much appreciated!
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Great day yesterday - a smooth flying display and the chance to put some nice aircraft around the circuit.
The SW loop is fantastic, with a host of interesting and rare airframes - don’t miss it !
A longer, more complex flying display today - but all planned out by our Flying Display Director.
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As smooth a display day as we could have hoped for yesterday - just over 8 hours of flying display and we finished one minute late. All the flypasts were bang on time, which is where we tend to lose the time. A varied and interesting display in our opinion. Even managed to get Tom in and out in his helicopter without hassle. Hoping for the same today.
And thanks to the FRIAT member who called in the injured bird .
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I seem to recall that the airfield opens at 0900 local for departures this year - does anyone know if that is correct? Just wondering how long I can stay in bed for.
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bishbashbosh wrote:
Sun 17 Jul 2022, 4:42 pm
I seem to recall that the airfield opens at 0900 local for departures this year - does anyone know if that is correct? Just wondering how long I can stay in bed for.
The first departure was bang on 9am this morning (not that that helps you much as it was 9.5 hours ago!)
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Sun 17 Jul 2022, 6:06 am
And thanks to the FRIAT member who called in the injured bird .
On that and realising how busy everyone is, is there anybody watching the airfield for bird hazards. The gull circled several times low in front of the tower area before landing slap bang in the middle of the runway while the RSV F-2000 was displaying and it still landed with a large and potentially damaging hazard ready to go through an intake in plain sight. Just wondering?
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CJS wrote:
Sun 17 Jul 2022, 5:23 pm
bishbashbosh wrote:
Sun 17 Jul 2022, 4:42 pm
I seem to recall that the airfield opens at 0900 local for departures this year - does anyone know if that is correct? Just wondering how long I can stay in bed for.
The first departure was bang on 9am this morning (not that that helps you much as it was 9.5 hours ago!)
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Sun 17 Jul 2022, 8:13 pm
I like to experience the 'full power of the take offs' on departures - so the 09 end might be better. That's a P&V end I've never been to despite this being my 28th show. I guess due to the light winds 27 might be used too. Bit of a quandary really!

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Just to confirm the reasons behind the RW choices for tomorrow … the wind is forecast to be southerly enabling both ends to be used.

The departure plan involves a lot of departures from the SW loop and adjacent aprons first thing. Backtracking uses up a lot of time, and with the northern taxiway restricted for the operation of larger aircraft, it makes operational sense to use RW09 on opening. Some of the smaller VFR departures may use 27 if parked in the SE of the airfield.

At 1200 local, there is a mass clear out of the fighters, helicopters and aircraft to the East of the tower, so a change to RW27 is sensible, as most aircraft will use Foxtrot South Hold.

There will be the odd exception to this, but based on the forecast, this is the plan.
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Sun 17 Jul 2022, 10:23 pm
Just to confirm the reasons behind the RW choices for tomorrow … the wind is forecast to be southerly enabling both ends to be used.

The departure plan involves a lot of departures from the SW loop and adjacent aprons first thing. Backtracking uses up a lot of time, and with the northern taxiway restricted for the operation of larger aircraft, it makes operational sense to use RW09 on opening. Some of the smaller VFR departures may use 27 if parked in the SE of the airfield.

At 1200 local, there is a mass clear out of the fighters, helicopters and aircraft to the East of the tower, so a change to RW27 is sensible, as most aircraft will use Foxtrot South Hold.

There will be the odd exception to this, but based on the forecast, this is the plan.
The F-86 seemed really quite keen on using 09!

Thanks guys, the past 6 days really have been a mission with the heat - today was punishingly hot for me, but the flying was awesome thanks in no small part to you guys!

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