Busy over Bournemouth

[Rory76]

Been a Chinook circling high over for a while, the luxury 747 VP-BAT has just circles as if to land, and now a fisheries patrol (?) red and white dornier circling the bay.

[AlexC]

Two or three nights ago there was a helicopter circling around the New Milton, Hants area for about 25 minutes. I'm assuming it was a police helicopter on some sort of operation?

[Rory76]

Chinook was still doing its high orbits an hour or so later- before departing high up the sea front.

[Ledhead27]

Chinook was doing ILS and VOR/NDB training at the airport and I believe the Cobham Dornier Do-228 was doing spray trials, plus I think they were out yesterday doing the same also.

[Rory76]

Cheers. Did give a nice demonstration of how far the wokka sound carries- the number of times I've looked around, knowing there's a chinook about but not been able to see it! Sound very clear along seafront, with it orbiting the airport.

[Rory76]

Chinook back again this evening.

Why would it oractice at Hurn rather than one at home, or one of the local RAF bases?