View Full Version : Belfast Flyby - F3's
Wee Weasley Welshman
4th Sep 2005, 15:38
This afternoon as I prepared to dismount my Orange steed at Northen Irelands only proper airport (cue ALLMCC polemic) I was much heartened by the pair of F3's that made a high speed run down Rw25.
It brought many grins to the apron and the very attractive cabin crew were very impressed chaps.
Thanks,
WWW
soddim
4th Sep 2005, 20:30
How do you know the F3 crews were chaps?
CBA_caption
4th Sep 2005, 20:35
To my mind that reads that the Welshman's attractive male cabin crew were impressed.
Shut that closet door!
CBA
eastern wiseguy
4th Sep 2005, 23:18
As the Atco in the tower I can say that I spoke ONLY to chaps. We enjoyed it too ...but the Jag was better!!:E
Mach the Knife
5th Sep 2005, 11:24
Crikey, a Jag doing a low fly by! Have you checked your light towers to make sure thay all still have their tops on?
Crikey, a Jag doing a low fly by! Well a Jag is hardly likely to manage a High Level fly by, is it?
A link to the days when RAFO was SOAF and most of the pilots were 'mercenaries' - ie the good old days!
http://www.55srwa.org/0106/06081104.html
The White Warrior
5th Sep 2005, 17:19
Well a Jag is hardly likely to manage a High Level fly by, is it?
If it was the Jag being controlled by Swanwick this morning going from Belfast to Coltishall, he went home at FL450. Haven't heard of any F3s cruising that high...
threepointonefour
5th Sep 2005, 18:17
A Jag at FL450 ... Must have been pilotless ...!
F3s regularly visited FL450+ ... used to be a top ACMI tactic vs the USAF - they 'knew' about the F3's 'limits' and never counted on their adversaries being at FL500 ... "Fox 1 ..., Kill!"
Soiled Glove
5th Sep 2005, 19:17
F3s regularly visited FL450+
I doubt they were up there long enough to pull the trigger and release a missile never mind be outside the F15 radar search pattern!! I did once hear a Typhoon pilot ask for FL530 and he did the old 'roger descending banter' to London!
SG
If it was the Jag being controlled by Swanwick this morning going from Belfast to Coltishall, he went home at FL450 Must have caught a thermal...
A Jag at FL450 - Yeh whatever
Maybe 450` agl.
Glad to see the Jag display is going strong
Average speed passes at 100`
Left to right
Right to left
Left to right
Right to left
BINGO
Land
Not even very loud. Goodbye to the light attack trainer jet.
Fox 3, Fox 2, Guns
Flap62
6th Sep 2005, 15:21
Like the banter Fox_4!!
Although I have to say I thought the old slow speed pass was impressive. Not as slow as F18 but MUCH less to play with.
As for the FL450 bit - I'm sure it was the old excuse - "sorry I read the wrong number on the altimeter/room number"
Wycombe
6th Sep 2005, 16:13
Was in Jersey a couple of years ago when "The Saint" was departing back to Colt after a few days airshowing in the Channel Isles:
Jersey ATC: "Colt xx, what routing after departure?"
Jag: "VFR"
Jersey ATC: "and what level for the transit Northbound?"
Jag: "Oh, about 250 feet"
:D :D
maxburner
8th Sep 2005, 12:39
I know it's getting away from the point of the thread, but I felt obliged to stand up for the dear old F3 in that I once carried out a Skyflash firing from FL500 and M0.9. It worked, too. I can't remember the trial name, but it was a high seas affair, off the Shetlands. The target was a rocket fired from a Canberra. I guess we could have diverted to NI, so maybe it was on thread?