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gazza007
10th Jun 2013, 23:23
Last hour or so i've been bugged by a prop flying high circuits 5K+. I'm convinced its not the GMP islander as that usually is quite low and buzzes me on short finals.

Any clues, not the first time its been there

750XL
11th Jun 2013, 03:02
It's the police Islander, been nothing else up there all night :ok:

DaveReidUK
11th Jun 2013, 11:02
Last hour or so i've been bugged by a prop flying high circuits 5K+.

Piston or turboprop ?

750XL
11th Jun 2013, 13:33
And was up at FL080 in case you were curious :p

gazza007
11th Jun 2013, 20:27
thanks is it just high level surviallence?

chiglet
11th Jun 2013, 21:37
Just getting his night rating [25hrs ISTR]

750XL
12th Jun 2013, 03:35
Monitoring phone calls, Wi-Fi connections and all that sort of stuff :ok:

DaveReidUK
12th Jun 2013, 06:11
Monitoring phone calls, Wi-Fi connections and all that sort of stuffIsn't it the RAF's Islanders that perform that mission, rather than the police's ?

750XL
12th Jun 2013, 14:29
Both, I believe