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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
24th Jul 2022, 12:19
Replies: 76
Views: 17,344
Posted By Seloco

I have to agree with SpringHeeledJack; the...

I have to agree with SpringHeeledJack; the 'flying display' which we experienced on Friday was rather an insult to the name (but not the few participants). After attending Farnborough now for 64...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
13th Oct 2021, 15:56
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,471
Posted By Seloco

Does anyone know where/when the Protector took...

Does anyone know where/when the Protector took 'part in airspace integration flights and conduct capability demos' (quote from RAF site)?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
12th Sep 2021, 13:54
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,471
Posted By Seloco

Apologies, with quote this time! Thanks for...

Apologies, with quote this time!
Thanks for that, Roger4. I'm still a bit mystified by my observations, in terms of both the noise and and the (unenhanced!) visuals being unlike my previous...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
12th Sep 2021, 13:52
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,471
Posted By Seloco

Thanks for that, Roger4. I'm still a bit...

Thanks for that, Roger4. I'm still a bit mystified by my observations, in terms of both the noise and and the (unenhanced!) visuals being unlike my previous encounters with Northolt's finest. Can...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
8th Sep 2021, 11:54
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,471
Posted By Seloco

Not the BN2T, Treadigraph, nor indeed the P68 or...

Not the BN2T, Treadigraph, nor indeed the P68 or C406 I think. We've had all of those over this part of SW London fairly regularly on survey or 'don't ask' missions and they all have a definite prop...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
6th Sep 2021, 20:58
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,471
Posted By Seloco

Strange (to me, anyway!) aircraft circling over...

Strange (to me, anyway!) aircraft circling over Kingston-upon-Thames for about an hour late this afternoon. Nothing showing on either FR24 or ADS-B, and frustratingly no binos to hand either,...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
23rd Jun 2020, 12:50
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,471
Posted By Seloco

Hmm; the ridge there about 3km SE of Wye goes up...

Hmm; the ridge there about 3km SE of Wye goes up to 612 feet according to the OS map. Or is that 400' ADS-B uncorrected and therefore nearer 700' AMSL?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
23rd Jun 2020, 12:00
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,471
Posted By Seloco

Yes Dave, there is that. But I was particularly...

Yes Dave, there is that. But I was particularly interested in the crossing of the North Downs, which rise to more than 600' ASL... I guess it would be quite fun to find a recording and correlate...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
23rd Jun 2020, 10:08
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,471
Posted By Seloco

I spent more time than is good for me on ADS-B...

I spent more time than is good for me on ADS-B last night mesmerised by a RAF C130 out of Brize appearing to fly VERY low over Sussex and Kent; the altitude at times showed as 50 feet, although more...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
22nd May 2020, 10:49
Replies: 98
Views: 33,422
Posted By Seloco

So here in deepest Sunbury-on-Thames we are now...

So here in deepest Sunbury-on-Thames we are now not only being entertained by a rather different selection of helicopters from normal but also by an almost daily parade of low-level light singles. ...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Apr 2020, 13:49
Replies: 22
Views: 4,804
Posted By Seloco

Thanks for this; it was indeed G-CIVL which went...

Thanks for this; it was indeed G-CIVL which went over us earlier - always sad to see a magnificent aircraft making its final flight.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Apr 2020, 11:59
Replies: 22
Views: 4,804
Posted By Seloco

A BA 747 flew low-level from Heathrow to Kemble...

A BA 747 flew low-level from Heathrow to Kemble this morning. Just laying up there perhaps, or ending its days?
Forum: Rumours & News
12th Nov 2019, 12:14
Replies: 51
Views: 39,184
Posted By Seloco

There's the answer then: trail a long HV cable...

There's the answer then: trail a long HV cable behind it and limit your routeings to those of the National Grid's HV transmission lines. No batteries required - you work it like an upside down...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
16th May 2019, 20:58
Replies: 41
Views: 26,276
Posted By Seloco

Just to be clear, my earlier post referencing the...

Just to be clear, my earlier post referencing the possibility of landing was merely speculation since at that stage it was not even clear whether the airstrip was involved or not. As for the...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
15th May 2019, 14:36
Replies: 41
Views: 26,276
Posted By Seloco

Well the Daily Mail says here...

Well the Daily Mail says here (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...road-halt.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7020055/Plane-crashes-dual-carriageway-bringing-busy-road-halt.html) )...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
14th May 2019, 11:53
Replies: 41
Views: 26,276
Posted By Seloco

A later BBC report...

A later BBC report (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-48251547) shows that the Cirrus had previously landed at the private strip alongside the A40 to pick up two pax. It had just taken off when...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th May 2019, 17:32
Replies: 41
Views: 26,276
Posted By Seloco

There's a private airstrip alongside the A40...

There's a private airstrip alongside the A40 close to the accident site; is that perhaps where the Cirrus was attempting to land?
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jun 2018, 14:22
Replies: 14
Views: 3,895
Posted By Seloco

I guess it just sometimes thinks it is - which is...

I guess it just sometimes thinks it is - which is perhaps what got it into trouble on this occasion!
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jun 2018, 14:20
Replies: 14
Views: 3,895
Posted By Seloco

Well, to be strictly accurate most of what an...

Well, to be strictly accurate most of what an Osprey does is discrete, but perhaps not necessarily that discreet!

Sorry, coat time...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2018, 22:53
Replies: 14
Views: 3,895
Posted By Seloco

At least hopefully not while trying to insert...

At least hopefully not while trying to insert Hereford's best discreetly after dark...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jun 2018, 18:07
Replies: 14
Views: 3,895
Posted By Seloco

Osprey starts grass fire

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-44375517
Presumably an inevitability of having the engine efflux at the back of the rotating nacelles?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Oct 2017, 22:20
Replies: 104
Views: 27,474
Posted By Seloco

Thanks for following up Herod. I'm relieved that...

Thanks for following up Herod. I'm relieved that it confirmed a wireframe as the basis for the Super VC10 - that explained a lot! If they'd just left off the FR probe and not done that final...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Oct 2017, 18:01
Replies: 104
Views: 27,474
Posted By Seloco

Having finally grabbed a decent HD screenshot...

Having finally grabbed a decent HD screenshot from the first episode of the Last Post I am led to suspect that most of the "VC10" is a CGI model rather than 2D photoshopping over an existing...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
26th May 2017, 09:33
Replies: 27
Views: 4,799
Posted By Seloco

OK thanks Wonderbus for clarifying. I think I...

OK thanks Wonderbus for clarifying. I think I know the one you mean; it's a bit greyer and usually about 9000 feet higher!
And I well remember the "flying eye", but that was eons ago...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
26th May 2017, 09:06
Replies: 27
Views: 4,799
Posted By Seloco

Thanks Treaders, that was indeed the aircraft I...

Thanks Treaders, that was indeed the aircraft I saw; she seems to be quite a venerable old lady! And the mission explains some of the more 'interesting' manoeuvres over Kingston...

But Wonderbus:...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
25th May 2017, 23:06
Replies: 27
Views: 4,799
Posted By Seloco

Well I have to say I don't recall a PA34 buzzing...

Well I have to say I don't recall a PA34 buzzing around these parts at 1000ft or so many times before!
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
25th May 2017, 22:57
Replies: 27
Views: 4,799
Posted By Seloco

To do what? I would have expected my taxes to be...

To do what? I would have expected my taxes to be funding something a little more up to date!
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
25th May 2017, 22:30
Replies: 27
Views: 4,799
Posted By Seloco

Light twin over SW London 25May

A light twin (Seneca?) was flying a somewhat random track low over Surbiton/Kingston this afternoon (c14:25Z); a rather unusual occurrence! Anyone any idea what it was doing?
Forum: Rumours & News
1st Apr 2017, 11:22
Replies: 29
Views: 41,285
Posted By Seloco

Interesting that Changi seem to think that a 787...

Interesting that Changi seem to think that a 787 has four engines; or was their diagram meant to be, well, diagrammatic?!
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2017, 12:10
Replies: 29
Views: 41,285
Posted By Seloco

Interesting! I'd always assumed that A380...

Interesting! I'd always assumed that A380 winglets were composite, but it appears not.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
21st Jul 2015, 09:57
Replies: 28
Views: 7,040
Posted By Seloco

I got to fly the PanAm SPs transAtlantic...

I got to fly the PanAm SPs transAtlantic occasionally in the past. A window seat behind the wing was fun in order to see the extraordinary and somewhat convoluted extension and retraction sequence...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2015, 10:19
Replies: 170
Views: 52,623
Posted By Seloco

This coarse then BCG? Looks to be 80-85 degrees...

This coarse then BCG? Looks to be 80-85 degrees if you pause at about 0.51" into the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnZMy1WWjZs#t=51
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2015, 08:37
Replies: 170
Views: 52,623
Posted By Seloco

Props turning slowly?

The thing that mystifies me about the parts of that video which show the props going round very slowly is that (a) the blades appear to be in the feathered position, and (b) they are exhibing none of...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Dec 2013, 15:36
Replies: 2,934
Views: 2,219,797
Posted By Seloco

Like many others I've been struggling to make...

Like many others I've been struggling to make sense of what happened in this accident, with its range of apparently conflicting evidence. As it happens I know a bit more about buildings than I do...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
17th Sep 2013, 11:46
Replies: 40
Views: 13,954
Posted By Seloco

That nose

Come on chaps! The nose is undoubtedly a reflection of Bombardier's (albeit distant) De Havilland heritage :D
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