Reds & A380 over Wokingham area today
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Reds & A380 over Wokingham area today
Hi all, any idea what the flypast was for today, the Reds were formed up at low level near Arborfield and very close was the company demo A380!!
A nice free display for all in the area
No mention on the Red's display schedule.........
A nice free display for all in the area
No mention on the Red's display schedule.........
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Well, you understand that I heard of this from my wife who was at California Country Park - around lunchtime, her indoors is pretty sharp & we saw the Reds during Farnborough and the big "A380" on the tail in blue letters gave that one away so I am confident of the
Report, apparently witnessed by many other people there who enjoyed the free show!
Report, apparently witnessed by many other people there who enjoyed the free show!
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very Odd this F-WWOW Company Demo a380 FR24 shows not flown since
departing FAB after the show . Nothing seen or heard Near FAB at lunchtime
cant find a Notam about the REDS Being around the area ?
Tony
departing FAB after the show . Nothing seen or heard Near FAB at lunchtime
cant find a Notam about the REDS Being around the area ?
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I live very close to California Country Park and at lunchtime I was a stone's throw from the place! Are you sure it isn't a wind up? I'm amazed that all those aircraft would be so close as to not hear nor see them!
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Definitely not a wind up from my side, Mrs M is adamant!
(Although I am starting to be suspicious of her new glasses now) - again, thanks for replying - there goes what little credibility I had :-(
(Although I am starting to be suspicious of her new glasses now) - again, thanks for replying - there goes what little credibility I had :-(
I did see an Emirates 380 (it had Emirates written underneath) near Woking (not Wokingham) going downwind for 09R about lunchtime; maybe the OP saw the reds too and thought they were linked as the 380 would have turned base leg in the vicinity of Wokingham.
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The Reds web page has them at RAF Benson at 14:00 if that helps.
This is the Notam for their movements around that time (all times Zulu):
EGTT/QWVLW/IV/M/W/000/030/5115N00131W031
FORMATION TRANSIT BY RED ARROWS ACFT ROUTING:
504648N 0015033W (BOURNEMOUTH) 1246
505325N 0015344W (VERWOOD) 1248
505920N 0015244W (NW FORDINGBRIDGE) 1249
510003N 0013225W (NW SOUTHAMPTON) 1251
510905N 0011847W (N WINCHESTER) 1253
511414N 0012031W (WHITCHURCH) 1254
512502N 0005332W (READING) 1258
513705N 0010533W (DISPLAY BENSON) 1300
514200N 0011055W (S OXFORD) 1323
513452N 0010201W (NUFFIELD) 1325
511756N 0011856W (N WHITCHURCH) 1328
510905N 0011847W (N WINCHESTER) 1330
505947N 0014113W (TITCHBORNE FARM) 1333
504648N 0015033W (BOURNEMOUTH) 1335
FORMATION PLANS TO TRANSIT AT 500-2000FT AGL. TIMINGS, HGT AND ROUTE
ARE APRX AND MAY CHANGE DUE TO WX OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS.
14-07-0874/AS1
This is the Notam for their movements around that time (all times Zulu):
EGTT/QWVLW/IV/M/W/000/030/5115N00131W031
FORMATION TRANSIT BY RED ARROWS ACFT ROUTING:
504648N 0015033W (BOURNEMOUTH) 1246
505325N 0015344W (VERWOOD) 1248
505920N 0015244W (NW FORDINGBRIDGE) 1249
510003N 0013225W (NW SOUTHAMPTON) 1251
510905N 0011847W (N WINCHESTER) 1253
511414N 0012031W (WHITCHURCH) 1254
512502N 0005332W (READING) 1258
513705N 0010533W (DISPLAY BENSON) 1300
514200N 0011055W (S OXFORD) 1323
513452N 0010201W (NUFFIELD) 1325
511756N 0011856W (N WHITCHURCH) 1328
510905N 0011847W (N WINCHESTER) 1330
505947N 0014113W (TITCHBORNE FARM) 1333
504648N 0015033W (BOURNEMOUTH) 1335
FORMATION PLANS TO TRANSIT AT 500-2000FT AGL. TIMINGS, HGT AND ROUTE
ARE APRX AND MAY CHANGE DUE TO WX OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS.
14-07-0874/AS1
Well, you understand that I heard of this from my wife who was at California Country Park - around lunchtime, her indoors is pretty sharp
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It's still interesting. The track from Whitchurch to Reading passes about 6 miles west of California Country Park so they could well have been seen. I favour the suggestion that the A380 was Emirates.
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Hi all, well - Mrs M has passed repeated interrogation on this topic and is standing by her story, at least your information confirms that something may have been observed & she has not gone doo-lally on me - my attempts to enthuse her about aviation have clearly failed!
Thanks again to the good people of Pprune -case closed from me!
Muzzey :0)
Thanks again to the good people of Pprune -case closed from me!
Muzzey :0)
HD and Dave Reid
I concur, I was at Blackbushe yesterday at this time and the EK29 flew a very long downwind before being turned back for the LHR easterlies. Because it is so big I was able to follow it disappearing way way off to the west before being sequenced in by one of your successors no doubt HD.
there was a lot of very variable cloud around that could easily have played a few tricks trying to ID the actual tail logos
PB
I concur, I was at Blackbushe yesterday at this time and the EK29 flew a very long downwind before being turned back for the LHR easterlies. Because it is so big I was able to follow it disappearing way way off to the west before being sequenced in by one of your successors no doubt HD.
there was a lot of very variable cloud around that could easily have played a few tricks trying to ID the actual tail logos
PB