Apache gunships circling Heathrow

[EGLD]

[DaveReidUK]

Hardy blokes, chopper pilots, being able to withstand those instantaneous changes of direction !

The sooner Apaches get ADS-B, the better.

[EGLD]

Prince Harry drunk at the controls maybe?

[PDR1]

Harry's a gunner, not a pilot.

[HEATHROW DIRECTOR]

Maybe it was too busy for them to cross so they were told to route around to the west?

[Martin the Martian]

Harry's a gunner, not a pilot.

AAC Apache gunners ARE pilots, just that they let somebody else do the driving (appropriate for royalty, I guess).

[G-ARZG]

Some parts of Stanwell do need 'robust policing'.....

[Gonzo]

Nothing unusual, they did a standard easterly crossing. We held them at Bedfont a bit to allow a BA A380 to go on a CPT.

[OwnNav]

Easterly ?

[ShyTorque]

The airfield has been using the "easterly" runways over the past couple of days. Aircraft routing across are sent via the landing thresholds.

[Talkdownman]

Where do they hold now that the old fuel farm has gone?

[ShyTorque]

It's in the AIP, under the EGLL section.

[Gonzo]

They hold just west of T5.

At the VRP called 'West of T5'.

Some clever people out there.....l

[DaveReidUK]

I can vouch for the fact that crossing Heathrow in a chopper on H9 is an unforgettable experience, especially when ATC make you orbit between the two runways.

[Talkdownman]

Originally Posted by Gonzo

At the VRP called 'West of T5'

Thanks

Some clever people out there.....l

Maybe it was you who thought of it then...