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Old 12th Jan 2007, 10:52
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Wycombe
 
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A few years back, I was out in my garden (West Berks, UK) one sunny Summer Sunday afternoon, when I heard the sound of a heavy jet approaching, but low (we see lots of TMA arrs/deps etc around here, but the base of CAS is around FL45-55 depending upon exactly which way you look).

Seconds later a United 767-300 came into view and passed W to E at (I estimate) around 2000'.

Ran for the scanner, and found him talking to Farnborough LARS.

He was routing back to LHR VFR after a flypast at an airshow at Middle Wallop (so non-rev I assume). Had to be given climb E of Reading to get into the pattern!
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