RAF C17 - Holding pattern over Newcastle.

[MATELO]

Anybody shed any light why he would be doing this??

[Trim Stab]

Maybe the loadie was from Sunderland and needed a wazz?

[VinRouge]

I heard the RAF hadnt reached its CO2 emmissions target for this year so sent the jet up to fly round and round for ages.

Or perhaps, it was holding? :hmm:

[sycamore]

Just checking it was still there; could`ve been nicked by Geordie toerags !

[RumPunch]

To parachute a quick reaction team of paratroopers to take out this gunman if they find him. Sorry best reason I could think of :ok:

[kharmael]

Ramp down, loadie out the back with binoculars spying on Cheryl Cole! :ok:

[Tashengurt]

It's back again today.
I didn't realise those winglets produced such big vortices! I must be getting old and emotional. I felt quite whoozy and docile after it passed over.








Sits back...

[Pontius Navigator]

It's back again today.
I didn't realise those winglets produced such big vortices! I must be getting old and emotional. I felt quite whoozy and docile after it passed over.
Sits back...

Quite. As they said, it is part of the Geordie pacification operation.






ooops black Omega just went past.

[Tashengurt]

Or it could have been holding for Emirates to take off.

[Sir Herbert Gussett]

It is more than likely part of the CQWI going on in that area and South Scotland.

Ref: H2745/10
FIR: EGXX
Code: WELW
Traffic: VFR IFR
Purpose: PIB entry Operationally significant for flights
Scope: Nav Warning
Lower limit (FL): 000
Upper limit (FL): 240
Centre and radius (nm): 5615N00211W190
Parent ICAO: EGPX
Start date/time: 06/07/2010 12:15 UTC
End date/time: 06/07/2010 15:15 UTC
Activity period: null
Lower height limit: 000
Upper height limit: 240

EXER COMBINED QUALIFIED WEAPON INSTRUCTOR CQWI 10 AREA EAST. UP TO
50 FAST JET ACFT WILL CONDUCT AIR EXER WI AREA BOUNDED BY 5630N
00700W-5806N 00118E-5600N 00245E-5500N 00120W-5445N 00120W-5445N
00500W-ORIGIN(NORTH SEA FM EG D513 THRU CENTRAL MDA, NORTHERN
ENGLAND AND SOUTHERN SCOTLAND). SUPPORT PROVIDED BY AIRBORNE EARLY
WARNING, SURVEILLANCE, AIR TO AIR REFUELLING AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE
ACFT. EXER ACFT WILL AVOID CONTROLLED AIRSPACE UNLESS CLEARED BY OR
UNDER CONTROL OF APPROPRIATE AUTH AND MAY NOT COMPLY WITH RULES OF
THE AIR DURING THE CONDUCT OF HIGH ENERGY MANOEUVRES OUTWITH UK
DANGER AREAS. EXER ACFT WILL UTILISE SSR CODES 2401-2477 AND 6000,
6100, 6200, 6300, 6400, 6500, 6600 AND 6700. NON-PARTICIPATING
AIRCREW ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN CLEAR OF THE AREA. CTC 01309 672161
EXTENSION 7964 OR 07799 130467.
AUS 10-07-0020/AS3

[STANDTO]

...............have we got 50 serviceable fast jets..............?

[MATELO]

Thanks for the info Sir Herbert, however this was after 7pm. I have known Awacs, Hercs & Nimbats to be overhead and the odd Tristar, so I suppose it was possible it was just on a support mission.

[Aur]

There are reports of it working various airports up and down the east coast of Scotland.

[TacLan]

You have to forgive them, all we normally see over Newcassel is Queasy jet, and, at the moment, a lot of "bears in the air"

[MATELO]

a lot of "bears in the air"

My point exactly. With the demise of the Nimrod, I was just wondering if this was in anyway helping out the "Newcassel" police.

[Tashengurt]

As a Newcassell polis I don't see how.
I saw it from my window do a couple of circuits then bugger off, presumably to land, as soon as the afternoon Emirates flight took off.

[MATELO]

As a polis... one would hope you had been briefed on MACP.

I guess they dont trust you.

[Tashengurt]

Given that my last briefing on the latest events was 'watch sky news' I think it's fair to say they don't.
Never mind eh?:rolleyes:

[collbar]

You would hope that the C-17 could cope with a quick trip to support an exercise then be turnned around for crew training afterwards.. Is that possible. I can't beleive such an asset would be left in jockland for one flight a day!

[Uncle Ginsters]

Colbar - got it in one:
Combined training up and down the UK morning & evening with CQWI in the afternoon...and a jolly good time was had by all:ok:

[doubledolphins]

One landed at Liverpool last night. Well I was playing cricket in Warrington and I saw it make an approach. Got me wondering, is The millitary medical facility in Birmingham full?

[collbar]

well done Uncle ginsters!!! glad to see a reasonable use of time and resources!! Be careful up there with those fast jet types.. they might swipe all those butty boxes!! Carry on with the jolly good times..pip pip!!