VC-10 in Farnborough EGLF? recently 28/9/11

[aviate1138]

SWMBO saw a VC-10 [she used to work on them] on a downwind leg? for Farnborough [viewed from South of the Hog's Back].

Anyone else see this magnificent machine?


Or did SWMBO misidentify the VC-10/or it wasn't aiming at EGLF?

I am betting it was a distant Gulfstream…. :rolleyes:

PS Would the VC-10 be too noisy for Farnborough anyway?

[HEATHROW DIRECTOR]

Go here: REG (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tony.stevenson1/2011/sep.htm) and scroll down to 28th. I can't see a VC-10 listed..

[chevvron]

More likely to be inbound Odiham. Although Farnborough could accept a military VC10, they're unlikely to because of the noise nuisance.

[Gulf4uk]

There was no Visit by VC10 To Either Fields Yesterday which really had it
happened would have been a big event for local Spotters.
Good few years since we had one of those into FAB .
If Anyone is interested TF-SIF DHC8 Icelandic coast Guard arrived
at FAB Late Afternoon thats rare for any military Aircraft here


Tony
Farnborough -local

[ZOOKER]

chevvron,
the 'music' emitted by the 'Queen Of The Skies' should never be referred to as "noise nuisance".

[Wycombe]

I know an RAF VC10 visited on 25th Jan 1990 (a long time ago, I know), because I was on it!

We positioned in from Brize, parked outside the black sheds, picked up some RAE bods and took them to visit RAF Honnington (which was a Tornado bomber base in those days).

Plan was to return later in the day, but we were grounded by hurricane-force winds at Honington, our pax returned by road and we ended up with an unscheduled night stop (with a fuel bowser parked in front of the aeroplane to stop it blowing away!).

[Gulf4uk]

Thanks the Date Reminder . Saw that Arrive even then A rare Event.
As for noise the Ears on local Nimbys are better than Bats the local
council phone number is engraved on there Brains

Tony

Farnborough

[chevvron]

ZOOKER: I agree but a certain local person as referred to by Gulf4uk wouldn't; the healthy crackle of 4 Conways whether VC10 or Victor was almost as enjoyable as a 'flock' of Merlins.

Gulf4uk as you are well aware it's basically one vociferous person who's all bitter because he lost his seat on the council.

Wycombe: don't recall a VC10 picking up boffins but I do recall a medevac flight during (I think) Gulf War 1 bringing one or two clients for the (sadly no more) Cambridge Military Hospital in Aldershot. We (ATC) got told off for accepting it on humanitarian grounds as a specialist lift was required for the stretchers but it all worked out OK in the end.
Edit: I think it was an RAF doctor at IAM who objected to the VC10; he somehow heard we'd accepted it and tried to stop it coming; course it was nothing to do with him.

[learjet50]

Tony

Are you still thereat FAB thought you would have joined Lord George of Egham in his Florida retreat


Best wishes


Gerry X Northern Exec

[Gulf4uk]

Florida why bother FAB 28C its Lovely here . What more can you want
Pair of Wokkas low over rooftop odd mustang turning over me into
The Bushe .And BBJ Just touched down FAB



Tony

[Wycombe]

Fairly sure I have the date right Chevvron, that day was memorable as it was the biggest "blow" since the famous "not a hurricane" storm of Oct'87.

I remember the approach into Honington being fairly "sporting" and quite a few of the "boffins" utilising the chunder bags.

[chevvron]

Don't doubt you are correct, just that for some reason I wasn't on duty (we were doing 8-5 weekdays only in those days so no separate 'watches' as now).
We often used to get requests for a VC10 to come over for circuit bashing but we had to refer these to COEF so they were usually turned down.