View Full Version : Apache gunships circling Heathrow
:eek:
http://i.imgur.com/9atWSfA.jpg
DaveReidUK
25th Nov 2016, 13:26
Hardy blokes, chopper pilots, being able to withstand those instantaneous changes of direction !
The sooner Apaches get ADS-B, the better. :O
Prince Harry drunk at the controls maybe?
Harry's a gunner, not a pilot.
HEATHROW DIRECTOR
25th Nov 2016, 14:31
Maybe it was too busy for them to cross so they were told to route around to the west?
Martin the Martian
25th Nov 2016, 15:01
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
25th Nov 2016, 16:32
Some parts of Stanwell do need 'robust policing'.....
Gonzo
25th Nov 2016, 17:43
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
26th Nov 2016, 07:26
Easterly ?
ShyTorque
26th Nov 2016, 07:38
The airfield has been using the "easterly" runways over the past couple of days. Aircraft routing across are sent via the landing thresholds.
Talkdownman
26th Nov 2016, 08:58
Where do they hold now that the old fuel farm has gone?
ShyTorque
26th Nov 2016, 09:20
It's in the AIP, under the EGLL section.
Gonzo
26th Nov 2016, 10:16
They hold just west of T5.
At the VRP called 'West of T5'.
Some clever people out there.....l
DaveReidUK
26th Nov 2016, 10:50
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. :O
Talkdownman
26th Nov 2016, 12:20
At the VRP called 'West of T5'
Thanks
Some clever people out there.....l
Maybe it was you who thought of it then...