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Bizarre!!
LFA 7 - yesterday about 12 noon. Top of Bwlch Groes - (half way down the Dinas branch off the Machy loop) GR4 screams through doing what they do at 250AGL heading for an IP to hit Bala. Look up and see just skimming the clouds at about 1500AGL is a Queens flight 146!!!, Cue the GR4 wingman to follow through on a 10second space from the leader.
How??!! Why??!! Was there common knowledge of a Royal Flight? didnt see a NOTAM
Was it you!?? any offers
How??!! Why??!! Was there common knowledge of a Royal Flight? didnt see a NOTAM
Was it you!?? any offers
HCM,
What makes you think it was a Royal Flight? The Queens Flight hasn't existed for years.
32 Sqn have many, many roles in addition to that of Royal taxi.
What makes you think it was a Royal Flight? The Queens Flight hasn't existed for years.
32 Sqn have many, many roles in addition to that of Royal taxi.
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OK,OK, "Queens Flight" became a quicker way of saying "No32 (The Royal ) squadron"
Didnt think it was necessarily a RF as the NOTAMs didnt mention one - just very strange to see a 146 in such a well used LFA at fairly LL. Both GR4s pulled up to about 800'' prior to their run in - very close to the 146, though they had travelled a little further north by then.
Just alerting all to the (possible) incident!
Didnt think it was necessarily a RF as the NOTAMs didnt mention one - just very strange to see a 146 in such a well used LFA at fairly LL. Both GR4s pulled up to about 800'' prior to their run in - very close to the 146, though they had travelled a little further north by then.
Just alerting all to the (possible) incident!
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I know this is a rumours website, but this reporting of a 'possible incident' with apparently no knowledge of the facts is as bad as cr@p tabloid sensationalism.
The see and avoid principle has been around for years.
The see and avoid principle has been around for years.
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Tradewind - I see your point and on reading back the post perhaps my wording was "reactionary" and that some dubious researchers trawling through this web site may have assumed too much and made a story of it. That certainly was not my intention - merely to say what I had seen, and I am well aware of the see & avoid principles of airmanship!
Thanks to CK & MT for seeing the positive side!
Safe flying to all of us!!
Thanks to CK & MT for seeing the positive side!
Safe flying to all of us!!
