Night Flying Chinooks
blast, Chevron you beat me to it!
humpndump, nope no simulators, 4 air beaters in formation, did look good coming towards the airfield with the sun setting to behind!
Good work guys, shame the bar was closed because you were back in time
humpndump, nope no simulators, 4 air beaters in formation, did look good coming towards the airfield with the sun setting to behind!
Good work guys, shame the bar was closed because you were back in time
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As someone who works just south of Blackfriars Bridge, I second that. There's nothing that wakes up the place like a healthy helping of spicy wokkadom. And whoever decided a few weeks back to do a few tight orbits directly overhead, followed by a hover in all but name - it even woke up the finance department.
I happened to be demonstrating a rather powerful laser device to a workmate at the time, one dollop of "look at this amazing diffraction effect" to one dollop of "never aim it into your remaining eye". Nothing if not responsible, that's me.
"Go on," he said. "See if it'll hit that helicopter thing".
I made up some nonsense about anti-laser missile systems and imminent death, and he went a bit white. Worth every penny, and he won't be suggesting that again in a hurry.
I happened to be demonstrating a rather powerful laser device to a workmate at the time, one dollop of "look at this amazing diffraction effect" to one dollop of "never aim it into your remaining eye". Nothing if not responsible, that's me.
"Go on," he said. "See if it'll hit that helicopter thing".
I made up some nonsense about anti-laser missile systems and imminent death, and he went a bit white. Worth every penny, and he won't be suggesting that again in a hurry.
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I made up some nonsense about anti-laser missile systems and imminent death,
MGD, Wasn't Bramall put back in his box by a previous Staish a few years back?
We've had a number of Chinooks flying around in pairs over the Poole area in the last week. Usually followed far behind by a Seaking.
I met a neighbour walking his dog yesterday and he told me he had complained about it. I just told him that they sounded a hell of a lot better than the Russian version and that he should enjoy it.
I met a neighbour walking his dog yesterday and he told me he had complained about it. I just told him that they sounded a hell of a lot better than the Russian version and that he should enjoy it.
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There's obviously money in Field Marshalling....
I'm in Basingstoke (I know...) - you always seem to skirt around the southern boundary of our beloved conurbation, then once in a while someone comes wokka-ing across the top, (probably aiming for the delightful yellow block of flats) which is much more fun. And annoys the neighbours.
So, aim for Junction 6 and follow the ring road, it's close enough to worry them...
I'm in Basingstoke (I know...) - you always seem to skirt around the southern boundary of our beloved conurbation, then once in a while someone comes wokka-ing across the top, (probably aiming for the delightful yellow block of flats) which is much more fun. And annoys the neighbours.
So, aim for Junction 6 and follow the ring road, it's close enough to worry them...
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Just had a wonderful sight at sunset of a four wokka formation just over the edge of our village in North Hampshire heading back to Odiham. I could feel the sound through my desk chair. Quite made my day.
I can't remember the last time I was in a 4 ship in the UK - felt good though...
One of those 'I can't believe I get to do this' moments!
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I must say that having spent my last years in the RAF at the UK's premier helicopter unit I do miss the sound of the wokka.
Being as I worked out of an office near the end of the Odiham runway it was a constant soundtrack to my working days and nowdays, although I live and work in a city, its a little bit too quiet.
Being as I worked out of an office near the end of the Odiham runway it was a constant soundtrack to my working days and nowdays, although I live and work in a city, its a little bit too quiet.
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I'm in Basingstoke (I know...) - you always seem to skirt around the southern boundary of our beloved conurbation,
then once in a while someone comes wokka-ing across the top,
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I'm in Basingstoke (I know...) - you always seem to skirt around the southern boundary of our beloved conurbation,
VFR route in.
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then once in a while someone comes wokka-ing across the top,
IFR route in.
I'm in Basingstoke (I know...) - you always seem to skirt around the southern boundary of our beloved conurbation,
VFR route in.
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then once in a while someone comes wokka-ing across the top,
IFR route in.
If 4 ships are rare in the UK, then it must have been the same one I saw south of Pewsey and too high - were you on oxygen ?
And to take my mind off the yummy mummies at Oare School at pickup time, you could always make more use of the gap between the village and Oare Hill between 1500 and 1530
And to take my mind off the yummy mummies at Oare School at pickup time, you could always make more use of the gap between the village and Oare Hill between 1500 and 1530
Talking of disturbing Lords and Ladies, which of you fine chaps was responsible for the 2-ship (?) flight east to west along the Thames last night, 6th Feb around 23.30 local ??? I was at least 4kms away and it got me jumping up out of my slumber to see what was going on http://www.pprune.org/forums/images/smilies/wink2.gif
A lovely sound by the way!
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A lovely sound by the way!
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Nice to know people are happy to hear us that late at night. London was looking as stunning as it always does on Wednesday night. Shame that we had to concentrate on the other aircraft and didnt get to fully enjoy the view.