Pilots Target Scottish Homes
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Rob Lives in Evanton, Easter Ross and enjoys organic gardening, folk music and hill walking.
Good On them they must have something to practice on, At least if theyre not firing but to get locking experience.Join Date: Sep 2004
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When I worked on the motorways in Cumbria it was always said by some of the more experienced comms engineers that when you were working on a signal transponder at 3am at the top of Shap the RAF would use your flashing orange beacons as a dummy target since they could be seen for miles in the dark. Never believed it until a Jag or Tornado (I couldn't tell which. It was dark. All I saw was two blue afterburners and deduced that it probably wasn't a Harrier) crept up one night and scared the poo out of me. Just how does something that noisy manage not to be heard until it's on top of you? The result was me sitting up suddenly, smashing the back of my skull on the door frame of the 600 cabinet and then swearing solidly for two minutes.
Attracted by the noise, no doubt, a couple of minutes after that a horse crept up behind me, put it's head over the fence and blew in my ear.
I shrieked like a girl and wished I'd brought fresh shreddies.
BTW, I've just thought about it and now I realise how a jet aircraft can sneak up on you at night. Obvious when you think about it . . .
Attracted by the noise, no doubt, a couple of minutes after that a horse crept up behind me, put it's head over the fence and blew in my ear.
I shrieked like a girl and wished I'd brought fresh shreddies.
BTW, I've just thought about it and now I realise how a jet aircraft can sneak up on you at night. Obvious when you think about it . . .
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When I was a girl and coralled during the holidays into driving tractors on the farm, I used to thoroughly enjoy being targetted by the yanks in their Warthogs - and confess to sometimes abandonning whatever tedious task I would be doing (it invariably involved going up and down all day in straight lines) and haring around the field in top gear. They seemed to appreciate this.
Later, I lived for a while in a castle not far from Canterbury. I imagine it was either used as a target or waypoint by Tornado crews for they used to scream over the top of the keep low enough for us to smell the fuel.
If this was you, and if you thought that woman jumping up and down on the roof of the keep was furious, you'd be wrong. It was joy.
Later, I lived for a while in a castle not far from Canterbury. I imagine it was either used as a target or waypoint by Tornado crews for they used to scream over the top of the keep low enough for us to smell the fuel.
If this was you, and if you thought that woman jumping up and down on the roof of the keep was furious, you'd be wrong. It was joy.
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Those of us in and around the Fleet estuary actually appreciate the visitors to the Freugh, it's always nice when a jet makes an obvious detour to overfly your boat.
Impresses the heck out of the kids when the crew wave back.
Impresses the heck out of the kids when the crew wave back.
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The advantage of target of oportunity runs in Scotland is that the ginger hair and white knees help with target aquisition....unless you get a highland cow by mistake (the lack of white knees here is the giveaway).
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"Or with F15Es dropping 500lbs bombs on Holme on Spalding Moor - they should worry."
I misread that as FS1E. The idea of a 1970's Yamaha sports moped carrying a 500lb bomb is most amusing. Now that is low level...
Mark.
I misread that as FS1E. The idea of a 1970's Yamaha sports moped carrying a 500lb bomb is most amusing. Now that is low level...
Mark.
Avoid imitations
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"Pilots target Scottish homes"
And why shouldn't we want to live in Scotland? There's enough of the bu&&ers living down here.
(Besides, I wouldn't mind those free prescriptions, free tertiary education for the kids, free.....).
And why shouldn't we want to live in Scotland? There's enough of the bu&&ers living down here.
(Besides, I wouldn't mind those free prescriptions, free tertiary education for the kids, free.....).
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It's not just a Scottish thing.
Hint: It's all about Scotland...
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Used to live in Old Catton in Norwich, in the mid - late 80's jaguars- fequently used our row of detached houses as targets - was great inspired me (together with Top Gun - it was v big at the time, oh and mildenhall Airshow) to aspire to be a Fighter Pilot - well i made it inrto the RAF, and managed 56 hours PPL too, still work in aviation now - still have an unhealthy fascination with military planes and rotor craft.
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Now then - What's the address?
http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=57.66....7&r=0&src=msl
- Right, looks good for a Lossie aircraft to approach from the south and poodle up the A9 and slight diversion to target - Watch out for the high ground to the west and low-level abort in full burner.. Oops! Then, observe the old disused RAF Evanton to the east as you pass.
http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=57.66....7&r=0&src=msl
- Right, looks good for a Lossie aircraft to approach from the south and poodle up the A9 and slight diversion to target - Watch out for the high ground to the west and low-level abort in full burner.. Oops! Then, observe the old disused RAF Evanton to the east as you pass.
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I notice that Mr Gibson's partner is also an MSP - two of them on the Holyrood gravy train; and she's a Green Party person. Very nearly explains it all doesn't it. I also believe she used to be wed to an RAF aircrew mate. Maybe explains some more?
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I live in Dumfries & Galloway and have to admit that the RAF / USAF / NATO using the area for low level flying seems to have quietened down in the last few years which is a shame as the locals here didnt mind at all!
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And why shouldn't we want to live in Scotland?
There's enough of the bu&&ers living down here.
(Besides, I wouldn't mind those free prescriptions, free tertiary education for the kids, free.....).
There's enough of the bu&&ers living down here.
(Besides, I wouldn't mind those free prescriptions, free tertiary education for the kids, free.....).
As for low flying. 2000ft is the lowest over my home
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Wrong once again
Besides, I wouldn't mind those free prescriptions
If you can't get the basic facts of your argument right do us all a favour and bone up!! (or shut up your choice) as this is repetition of falsehoods is becoming irritating as is the presumption that we are Welsh (Hint They Do!)
If you can't get the basic facts of your argument right do us all a favour and bone up!! (or shut up your choice) as this is repetition of falsehoods is becoming irritating as is the presumption that we are Welsh (Hint They Do!)
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Unfortunately no free prescriptions up here yet, though it's only a couple of years away.
Gentlemen, don't worry about tw*ts like Gibson he's an ar*e of the highest order. I've been used as a ground based and aerial target on occasion and don't mind one little bit. I'll dig out the co-ordinates of the house and then feel free to "attack" it as you wish.
Gentlemen, don't worry about tw*ts like Gibson he's an ar*e of the highest order. I've been used as a ground based and aerial target on occasion and don't mind one little bit. I'll dig out the co-ordinates of the house and then feel free to "attack" it as you wish.
It is very unlikely that people sitting in cars in laybys or working at night are used as targets as targets are generally planned in detail prior to the sortie. If you are on the ground, and happen to be overflown, it would also be nigh on impossible to tell whether you were a 'target' or simply underneath the flight path.
Unfortunately no free prescriptions up here yet, though it's only a couple of years away.
The English are paying for them.
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Now, how do we apply for practice-target status again?