Awesome Tornado flypast
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ACW599 pft, you should complain! I payout HUGE amounts in tax, and regularly see and hear the "fork tailed devils" from Lakenheath, and last week, we had glorious contrails from some tiffies. But at N54.33.06, W00.06.01, other than Rescue 128 we never see rotary or fat albert type things - I personally put it down to a lack of joie de vivre!
Funnily enough Skye's exactly the place my wife and kids had their best Tornado moment. Walking across the Skye Bridge they were buzzed by a pair of IV Sqn jets from Lossie (yes, she stunned herself by by relating all that info to me, far to much time spent at Lossie, says she). Apparently the jets had swooped up the Sound of Sleat fast enough and low enough to impress and to show off the big white Roman numerals on the fin. The three of them were buzzing about it even an hour later when they met up with me again (I'd had a business call in Kylekin). A perfect day and a perfect sight. So, if that was you one glorious day in July about ten years ago, many thanks.
>Based on that heap of numbers I'd have no bloody chance.<
They're just different ways of expressing the same location, which by a curious coincidence just happens to be ACW Towers :-)
I keep hoping that one of them will find its way into someone's nav kit one fine day. If so, EGOS Low Level is on 376.675 and Ops is extn 7227. . .
They're just different ways of expressing the same location, which by a curious coincidence just happens to be ACW Towers :-)
I keep hoping that one of them will find its way into someone's nav kit one fine day. If so, EGOS Low Level is on 376.675 and Ops is extn 7227. . .
>ACW599, are you in LFA9? If so, sorry; they may as well put up 2000ft concrete walls around that area when it comes to jet traffic!<
Sadly, yes -- although the walls can't be that thick since occasional C-130s pass through the LFA and I even saw a couple of F-15s the other day orbiting Breidden Hill at about 1,000ft or so. The Valley weather ship puts in an occasional appearance as well, although not at low level.
>PSS ACW599 Re "It's good to hear that an RAF fast jet can find Skye", are you from Yorkshire....?<
Certainly not :-) Just angling for a response along the lines of "who is this tosser, of course we can bl00dy well find his house, let's go and wazz it tomorrow".
Sadly, yes -- although the walls can't be that thick since occasional C-130s pass through the LFA and I even saw a couple of F-15s the other day orbiting Breidden Hill at about 1,000ft or so. The Valley weather ship puts in an occasional appearance as well, although not at low level.
>PSS ACW599 Re "It's good to hear that an RAF fast jet can find Skye", are you from Yorkshire....?<
Certainly not :-) Just angling for a response along the lines of "who is this tosser, of course we can bl00dy well find his house, let's go and wazz it tomorrow".
I'm leaving very soon as well, but please don't confuse me with Ratman when I pitch up at my new job. I am the non-grumpy one without my head up my arse, if anyone was wondering..
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Guys n gals, not every hill walker out there is a sad ..erm..person. Very memorable evening many years ago I was out on my bike in the New Forest doing a spot of astronomy (very dark skies- yes really) and on the way back to Hale got well and truely flame grilled by a Tornado flying very low- what a fantastic sight and sound 
On other occasions always a pleasure to spot Hawks whizzing along the valley floors in Wales. I recall the morning the news came in about the raid on Libya, my brother and I were in a youth hostel having brekkie, we raised a loud cheer, then looked around to see all the other hostellers looking very seriously at us.
We washed up and left
On other occasions always a pleasure to spot Hawks whizzing along the valley floors in Wales. I recall the morning the news came in about the raid on Libya, my brother and I were in a youth hostel having brekkie, we raised a loud cheer, then looked around to see all the other hostellers looking very seriously at us.
We washed up and left
Funnily enough Skye's exactly the place my wife and kids had their best Tornado moment. Walking across the Skye Bridge they were buzzed by a pair of IV Sqn jets from Lossie (yes, she stunned herself by by relating all that info to me, far to much time spent at Lossie, says she). Apparently the jets had swooped up the Sound of Sleat fast enough and low enough to impress and to show off the big white Roman numerals on the fin. The three of them were buzzing about it even an hour later when they met up with me again (I'd had a business call in Kylekin). A perfect day and a perfect sight. So, if that was you one glorious day in July about ten years ago, many thanks.
As for the Flak being thrown at Ratman, I will inform the Snipers of a few facts. The guy does have TWO AOC 1 Group commendations (both work related, not for secondary duty stuff), Did an excellent Sqn history a few years back, plus managed the production of it and got the sponsorship to get it produced out of Wasteofspace (a good six months work in three). Threw a very good history of a type being retired together in a few weeks and managed the production of it by the graphics people at Northolt. Has had an article published in one of the major aviation magazines. Has designed Sqn markings and had his name on the side of a rather specially painted aircraft, the same size as that of the pilot! Most of this work came about though this little thing called research (though he did have a little help from the members here and elsewhere on the type history). I don’t think he will have any problems getting work outside of the RAF with his skills and talents (I can't remember how many GEMs awards he has got, but its more than one).
As for the lad who started this thread, This is how you do it. I would like to thank the front-seater in the rear aircraft of the loose formation of two 72 Sqn Tucanos (didn’t have to use Google, because I know most of the Sqn markings used in the Royal Air Force at this time, though had I not known what a blue bar with a red boarder on the roundel stood for (along with the white arrowhead with a blue swift on it on the tail), I could have very easily looked it up on the internet) while in a very steep bank (wings almost vertical (again you will find all of the terms required via Google, if you bother to look)) who waved back to me while doing an inforced Adventure training (a big hazard of working in a Joint Service environment) hill walk on in the Lake District (general area of the main peak of Helvvellyn (exact location is important)) at around 12:00 on 11 Jun 2008 (as is timings, if you wish to find the information your looking for (Some spotter can then help you answer your question, attention to detail is most important). The only military aircraft I saw, bar a Leaping Heap miles away the same day in three days of hard walking, which I didn’t volunteer to do!!!
By the way, Ratman is leaving the armed forces for very vaild reasons, that are of his concern only.
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You're not serious, are you?
You have no idea how idiotic it is to tell me how to write a thread, I'm not gonna be dictated by some old man telling me how to post on an internet board! You seriously need to get a life, sat on here telling people how to do things "properly".
Maybe we all don't want to follow your old-fashioned, boring ways of doing things? Times change, deal with it.
I don't CARE what time it was, fact is I didn't know the exact time, or EXACT location, because I was too busy helping a team member who had cut his arm, another member was navigating.
And for the LAST f***ing time, I'm not going to go onto google and "do some research" because I am not as sad as you, and I have a life.
Geez, some people..........
You have no idea how idiotic it is to tell me how to write a thread, I'm not gonna be dictated by some old man telling me how to post on an internet board! You seriously need to get a life, sat on here telling people how to do things "properly".
Maybe we all don't want to follow your old-fashioned, boring ways of doing things? Times change, deal with it.
I don't CARE what time it was, fact is I didn't know the exact time, or EXACT location, because I was too busy helping a team member who had cut his arm, another member was navigating.
And for the LAST f***ing time, I'm not going to go onto google and "do some research" because I am not as sad as you, and I have a life.
Geez, some people..........
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Albert Twatman & Mainjafad
What a pair of complete tossers - It is difficult enough to get keen youngsters into the Service without people like you making petty and uncalled for little digs - what's the matter? Tiny co*ks and feel inadequate?
What a pair of complete tossers - It is difficult enough to get keen youngsters into the Service without people like you making petty and uncalled for little digs - what's the matter? Tiny co*ks and feel inadequate?
Mainjafad
I cannot believe you would say "this is how you do it " - and then proceed to make errors in spelling and grammar!!!!
What a complete and total spanker you are.
I stand by my original comment that anyone who makes a heartfelt post full of enthusiasm should be welcomed and not the target of purile abuse.
Culio please do not take these tosseurs as an example of military life - they could not be further from the norm!!
I cannot believe you would say "this is how you do it " - and then proceed to make errors in spelling and grammar!!!!
What a complete and total spanker you are.
I stand by my original comment that anyone who makes a heartfelt post full of enthusiasm should be welcomed and not the target of purile abuse.
Culio please do not take these tosseurs as an example of military life - they could not be further from the norm!!
