Mid WalesShire Today 05/03
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Mid WalesShire Today 05/03
A relatively good day for snapping in mid wales
The RAF Medecine plane came through too, the worms got a closer look than we did,
The first F18 I've seen in the UK
The RAF Medecine plane came through too, the worms got a closer look than we did,
The first F18 I've seen in the UK
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I beleive the current young persons venacular for this would be 'Epic fail'.
But then, if you use the number pad, a slip from the 5 key to the 8 key is quite possible
But then, if you use the number pad, a slip from the 5 key to the 8 key is quite possible
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Yep, superb photos.
I wonder if any of our American friends at RAF Lakenheath are actually on PPRuNE? I bet they'd like a few such F-15E pics as a memento of their UK tours, and the beautiful Welsh hills.
Does anyone know if USAF aircrew are still treated to the 'White Cliffs Tour', the radar-guided, controller-narrated coastal history trip from Reculver to Folkestone? I was once treated to it in the back seat of an RAF Phantom: I never knew Dickens had lived in Broadstairs...
I wonder if any of our American friends at RAF Lakenheath are actually on PPRuNE? I bet they'd like a few such F-15E pics as a memento of their UK tours, and the beautiful Welsh hills.
Does anyone know if USAF aircrew are still treated to the 'White Cliffs Tour', the radar-guided, controller-narrated coastal history trip from Reculver to Folkestone? I was once treated to it in the back seat of an RAF Phantom: I never knew Dickens had lived in Broadstairs...
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Not sure about the White Cliffs tour but they do frequent Stonehenge for a few 'snaps'.
MH53s out of Mildenhall did a farewell tour of the white cliffs also a year or two ago.
MH53s out of Mildenhall did a farewell tour of the white cliffs also a year or two ago.
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A "Waah" is when someone deliberately makes a factual error, inviting some know-it-all type to correct them, to be met with the response of "Waaaaaaah". Childish, yes, but very amusing when done properly, and popular if the yoof culture of today's steely-eyed aviators.
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XV490 wrote ""Does anyone know if USAF aircrew are still treated to the 'White Cliffs Tour', the radar-guided, controller-narrated coastal history trip from Reculver to Folkestone? I was once treated to it in the back seat of an RAF Phantom: I never knew Dickens had lived in Broadstairs...""
I doubt it as we used to provide them from Air Traffic at Manston, which has now closed as an RAF unit. It was not just a tourist exercise - Reculver Bay - Upkeep trials/Margate/Broadstairs - Dickens/Pegwell Bay - Caesar Landing/ The Cinque Ports and the White Cliffs of Dover - it was a way of generating FJ traffic at an otherwise quiet unit. The ATC Supervisors used to phone around, mainly the USAF bases, and speak to the SOF each day. The basic deal was come and do a couple of talk-downs and we'll do a White Cliffs Tour. It worked pretty well and we had a steady flow of FJ traffic.
As per usual I went too far one Saturday evening and took a pair of Ramstein based F4s at about 1500' to Canterbury as well, so they could see the Cathedral. Cue noise complaints and interview without coffee.
Come to think of it, those were the days when the USAFE desk jockeys spent the weekends keeping their hands in - the FCs tended to be closed and we occasionally did PIs with the AD jets out over the oggin. We also had a regular flow of weekend visitors from Europe - they would fly in on Friday afternoon; stay for happy hour and then weekend it in London before coming back and leaving on Monday mornings. And thats how I did a talkdown on a Starfighter.......
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I doubt it as we used to provide them from Air Traffic at Manston, which has now closed as an RAF unit. It was not just a tourist exercise - Reculver Bay - Upkeep trials/Margate/Broadstairs - Dickens/Pegwell Bay - Caesar Landing/ The Cinque Ports and the White Cliffs of Dover - it was a way of generating FJ traffic at an otherwise quiet unit. The ATC Supervisors used to phone around, mainly the USAF bases, and speak to the SOF each day. The basic deal was come and do a couple of talk-downs and we'll do a White Cliffs Tour. It worked pretty well and we had a steady flow of FJ traffic.
As per usual I went too far one Saturday evening and took a pair of Ramstein based F4s at about 1500' to Canterbury as well, so they could see the Cathedral. Cue noise complaints and interview without coffee.
Come to think of it, those were the days when the USAFE desk jockeys spent the weekends keeping their hands in - the FCs tended to be closed and we occasionally did PIs with the AD jets out over the oggin. We also had a regular flow of weekend visitors from Europe - they would fly in on Friday afternoon; stay for happy hour and then weekend it in London before coming back and leaving on Monday mornings. And thats how I did a talkdown on a Starfighter.......
KinEll getting nostalgic
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They are just so samey though. How many photographs does a person need of a Tornado flying through the same valley in Wales?
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During the Cold War when USAFE FJs used to come up to Scotland on weekends Scottish Mil sometimes used to point out landmarks etc eg castles, Loch Ness etc. Usually being a weekend there would be nothing else on the freq.
I remember two US pilots singing to Scot Mil, just caught the end that went: ...we've found a happy place, we'd rather stay with Scottish Mil!"
Any ext Scot Mil controllers on here able to add anything re giving tourist info?
I remember two US pilots singing to Scot Mil, just caught the end that went: ...we've found a happy place, we'd rather stay with Scottish Mil!"
Any ext Scot Mil controllers on here able to add anything re giving tourist info?
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Lossie 23,
Funnily enough, I used to be a Lossie controller (early to mid 90s) and occasionally the USAFE FJ crews used to call up for a wee tour. However, the radar coverage to the west of Inverness used to be relatively limited at lower levels and the best that we could do was point them at the 'throat' of Loch Ness, just to the north of Inverschnecky and let them rubberneck themselves. I think they appreciated the effort, but we could not do very much more than that.
They also used to ask what various places were as they flew through our airspace (castles and the like) and again we tried to help as much as we could. Tended to die out once Rosehearty was binned and they tended not to use Tain as much as before. The F15s used to go in direct to Tain and did not speak to us that often.
Do remember an F15C dropping a 'boomer' overhead Lossie during a particularly 'sporty' bit of ACM. Harry Staish not v impressed with the USAF, but happy in the knowledge that it could not have been us i.e one of the Buccs!
Happy days
Jock
Funnily enough, I used to be a Lossie controller (early to mid 90s) and occasionally the USAFE FJ crews used to call up for a wee tour. However, the radar coverage to the west of Inverness used to be relatively limited at lower levels and the best that we could do was point them at the 'throat' of Loch Ness, just to the north of Inverschnecky and let them rubberneck themselves. I think they appreciated the effort, but we could not do very much more than that.
They also used to ask what various places were as they flew through our airspace (castles and the like) and again we tried to help as much as we could. Tended to die out once Rosehearty was binned and they tended not to use Tain as much as before. The F15s used to go in direct to Tain and did not speak to us that often.
Do remember an F15C dropping a 'boomer' overhead Lossie during a particularly 'sporty' bit of ACM. Harry Staish not v impressed with the USAF, but happy in the knowledge that it could not have been us i.e one of the Buccs!
Happy days
Jock
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