- - Formation at night
(https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/614015-formation-night.html)
Fareastdriver
5th Oct 2018 08:48
Flying night formation with the Puma and NGV the ideal angle would be found by looking down the exhaust and adjusting so the bright light from the power turbine lit up. A check abeam to make sure you were level with the blue light on the pylon and you were there.
Cralis
12th Oct 2018 02:59
Originally Posted by Pontius Navigator
(Post 10266432)
It occurs to me that if the OP could identify them as Growlers it was not dark but twilight and technically not night flying.
Sorry, to be clear, the photo I took was on the early fly past.... Night then set on the city, and it was pitch dark at the time of the next flyby. It was advertised that it was the same aircraft, so you're right. I assume it was the Growler, however ... I'm pretty sure it was. They flew by at 19.04 to signal the start of the fireworks.
Pontius Navigator
12th Oct 2018 08:02
Originally Posted by Cralis
(Post 10271765)
Sorry, to be clear, the photo I took was on the early fly past.... Night then set on the city, and it was pitch dark at the time of the next flyby. It was advertised that it was the same aircraft, so you're right. I assume it was the Growler, however ... I'm pretty sure it was. They flew by at 19.04 to signal the start of the fireworks.
Still you did identity it as a Growler, some would be hard pressed to identify it as a jet.
Daughter, 15,on work experience at Tornado F3 base was asked as one tacked by what it was. GR1 she said to their surprise as it waswas, a visitor.
