RLE

An interesting summary, do we know what the saving are /were in the disposal of the other 2 units?
My guess is that it does not meet the 200M.

Tansor Voyager is currently at EGQS, but didn't leave today for BZN as it has done on it previous two visits this month.

I did, too.
On a GAPAN visit to Brize at the station commander’s briefing, I asked the question :
So, you have all the transport and tanker assets of the RAF at Brize, with just one runway. Now, what happens if a terrorist or three creep on to said runway and blow holes in it! Rendering it unuseable ?

We have a plan said SC , next question please !
I do hope the plan was/is cunning !

Just use Fairford when Brive is inactive, it’s large enough and under utilised!

RLE: that was for phase 1, first 2 years only.

Relocating all the C130s to Brize was also not inexpensive...

Stewyb - Not if most of your assets are sat on the pan at Brize with a closed runway!

C130's been operating out of Kidlington (Oxford Kidlington) are the RAF going to start dispersing the fleet to get over the runway & logistics problems ?.

Pinched from fightercontrol.co.uk:

Current Operating positions:
Updated 27/07/21

RAF Mildenhall:
Voyager ZZ331

Birmingham Airport
Voyager ZZ337

Gatwick Airport
Voyager ZZ333

Stansted Airport
Voyager ZZ335 currently on its way to RAF Akotiri.

RAF Fairford
C-130J ZH866
C-17A ZZ178
A-400M ZM412

Oxford Aiport
C-130J ZH872

PS Another Herc was operating from Little Rissington but I believe this is now the one operating from Fairford.

Forgot to add - current NOTAM suggests runway won't be restored to its full operational length until.....22nd August. Cue more frothing!

So, all dispersed, all operating, early use of CAS dispersal exercise, what's the problem?

Does`nt count,pr00ne,because they`re not `fast jets`.....

sycamore,

Again, what's the problem?

What's 485 miles between friends......:D

Jack

If they're dropping meat bombs at Weston, Kindlington might make a lot of sense...

zetec2

The RAF patently ARE dispersing the fleet to get over runway problems!

pr00ne: the list was of 8 aircraft, there will be a few more at Brize not able to operate.

’What’s the problem?’ Well, the entire AT fleet is at a base which has only a single runway which couldn’t cope with a short spell of hot weather. Such hot spells are likely to be more common in the future thanks to the dreaded climate change. That some of the aircraft had to divert and are now operating out of nearby civil airports (who must be loving the fuel & parking charges) doesn’t mitigate the effect on operations. Sounds like a problem to me.

This reads like a script for 'Yes Minister'. You can just see Sir Humphrey extolling the virtues and cost-savings of putting all the aeroplanes on one base, Jim Hacker doing his best to make sense of it all when Bernard takes a phone call and relays the message to the minister. "Are you telling me Bernard, that none of those aircraft can take off, because the runway has melted?" "Yes, minister." (Cue the credits/end music).

Do you know that for a fact or did you just make it up? If you made it up, why?
Same question.

I used to be stationed at Brize, I know for a fact there are more than 8 ac based there...

But you know nothing about the current situation. So you made it up. Why?