Concorde dangling the dunlops
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brockenspectre
Don't think you'll be the most popular person in the district - look at all these punters who think you should be able to buy a house under an airport approach and have the peace of the Lake District!
If there were some way of changing Conc's track a few miles north I wouldn't give a crap if all 200,000 in the greater Cork area complained
Have to suffice with hoping for an "A" seat ORK-LHR in three weeks to see the great bird parked as we're touching down... closest I'll get I reckon
Don't think you'll be the most popular person in the district - look at all these punters who think you should be able to buy a house under an airport approach and have the peace of the Lake District!
If there were some way of changing Conc's track a few miles north I wouldn't give a crap if all 200,000 in the greater Cork area complained
Have to suffice with hoping for an "A" seat ORK-LHR in three weeks to see the great bird parked as we're touching down... closest I'll get I reckon
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From: Berkshire, UK
Brokenspectre..... money could change hands I suppose???!!!
The actual approach path varies day by day but it is preferable for us to keep the circuit of the Concorde fairly tight so that it turns on to final approach 8-12 miles out.
The actual approach path varies day by day but it is preferable for us to keep the circuit of the Concorde fairly tight so that it turns on to final approach 8-12 miles out.
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In that case HD if you'd just tighten that lil circuit by about 500metres that would be perfect and...would have the bird perfectly set up for you! 
I am trying to "do the math" and think that 500metres tighter should mean I don't have to crane my neck over the kitchen sink
and, HD , as my bright idea should help ATC maybe we can waive the fee??
I am trying to "do the math" and think that 500metres tighter should mean I don't have to crane my neck over the kitchen sink
and, HD , as my bright idea should help ATC maybe we can waive the fee??
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::inspecting nails modestly:: <----- just kidding!
HD your next mission should you choose to accept it is to get rid of this darn cloud cover which is going to interfere with my cunning plan to view concorde from kitchen window without craning neck!!!
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...Thinking of Grandson's forthcoming birthday (thinks: have I ruined a potentially beautiful friendship???)....
Who do you think I am, brokenspectre, Michael Fish??!! I hope you saw Conc last evening? Of course we've yet to mark your house on our radar but it must have got close...
Who do you think I am, brokenspectre, Michael Fish??!! I hope you saw Conc last evening? Of course we've yet to mark your house on our radar but it must have got close...
Rainbow Chaser
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Heathrow Director unfortunately cloud last night and tonight meant I barely heard the supersonic lady but I live in hope! I live in Beckenham and if I could I would fix it so my apartment is "painted" on your radar!
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YAY!!!!!!! The turn is near perfect Heathrow Director as I sit here with glass of fizzy wine in hand, I heard the familiar sound, looked up and saw "her" beginning the descent to LHR about 10mins ago or so!
Whether you or anyone else has had a hand in this I really don't know but ... things are getting better and my neck appreciated the no-craning tonight!! Thank you!!!
Whether you or anyone else has had a hand in this I really don't know but ... things are getting better and my neck appreciated the no-craning tonight!! Thank you!!!
Rainbow Chaser
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foghorn ::clearing throat:: NO!!!!!!!!!!! I live in Beckenham...if you extend the downwind I won't see/hear the lady..grrrrrrrrrrrrr quite apart from the fact that a turn over me means that she has the neatest lil turn for 27 which is what Heathrow Director and ATC is aiming for!!
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Yes, foghorn, you are probably right but...as I am greedy enough to wish to see the downwind-base-finals curve of the lady, she has to be turning finals westward of me in Beckenham!!
P.S. I do realise that aircraft ops has nothing to do with my wishes but...one can but hope!!
P.S. I do realise that aircraft ops has nothing to do with my wishes but...one can but hope!!
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military concorde
not many people know that the raf borrowed g-bsst in the late 70's. we used it to simulate backfires attacking the uk from the atlantic. on the subject of dropping catches due to aircraft, i dropped one when a gnat flew over our school after doing a pd at warton.
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Dear H.D.,
As it appears that you can now bend flight paths (not to mention the system) for the benefit of Ms BS ....
I think that we have the ideal way to fix the noise pollution problem AND the shortage of cash for NATS.
Anyone should be able to chose to have their own private air show! Upon payment of the correct amount, an entire morning/afternoon's worth of flights will be routed overhead!
This deals with noise pollution as everyone gets an even amount of it and no one can claim to suffer from Airport Blight, because everyone will have it
Those able to pay more, can have larger aircraft on display, with special rates for The Lady herself, of course.
When business is quiet, you could run 'specials' like throwing in a Tupolev or something. Very popular will be the Mystery Package, when you will not know what you are getting until it arrives.
Not to mention that, when I pay for my special display with my AmEx card - just think of all the frequent flyer miles I shall earn, all without moving from the garden
(Whaddayamean "How many brandies have I had?" You impudent puppy, bring me another!)
As it appears that you can now bend flight paths (not to mention the system) for the benefit of Ms BS ....
I think that we have the ideal way to fix the noise pollution problem AND the shortage of cash for NATS.
Anyone should be able to chose to have their own private air show! Upon payment of the correct amount, an entire morning/afternoon's worth of flights will be routed overhead!
This deals with noise pollution as everyone gets an even amount of it and no one can claim to suffer from Airport Blight, because everyone will have it
Those able to pay more, can have larger aircraft on display, with special rates for The Lady herself, of course.
When business is quiet, you could run 'specials' like throwing in a Tupolev or something. Very popular will be the Mystery Package, when you will not know what you are getting until it arrives.
Not to mention that, when I pay for my special display with my AmEx card - just think of all the frequent flyer miles I shall earn, all without moving from the garden
(Whaddayamean "How many brandies have I had?" You impudent puppy, bring me another!)
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I realise I'm around 3 months late for this discussion but I'd like to thank whoever picked the standard LHR Concorde approach...it always flies directly over my house (at around 1700) before turning northwest-ish for the ILS Makes me v.happy
Very accurate HD and co.
Makes me v.happy Very accurate HD and co.
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From: Berkshire, UK
Zone5... sorry to disapppoint but there ISN'T a "standard" approach for Concorde! It's radar-vectored like everything else. There was a "standard" approach for it about 25 years ago but it was dispensed with fairly quickly and all approaches are now radar-controlled. It's pure coincidence that it flies close to your house so often.
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Speaking of dropped catches due to a/c, when I were a lad in the scouts, we camped near York one summer. One day, my patrol leader was about to use the camp !!!!ter when....two C130s passed over extremely low....and he fell in!
