RAF Helicopters flying in to Kneller Hall
 

Question for any mil types (or others) who may know - who would the helicopter pilots be working on the radio when flying into Kneller Hall (military school of music), near Twickenham Rugby Stadium? Mil or civil ATC - or both?

They come literally right down my street on the approach. :ok:

Seriously impressive sight, sound and smell of a chinook at a few hundred feet. :)

Just curious - I assume that it is a regular training exercise, as I see them quite often, but they don't pick up or drop off any pax! Had one this afternoon, hence the Q.

SD

Civil air traffic controllers working at West Drayton on the Heathrow Special VFR suite.

Awww HD - sounds nice and inviting when you call it a suite!!

Kneller Hall is a tricky one esp when landing 27L. Normally go to the Twickenham VRP and then north in a gap.

Not that regular an occurrence though.

Thanks for the replies -

Yes, it's once every couple of months or thereabouts - and at almost any time of the day or night (had one over at 00:45 one time)!

Very impressive in the dark - not so easy to see the Twickenham VRP at night?

BTW - is the Rugby Stadium the Twickenham VRP (not one I'm familiar with as a PPL) :p

Where's that, then?

Sorry - I meant the Twickenham "HELICOPTER reporting point....."

I will draw you a map next time you are in TDM! :)

Where's that, then?

I did of course mean the Teddington Helicopter Reporting Point......

(Which is Teddington Lock just south of Twickers)

It is much easier to PPROOONE when

(a) Sober
(b) Awake

Thanks TDM.......:D :D :D

Obviously Moss Minor keeping you awake again

hic! z-z-z-z-z :ok:

You should talk, I watched your SRA's yesterday.

Ah, that's where I'm going wrong - I should talk........:oh:
SRG watched them as well :uhoh: Which one was best?

As my grandpa used to say.....

"You can't polish a turd!"

Oi only did two. Oi didn't do a turd one.......