Seen Over Your House Today

GTX · October 23, 2009, 01:30:12 PM

I watched the RAAF's new A330 tanker do some circuits about a week ago.

Regards,

Greg

entlim · October 23, 2009, 01:35:30 PM

Two Lynxes fom the Black cats , and a shed load of other FAA flypat , thisafternoon....

Ian the Kiwi Herder · October 24, 2009, 07:53:41 AM

I've mentioned here before that RAF Woodvale is a mere 3km from Schloss Jackson - Well up there just now are a pair of Merlins, four Lynxes and five Sea Kings of various marks including one in a retro 1970 era glossy dark blue/grey with full colour roundels.

Ian

nev · October 24, 2009, 12:49:15 PM

Pics or it never happened

JJC · October 25, 2009, 09:55:50 AM

went to EMA today to go to the aeropark and also to see the AN-225 'myria' at the cargo terminal-what a beast.

its taking off at around 11 tomorrow (26/10/09) so get your camera ready!!!!!!!

thedarkmaster · October 31, 2009, 10:34:10 AM

Went to the eropark at east midlands today, saw 4 Lynx on the apron. Found out that they are XZ677, XZ210, ZF539, ZF540

Mossie · October 31, 2009, 03:02:13 PM

Thursday night coming home from York. Driving the van over Arras Hill at Market Weighton, I heard a sudden screech, & my first thought was 'sh!t, I've a lost a tyre at 60mph!'. I then heard a roar (this was all in a second or so), the van rattled & I realised a jet had passed very low over the top of me. I saw the lights of the second aircraft in my rear view mirror. I'm guessing they were Tornadoes, it seems about from the way the lights were spaced.

There was a Police car in a lay-by near by, I'm guessing he was something to do with it. Gave me a bit of a shock!

It's not the first time I've been buzzed by Tornadoes (if that's what they were), they used to regularly fly over the village I lived in as kid, but it's probably the closest they've been to me!

pyro-manic · October 31, 2009, 09:08:37 PM

Stuck in traffic in Dorchester on the way to work Friday morning, an AAC Merlin in that lovely dark green colour howled over at very low level. Beautiful machine, the Merlin.

upnorth · November 03, 2009, 11:58:15 AM

We had a totally overcast day here.

However, I taught a student who was not that far from the local airport and as I was leaving his offices I heard the most peculiar turboprop noise I've ever heard. I couldn't place it at all and tha cloud cover was too low for me to see anything when it went overhead.

lancer · November 04, 2009, 07:55:11 AM

Quote from: pyro-manic on October 31, 2009, 09:08:37 PM
Stuck in traffic in Dorchester on the way to work Friday morning, an AAC Merlin in that lovely dark green colour howled over at very low level. Beautiful machine, the Merlin.

Not surprising seeing as Westlands is just down the road from you mate!! Stillm, you're in a good area for helo spotting.

pyro-manic · November 04, 2009, 10:44:50 AM

Yeah, I see a couple every week. Also those Dassault Falcons that do contract work for the navy buzz around quite a bit.

Aircav · November 04, 2009, 05:05:40 PM

Shame the AAC don't actually have Merlins.............

pyro-manic · November 04, 2009, 07:46:14 PM

Fair point.

Twas a Merlin-that-doesn't-kill-submarines at any rate.

nev · November 09, 2009, 09:51:05 AM

Was walking back from a meeting this afternoon when a Merlin was spotted very low, travelling east-west along the south shore of the Humber (ie just the other side of the fence

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Even better, it was Italian Navy!!!!!

Looked gorgeous in the late afternoon setting sun

Captain Canada · November 09, 2009, 03:34:53 PM

We were working in QC last week and they were doing an aerial survey...this guy kept flying over the rig....

Then a Griffon flew over. Must have been a 438 bird from St. Hubert

Yesterday an OPP Squirrel flew over the house....

And today a pair of Griffons flew over. Probably 400 squadron birds from Borden. I went over to the airport to grab a couple better pics....