Seen Over Your House Today

Mossie · June 25, 2024, 09:36:46 AM

Pretty sure I just saw a Hornet, if so it's the first time I recall seeing one other than an airshow. A little bit distant, but the wings were familiar. Could have been an F-15, but I see them occasionally so I'm fairly sure it wasn't.

Mossie · June 25, 2024, 09:45:16 AM

Otherwise, I've been out in the garden and seen a few go over. A couple of Piper Navajos from the pollution patrol, a CHC AW-139 from the rigs and lots of noise from some Typhoons but I couldn't see them. Also another first, a Learjet doing finals into Humberside airport.

PR19_Kit · June 30, 2024, 03:06:53 PM

'Seen over your Model Show today' in this case!

While trekking back and forth between different areas of the Cov Show I heard and then saw this chopper approaching to land, hauled my mini cam out and zoomed in on it just in time to catch it attempting to land on the top of a GIANT scale Saudi Arabian Lightning's fin!

Rick Lowe · July 02, 2024, 10:11:56 PM

He'll get spikes where he won't like them...

Old Wombat · July 03, 2024, 04:08:36 AM

I was wondering how clapped-out the Saudi Lightnings must be, if they require anti-bird spikes on their fins to stop pigeons landing on them in flight?

PR19_Kit · July 03, 2024, 05:04:07 AM

Many of the exhibits at Coventry have had the spikes added, the Argosy looks like a monster porcupine!

Rheged · July 05, 2024, 07:41:44 AM

There are regular overflights by SAS helicopters (Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin II) , the yellow "ELECTRICITY" EC 135's and an assortment of R22s and similar; but there's not usually anything worth commenting on around here. However, we had a real live Tiger Moth trundling over Chateau Rheged this afternoon. It was probably making for Shobdon airfield. No time to get out the camera, I was up a ladder pruning a rambling rose at the time.

Captain Canada · July 11, 2024, 01:02:13 PM

First for me, one of the RCAF's newer aeros, the CE-145C Vigilance. Cruising overhead at 26,000 feet. Looks like she might be heading to Nellis.

Rheged · July 12, 2024, 08:06:17 AM

Quote from: Rheged on July 05, 2024, 07:41:44 AMThere are regular overflights by SAS helicopters (Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin II) , the yellow "ELECTRICITY" EC 135's and an assortment of R22s and similar; but there's not usually anything worth commenting on around here. However, we had a real live Tiger Moth trundling over Chateau Rheged this afternoon. It was probably making for Shobdon airfield. No time to get out the camera, I was up a ladder pruning a rambling rose at the time.

Further to the Moth sighting................there it was again, flying in fairly close formation with a high wing single engined light aircraft. I was driving, but Madame Rheged, who could assess the situation, thought it was an air to air photographic sortie.

Rick Lowe · July 15, 2024, 10:43:04 PM

You don't often hear the word 'Sortie' these days.

One of those we should try to bring back.

Mossie · August 13, 2024, 05:39:22 AM

Hawker Hunter T.2 about ten minutes ago, this one:

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NARSES2 · August 13, 2024, 06:30:02 AM

Nice

PR19_Kit · August 13, 2024, 07:21:04 AM

What a wonderful scheme that is! I wonder if there's a decal sheet for it? It'd be pretty complex to apply if there is!

Tempted to go RW to build one of them.

Rick Lowe · August 13, 2024, 12:26:11 PM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on August 13, 2024, 07:21:04 AMTempted to go RW to build of them.

A cup of Tea and a Lie-down are indicated, Young Man...

kerick · August 13, 2024, 12:34:11 PM

I saw something west bound going fast with twin fins. Either an F-15 or F-18. I didn't pay a lot of attention to the sound at first as I get the occasional low flying biz jet so by the time I looked up it was past me. Low and in a hurry.