Seen Over Your House Today

[Mossie]

And it did, just a few minutes after posting!  Only just made it out through the low cloud.  Either there's two of them messing about today, or it wasn't going as far as the rigs.

[kitnut617]

and a pair of Hawks in tight formation made a fast run over the harbour at lunchtime.

This sounded familiar, reminded me of an incident I had back in the 70's.  I was riding my motorcycle along the coast road which comes into Weymouth from the east when out of the corner of my eye I spotted a Harrier zipping in from the sea very low, I nearly crashed my bike rubber-necking as it shot right over my head as it went inland.

[Spey_Phantom]

seen today 

egypt air A300
DC-10
Piaggio avanti
SA-365 dauphin
MD900

[sequoiaranger]

I saw two S-2 "Trackers" over my house. Usually a bad sign. These are fire-spotters. When I hear some big piston-engines and see them it usually means a wild fire nearby, and more than local trucks can handle. No smoke seen, however, today. Last October I had to evacuate as the "Witch Creek Fire" destroyed a whole lot of back-county San Diego (but not my house), so I am leery of seeing firefighting aricraft.

[Captain Canada]

Alright.....if you guys don't start taking pics I'm gonna lose it !



Would love to see a Super Puma again, as well as a Tracker. Couple of my favourite a/c. Had some funky looking Bizjet buss my house yesterday. Had the gear down and looked like it was going to alight at marystown, MI. Had my camera in the garage and evrything...but unfortunately I was putting new tires on the kids dirtbike and my hands were waaaay to greasy to pic up the Nikon. Now, if it were a Puma or a Tracker.....

[Mossie]

I wouldn't have got very good pics I'm afraid Todd, it wasn't much more than a smudge in the low cloud.  It's an infrequent visitor, but I'll try & snap it next time it's over.  Can't promise much though as my camera's just a point & click with a modest zoom & my street is realtively built up so by the time I've spotted her, she's usually behind another house when I find the camera!

In the mean time, I'm pretty sure the girl is G-PUME, lives up in Aberdeen usually, here she is on Airliners:

http://www.airliners.net/photo/CHC%20Scotia/Aerospatiale%20AS-332L1%20Super%20Puma/0818835/L/&width=1200&height=812&sok=&photo_nr=3&prev_id=1210524&next_id=0818783

[Captain Canada]

Beauty !

No worries about the pics, Mossie....I was just razzing you guys.

Not over my house, on my house ! Stupid Urban Ducks.



This close up reveals the Missus giving it to the old man " I told you not to land here....see ? Not a drop of water in sight "

[kitnut617]

Alright.....if you guys don't start taking pics I'm gonna lose it !



Would love to see a Super Puma again, as well as a Tracker. Couple of my favourite a/c. Had some funky looking Bizjet buss my house yesterday. Had the gear down and looked like it was going to alight at marystown, MI. Had my camera in the garage and evrything...but unfortunately I was putting new tires on the kids dirtbike and my hands were waaaay to greasy to pic up the Nikon. Now, if it were a Puma or a Tracker.....

You should try to get over to Abbotsford sometime Todd, the last time I was there I saw an enclosed compound which had about fifty Tracker airframes in it, plus the one that was flying as a fire waterbomber. There were Canadian and USN Trackers in the compound.

[B777LR]

Careful, before you know it, the male will be inside the female before you can say stop! Im telling ya, the males are sex monsters!

But since Mr. C. Canada asks for photos, he can see this über interesting Piper something...ZZZZZZZZZZZ



I did see a Bell 47 today!

[Nick]

I saw something a little bit different today at work.... a CH-53 over central London

Normally we see EH-101 Merlins and it took a second look before I realised it was not one of those! Being at work I couldn't get a picture

Also saw a couple of Apaches and last week we had some RN Lynx fly by, probably getting ready for the Queens Birthday do!

[Spey_Phantom]

yesterday's movements 

Diamond DA42
Seaking Mk.48
SA-365
Stampe SV-4B

[Jschmus]

Yesterday, I saw a pair of UH-60s, as well as a Bell Jet Ranger type with a searchlight or FLIR mounted under the nose.

[Spey_Phantom]

seen today here over ostend, Belgium 

jetair 737-600
Belgian army A-109
Czech AF Mi-171sh
Civil King Air 200

[B777LR]

seen today here over ostend, Belgium 

jetair 737-600
Belgian army A-109
Czech AF Mi-171sh
Civil King Air 200

But Jetair doesnt operate the 737-600? Must have been a -500 or -700?

[nev]

CHC Super Puma, probably on it's way to Humberside Airport after picking up from one of the Gas Rigs off the coast.  Heard it again later going in the opposite direction, but didn't see it due to low cloud, it's a mucky old day.  Which probably means it'll have to come back again, so I'll keep an eye & ear out!

Never seen a civvie Puma round these part Mossie.  S-76s and Dauphins - all day long.  But no pumas.

Todd - you want pics?  Went to Conningsby on Thursday, got a ton of pics as soon as I sort em out.  Typhoons, Tornados, Hawks, even an Islander!