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by rhubarb
Mon Jul 24, 2023 10:53 am
Forum: Airshows
Topic: Dear Birds Air Show
Replies: 4
Views: 668

Re: War Birds Air Show

:oops: Should of said this title , sorry. I hate these corrective text systems :grr:
by rhubarb
Mon Jul 24, 2023 10:49 am
Forum: Airshows
Topic: Dear Birds Air Show
Replies: 4
Views: 668

Dear Birds Air Show

Hi all, can't believe there's no comment on this here ? I went on the Thursday as I figured the majority of arrivals would not want to transit these valuable old girls in bad weather as Friday's forecast was very poor. Bingo I was on the button. Saw, 3xHurricans, 6x Spitfires, 2x Republic Thunderbol...
by rhubarb
Thu Nov 17, 2022 7:56 pm
Forum: Robin Hood (Doncaster Sheffield)
Topic: Robin Hood (Doncaster) Airport closure
Replies: 4
Views: 601

Re: Robin Hood (Doncaster) Airport closure

Just to comment on Andy Golfers rather patronising comments ! I have just read the stuff on the "Fighter Control" forum the military half of our excellent forum for like mined aviation enthusiasts about Doncaster Airports closure. However it is in the sub section for the Vulcan 558. It must be an ad...
by rhubarb
Tue Nov 15, 2022 9:03 pm
Forum: Robin Hood (Doncaster Sheffield)
Topic: Robin Hood (Doncaster) Airport closure
Replies: 4
Views: 601

Robin Hood (Doncaster) Airport closure

I have listened to the last Tui passenger flight go out, piloted by the most senior pilot in the company I believe. The very sad comments from the tower and radar tower in Liverpool to this aircraft reflected the hurt of the support employee,s ! They were almost choked up, but their shear profession...
by rhubarb
Mon Nov 14, 2022 11:30 pm
Forum: Teesside International
Topic: Darken Europe operations
Replies: 2
Views: 1015

Darken Europe operations

Hi all you Teesside locals, What's the word on the MOD aggressor contract start up and possible Teesside activities if you could please ? What do you expect as reguards visits from fighter aircraft in the near future ? Would love to see the famous pocket rocket, Areo 152e's, Mirage F1's or what ever...
by rhubarb
Tue Aug 02, 2022 11:07 pm
Forum: Leeds Bradford
Topic: Day Out whilst wife shopping in City centre
Replies: 0
Views: 320

Day Out whilst wife shopping in City centre

Just spent an hour compiling this to have it rejected :grr: It's still herendous to get to the airport through the traffic and platoon of safety cameras :cry: Went to get to my usual spot at the Chevin. Road shut for resurfacing :grr: I was not happy but less happy than the pub who has had all its c...
by rhubarb
Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:25 pm
Forum: Glasgow
Topic: Forthcoming Global Warming Summit
Replies: 1
Views: 1685

Forthcoming Global Warming Summit

Hi all,
Have we any information on the possible movements and activities due to this vital summit meeting ?
Cheers
by rhubarb
Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:17 pm
Forum: Prestwick
Topic: Prestwick airport up for sale.
Replies: 2
Views: 4851

Re: Prestwick airport up for sale.

Any update on this subject please ?
Cheers
by rhubarb
Thu Sep 24, 2020 8:13 pm
Forum: Robin Hood (Doncaster Sheffield)
Topic: High Flying Drone
Replies: 0
Views: 928

High Flying Drone

Has anyone else seen this drone in controlled air space flying fast at around 1000ft ? It's no toy ! Who is flying it ? It is not visable to atc it seems ! It was on a track from the airfield area towards the town.
We've enough problems with Covid without this sort of activity :grr:
by rhubarb
Tue Sep 01, 2020 1:12 am
Forum: London Stansted
Topic: Something was recently escorted in by Typhoons ?
Replies: 2
Views: 1926

Something was recently escorted in by Typhoons ?

I believe this was recent ? Has anyone any gen ?
by rhubarb
Fri Aug 14, 2020 5:43 am
Forum: Prestwick
Topic: Bristow SAR Frequencies?
Replies: 1
Views: 4720

Re: Bristow SAR Frequencies?

Hi All, I find the best way to monitor the new Bristow / Coastguard SAR operations is to follow their local A.T.C.interactivity. They have air wave caperbility on board to talk to the police, fire brigade and mountain rescue teams. As for Air Wave monitoring you can forget it ! It's good and so it s...
by rhubarb
Thu May 07, 2020 10:24 pm
Forum: Robin Hood (Doncaster Sheffield)
Topic: Movement Logs: April 2020
Replies: 30
Views: 9563

Re: Movement Logs: April 2020

Thank you very much for the service you provide to us anoraks. It is much appreciated in these Covid times. Hopefully we can get back to spotting soon ?
Cheers
by rhubarb
Sun Apr 12, 2020 1:11 am
Forum: Robin Hood (Doncaster Sheffield)
Topic: 747s at Doncaster - April 2020
Replies: 2
Views: 1774

Re: 747s at Doncaster - April 2020

Great list thanks ! Getting very interesting cargo wise ! I have felt for some time that cargo is the way forward for Doncaster airport..
I find the nature of the cargo's in and out even more interesting than the carriers !
Cheers
by rhubarb
Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:08 pm
Forum: Prestwick
Topic: Prestwick airport up for sale.
Replies: 2
Views: 4851

Re: Prestwick airport up for sale.

Anything further on Preswick ownership ? What is Nicola Sturgeons opinion on the best runway in Scotland ? After all she is a born and bread Ayrshire girl coming from Irvine as she does ! The problem is that Glasgow airport is closer to the Scottish population belt even though its runway is not in P...
by rhubarb
Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:26 am
Forum: Robin Hood (Doncaster Sheffield)
Topic: MD11 inbound 14/3/20
Replies: 1
Views: 1223

Re: MD11 inbound 14/3/20

Was it a full load of flowers just like the Astral jumbo. But did it load the cargo at Ciro ? Rhodes refrigerated transport from Heathrow picked them up from hangar one as usual. It's some size of engine on the fin. Like the cargo jumbo's its performance whilst empty on take off is a sight to behold...
by rhubarb
Sat Dec 07, 2019 9:19 pm
Forum: Robin Hood (Doncaster Sheffield)
Topic: Coast Guard Look Down SAR
Replies: 6
Views: 3861

Re: Coast Guard Look Down SAR

Further today ! I can confirm they have a contract with the Coast Guard and that the second Beech 200 is in the hangar being retro fitted with the same look down radar kit as the first. The flight crew configuration will be a pilot plus a systems operator. I would love to see them in action ! I coul...
by rhubarb
Sat Nov 23, 2019 12:18 am
Forum: Robin Hood (Doncaster Sheffield)
Topic: Coast Guard Look Down SAR
Replies: 6
Views: 3861

Re: Coast Guard Look Down SAR

Hi all, It was outside the 2xcel hangar again this Friday afternoon at 16:00 bst. The 727 had come back earlier so I guess it must live in hangar 3 with the 727 and they need to bring it out to get the 727 back in. The 727 tug and 2xcel people carrier were outside but no one about to engage in enqui...
by rhubarb
Wed Nov 20, 2019 9:31 pm
Forum: Robin Hood (Doncaster Sheffield)
Topic: Coast Guard Look Down SAR
Replies: 6
Views: 3861

Re: Coast Guard Look Down SAR

Cheers Rich, two of them, really ! Where have they been parked ? I go down at lease twice a week and this is the first one I’ve seen. I have seen some extra luggage compartments fitted to citations and the like but I would put my mortgage on it that the one I saw had a look down radome. Why would yo...
by rhubarb
Wed Nov 20, 2019 4:41 pm
Forum: Robin Hood (Doncaster Sheffield)
Topic: Coast Guard Look Down SAR
Replies: 6
Views: 3861

Re: Coast Guard Look Down SAR

Found the photo I took. It’s definitely not a Jetstream 41 !
by rhubarb
Wed Nov 20, 2019 4:16 pm
Forum: Robin Hood (Doncaster Sheffield)
Topic: Coast Guard Look Down SAR
Replies: 6
Views: 3861

Coast Guard Look Down SAR

According to general info the coastguard have a Jetstream 41 on loan from Eastern Airways on trail to support its helicopter fleet. That said, I saw a plane outside 2xcel’s hangar No 3 with a look down radar dome fitted between and under the wings. I thought it was a type of Beech Kingair though! I ...

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