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bigwood said:
It looks busy over the North Sea today. I counted about ten eurofighters and a couple of tankers. Do they know something we don’t !!!.
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Refuelling for the fly past at Buck House I expect🤔
 
Silly me. I forgot about the flypast. I suppose its logical to gather over the North Sea for a top up and head south from there.
It cant have been cheap to re fuel that lot at today fuel prices.
 
bigwood said:
Silly me. I forgot about the flypast. I suppose its logical to gather over the North Sea for a top up and head south from there.
It cant have been cheap to re fuel that lot at today fuel prices.
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They always form up over the North Sea and fly in just my old house. Always good to see
 
To those Who Know, what are CASA20, NATO11, and HOBO11 doing just now, and where has FORTE11 gone? Questions, questions.
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Hagstrom said:
To those Who Know, what are CASA20, NATO11, and HOBO11 doing just now, and where has FORTE11 gone? Questions, questions.
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I've noticed the US stratotankers have been a lot more visible the last week or so.

Still making a show of strength in Eastern Europe. They will be working with NATO jets getting everyone familiar with the refueling procedures etc.

Still a lot of intel gathering planes in that part of the world too. That Sentry you have pictured for one and I saw a US Navy Poseidon flying over that way from the Italy area the other day.

I still personally think the threat of Putin entering Moldova is very real so everyone will keeping a close eyes on troop build ups etc.

I don't like the cut of Lukashenkos jib either so worthwhile watching what's going on in Belarus too.
 
Hagstrom said:
To those Who Know, what are CASA20, NATO11, and HOBO11 doing just now, and where has FORTE11 gone? Questions, questions.
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How do you get multiple aircraft information panels up on the same screen?

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monzer said:
How do you get multiple aircraft information panels up on the same screen?
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I don’t think you do, as when aircraft are flying in formation, general only 1or 2 of the aircraft will have their transponders switched on as the formation will be treated as one big aircraft. The same aircraft who has the transponder set will be the main comms. aircraft for the formation and he/she will be given the squawk codes as they fly along their route, thus only one or 2 aircraft will show up on Flightradar or ADS-B exchange.

Just realised wrong answer to wrong question 🥴🥴🥴🥴
 
Otter Spotter said:
I don’t think you do, as when aircraft are flying in formation, general only 1or 2 of the aircraft will have their transponders switched on as the formation will be treated as one big aircraft. The same aircraft who has the transponder set will be the main comms. aircraft for the formation and he/she will be given the squawk codes as they fly along their route, thus only one or 2 aircraft will show up on Flightradar or ADS-B exchange.

Just realised wrong answer to wrong question 🥴🥴🥴🥴
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Interesting answer though, I enjoyed reading it
 
Was there a lot of aircraft/ helicopters etc on security duties for her madges jubilee weekend over London?

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I noticed a lot of survey work, at least I presume that is what they are doing, going on over the weekend up my way. They are back at it today out over the North Sea. Anyone any idea on what exactly they are doing?

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Last time I seen one of these flying was at an airshow at Prestwick airport back in the 80's, wonderful aircraft (y) This was only last month

 
Wonder where they were headed?!🤔🤔🤔
 
Jamesh said:
Wonder where they were headed?!🤔🤔🤔
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They're heading back to the USA via Iceland, apparently 2 tankers with 5 aircraft to each. The USAF have used Prestwick airport for years to refuel. Elvis even passed through on his way to Germany, the only time he set foot on British soil. (y)

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monzer said:
I don't like the cut of Lukashenkos jib either so worthwhile watching what's going on in Belarus too.
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He is a piece of sh1t, but if he ordered troops to get involved in Ukraine, I think he'd face a revolt.
Detested by his citizens and only stayed in power by rigging his "election" and needed help from putin to brutally supress the protests.
 
Wee Bold Davy said:
They're heading back to the USA via Iceland, apparently 2 tankers with 5 aircraft to each. The USAF have used Prestwick airport for years to refuel. Elvis even passed through on his way to Germany, the only time he set foot on British soil. (y)
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So what are these 10 relative relics doing over here?
 
"Training" I expect

Aka don't even think of it...

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Wee Bold Davy said:
The USAF have used Prestwick airport for years to refuel. Elvis even passed through on his way to Germany, the only time he set foot on British soil.
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Don't think the Yanks use it now.... Prestwick Airport is a shadow of its former self..
IMV the only reason it still there is the fact that when most other airports in the UK are forced to closed because of the weather, fog/snow/mist etc Prestwick remains unaffected to the weather.
It does, on accassion get flights from as far away as London landing.
 
Figaro said:
He is a piece of sh1t, but if he ordered troops to get involved in Ukraine, I think he'd face a revolt.
Detested by his citizens and only stayed in power by rigging his "election" and needed help from putin to brutally supress the protests.
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Another who needs killing.

I see the chinese made the decision at the weekend to refuse landing & flight permission to overfly chinese territory to planes that cannot be confirmed as legally russian. I.E . all those leased & seized & now supposedly 'russian' registered. Done mainly to ensure the chinese cannot have sanctions placed upon them by the west.

https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/16397-china-bans-stolen-russian-planes-from-entering-its-airspace

https://www.thedrive.com/news/china-bans-most-russian-planes-from-airspace-because-theyre-stolen
 
poppycamper said:
Don't think the Yanks use it now.... Prestwick Airport is a shadow of its former self..
IMV the only reason it still there is the fact that when most other airports in the UK are forced to closed because of the weather, fog/snow/mist etc Prestwick remains unaffected to the weather.
It does, on accassion get flights from as far away as London landing.
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over 30 years ago, I spent many happy days plane-spotting watching the trans-Atlantic wide-bodied jets which Glasgow airport couldn't handle at the time. My favourite aircraft at the time was the daily Air Canada stretched DC8-62 from Toronto. smokey and very loud. They don't make planes like they used to :whistle2:
My first ever flight was from Prestwick to Toronto on a Worldways Canada Boeing 707 (y)
 
Wee Bold Davy said:
My first ever flight was from Prestwick to Toronto on a Worldways Canada Boeing 707 (y)
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I’m feeling old! Car transporter from Southend to Calais and back in 1959 via Riccione, then BEA Vanguard to Majorca in 1963 and back on a Viscount.
Chipmunks in the ATC from Filton in the late 60’s and then a ride in a Jet Provost from Little Rissington in 1970.

Then the usual holiday stuff thereafter.

Loved flying, Dad joined the RAF in 1941 straight from school, having lived close to RAF Hornchurch. Left after flying Meteors in Tiger Squadron so I was brought up to it but too heavy to pass RAF MEDICAL.
 
Abacist said:
I’m feeling old! Car transporter from Southend to Calais and back in 1959 via Riccione, then BEA Vanguard to Majorca in 1963 and back on a Viscount.
Chipmunks in the ATC from Filton in the late 60’s and then a ride in a Jet Provost from Little Rissington in 1970.

Then the usual holiday stuff thereafter.

Loved flying, Dad joined the RAF in 1941 straight from school, having lived close to RAF Hornchurch. Left after flying Meteors in Tiger Squadron so I was brought up to it but too heavy to pass RAF MEDICAL.
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I've got to admit to being envious of you being on these classic aircraft. I had models of the Vanguard and Viscount as I lived under the flightpath minutes from Glasgow airport and watched them in awe as they flew over our house. The only prop plane I was ever on was HS 748 to Jersey :doh:

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