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gt40steve

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1,170 posts

126 months

Monday 19th May 2025
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At the behest of music lovers everywhere XL426 attempted to drown out Eurovision with a full power engine run & twilight fast taxy run on Saturday evening !

aeropilot

39,460 posts

249 months

Monday 19th May 2025
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gt40steve said:


At the behest of music lovers everywhere XL426 attempted to drown out Eurovision with a full power engine run & twilight fast taxy run on Saturday evening !
Interesting timing, as was same day as the XM655 crew were doing a ripple rapid start (first time for 40 years a Vulcan had done that) so there were two Vulcan's making noise on the same day in the UK. smile




hammo19

7,023 posts

218 months

Tuesday 20th May 2025
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And I was making a little less noise doing the cockpit tours of XJ823 at Solway Aviation Museum all day.


gt40steve

Original Poster:

1,170 posts

126 months

Tuesday 20th May 2025
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Good work by all concerned !

5 In a Row

2,132 posts

249 months

Tuesday 20th May 2025
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hammo19 said:
And I was making a little less noise doing the cockpit tours of XJ823 at Solway Aviation Museum all day.

Can I ask how often that is open?

FourWheelDrift

91,770 posts

306 months

Tuesday 20th May 2025
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DrDeAtH

3,676 posts

254 months

Thursday 22nd May 2025
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aeropilot said:
Interesting timing, as was same day as the XM655 crew were doing a ripple rapid start (first time for 40 years a Vulcan had done that) so there were two Vulcan's making noise on the same day in the UK. smile
Their event was Sunday, so as not to clash with ours.....

LotusOmega375D

9,042 posts

175 months

Friday 23rd May 2025
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I wonder if that local NIMBY bloke complained to Southend Airport again when they did that fast taxi run? Maybe they waited until he’d gone on holiday.

FourWheelDrift

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306 months

Friday 23rd May 2025
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LotusOmega375D said:
I wonder if that local NIMBY bloke complained to Southend Airport again when they did that fast taxi run? Maybe they waited until he’d gone on holiday.
Maybe he had a special delivery?


DrDeAtH

3,676 posts

254 months

Saturday 24th May 2025
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LotusOmega375D said:
I wonder if that local NIMBY bloke complained to Southend Airport again when they did that fast taxi run? Maybe they waited until he’d gone on holiday.
He's not been heard of since last year. Apparently he was a vexatious complainer