Flypast over London Saturday 9x Tornados

[anonymous-user]

Flypast 12 Nov Central London

(TVAA) Nine Tornado aircraft, in three formations of three, will conduct a flypast over Mansion House at 1055 as part of the Lord Mayors Parade.

[Extra 300 Driver]

12! Do they really think they will get all 12 servicable?

[anhamgrimmar]

Extra 300 Driver said:

12! Do they really think they will get all 12 servicable?

dunno, thats only about one a/c per squadron. heh. although i dont think any of our driver airframes are going down that way

[anonymous-user]

NOTAM here

Q)EGTT/QWALW/IV/M/W/000/070/5201N00028E054
B)05/11/12 10:15 UTC C)05/11/12 11:30 NAVW (H4457/05)
E)AUS 05-11-0016/4923/DAPLC
AIR DISPLAY.
FLYPAST BY 9 TORNADO ACFT. HOLD (SFC - FL070) 522524N 0015312E
(SOUTHWOLD DEP APRX 1040 HRS AT 3000FT DESCENDING TO 1500FT AMSL)
515250N 0004707 (ABM COLCHESTER APRX 1047 HRS) 513551N 0000524E
(ABM FAIRLOP 1500FT AMSL) 513049N 0000518W (MANSION HOUSE LONDON AT
1055HRS) 513600N 0000800W (ALEXANDRA PALACE APRX 1057HRS) 513618N
0002700W (NORTHWOOD APRX 1059HRS) THENCE BELOW CONTROLLED AIRSPACE
NORTH OF WYCOMBE AIR PARK TO RETURN TO LEEMING AT MEDIUM LEVEL.
F)SFC G)FL070

[Extra 300 Driver]

I hope they give way to me!

[john_p]

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[eccles]

we had to put 12 aircraft up for the battle of britain celebration (50 years), and had to prep 20 aicraft just to make sure we got 12 up in one go!
it was routine on our unit to prep double the number needed for a sortie, and once they had gone you had to go rushing round changing the fuel/weapons ready for the next sortie!

[towman]

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[Extra 300 Driver]

eccles said:

we had to put 12 aircraft up for the battle of britain celebration (50 years), and had to prep 20 aicraft just to make sure we got 12 up in one go! it was routine on our unit to prep double the number needed for a sortie, and once they had gone you had to go rushing round changing the fuel/weapons ready for the next sortie!

Nice to see Tornado servicability has not changed since my time on the GR4s.

[eccles]

well that was back in 1991, they weren't GR.4'S in those days!
i would have liked to have thought they were a little more reliable these days!

[Extra 300 Driver]

eccles said:

well that was back in 1991, they weren't GR.4'S in those days! i would have liked to have thought they were a little more reliable these days!

Nope! Not when I had a stint on them at Marham from 97-02

[eccles]

its all about knowing which breakers to reset, or which black box to re-seat, or smack.

i was at honington'87-'91, although we had a spell at marham whilst they were doing our runway.

[Extra 300 Driver]

eccles said:

its all about knowing which breakers to reset, or which black box to re-seat, or smack. i was at honington'87-'91, although we had a spell at marham whilst they were doing our runway.

And which pylon to smack with a chock when the weapons BITE doesnt work.

Were you on XIII?

>> Edited by Extra 300 Driver on Saturday 12th November 16:09

[anonymous-user]

From Hainault.

A couple of photos here:

www.ukar.co.uk/board/ikonboard.cgi?s=bdef8022cd7c95893a9bc6d101fa106b;act=ST;f=9;t=8787

>> Edited by anonymous-user on Sunday 13th November 15:47

[eccles]

Extra 300 Driver said:

eccles said: its all about knowing which breakers to reset, or which black box to re-seat, or smack. i was at honington'87-'91, although we had a spell at marham whilst they were doing our runway. And which pylon to smack with a chock when the weapons BITE doesnt work. Were you on XIII? >> Edited by Extra 300 Driver on Saturday 12th November 16:09

no, i was on TWCU, 13 was getting formed up when i was there (we had quite a few blokes posted onto it), then i left early '91.

[SpencerO]

I'm mid-CPL training and had a session saturday morning. The flight passed beneath me enroute from Sothwold to Fairlop Waters. Looked superb.. but brings home that you really do need to check the NOTAMs. You wouldnt want to run into those chaps without a warning..