Paul J Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Westland Scout G-SCTA just whizzed over my house going west to east. Often see it on the same course going the other way sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Earlier on this afternoon I heard the distinctive sound of a radial engine, looked up and saw a Spartan Executive fly directly overhead. A most handsome aeroplane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Earlier this afternoon I saw a Chipmunk fly over. Right now, Shuttleworth's Spitfire Vc (AR501) is doing the rounds. It's certainly a nice day for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 The unmistakeable racket of two Armstrong Siddeley Cheetahs alerted me to the presence of Shuttleworth's Anson. It makes a hell of a lot of noise just to stay airborne! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Five minutes ago there was a black and yellow striped Harvard doing aerobatics in the vicinity. I could get used to this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 The Anson's back again and much closer this time. I got a very good look at her and noticed that she's now wearing a fetching new colour scheme: (spoiler just in case you don't want to see until tomorrow) Spoiler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Some kind of gyrocopter sounding and looking like a demented and loud bumble bee. The pilot obviously taking advantage of the bank holiday weekend blue skies to commit aviation. No idea where it came from but there are a couple of private strips in the vicinity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Coombs Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 1 hour ago, noelh said: Some kind of gyrocopter sounding and looking like a demented and loud bumble bee. The pilot obviously taking advantage of the bank holiday weekend blue skies to commit aviation. No idea where it came from but there are a couple of private strips in the vicinity. An autogyro flew high over the abode this afternoon, followed shortly by a couple of AH-64Ds at a much lower altitude. I don't think there was any connection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Steve Coombs said: An autogyro flew high over the abode this afternoon, followed shortly by a couple of AH-64Ds at a much lower altitude. I don't think there was any connection! Now that would be interesting. Never saw an Apache. As it happens the autogyro was followed by a Coastguard S92. Bad news for somebody. Edited May 5, 2018 by noelh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Coombs Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 36 minutes ago, noelh said: Now that would be interesting. Never saw an Apache. As it happens the autogyro was followed by a Coastguard S92. Bad news for somebody. My place of work is an excellent place for spotting aircraft. One particular cluster of offices in the complex has a very distinctive profile from the air and a lot of air traffic seems to use this as a convenient waypoint. Not that I'm complaining. On occasion, ring-shaped and figure-eight contrail patterns drift across the Rhine to where I can see them. This is probably someone out of Ramstein on a post-service flight or a wazzex. I daren't spend too much time on Flightradar24 at work to check! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Steve Coombs said: My place of work is an excellent place for spotting aircraft. One particular cluster of offices in the complex has a very distinctive profile from the air and a lot of air traffic seems to use this as a convenient waypoint. Some places are. I often used certain buildings as a waypoint. On the other hand some people think their spot is being used as such. When I was skydive flying a farmer complained to the aviation authority that his farm was being used as a waypoint. I had no idea where it was and said so. I also pointed out that he didn't need to call the authorities. Just call us. Tell us where he was and we'd stay away. We're not aerial terrorists. Anyway where I live now is dead quiet mostly but we often have the North Atlantic tracks overhead. So I crank up Flight Radar 24 and dream of exotic destinations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Tucano...well pretty sure it was fast turbo prop ....me109 wings not sure whatelse it could flying from the SW from Dorzet heading NE....funny time 1900 on a friday 4th May Just now, junglierating said: Tucano...well pretty sure it was fast turbo prop ....me109 wings not sure whatelse it could flying from the SW from Dorzet heading NE....funny time 1900 on a friday 4th May Yeovil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Although I heard it a great deal more than I saw it, I did manage to spot the Typhoon heading back to Conningsby after opening the airshow season at Old Warden. It had the red 100 years tail markings. It's not quiet, is it? 😲 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullbasket Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Broussard. It flew over yesterday, and the ironic things is, as I was typing this just now, it flew over again. I can never get my camera in time. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 Hi John, This one maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teuchter Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 A rather loud Jet Provost, from Tollerton a couple of times after lunch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 I am sure that I saw an Osprey with rotors at half mast flying in a westerly direction when I turned into my street this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 (edited) There was a wee grass fire at the edge of the trees, a few hundred yards south of the house this afternoon. Chris Edited May 9, 2018 by dogsbody 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Nice catch Chris, is that Air Spray? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris57 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Not actually over my house but at the home of British aviation down in the valley a flying display was taking place yesterday afternoon. An aerobatic team were displaying over the airfield complete with "Smoke On". Can only think it was 100th Anniversary related with the FAST museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teuchter Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 At work, 3 Apaches heading over Keyworth towards Nottingham just now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 7 hours ago, Britman said: Nice catch Chris, is that Air Spray? Not sure. I couldn't get a good shot of the side of the fuselage. If I have the chance in the near future, I may pop out to the airport and do a recce. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludwig113 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 i'm on the flightpath for the biggin hill to london city airport helicopters.... everyday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 A Spitfire flew over earlier, around lunchtime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Last Monday lunchtime I was in Bangor (North Wales) and saw in the distance what looked like a silver Chipmunk with Dayglo. Any takers? Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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