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The Red Devils arrive at RAF Lakenheath
VMFA-232, or Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 to give them their full name, are nickednamed the “Red Devils” and are the oldest and most decorated fighter squadron in the Marine Corps. Based at...
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Scoring a P-3 at Brize Norton
I’m a massive advocate of getting to places nice and early, and more often than not, it pays off. Today was one of those days. On Thursday 2 September, Airtevron Two Zero (VX-20) of the United States...
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LAPL at Thruxton – Lesson 3
Flight three complete Exercise 4c-f completed today, with a quick refresher of a-b as I haven’t flown for over three months, went really well with a new instructor – who I actually think I prefer to my...
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AGBO Stages 2015
My last rally before moving south, so had to be done! A little bit saddened to see that this year there were a lot more barriers and a lot less access, but the reasons behind it mean that they were...
View ArticleMaking my site mobile friendly
Reading this, you might notice that my website has changed somewhat. There is a reason for this, and I blame Google. Earlier in the year Google updated their search ranking algorithm – not unusual in...
View ArticleRoyal International Air Tattoo (RIAT 2015) Arrivals
Thank you to everyone who contributed to this page, you’re too numerous to list individually but as ever, your help was very much appreciated! In order to get my website back to normal, and back to my...
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Why I’m stopping using PlanePlotter
Recently I’ve really struggled with PlanePlotter for my Mode-S front-end. A number of system rebuilds and re-installs means I’ve had plenty of license issues and coupled with the large number of what I...
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Sioux XT131 Flies Again
The Army Historic Aircraft Flight (AHAF) Sioux AH.1 is from the first batch of fifty ordered by the Army Air Corps (AAC) and was built by Agusta in Italy in 1964. These aircraft were ordered as...
View ArticleAAC Middle Wallop – 24 April 2015
10.16L: SYS36 inbound for SRA runway 27, Aerospatiale Squirrel HT.1 ZJ277 10.20L: AAC760 departed for Salisbury Plan Down, Bell 212 AH.1 ZJ969 10.27L: Recon22 inbound for SRA runway 27, Westland...
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LAPL @ Thruxton: Hour 1 – Trial Flying Lesson
On Friday I turned 24. For around the past decade, I’ve wanted to learn to fly. Recently there have been a couple of changes in my life that have allowed me to peruse my wish of learning to fly;...
View ArticleAAC Middle Wallop – 16 April 2015
“_____” arrived at 0915L, Aerospatiale Dauphin AH.1 “UAF761″ departed at 0940L, Grob Tutor T.1 G-BYVA “AAC729″ departed at 0942L, Aerospatiale Squirrel HT.1 ZJ246 “AAC760″ departed at 0944L, to...
View ArticleAAC Middle Wallop – 07 April 2015
“_____” arrived at 0900L, Aerospatiale Dauphin AH.1 ZJ782 “1GW24″ departed at 0914L, Aerospatiale Dauphin AH.1 ZJ782 “AAC745″ departed at 1037L to SPTA, Westland Lynx AH.7 XZ184 “Panther 81″ departed...
View ArticleAAC Middle Wallop – 02 April 2015
0926L: “AAC744″ departed in to the radar vectored pattern runway 35, Westland Gazelle AH.1 ZB692 0942L “AAC667″ departed IFR to Benson, Westland Gazelle AH.1 ZA772 0944L: “AAC744″ landed 0948L:...
View ArticleAAC Middle Wallop – 01 April 2015
0920L: “UAF763″ departed VFR southbound, Grob Tutor T.1 G-BYXF 0957L: “AAC760″ departed to SPTA, Bell 212 AH.1 1000L: “UAF763″ rejoining crosswind runway 27 1018L: “AAC821″ departed northbound,...
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AAC Middle Wallop – 31 March 2015
Noted since 0820Z (0920L) the following: 0950L: “Sierra 01″ departed Middle Wallop en route Brize Norton 1040L: “AAC640″ arrived for 671 squadron, Lynx AH.7 ZE378 1044L: “AAC675″ carried out the first...
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AAC Middle Wallop – 30 March 2015
Noted from 0900L (0800z) on 30 March: ZE416 Agusta A.109E Power Qinetiq “ETP79″ transited the Wallop zone eastbound 0915L G-BYXF Grob G115E Tutor Babcock Aerospace/Army Air Corps “UAF763″ in the Wallop...
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AAC Middle Wallop – 27 March 2015
Noted between 1030 and 1300 on 27 March: G-BYVA Grob G115E Tutor Babcock Aerospace Ltd/Army Air Corps VA G-BYXF Grob G115E Tutor Babcock Aerospace Ltd/Army Air Corps XF XZ184 Westland Lynx AH.7 Army...
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AAC Middle Wallop – 26 March 2015
Noted between 1130 and 1330 on 26 March: G-BYVA Grob G115E Tutor Babcock Aerospace Ltd/Army Air Corps “UAF762/UAF763″ G-BYXF Grob G115E Tutor Babcock Aerospace Ltd/Army Air Corps “UAF765″ XW847...
View ArticleUK Airport Closures and Flight Disruptions – 29/01/15
We’re back for 2015. Information taking from monitoring airlines and through online resources such as FlightRadar24. East Midlands (EGNX/EMA) ZB7451/MON7451 Faro – East Midlands, diverted to...
View ArticleUK Airport Closures and Flight Disruptions – 26/12/14
Back for 2014 – sadly! Information taking from monitoring airlines and air traffic control on my airband scanner and through online resources such as FlightRadar24. If you have any information or...
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