Interesting or unusual planes?

[PaulF]

Flight radar showing AN225 due into Brize Norton in about 2 hours if anyone is riding past that way
Flight number UR-82060

Flight radar showing AN225 due into Brize Norton in about 2 hours if anyone is riding past that way
Flight number UR-82060

It was delivering some Pumas apparently. Oh and it broke stuff on departure:

https://youtu.be/BPu1Dj81-EE

Missed it yesterday as I was away but I should probably check my roof tiles as I live on the flight path

[Diver300]

I can't remember if I had ever seen an autogyro before in real life, and I certainly don't recall seeing one with an enclosed cockpit.

This was near Newquay a couple of days ago, and quite a few different autogyros came over after this one. Was there a meeting or something?

[Hot Flatus]

I can't remember if I had ever seen an autogyro before in real life, and I certainly don't recall seeing one with an enclosed cockpit.

This was near Newquay a couple of days ago, and quite a few different autogyros came over after this one. Was there a meeting or something?

Yes, a full meeting of SPECTRE to discuss the rollout of the 5g implants

[Cudzoziemiec]

Flight radar showing AN225 due into Brize Norton in about 2 hours if anyone is riding past that way
Flight number UR-82060

It was delivering some Pumas apparently. Oh and it broke stuff on departure:

https://youtu.be/BPu1Dj81-EE

Somewhat excessive for a pair of trainers.

 

[Thor]

I suppose drugs-by-drone was inevitable



https://english.elpais.com/spain/2021-07-15/spanish-police-seize-large-drone-used-to-carry-drugs-from-morocco.html

[mrcharly-YHT]

I suppose drugs-by-drone was inevitable

That has been a problem for prisons for some time. Drone flies over, drops package inside fence, prisoner picks it up later (pre-arranged drop off point).

[Kim]

Which has just reminded me of https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316620/

[Jakob]

315B Lama and Hiller-ET12s!.

Visited a company still operating those. The Lama's are really cool, but are really on their last legs as parts hasn't been produced in years.

[Steph]

On the weekend, at Shrewsbury Folk Fest, we were overflown by what looked and sounded very like an Avro Annie (Anson).

[PaulF]

Well heard rather than seen and annoying rather than "interesting or unusual" but there was a Globemaster doing late night circuits at Brize last night. Which stops being funny when you live on the base leg turn

[JonBuoy]

Last Sunday I was driving up the M1 just south of Leicester when I spotted a weird-looking aircraft that was reminiscent of a Catalina flying overhead.  Checked it out on FlightRadar24 when I got home and it was indeed a Catalina.

[Pingu]

What looked like a Eurofighter Typhoon just flew over Furryboottoon.

[Bicycle Repair Man]

What definately  was a Typhoon has just practiced his display routine over my workshop😁😁😁

[TheLurker]

Well heard rather than seen and annoying rather than "interesting or unusual" but there was a Globemaster doing late night circuits at Brize last night. Which stops being funny when you live on the base leg turn

They're still quieter than the VC-10s nor (to my mind) as noisy as the A-400ms.

Speaking of local aerodromes and noisy aircraft there have been 2 or 3 B1s at Fairford.  Watched them lazily stooging around for quarter of an hour so one late afternoon at the tail end of last week.

[Bicycle Repair Man]

We live about 600yds south of the western end of the runway at Coningsby. Depending on the wind  we get the traffic (mainly Typhoons) breaking into the circuit immediately overhead or (rather quieter)  passing to the south downwind onto their base leg. Then we get Typhoons doing performance take offs where they go straight up vertical on full burner. That, of course, is balanced by the Merlin symphony from the BBMF!!
Never a dull moment

Dave Yates

[Jurek]

We live about 600yds south of the western end of the runway at Coningsby. Depending on the wind  we get the traffic (mainly Typhoons) breaking into the circuit immediately overhead or (rather quieter)  passing to the south downwind onto their base leg. Then we get Typhoons doing performance take offs where they go straight up vertical on full burner. That, of course, is balanced by the Merlin symphony from the BBMF!!
Never a dull moment

Dave Yates

Having flown a Spit, big envy.

[Bicycle Repair Man]

Having flown a Spit, big envy.

I too have flown a Spitfire, Carolyn Grace's ML407. An unforgettable experience 🤩🤩

[alexb]

We live about 600yds south of the western end of the runway at Coningsby. Depending on the wind  we get the traffic (mainly Typhoons) breaking into the circuit immediately overhead or (rather quieter)  passing to the south downwind onto their base leg. Then we get Typhoons doing performance take offs where they go straight up vertical on full burner. That, of course, is balanced by the Merlin symphony from the BBMF!!
Never a dull moment

Dave Yates

I seem to remember that caused a few interruptions to the course as we all rushed out to see what variant of Merlin was flying overhead at least a couple of times during the week.

[Jurek]

Having flown a Spit, big envy.

I too have flown a Spitfire, Carolyn Grace's ML407. An unforgettable experience 🤩🤩

MJ 627 in my case.

[Bicycle Repair Man]

Having flown a Spit, big envy.

I too have flown a Spitfire, Carolyn Grace's ML407. An unforgettable experience 🤩🤩

Who was your pilot?

MJ 627 in my case.

[Jurek]

Having flown a Spit, big envy.

I too have flown a Spitfire, Carolyn Grace's ML407. An unforgettable experience 🤩🤩

Who was your pilot?

MJ 627 in my case.

Jez Britcher
If you go to page 65 of this thread and click on any of my pics except the last one, you'll see the footage of my flight shot from the chase plane, as well as a victory roll executed in front of Beachy Head lighthouse.

[Bicycle Repair Man]

Jurek
I assume that was from Headcorn?  I have a mate, Charlie Brown who I believe also flies the  Spitfires from there. He has well over 1000 hours in Spitfires and is into old bikes, I have worked on several for him, mainly Ephgraves

[Jurek]

Jurek
I assume that was from Headcorn?  I have a mate, Charlie Brown who I believe also flies the  Spitfires from there. He has well over 1000 hours in Spitfires and is into old bikes, I have worked on several for him, mainly Ephgraves

Nah. Biggin Hill. Just a smidge over two years ago.
Jez has 500 hours on the Spit.

[Pingu]

OK, WTF is going on here 


Screenshot 2021-11-01 002918 by The Pingus, on Flickr

[lissotriton]

OK, WTF is going on here 

Aurora watching flight?
Seems there's a few available to book, departing from Edinburgh or Glasgow etc. https://www.omegabreaks.com/itineraries/8832-northern-lights-flights