ZK017 Hawk T.2 (Victor 29) low approach along RWY 09 at 14.35 with right turn and departure down the Mersey.

ZA708 Boeing-Vertol Chinook HC.6A (Vortex 250) performed a low approach at 12.52, routung Wallasey then direct Warton

82-8000 VC-25B landed 23.32. No better luck seeing the aircraft this time, perhaps unsurprisingly as the visibility was slightly worse than for 09-0016.

Paul

09-0016 C-32A landed 23.11 in poor visibility. Did not see aircraft land despite being only 1.5 miles from end of runway. Pilot advised RVR was greater than 1500 metres

Paul

A very short visit today by 282 PC-12 Spectre of the Irish Air Corps. I expect that the original intention was for a touch-and-go whilst returning to Dublin from Tours (TUF). However arrival occurred right after a departing easyJet A319 so they were only issued with a landing clearance by ATC to ens...

Just to add a little "colour", the first two approaches at LPL were ILS, the third a DME and the fourth and final an SRA (at tower's suggestion). It was interesting to see just how different the SRA approach was, with the aircraft very visibly coming in from north of the regular ILS 27 centreline al...

A first visit since March 2020 produced the following sightings:-

ZZ418 Shadow R.1
ZZ419 Shadow R.1+ (VIP scheme)

In addition ZM329 Texan 2 performed a low approach to Rwy 04 at 11.24 as VYT11.

Paul