Flypasts will go ahead as planned, though Tattoo will look into a reporting system residents can tap into in order to know when they are happening (I suppose not everyone bothers to search the Tattoo site's news page), along with potentially increasing the altitude (to make a noticeable difference, ...

Vandal wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 24, 2024 12:28 am

assume the aircraft lights I saw heading North over Fife, looked to be following the M90, possibly the Poseidon?

That was certainly the route it took, immediately west of the bridges then due North.

Unknown74 wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 23, 2024 8:42 pm

and a fox flew past my window!

Didn't know Flying Foxes were native to the UK!

Mattius wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 23, 2024 8:35 pm

Far too dark, bang on with the frequency. Thunderbolt 01, lots of chatter about fireworks/flares.

Yeah, I could hear fireworks as it was flying past.

Heard it go past. FR24 picked it up again from Cramond. Now heading due north from Queensferry.

Nighthawke wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 23, 2024 5:04 pm

More like a Pos-hide-on then

More true than you knew: FR24 lost it just as it turned to start its holding pattern. Not on Flight Aware or Plane Finder.

Looks like it'll be hanging around a bit, seeing as it's taking a direct route towards the area around Dunbar. They could have had time for a cuppa themselves before take-off.

You both beat me too it as I was typing! Level with Aberdeen, heading towards Ballater.

Just about to tuck into my free Belgian Bun from Lidl, with a cup of tea. Feels more the thing to do tonight.

Nighthawke wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 23, 2024 5:04 pm

More like a Pos-hide-on then

BOOM BOOM!!!

sorry...

boom boom (don't want to upset the residents )

Confirmed by RAF tweet, Poseidon from 42Sqn, Lossiemouth.

It'll be dark!

And 70-80% chance of rain

Good luck to all those hoping to view the last one tonight. I'll be staying home again - my success record this year has been bad enough!

Just caught the very briefest of glances between the houses across the road from me as it climbed back eastward.

Incoming..

Dex P wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 15, 2024 7:51 pm

Yes, it's another A400M tonight. ROULETTE 40.
ZM402

Currently in a holding pattern NE of Dunbar.

Interesting both planned C-17 Flypasts have been replaced by A400Ms. Maybe nothing in it, but I wonder if the Globemasters have been tasked elsewhere?

The first point we need to factor in is that the flypasts aren't for us , the people viewing, photographing and videoing them from outside the castle esplanade. As such, our complaints regarding how dark it is are (regretfully) irrelevant, much as I'm very much one of those complaining. I've only be...

Although I had no hiccups this time, I'm not sure I'll be bothering to try capturing any more flypasts this year. The sky was clear enough but it's simply too dark to get anything acceptable at that time of night from Arthur's Seat. I ended up with most shots being at 12800 ISO and I generally don't...

Unknown74 wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 13, 2024 8:15 pm

Trying to work out the callsign is it Roulette 38?

It was. RLTE38

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airc ... 5#369ed841

Flew to Gullane and midway between North Berwick and East Fortune before heading back southwards.

Vandal wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 13, 2024 7:12 pm

Hopefully the weather & light holds out for this one.

Edit - just noticed the photo on the twitter / x feed is a German (Luftwaffe) example.

https://x.com/RAFinScotland/status/1823315869700694429

And they've now said:

Ok - hands up… we made a mistake and grabbed the wrong picture!

CHANGE OF AIRCRAFT TONIGHT

From RAF Twitter/X:

Tonight, in a change to the original plan, the Royal Air Force flypast over Edinburgh Castle at the Edinburgh Tattoo will be a 70 Squadron A400M from RAF Brize Norton.

Transponder of ZM405 is currently active at Brize and approaching runway 25...