JAKE 11 RC-135W option to tower !!!

[BOLLO]

Hello all.A few shots from TDY RC-135W 62-4134 JAKE 11's option rotation from R-10 this afternoon.

A-JAKE-11-RC-135W-62-4134-o by Paul Callaghan, on Flickr

B--JAKE-11-62-4134-option-t by Paul Callaghan, on Flickr

C-JAKE-11-in-the-climb-out- by Paul Callaghan, on Flickr

D-JAKE-11-climb-out-from-R- by Paul Callaghan, on Flickr

Thought he was not going to stop at one point and go off the other end.

[steamy]

for us unfamiliar, I assume this is a late take off, and the usual pics would be of a flight much higher?

[Pune]

WOW, cracking images,

[paddyboy]

Hi Bud

Freakin’ Hell

Squeaky bum time for some on board there

Awesome shots, Paul

Paddylad

[Proteus]

Reminds me of 00357 an RC 135D who took a piece of fir tree to Alaska with him after a very late rotation.

[downes0106]

Wow, that is late. Brilliantly caught.

[Dave934]

Flipping heck !
Awesome set of photos.
Dave.

[SniperElite]

for us unfamiliar, I assume this is a late take off, and the usual pics would be of a flight much higher?

He did a 'touch and go' with a very late rotation by looks of it

[bvdbogaert]

Nice!

[galaxysi]

Wow,that is low.Reminds me of that B-1 a few years ago.

[steamy]

for us unfamiliar, I assume this is a late take off, and the usual pics would be of a flight much higher?

He did a 'touch and go' with a very late rotation by looks of it

cool, thanks for the explanation

[paulbrown1665]

I was on the end runway 1.0 when this happened, wondered what the hell they were doing!!

[B58Hustler]

180 degree tailwind component????

[Ferrari]

Fantastic pictures.
I’ve heard ‘the option’ mentioned on the radio many times at Mildenhall. What does it actually mean?
MTIA,
Ferrari

[Supra]

I believe it's an 'Option' for the A/c Commander to initiate the cleared "Low Approach" or "Touch & Go" (aka...Roller!) or indeed execute a "Full-Stop Landing" ? Confirmation welcome please.

[Petepilot]

180 degree tailwind component????

Spot on, judging by the windsock. A hefty tailwind by the looks of things

[POL]

I believe it's an 'Option' for the A/c Commander to initiate the cleared "Low Approach" or "Touch & Go" (aka...Roller!) or indeed execute a "Full-Stop Landing" ? Confirmation welcome please.

Exactly this. It's an Americanism basically to say "do what you want and let me know"

The correct response to "ABC123, cleared for the option" should be "touch and go, ABC123" or "cleared to land, ABC123", etc

[BOLLO]

Thanks for the comments chaps. Winds given were 110 at 9knts, strange why he asked for the 28 approaches when they were on 11 at the time. After he landed they switched to 28 .lol

[Ferrari]

Thanks for the replies.
Thought it must be something like that!
Regards,
Ferrari

[XWP29]

Fence, fence, pull up! We thought the B1 was close but Jake11 takes the crown. Great catch Paul