Edinburgh military tattoo flypasts 2024

[Dex P]

Still struggling to find them on the scanner, anyone had any luck this year?

Scanner or FR24? I've noticed a few on FR24. And I'm more than likely out of range of listening to any on the scanner as I'm in West Lothian, and haven't set up the outdoors scanner aerial yet. I'm working on it. If you're listening to the scanner, 121.205 amplitude modulation is your best bet for tonight.


Tonight is the final one. Yes I'm heading to the usual place. Looks ok so far, but after the wee hours drooking and dodgy weather not that long ago, I'm sceptical but determined! What lengths some of us will go to for planes!!!

[Dex P]

Tonight's P8 is THUNDER 01. ZP803

[Coull962]

ZP803 departed Lossie having bashed the field for 2 hours, heading for Edinburgh

[109sqn]

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.

[109sqn]

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.

[Mattius]

Still struggling to find them on the scanner, anyone had any luck this year?

Scanner or FR24? I've noticed a few on FR24. And I'm more than likely out of range of listening to any on the scanner as I'm in West Lothian, and haven't set up the outdoors scanner aerial yet. I'm working on it. If you're listening to the scanner, 121.205 amplitude modulation is your best bet for tonight.

Airband scanner, cheers for the heads up

[109sqn]

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.

[Mattius]

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

[109sqn]

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

[109sqn]

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.

[Unknown74]

Yes just before it flew over me I could hear the Fireworks(and a fox flew past my window!)Only just -and I really do mean only just - saw the Poseidon but I did. Thank goodness.

[109sqn]

and a fox flew past my window!

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

[Unknown74]

Well it was very fast moving as it galloped past my window - could have been flying.

[Dex P]

I'll say that my video filming was a lot more successful than I thought! However, I had a pyrotechnics display behind me to the North of the airport, and it stopped as the P8 was banking to its right to head back north. I did hear the control tower ask about the alleged sightings of flares. Anyway, a great night, even if it was just mostly navigation and marker lights with a slight silhouette! I'm happy to have filmed it. And, got home just as it started to hammer down with rain! ( In trouble with my Mrs, I left muddy footprints on the hall carpet ,, put kitchen roll over offending areas, will clean it up tomorrow)

[Dex P]

and a fox flew past my window!

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

For fox sake!!

[Vandal]

I'll say that my video filming was a lot more successful than I thought! However, I had a pyrotechnics display behind me to the North of the airport, and it stopped as the P8 was banking to its right to head back north. I did hear the control tower ask about the alleged sightings of flares. Anyway, a great night, even if it was just mostly navigation and marker lights with a slight silhouette! I'm happy to have filmed it. And, got home just as it started to hammer down with rain! ( In trouble with my Mrs, I left muddy footprints on the hall carpet ,, put kitchen roll over offending areas, will clean it up tomorrow)

Wondering if those pyrotechnics you caught were causing all the bangs I heard out in South Queensferry tonight, around 9.20pm ish? Looked over toward the Bridges before I left the area, & assume the aircraft lights I saw heading North over Fife, looked to be following the M90, possibly the Poseidon?

[109sqn]

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.

[Dex P]

I'll say that my video filming was a lot more successful than I thought! However, I had a pyrotechnics display behind me to the North of the airport, and it stopped as the P8 was banking to its right to head back north. I did hear the control tower ask about the alleged sightings of flares. Anyway, a great night, even if it was just mostly navigation and marker lights with a slight silhouette! I'm happy to have filmed it. And, got home just as it started to hammer down with rain! ( In trouble with my Mrs, I left muddy footprints on the hall carpet ,, put kitchen roll over offending areas, will clean it up tomorrow)

Wondering if those pyrotechnics you caught were causing all the bangs I heard out in South Queensferry tonight, around 9.20pm ish? Looked over toward the Bridges before I left the area, & assume the aircraft lights I saw heading North over Fife, looked to be following the M90, possibly the Poseidon?

Hi Vandal! Yes, they were most likely the fireworks you heard as that was the time they were set off! And as 109sqn mentioned, it was indeed the Poseidon taking that route.

[Mattius]

We hear those fireworks all the time, think it's one of the wedding venues

[Unknown74]

No quite relating to the Flypasts but it is a Tattoo related question, Do Edinburgh Airport recieve many visitors connected to The Tattoo itself? Like Transport Planes with Performers and Equipment....?