Friday 01-07-2022

[big john]

Black 01 working 252.875 climbing fl600 requesting direct ROPAL. and sounds like he has a lump on his back.

[GetRAFbackto89nos]

Thanks BJ. Thought I heard it go over.
Tom

[zero_gravity]

Early turn to NE today but other than that , "Ops normal"

[Spitfire88]

Black02?? Airborne

[big john]

Dragon 01 calling on 277,625 no reply ? switched to 277.775 must be the one with a dodgy box going home?

[zero_gravity]

Present heading certainly suggests that , should pass to east of Liverpool

[zero_gravity]

Actually , I am not convinced on this one , his tpdr is fixed and he looks to be in mission profile . Not known a returning bird to track this far east

[zero_gravity]

Good rate of climb..now approaching 60K and in a right hand turn over Manchester

[zero_gravity]

Descent started back to the field ...

[big john]

Thought I heard him on 128.700 a Swanwick standby freq, but he was right down in the noise.
Radio broke again?

[reds1966]

Thought I heard him on 128.700 a Swanwick standby freq, but he was right down in the noise.
Radio broke again?

Yes he has had problems all the way up and kept calling 127.25 to get a different Swanwick frequency. 2-way on 128.7 descending to FL100 12.12L

[reds1966]

c133.750 12.14L

[R1nger]

12:26 local U-2 over Brize into Fairford, No span pod visible

[stealth117]

Does anyone think these u2 flights will launch/recover during riat week between aircraft arriving etc?
My brother was woken up early morning the other year by one and he rushed out of his tent at totterdown in his boxers as he thought he had over slept and the airshow was starting

[Boneyard1]

Classic!

[zero_gravity]

BLACK01 on the way back.

[big john]

Black 01 working 252.875 descending fl410

[Pune]

Does anyone think these u2 flights will launch/recover during riat week between aircraft arriving etc?
My brother was woken up early morning the other year by one and he rushed out of his tent at totterdown in his boxers as he thought he had over slept and the airshow was starting

Yes, I can't remember which year it was but if I remember correctly two launched during the show, I'm sure someone here has all the info'

[stealth117]

I think my brother said one went out really early probably before the gates even opened for the show, not 100% sure on that though. Just thought with the regular movements whether there will be a chance of seeing some movements from them aswell?

[UKdragon]

During a visit to Beale in March 2017, I enquired about when the next Busy Relay would be. The answer was in early July - a week before RIAT. I suggested that they postpone it for one week, in order to participate at the show.
That happened. They swopped the jets before and after the show, and put one in static.
Many of you witnessed the departure of one on the Monday.
They hired Tesla cars as mobiles for this deployment - but that's another story!