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INFO: U-2's @ Fairford 04/12/14
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 5:50 am
by RJB
At time 05:15 two aircraft are outside the main hangars, nose-on and with ground crews in attendance. One aircraft is fully visible inside the partially opened hangar.
Rgds,
Richard
Re: INFO: U-2's @ Fairford 04/12/14
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 6:41 am
by Stroudy
Can anyone give an ETD please? I'll be driving past at 7:20am but cant stop for long.
Re: INFO: U-2's @ Fairford 04/12/14
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 6:46 am
by RJB
Sorry, first one airborne at 06:38. No hex code showing on SBS.
Rgds,
Richard
Re: INFO: U-2's @ Fairford 04/12/14
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 8:08 am
by EGLL_EGGW-Spotter
Re: INFO: U-2's @ Fairford 04/12/14
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 8:23 am
by Knife 04
Dragon 53 now airborne and plotting on PP heading North
AE0968 - 80-1094
Re: INFO: U-2's @ Fairford 04/12/14
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 8:28 am
by SamP
Knife 04 wrote:Dragon 53 now airborne and plotting on PP heading North
AE0968 - 80-1094
This should be 80-1086, so looks like a box swap. Unusual on an East bound jet!
Re: INFO: U-2's @ Fairford 04/12/14
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 8:33 am
by Knife 04
Cheers Sam - did not see '1094 on the list from yesterday but this is the number plotting on PP
Interestingly he headed North initially and is now plotting heading back South - to gain height I guess
Cheers
Darren
Re: INFO: U-2's @ Fairford 04/12/14
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 8:37 am
by Knife 04
Now on 275.62
Re: INFO: U-2's @ Fairford 04/12/14
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 9:04 am
by StormsInAfrica
Is there still one due in today? Rumour has it there is?
Re: INFO: U-2's @ Fairford 04/12/14
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 9:13 am
by big john
SamP wrote:Knife 04 wrote:Dragon 53 now airborne and plotting on PP heading North
AE0968 - 80-1094
This should be 80-1086, so looks like a box swap. Unusual on an East bound jet!
The box swap took place sometime last year as it was 086 in January this year,
Re: INFO: U-2's @ Fairford 04/12/14
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 9:18 am
by Pune
Notam removed..
Re: INFO: U-2's @ Fairford 04/12/14
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 11:20 am
by RJB
The third aircraft has now been pulled out of the hangar and parked next to this facility with the engine blanks in place and (currently) no ground crew in attendance.
Hangar doors were wide open when I returned here a few minutes ago, but are now being shut at time 11:19.
Am I correct in thinking that without a Notam in place there can be no permitted arrival of the 4th aircraft today? (excuse my ignorance).
Rgds,
Richard
Re: INFO: U-2's @ Fairford 04/12/14
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 11:28 am
by Pune
U3860/14 - AD AND RWY 09/27 OPEN. AVAILABLE FOR SCHEDULED MOVEMENTS ONLY. 04 DEC 12:00 2014
UNTIL 04 DEC 13:30 2014. CREATED: 04 DEC 11:13 2014
Re: INFO: U-2's @ Fairford 04/12/14
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 12:09 pm
by Pune
Any movements down your way!!
Re: INFO: U-2's @ Fairford 04/12/14
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 12:10 pm
by Knife 04
Dragon 31 on 278.600 inbound
Edit looking for 09
Re: INFO: U-2's @ Fairford 04/12/14
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 12:12 pm
by StormsInAfrica
Do we think they will be leaving tomorrow morning?
Re: INFO: U-2's @ Fairford 04/12/14
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 12:22 pm
by Knife 04
Switched to 133.75
Descending from 10.5 to 6 thousand
Re: INFO: U-2's @ Fairford 04/12/14
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 1:13 pm
by RJB
80-1087 now parked outside main hangar. 68-10337 still parked beside hangars at time 13:00.
Rgds,
Richard
Re: INFO: U-2's @ Fairford 04/12/14
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 1:24 pm
by POL
RJB wrote:Am I correct in thinking that without a Notam in place there can be no permitted arrival of the 4th aircraft today? (excuse my ignorance).
As far as I know, the airfield isn't shut, so they don't really need a NOTAM in place for aircraft to arrive/depart, they just do so as it's so infrequent.
Re: INFO: U-2's @ Fairford 04/12/14
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2014 3:53 pm
by big john
Not shut, but in standby mode, so in theory must be activated by Notam. Even if something is on short finals, as happened earlier this year.
