Scotnight 2018

[100arw]

The Swiss Air Force will return to Lossiemouth on 12th November for a month-long night flying exercise.
"Scotnight 2018" will involve around 110 staff and 10 FA-18s.
It will run until 7th December.
P.

[vulcanxl425]

Thanks for advising on the dates. Swiss ground support dropped off today by a fleet of Swiss HGVs.

[Punkrunner62]

The "Press and Journal" has an article today on Scotnight 2018. For anyone interested.
Cheers.

[colt99]

Link to forces TV
https://www.forces.net/news/swiss-perso ... ossiemouth

[tornado43]

Possible Swiss Beech 1900 d heading to Lossie this morning .

[Bluetail]

Swiss AF Beech 1900 T-729 in and out today

[Budgie516]

Any idea when the FA-18s ate due in??

[Contrail1958]

Support 10am
F18's 11am all depending on weather/tech issues as normal.

[AK01]

SUI411 is showing just north of Paris at 09.40z, serial J-5001, data ADSB.
Pieter,

[Surrey Sam]

I assume this is a MOD typo, considering the exercise name and nature?

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... 8_AL_1.pdf

Should be either 1600-2300 or 1600-1100.

[LM47]

J-5001,009,014,018(sp mks),020,021,024,026,232,233 and 236 all arrived.

[Mike]

Support has arrived in the form of Helvetic Airways Fokker 100 HB-JVE.

[np1991]

For those interested, arrival callsigns/serial ties up as follows:

Swiss 401A - J-5236 - F18D
Swiss 401B - J-5021 - F18C
Swiss 401C - J-5026 - F18C
Swiss 401D - J-5014 - F18C

Swiss 411 - J-5001 - F18C

Swiss 405A - J-5233 - F18D
Swiss 405B - J-5018 - F18C - Special markings
Swiss 405C - J-5009 - F18C
Swiss 405D - J-5020 - F18C

Swiss 409A - J-5232 - F18D
Swiss 409B - J-5010 - F18C

Posted in order of arrival, all Hornets parked on Charlie hard and put into Hangar K17 during the afternoon.

[vulcanxl425]

Thanks Niall for arrival details of the Hornets.
"Pitot tube" checked out today and ok ,should be through later in week

[Kieran1195]

Hi, just wondering if the f18's are due to fly today and at what times? Thanks:)

[Focal_Plane]

For those interested, arrival callsigns/serial ties up as follows:

Swiss 401A - J-5236 - F18D
Swiss 401B - J-5021 - F18C
Swiss 401C - J-5026 - F18C
Swiss 401D - J-5014 - F18C

Swiss 411 - J-5001 - F18C

Swiss 405A - J-5233 - F18D
Swiss 405B - J-5018 - F18C - Special markings
Swiss 405C - J-5009 - F18C
Swiss 405D - J-5020 - F18C

Swiss 409A - J-5232 - F18D
Swiss 409B - J-5010 - F18C

Posted in order of arrival, all Hornets parked on Charlie hard and put into Hangar K17 during the afternoon.

Thanks for posting the list Naill, very useful.

I wondered if you might have approximate landing times for each cell and do you have any details of the support? I understand T-729 was in yesterday with the ground crew being flown in on HB-JVE. Just wondering if anything else came in.

Regards,

John

[LM47]

Any info as to whether they are out on the flightline or flying?
Trying to decide if it is worth a run up tomorrow.
Thanks

[Yammer]

13.35 GRAPPA 11 due to tank with MADRAS 32 way way down in ARA 12

Anyone got Lossie movements today

[Bucky P]

Can anyone confirm which 1 departed as SWI411, ADSB had it as J5001, I saw it heading south over Abingdon?

[np1991]

For those interested, arrival callsigns/serial ties up as follows:

Swiss 401A - J-5236 - F18D
Swiss 401B - J-5021 - F18C
Swiss 401C - J-5026 - F18C
Swiss 401D - J-5014 - F18C

Swiss 411 - J-5001 - F18C

Swiss 405A - J-5233 - F18D
Swiss 405B - J-5018 - F18C - Special markings
Swiss 405C - J-5009 - F18C
Swiss 405D - J-5020 - F18C

Swiss 409A - J-5232 - F18D
Swiss 409B - J-5010 - F18C

Posted in order of arrival, all Hornets parked on Charlie hard and put into Hangar K17 during the afternoon.

Thanks for posting the list Naill, very useful.

I wondered if you might have approximate landing times for each cell and do you have any details of the support? I understand T-729 was in yesterday with the ground crew being flown in on HB-JVE. Just wondering if anything else came in.

Regards,

John

Hi John, sorry for the delay in replying. Times for each cells arrival were :

Swiss 401 - 1035
Swiss 411 - 1048
Swiss 405 - 1050
Swiss 409 - 1102

Other support has been Falcon 900 T-785 on 9/11 with Beech 1900 T-729 on 7/11 and 13/11 so far.