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Poseidon P-8A

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pgmac
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Poseidon P-8A

Post by pgmac » Sat Apr 18, 2015 7:25 am

P-8A Airborne 08:20 (ish) Heading South West from Lossie Callsign W2V

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Re: Poseidon P-8A

Post by adderman » Sat Apr 18, 2015 8:54 am

Hi Folks

XX280 Hawk Agrsor01 just launching from Leeming 0951L so someone's awake today.

Mike

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Re: Poseidon P-8A

Post by Contrail1958 » Sat Apr 18, 2015 9:47 am

adderman wrote:Hi Folks

XX280 Hawk Agrsor01 just launching from Leeming 0951L so someone's awake today.

Mike
Is the Hawk coming to Lossie ?

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Re: Poseidon P-8A

Post by Mike » Sat Apr 18, 2015 10:03 am

Contrail1958 wrote:
adderman wrote:Hi Folks

XX280 Hawk Agrsor01 just launching from Leeming 0951L so someone's awake today.

Mike
Is the Hawk coming to Lossie ?
Aberdeen apparently. :- viewtopic.php?f=8&t=112594&p=708680#p708680

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Re: Poseidon P-8A

Post by rusty1 » Sun Apr 19, 2015 7:43 pm

pgmac wrote:P-8A Airborne 08:20 (ish) Heading South West from Lossie Callsign W2V
From a very fog bound runway 23 Lossiemouth

whiteout75

Re: Poseidon P-8A

Post by whiteout75 » Tue Apr 21, 2015 8:36 pm

Hi, if anyone has any 'info' on when she might be airborne for the remainder of the exercise, would it be possible to PM me? Keep missing her taking off.

I realize it's not predictable at all, and i would use the info very discreetly, and not one to continually ask favours such as this, but my own hours 'at the fence' are sporadic due to commitments and have been quite unlucky so far. So thank you in advance, not expecting anyone to know anything though!!

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Re: Poseidon P-8A

Post by pgmac » Wed Apr 22, 2015 7:24 am

Lossiemouth based Poseidon.

If it is any help it has flown most days. This morning (Wed) I watched it leave at around 7am heading west(ish) figure around 8hrs out before return.

I think yesterday he left later in the day though, hard to predict unless in the know.

whiteout75

Re: Poseidon P-8A

Post by whiteout75 » Wed Apr 22, 2015 8:53 am

pgmac wrote:Lossiemouth based Poseidon.

If it is any help it has flown most days. This morning (Wed) I watched it leave at around 7am heading west(ish) figure around 8hrs out before return.

I think yesterday he left later in the day though, hard to predict unless in the know.
Thank you very much! You think he will be back around 3 this afternoon, is that what you meant? Thanks again, appreciated.

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Re: Poseidon P-8A

Post by daggerfan » Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:14 am

It took off yesterday at 1135L and landed at 1635L, a 5 hour mission. As others have already said, it is unpredictable. Sorry to add to uncertainty!

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Re: Poseidon P-8A

Post by gamecock » Wed Apr 22, 2015 1:11 pm

Landed around 12.30 today I think.

whiteout75

Re: Poseidon P-8A

Post by whiteout75 » Wed Apr 22, 2015 3:23 pm

Thanks all, yes there seems to be no predictability at all, at least not THIS week! Perhaps the best or most predictable time to catch it would be when it leaves.

sandbill

Re: Poseidon P-8A

Post by sandbill » Wed Apr 22, 2015 6:42 pm

Seven Typhoons returned about 15.00 ish - two Tornadoes 1 100 anniv markings other Mcroberts reply departed 16.00 approx -Canadaian Aurora returned approx. 16.25 local German P3 at 16.50 local time
Cheers Bill R

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Re: Poseidon P-8A

Post by iain s » Wed Apr 22, 2015 6:59 pm

belfastloon wrote:P8 landed around 1320 ish. Noted 8 tornadoes airborne 'tween 1250 to 1330. Most returned to base 1500 (ish).
Weather absolutely fantastic - great day for "bronzie,bronzie.".
8 Tornados?

cfett75

Re: Poseidon P-8A

Post by cfett75 » Wed Apr 22, 2015 7:54 pm

There was not 8 tornados. Mentor 1 to 4 in the morning + Stella 1 and 2 and a Lossie callsign. But there were plenty of Typhoons up all day.

whiteout75

Re: Poseidon P-8A

Post by whiteout75 » Thu Apr 23, 2015 4:27 pm

For anyone interested, she went up at about 0710L today. I don't know when she returned. I wonder if the final day of the exercise will taken on a similar pattern? Then i imagine a few days of golf and whisky then departure early next week?

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