NOTAM 30/07/2020

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Standard arrival time of just after 5pm?

I once heard that flight plans and flight operations information has been known now and then to include wrong information just to see when and where that information turns up

[graham luxton]

People who post what call signs "should be" are well advised to keep that to themselves.

[graham luxton]

HERKY61 just made a low approach and overshoot

Unfortunately Spitfire it was only a low level transit over the Western end of the base from Brize to the Salisbury Plain at 1621L. It did it again at 1944L. What did do an overshoot to R27 at 1543 was a DA-42 GCTCG.

[MJ-new-gc]

I wondered if G-CTCG was related to:
U3441/20 - ILS RWY 27 OUT OF SERVICE. 29 JUL 17:10 2020 UNTIL 05 AUG 23:59 2020. CREATED:
29 JUL 17:10 2020

But I don't think it is one of the DA-42 setup for ILS Work (although I know they would usually use the FAA Challenger)

[graham luxton]

I wondered if G-CTCG was related to:
U3441/20 - ILS RWY 27 OUT OF SERVICE. 29 JUL 17:10 2020 UNTIL 05 AUG 23:59 2020. CREATED:
29 JUL 17:10 2020

But I don't think it is one of the DA-42 setup for ILS Work (although I know they would usually use the FAA Challenger)

Probably did an approach to keep the controller awake!

[city42]

have they not just employed new controllers

[graham luxton]

have they not just employed new controllers

They hired a US civilian controller as an addition to the team. According to the 501stCSW this will enable 24/7 ATC coverage at Fairford.

[sabrejet]

People who post what call signs "should be" are well advised to keep that to themselves.

Fully agree: we risk (at best) losing goodwill and at worst, things moving elsewhere.

[Spitfire88]

have they not just employed new controllers

They hired a US civilian controller as an addition to the team. According to the 501stCSW this will enable 24/7 ATC coverage at Fairford.

When the ATC job was advertised it was for multiple controllers, I’m guessing because of COVID only one has been aloud over so far.

[Cranberry]

Mr L is correct, but no military base is going to feel proud about saying it can operate anything less than 24/7. My guess is Fairford that can now operate 24/7 more cost effectively and at shorter notice than it could before. I don't know if 420EABS includes ATC but TDY support is never cheap.

[Spitfire88]

Mr L is correct, but no military base is going to feel proud about saying it can operate anything less than 24/7. My guess is Fairford that can now operate 24/7 more cost effectively and at shorter notice than it could before. I don't know if 420EABS includes ATC but TDY support is never cheap.

The new controllers will be part of ( work for / with ) the 420ABS , probably not the 420EABS, that’s the guys that swap over every 6 months from the hall.

[Cranberry]

Correct, the new GS controller will reduce the need for TDY or EABS controllers.

[GoldenEagle]

Silly question maybe, but at what time does the notam go up?

Will visit monday from The Netherlands with the plan to start at Brize, but looks like Fairford should be the first stop of the day.

Tia,
Jos

[Neil D]

NOTAMs are very short notice, I would just go over to Fairford first and see if anything is outside. It is only 20 minutes to Brize.

Neil

[GoldenEagle]

NOTAMs are very short notice, I would just go over to Fairford first and see if anything is outside. It is only 20 minutes to Brize.

Neil

Thanks Neil.
Which hangar are they parked?

Jos

[johnwayne]

NOTAMs are very short notice, I would just go over to Fairford first and see if anything is outside. It is only 20 minutes to Brize.

Neil

Thanks Neil.
Which hangar are they parked?

Jos

Right hand of the 2 large pitched roof hangars north side . Happy hunting .