RIAT 2011 [Arrivals Info]

[Headancer]

Fairford weather for week end is a bit grim im afraid !

Looks like ThU /FRi best days.

UK Met Office

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Becoming rather cool and cloudy, with wet and windy conditions spreading in from the west during Friday and continuing for much of the weekend.
Updated: 0540 on Wed 13 Jul 2011

[BOLLO]

JACKAL confirm inbound runway 27 Fairford.

[tim_raper]

can someone confirm Vulcan transit date?

[Sean Mac]

can someone confirm Vulcan transit date?

Friday Afternoon was that last I herd.

Sean.

[Sean Mac]

TuAF051 Inbound.

Sean.

[BOLLO]

RSAF C130 HZ-128 looks to be descending from the east.

[scalp91]

Fairford weather for week end is a bit grim im afraid !

Looks like ThU /FRi best days.

UK Met Office

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Becoming rather cool and cloudy, with wet and windy conditions spreading in from the west during Friday and continuing for much of the weekend.
Updated: 0540 on Wed 13 Jul 2011

Met Office forecast showing winds on Sunday WNW 14mph gusting 42mph! Hopefully the forecast is wrong as that could be a problem.

[Mike]

Fairford weather for week end is a bit grim im afraid !

Looks like ThU /FRi best days.

UK Met Office

Outlook for Friday to Sunday:
Becoming rather cool and cloudy, with wet and windy conditions spreading in from the west during Friday and continuing for much of the weekend.
Updated: 0540 on Wed 13 Jul 2011

Met Office forecast showing winds on Sunday WNW 14mph gusting 42mph! Hopefully the forecast is wrong as that could be a problem.

Can you discuss the weather on here please :- viewtopic.php?f=145&t=18978" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

This thread is for arrivals only, thanks.

[Vulcan7]

KF??? Harvard RAF

KF183 -QinetiQ's little beauty

[Hellicopter44]

Robinson R44 is G-RAVN.

[POL]

Thanks both, the list now looks as follows;

Show Traffic
G-BSSP - Robin DR400
N510AG - Gulfstream G-II
345 - C-130H RJAF
8805 - Hawk RSAF
8806 - Hawk RSAF
8807 - Hawk RSAF
8808 - Hawk RSAF
8810 - Hawk RSAF
8811 - Hawk RSAF
8813 - Hawk RSAF
8814 - Hawk RSAF
N352BC - Beech 300
502 - C-130H RAFO
45+51 - TDO GAF
G-CGKB - Grob 115E RAF
D-106 - Chinook RNLAF
KF183 - Harvard RAF
91-0011 - F-16 TuAF
89-0022 - F-16 TuAF
39197 - Gripen SweAF
39200 - Gripen SweAF
39825 - Gripen SweAF
82-0646 - A-10 USAF
82-0649 - A-10 USAF
ZJ700 - Typhoon RAF
46+33 - TDO GAF
(81)/103-LI -M2000 FAF
91-0366/SP - F-16 USAF
91-0352/SP - F-16 USAF

Support/Other
G-RAVN R-44 arr/dep
HZ-128 C-130H RJAF arr/dep/arr
50+93 C-160 GAF arr (did this depart?)
N86 CL600 FLC arr/dep

Also, can anyone confirm whether the French Army helicopters or German CH-53 arrived?

Feel free to post elsewhere, credit to @AR_Airshows and @Lee_Hathaway, amongst others, for the info!

[pikey01]

French and German Heli's were not in when we left, and tower was only open for another 30min so guessing they arent.

[Widget 01]

84+72 CH-53 is in the country going north though ?? Leeming...
This may be the one for the show
Rgrds
Ben

[BOLLO]

Is there an E6B MERCURY due as there is one heading east over Canada at 21.50,serial 164404??

[tonkatom]

Anyone know if any of these aircraft will fly local sorties tomorrow.

[Knife 04]

Is there an E6B MERCURY due as there is one heading east over Canada at 21.50,serial 164404??

Arrived Fairford this morning at approx 08.45 local as Shadow 95

[Blackcat1]

Inbound at 0815 was KC135R "Pack 91" (62-3547)

Cheers

[POL]

So far (I think!)

Show Traffic
161406 - P-3 USN
G-MASF - Pa28
62-3547 - KC-135R
164406 - E-6 USN
61-0014 B-52H USAF
ZF287 - Tucano RAF
N45CF - Be18
ZA600 - Tornado RAF
J-015 - F-16 RNLAF
J-512 - F-16 RNLAF
ZJ277 - Squirrel RAF
ZH265 - Vigilant RAF
ZH268 - Vigilant RAF
ZJ967 - Vigilant RAF

Support Aircraft
CE-02 - E135 BAF (arr/dep)
T.21-09 - CN295 SpAF (arr)

[Sean Mac]

Tiger28 Is on App unsure of a/c Type. 123.550.

Sean.

[Mike]

Tiger28 Is on App unsure of a/c Type. 123.550.

Sean.

Austrian Saab 105 according to Ben's Twitter feed.