Arrows@Lossie Tonight

[IainR]

So I believe arrows doing a fly past tonight 7:45, how come it's local news site that I find this out from, and none of the six online spotter forums posted a heads up?

[POL]

No NOTAM for it, maybe the news site is wrong?

They are due to land at 1957L though;

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Q) EGPX/QWVLW/IV/M/W/000/030/5758N00450W052
B) FROM: 15/06/29 18:20C) TO: 15/06/29 19:20
E) FORMATION TRANSIT BY RED ARROWS ACFT ROUTING:
581256N 0061952W (STORNOWAY)           1830
581327N 0060654W (VCY OF STORNOWAY)    1832
575321N 0053902W (SW GREENSTONE POINT) 1836
574358N 0054246W (GAIRLOCH)            1837
572041N 0053555W (E PLOCKTON)          1841
571013N 0052000W (SE SHIEL BRIDGE)     1844
570912N 0043821W (FORT AUGUSTUS)       1847
574015N 0040353W (SW CROMARTY)         1853
574231N 0032022W (LOSSIEMOUTH)         1857
FORMATION PLANS TO TRANSIT AT 2000FT AGL. TIMINGS, HGT AND ROUTE ARE
APRX AND MAY CHANGE DUE TO WX OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS. 
15-06-0895/AS 2
LOWER: SFC
UPPER: 3000FT AMSL

[IainR]

http://stornowayportauthority.com/the-r ... confirmed/
Looks like their booked into Stormoway for a show, maybe poping in past for fuel and nectar points!?

[bubz]

https://m.facebook.com/RAFLossiemouth?r ... ossiemouth

Routing through according to RAF Lossiemouth's Facebook page.

[Sky Pirate]

FLYING INFORMATION
Subject to weather, The Red Arrows will be flying through the overhead at approximately 7.45pm this evening (Monday 29 Jun 15) as they return to the mainland from Stornoway.

[whiteout75]

No landing at Lossie then by the look of it?

[onemac]

........... how come it's local news site that I find this out from, and none of the six online spotter forums posted a heads up?

Because we are enthusiasts and not spotters - the difference being spotters actively seek out aircraft (mainly for their numbers/serials or tailcodes etc) whereas enthusiasts are happy when they see one or more. RAF Lossiemouth for example has 'enthusiasts days' not 'spotter days'

Al

[cfett75]

I can't see them being able to make it from Stornoway to Scampton on a single tanks of fuel, I wouldn't rule out a stop.

[Mike]

I can't see them being able to make it from Stornoway to Scampton on a single tanks of fuel, I wouldn't rule out a stop.

They do Culdrose to Lossie without a stop and that's much further !

[Phil H]

Because we are enthusiasts and not spotters - the difference being spotters actively seek out aircraft (mainly for their numbers/serials or tailcodes etc) whereas enthusiasts are happy when they see one or more. RAF Lossiemouth for example has 'enthusiasts days' not 'spotter days'

Al

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[IainR]

Well 19:58 come and gone, no sightings of anything n radio quiet! But there is still people dotted around everywhere including tower building!

[Contrail1958]

Two hawks did come over Elgin earlier in the evening,and no-ones mentioned them yet.

[IainR]

UPDATE: 20:24
CANCELLED, THEY FLEW STRAIGHT BACK TO SCAMPTON!

[Mark Lawley]

I can't see them being able to make it from Stornoway to Scampton on a single tanks of fuel, I wouldn't rule out a stop.

Maybe you should go to spec savers !!!!!