Exercise Indradhanush - build up and rumour thread

[roughcutter]

I'm going from Widnes (if I can get the time off work - 30th/31st July)
MarkL

[Mark]

I'm going from Widnes (if I can get the time off work - 30th/31st July)
MarkL

I don't know if i'd be able to get there early enough from Waterloo on public transport Mark.. (Got a purple pass from the missus since my Flickr reply, but the lanky lads in Thailand throughout the exercise, so i'm on the scavange, lol!!)

[Gary]

Was doing some digging and not much info kicking about regarding comms from 2007, although that was several incarnations of FC ago The call signs I noted for the exercise were

Fighters
Hatchet
Scampi

IL78
Nestegg

There will be an arrivals thread set up in Heads Up like for the B-52 etc. Also when the exercise starts I would guess a daily thread will be posted like what happened for the BALTOPs / Sabre Strike exercise

[Doughnut]

If RIAT manage to get a couple of Su-34 for the the show at Fairford, I would not be surprised if they, indeed all four of them do not got straight to Fairford on Thursday the 16th. Plenty of time to catch the Su-34 at CBY in the following two weeks.

[Trenchard]

I doubt any one will see Su 34s - we're expecting Su 30 MKI's

They will go direct to Coningsby, not to RIAT.

[Vulcanone]

I see on the RIAT page here.

http://www.airtattoo.com/airshow/visiti ... st-updates

That states they have declined the opportunity to appear. Meanwhile I suppose you could ask Uncle Vlad awfully nicely if he would send a pair of Su-34s.

I doubt you will get an answer however

Tim

[Gary]

Thread tidied and unlocked

[Doughnut]

Hi Tim, seem to remember the last time the Indians were at Waddington their appearance at Fairford show was not confirmed until the last minute.

[BOLLO]

Hi Tim, seem to remember the last time the Indians were at Waddington their appearance at Fairford show was not confirmed until the last minute.

They have said they will not be going to FFD .

[Gary]

Exercise NOTAM now issued looks like they ain't excepting any other traffic during the exercise


Parent ICAO: EGXC
Start date/time: 16/07/2015 07:00 UTC
End date/time: 03/08/2015 16:00 UTC
Activity period: null
Lower height limit: 000
Upper height limit: 999

NO VISITING AIRCRAFT, PRACTICE DIVERSIONS OR DIVERSION COMMITMENTS

ADD 1 hour for local/BST

[The Meat]

Exercise NOTAM now issued looks like they ain't excepting any other traffic during the exercise


Parent ICAO: EGXC
Start date/time: 16/07/2015 07:00 UTC
End date/time: 03/08/2015 16:00 UTC
Activity period: null
Lower height limit: 000
Upper height limit: 999

NO VISITING AIRCRAFT, PRACTICE DIVERSIONS OR DIVERSION COMMITMENTS

ADD 1 hour for local/BST

Not even a Grob??

[Gary]

I'm sure that can be arranged just for you Andy

[powerslave]

I wonder if the first missions would be flown Friday,or wait till the following Monday?
Any ideas?

Ian

[Steven]

If it follows other exercises then Monday, Ian.

Steven.

[powerslave]

If anyone gets any times for them arriving at Coningsby on Thursday,I'm all ears.

Ian

[britaylor]

Does anybody know when the back up / support into Brize are due /times

[Doughnut]

Think I read the plan was a night stop at Athens, Greece, on the 15th July. So question is can anybody monitor Athens ATC, then add a flight time, say five hours ?

[lambo1784]

liveatc has LGGG on their map if it helps which is Athens area I believe.

John in Sussex

[stevep22]

I'll probably potter down from Leeds after they've been here a bit and things have quietened down (as I did with the Saudis). I can get off work at a days notice so can hopefully pick the weather also.

[roughcutter]

I'll probably potter down from Leeds after they've been here a bit and things have quietened down (as I did with the Saudis). I can get off work at a days notice so can hopefully pick the weather also.

It's likely the second week will be just as crowdy as the first - everyone will have the same idea, returning to Conny after RIAT