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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
16th Mar 2024, 17:39
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Posted By pax britanica

SLXO I have seen that RJ?146 meandering...

SLXO

I have seen that RJ?146 meandering about that part of the world I live just south of Frome and out in deepest darkest summerset could even hear it on one occasion even though it was fairly...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
26th Sep 2023, 09:48
Replies: 4,459
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Posted By pax britanica

In Bristol yesterday and from car park roof saw...

In Bristol yesterday and from car park roof saw whatwas cleary a wide body aircraft which I though was on base for easterly landing at BRS, then realised theywere on westerlies. Quick FR 24 check and...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Sep 2023, 15:25
Replies: 4,459
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Posted By pax britanica

Tredui G thnaks i did wonder if that was...

Tredui G
thnaks
i did wonder if that was the case, certainlya very quiet although seemingly not very fast aircraft . I seem to remeebr a few eyars ago the Falcons doing some preactice at...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Sep 2023, 10:29
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,303
Posted By pax britanica

RAF Support

About 0945 an unusual turbo prop sound, very quiet . Unusual wing planform and FR24 shows it to be a Dornier 228 en route Brize to Jersey. . Canadian owned, operated by Summit Air on behalf of...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
24th Aug 2023, 12:56
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Posted By pax britanica

250 feet looks about right for most of the low...

250 feet looks about right for most of the low level runs we see around here- I know its very hard to judge and I was right underneath this one, Also I was on top of an upslope from the low lying...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
23rd Aug 2023, 19:45
Replies: 4,459
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Posted By pax britanica

Walking dog this afternoon about 3pm in the hill...

Walking dog this afternoon about 3pm in the hill tops around Frome a loud loud noise from the other side of a tall hedge caught my attention, monster tractor of low fying A400-no more C130s sadly....
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
13th Aug 2023, 19:07
Replies: 4,459
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Posted By pax britanica

LJ54 Makes a very distinctive noise doesnt...

LJ54

Makes a very distinctive noise doesnt it. I used to live near Blackbushe where they were regualrs and could be heard miles away, very cool looking tho'

PB
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Jul 2023, 17:06
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,303
Posted By pax britanica

Many thnaks to all=SLXOwft I am sure thats what...

Many thnaks to all=SLXOwft I am sure thats what i saw, exac ttime . There were a few fighter type sounds during the afternoon but can be hard to see. First tie I have seen a 70' crelatively close...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
13th Jul 2023, 21:27
Replies: 4,459
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Posted By pax britanica

About 6ish yesterday an unusual noise made me...

About 6ish yesterday an unusual noise made me look up and overflew me in Frome heading NE (common inbound routing to Brize N) around 6000ft 4 engined airliner/transport. Engines looked way too...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
9th Jun 2023, 10:32
Replies: 4,459
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Posted By pax britanica

I saw some coverage about the B Ones and that two...

I saw some coverage about the B Ones and that two departed late evening. FR24 tho just showed on aircraft and BZZ as the origin which i thought looked ok. Great noise though and if it was two B1s...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
8th Jun 2023, 18:23
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Posted By pax britanica

Just after 9pm yesterday sleepy Somerset and west...

Just after 9pm yesterday sleepy Somerset and west Wilts evening peace disturbed by a USAF B-1 climbing through 6000 ft heading SW out of Brize. No destinatation shown on FR24 but LOTS of noise. ...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
26th Nov 2022, 13:44
Replies: 4,459
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Posted By pax britanica

WIDN62, Thnak you very much for your reply ,...

WIDN62,

Thnak you very much for your reply , msd is Minimum safe distance -yes? That was about the height i would have put the Herc at both stright line height wise and slant angle from hillside...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
25th Nov 2022, 20:25
Replies: 4,459
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Posted By pax britanica

A nice treat walking godg this morning as RAF...

A nice treat walking godg this morning as RAF herc out of Brzie came racing along at low leel over Frome, 15 mins later is back going the opposite direction.

It looks very very big aginst the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
24th Nov 2022, 18:56
Replies: 4,459
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Posted By pax britanica

The wonderful AN2 a classic example of the best...

The wonderful AN2 a classic example of the best of Russian /Ukraine design , the aviation world's AK47. My son lives in Czechia and there is an airfield near him which sports about ten residents....
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
28th Jul 2022, 19:30
Replies: 4,459
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Posted By pax britanica

Hartington The Atlas es are a daily...

Hartington

The Atlas es are a daily occurence inbound and ouitbound t Brize over Frome. As you say the y go down to Yeovil n d ehad west or do a few orbits and go back to Brize.. V Distinctive...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
26th Jul 2022, 11:10
Replies: 4,459
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Posted By pax britanica

Any one have any ideas about serious military...

Any one have any ideas about serious military noise overhead frome Somerset at 0930 today. totally different from hercs Atlas and C17s . too much noise for one fighter really old fashioned sound...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
27th Jun 2022, 12:54
Replies: 4,459
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Posted By pax britanica

Saw the Red over head Frome around 4-15 ish...

Saw the Red over head Frome around 4-15 ish coming from S East (Bournemouth ??) ina long graceful turn onto westerly heading -where would they have been going ? Don t know if its standard transit...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Mar 2022, 13:49
Replies: 4,459
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Posted By pax britanica

More like whats not on my PC! After several days...

More like whats not on my PC! After several days last week of US F15s zooming around Somerset they are back today but no FR 24 track so perhaps the Mil folks are looking for a bit more security...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
10th Mar 2022, 18:44
Replies: 4,459
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Posted By pax britanica

Thanks for checking Tredigraph but definitely not...

Thanks for checking Tredigraph but definitely not a 146 , probably the USAf F15s again just playing around for longer
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
10th Mar 2022, 12:29
Replies: 4,459
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Posted By pax britanica

Treadigraph,, I think the 'sound of freedom' over...

Treadigraph,, I think the 'sound of freedom' over from was early afternoon , went on for much longer than on previous days this week. Nothing so far today

Hartington, like you I moved here from...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
9th Mar 2022, 19:05
Replies: 4,459
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Posted By pax britanica

Lots of serious (ie not Hawk size) Military...

Lots of serious (ie not Hawk size) Military noise over Frome again today-noticed by lots of people and went on a lot longer than recent days which have been one or two USAFF15s as per FR24 . Todays...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
4th Mar 2022, 17:54
Replies: 4,459
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Posted By pax britanica

Nice military noise overhead of Frome today about...

Nice military noise overhead of Frome today about 0830 F15 out of Mildenhall at 19000 ft turned south and over head Yeovil turned back descending to 14000 back over Frome then south again and back...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Feb 2022, 11:24
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,303
Posted By pax britanica

Treadi The previous evening I had not long...

Treadi

The previous evening I had not long go ne to bed when i heard a loudish low rumbling sound of something heavy passing over frome. Lots of C17s , A400, c130s around here but the sound was...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
4th Feb 2022, 18:43
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,303
Posted By pax britanica

Springheels The Hercs down low are not very...

Springheels

The Hercs down low are not very noisy though they do look pretty darn big and low especially when you are on a hill and they are flying over a valley. I ve never seen an AB400 close...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Feb 2022, 13:19
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,303
Posted By pax britanica

The musical A400s are hard not to hear if any...

The musical A400s are hard not to hear if any where near you .. I live in Frome Somerset and regular inbounds and outbounds for Brize. The Hercs have an liking for impressive very low level transits...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
22nd Sep 2021, 18:57
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,303
Posted By pax britanica

FR 24 came to rescue on trying to figure out...

FR 24 came to rescue on trying to figure out noise above the clouds in fgrome today, fair amount of military activity but mostly hawks and this had a far deeper stronger sound. FR24 had it as 2 USAF...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
19th Sep 2021, 17:17
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,303
Posted By pax britanica

Hartington I have just seen them on...

Hartington

I have just seen them on reciprocal trip passing just south of Frome , Sea King and Wessex out front and some way behind a smaller Helo , 'Sycamore or Whirlwind perhaps ?, Painted...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
6th Sep 2021, 14:27
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,303
Posted By pax britanica

Distinctive and unusual sound of a small radial...

Distinctive and unusual sound of a small radial yesterday evening showed up on FR24 as a Stinson Reliant heading SW just south of Frome. I could see it in silhouette but not distinguish it very...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
25th Aug 2021, 19:55
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,303
Posted By pax britanica

While rotorcraft are hardly rare down here in...

While rotorcraft are hardly rare down here in Frome I had not seen an Osprey doing a low level transit earlier this evening, are they all USMC birds? .

. I had seen them transitioning before going...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
23rd Jul 2021, 15:52
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,303
Posted By pax britanica

HArtington Here, Frome we also get the ETPS ...

HArtington

Here, Frome we also get the ETPS Hawk and Tucano , often noise only. BZZ inbounds and outbounds with mostly the musical Atlas but smaller numbers of C17 and C130s . So not like the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
22nd Jul 2021, 15:40
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,303
Posted By pax britanica

Since moving west I miss the interesting stuff...

Since moving west I miss the interesting stuff that goes low level west of the Bagshot mast heading around the LHR zone., small but very interesting like a Corsair, JU 52, BBMF spits etc

But there...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th Jun 2021, 14:19
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,303
Posted By pax britanica

Hartington/Dave Reid thanks for suggestions,...

Hartington/Dave Reid

thanks for suggestions, I am going to go with the T6, Ive not seen one before . I am pretty familair with the Yaks and their own brand of lovely piston noise and it seemed a...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
10th Jun 2021, 14:18
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,303
Posted By pax britanica

Tks as way too heavy metal for a Grob, really...

Tks
as way too heavy metal for a Grob, really deep heavy noise , if I was to guess P47 or Corsair?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
10th Jun 2021, 11:55
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,303
Posted By pax britanica

ge of subject from the POTUS circus. On...

ge of subject from the POTUS circus.

On Tuedat afternoon I was visiting the lovely Stourhead gardens near Mere in Dorset . Amidst the scenery there was the distinctive sound of a military piston...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
3rd May 2021, 09:54
Replies: 4,459
Views: 634,303
Posted By pax britanica

French Connection. ,many thanks that site is new...

French Connection. ,many thanks that site is new to me and seems to cover a lot more than FR24

The info about big exercise in Scotland is interesting, I know they wont divulge reasons and...
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