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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
28th Mar 2024, 22:45
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

London City of course really hit. 25 knots from...

London City of course really hit. 25 knots from the SW doesn't sound too bad but people have ended up at Stansted, Birmingham, etc. Birmingham is a bit surprising because their runway orientation is...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
23rd Mar 2024, 11:50
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

I've noticed various such combinations over the...

I've noticed various such combinations over the years. Around 1960, in Somerset, very distant aircraft droning late at night, sometimes a bit eerie, penetrating my childhood bedroom, which I now put...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
12th Mar 2024, 20:35
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

This has now had a leisurely trip onwards, and is...

This has now had a leisurely trip onwards, and is currently in Orlando MCO. Maybe the crew have had a day off at Disney World.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
9th Mar 2024, 09:01
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

Nice rumbly Antonov 12 heading north over London...

Nice rumbly Antonov 12 heading north over London (actually tracking north-west over Lambourne VOR) at 20k feet, quite audible inside the house. It's Cavok Air UR-CNN, orange and blue livery,...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
12th Feb 2024, 09:50
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

And for once it's clear skies this morning !

And for once it's clear skies this morning !
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
12th Feb 2024, 09:11
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

Looks on delivery from the Viking headquarters at...

Looks on delivery from the Viking headquarters at Calgary, heading onwards for Belgrade. Seems to have passed right overhead Treadders' house !
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th Feb 2024, 20:35
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

If only the military crew with the SAM at Tehran...

If only the military crew with the SAM at Tehran had been looking at FR24 when the Ukrainian 737 was departing, then that particular disaster would have been avoided.

Regarding following private...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
17th Jan 2024, 21:31
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

The Australians have run out, not surprisingly,...

The Australians have run out, not surprisingly, of 3-letter registrations, despite some fairly constant reuse over time. The new Qantas fleet of Airbus A220s go up from VH-X4A, and they seem to have...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Dec 2023, 11:35
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

Ah ... 'Sorry & Bent' :)

Ah ... 'Sorry & Bent' :)
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
20th Nov 2023, 19:32
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

The route that has become favoured is through...

The route that has become favoured is through Istanbul, but other combinations are available. Note that diplomatic relations have not been broken and diplomats, and some general public, continue to...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
7th Oct 2023, 12:16
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

We get them quite regularly north-south, directly...

We get them quite regularly north-south, directly overhead the London City NDB I presume, often during the weekend closure period. Hmmm indeed.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
5th Oct 2023, 22:05
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

After quite an interval, Ukrainian-registered...

After quite an interval, Ukrainian-registered Antonov-26s seem to be back regularly, operating out of Birmingham and overhead London. One came over at about 0100 early this morning. Sketchy details...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
22nd Sep 2023, 07:19
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

"Unterhosen" I believe is the word in German...

"Unterhosen" I believe is the word in German !
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Sep 2023, 09:47
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

Their schedules were just within the USA. However...

Their schedules were just within the USA. However they also did military charters, which could have been anywhere. There was a longstanding US military "support" programme, someone will know the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Sep 2023, 21:04
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

Here we go ... N9258R Delta Air Lines |...

Here we go ...

N9258R Delta Air Lines | Lockheed L-100 Hercules (L-382B) (c… | Flickr
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Sep 2023, 12:25
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

Long ago there were several USA-based fleets of...

Long ago there were several USA-based fleets of civilian Hercules freighters, from new. Even Delta Airlines had some. They were used on various scheduled and ad-hoc freight flights, and were...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th Sep 2023, 06:29
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

Pilatus PC-12, large single engine turboprop,...

Pilatus PC-12, large single engine turboprop, came noisily overhead London City, and right across London, at 2,000 ft late last night. Wonder what their procedure was if an engine failure ...
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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
10th Sep 2023, 10:00
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

NEOMMMMM ... NEOMMMMM ... NEOMMMMM audible inside...

NEOMMMMM ... NEOMMMMM ... NEOMMMMM audible inside the house. Let's see what that is ...

A Belgian Air Force A400, at altitude over London, returning home south-eastwards from somewhere. I really...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th Aug 2023, 13:22
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

I haven't actually seen (more often, heard...

I haven't actually seen (more often, heard approaching and gone out into the garden) the Duxford DH89 over London for a few years now; they normally file "Due south to London, turn over WHBM's house,...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
9th Aug 2023, 14:20
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

1230 today at Greenwich, Central London. Nice old...

1230 today at Greenwich, Central London. Nice old DH89 Dragon Rapide biplane arrived and did I think five tight circuits before heading on across London. Presume holding either waiting at the VRP...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Jun 2023, 17:10
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

That's just one of the aspects of military...

That's just one of the aspects of military procurement. There are rival competing tenders for projects, I would expect there would have been an equal contender using the CFM56 - after all, it was...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Jun 2023, 06:34
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

The engines are actually P&W JT8D-219, the...

The engines are actually P&W JT8D-219, the refanned version of the JT8D that was also fitted to the MD80. The Boeing 707 airframes were substantially rebuilt for the project, it was a surprising last...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th Jun 2023, 13:35
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

Did I hear an An24 come overhead Central London...

Did I hear an An24 come overhead Central London at about 16.30 yesterday, Saturday afternoon, when I was out ?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
28th May 2023, 09:24
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

Often visible as such from here by London City,...

Often visible as such from here by London City, on contrail days, of flights running north-west overhead Lambourne VOR. For some reason Qatar Airways, nonstop from Doha to the USA, seems to be...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
18th May 2023, 01:03
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

In the still of the night ... Antonov 26...

In the still of the night ...

Antonov 26 UR-CKV, heading outbound from Birmingham to Europe, tracking SE at 17,000 ft overhead the M25 and Lambourne VOR in Essex at 2 am, but still quite audible...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
16th May 2023, 17:30
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

It was in my media, 80th anniversary of the...

It was in my media, 80th anniversary of the Dambusters raid.

Lancaster bomber to fly over 28 airbases to mark Dambusters’ 80th anniversary (msn.com)...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
8th May 2023, 20:46
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

An interesting subcharter for a return holiday...

An interesting subcharter for a return holiday flight :) . Actually it was operating right through from Luanda in Angola, stopping overnight along the way; Luanda and Aberdeen being two oil industry...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
23rd Apr 2023, 07:28
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

Orbiting right now at 27,000 ft over the start of...

Orbiting right now at 27,000 ft over the start of the London Marathon, for TV coverage is French King Air 200 F-HFRF of operator Aero Sotravia. Doing this has them in direct contact with all the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
23rd Mar 2023, 20:49
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

An-12 UR-CKL of Cavok Air, Birmingham to...

An-12 UR-CKL of Cavok Air, Birmingham to Bratislava, rumbled nicely over London, heading due east, at 20.30 this evening. Halfway between me and you, Treadders, you must have heard it as well. Went...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
2nd Mar 2023, 15:52
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

Ah, an old (in multiple senses) friend ...

Ah, an old (in multiple senses) friend ...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Mar 2023, 09:39
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

Continuing this insomniac trend, this time with...

Continuing this insomniac trend, this time with my laptop chancing to be bedside, 3am last night there was a (very) distant overhead jet sound, a quick look showed it was actually a Turkish 787,...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
26th Feb 2023, 10:01
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

Dozing somewhat at 3am this Sunday morning,...

Dozing somewhat at 3am this Sunday morning, there's a very distant turboprop droning coming over London, so intrigued enough to get up and have a look, turned out to be an Israeli Air Force Hercules,...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
19th Feb 2023, 14:33
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

Curiously, that date and time [13th Feb 2023...

Curiously, that date and time [13th Feb 2023 16:47] , I was by City Airport and heard it as well for quite a while, as if it was holding. Eventually seen in the far distance heading south over the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
19th Dec 2022, 15:46
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

Not so much the aircraft as routing, but a...

Not so much the aircraft as routing, but a Pilatus PC12, Salzburg to Southampton, this morning passed (audibly) over London City, and in the afternoon went back much the same way. Now there doesn't...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
23rd Nov 2022, 18:03
Replies: 4,437
Views: 631,066
Posted By WHBM

Not just soldiering on, but built new. The last...

Not just soldiering on, but built new. The last An-2 came out in 2001, almost 30 years after that machine and from the same PZL factory. To an extent it was progressively updated. the fabric wing...
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