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Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
13th Mar 2024, 16:38
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Posted By dixi188

If you were near Amesbury at the moment and...

If you were near Amesbury at the moment and looked up you might see two BAe 146s at the same time. Quite rare I would think these days G-ETPK and G-LUXE.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
13th Mar 2024, 16:32
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

I see that G-LUXE, the prototype BAe 146, is at...

I see that G-LUXE, the prototype BAe 146, is at 34000ft. over Hampshire at the moment. As well as being stretched into a 146-300, did it get the uprated ALF507 engines of the RJ instead of the 502s....
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
16th Jan 2024, 15:58
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

I wonder if it was assisting in the Red Sea...

I wonder if it was assisting in the Red Sea operations?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
30th Nov 2023, 14:01
Replies: 4,438
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Posted By dixi188

I went past Bournemouth airport earlier and there...

I went past Bournemouth airport earlier and there was a Star air (Maersk) 767 freighter parked on the passenger terminal. Any idea why, maybe WX diversion?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
7th Nov 2023, 18:05
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

There is a Beech Shadow, "Snake 49", going round...

There is a Beech Shadow, "Snake 49", going round in circles between the Isle of Wight and the Purbecks. Is there an exercise of some sorts in progress?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
27th Oct 2023, 21:12
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

I don't think they have done P to F conversions...

I don't think they have done P to F conversions at Lasham.
Maybe the interior will be stripped before flying somwhere else for the conversion.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
17th Oct 2023, 16:29
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

Thanks guys, didn't think there was a VOR there. ...

Thanks guys, didn't think there was a VOR there.
I remember the Ibsley one though.
Also remember the HRN and FAW NDBs. In the early 1970s the frequencys were swopped between them and this caused...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
17th Oct 2023, 11:52
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

Is there a VOR installed at Bournemouth? There is...

Is there a VOR installed at Bournemouth? There is a Navajo "VOR1" doing an approx 60 mile circuit around BOH as though it is calibrating something, or is it to do with the new radar?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
5th Oct 2023, 11:17
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

WC-135R Constant Phoenix just took off from...

WC-135R Constant Phoenix just took off from Mildenhall.
What is it going to sniff?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
20th Sep 2023, 13:54
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

May be the strong SW wind today.

May be the strong SW wind today.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
17th Sep 2023, 22:50
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Posted By dixi188

BoB service at Westminster Abbey.

BoB service at Westminster Abbey.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
17th Sep 2023, 09:36
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

Going back to the US civil Hercs in Europe. ...

Going back to the US civil Hercs in Europe.
I've just remembered that Golden Nugget Airlines flew one between Bournemouth and Guernsey carrying tomatoes around 1975, due to a dock worker's strike....
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
24th Aug 2023, 10:54
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

There is a Turbo DC-3 stooging around East Dorset...

There is a Turbo DC-3 stooging around East Dorset at the moment. 2600ft, C-GAEJ.
Can't see it from here due to clouds.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Jul 2023, 20:35
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

I was watching on FR24 as the E4 went over Devon...

I was watching on FR24 as the E4 went over Devon and Cornwall and further west, the KC135 were taking turns to refuel at around 23000ft.
I would think this was for practice rather than needed as a...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Jul 2023, 10:17
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

Would it be a JSTARS E8C?

Would it be a JSTARS E8C?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
3rd Jul 2023, 15:49
Replies: 4,438
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Posted By dixi188

Easyjet A321 just landed at Bournemouth, diverted...

Easyjet A321 just landed at Bournemouth, diverted from Gatwick. I see there are fire trucks out and about at Gatwick, any one know what's up?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
21st Jun 2023, 12:24
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

I see the BAe146 (MET1) has been busy over the...

I see the BAe146 (MET1) has been busy over the South West the last few days. I wonder if it is sniffing for Canadian smoke, or maybe, wacky baccy from Glastonbury.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
16th Jan 2023, 16:47
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

Came past Abingdon around 1500 today. There was a...

Came past Abingdon around 1500 today. There was a Hercules in the area and appeared to have the rear ramp down. Do they do air dropping for the Army at Abingdon?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
7th Nov 2022, 07:19
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

DRUK, I imagine the air test you went on was a...

DRUK,
I imagine the air test you went on was a C of A renewal test flight. I acted as observer on quite a few in my younger days and recorded all the data which included engine out climb...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
20th Oct 2022, 19:31
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

According to a twatter feed a C17 has been doing...

According to a twatter feed a C17 has been doing loops over Poole Harbour this evening!:)
I think it may have been doing some para dropping with the Royal Marines, and I suspect they mean orbits or...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Oct 2022, 10:32
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

USAF C17 (RCH547) just departed BOH. Unusual...

USAF C17 (RCH547) just departed BOH. Unusual visitor, don't know where it's going other than East.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
12th Oct 2022, 17:43
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

What is that then?

What is that then?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Oct 2022, 11:42
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

Would it not be based at Torrejon air base next...

Would it not be based at Torrejon air base next door?
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
29th Sep 2022, 09:11
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

BRO27 (the Oil Spill Boeing 727) has just...

BRO27 (the Oil Spill Boeing 727) has just departed BOH and is heading for the IoW.
Yesterday it did 12 holds at low level.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
28th Sep 2022, 12:58
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

Is there an oil spill? The 727 G-OSRA has taken...

Is there an oil spill? The 727 G-OSRA has taken off from Hurn and now doing the same at 475ft.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th May 2022, 10:26
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

Space Shuttle got cancelled 3 days in a row when...

Space Shuttle got cancelled 3 days in a row when I was there to see a launch!
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th May 2022, 10:32
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

I think the noisiest for it's size and class is...

I think the noisiest for it's size and class is the Piaggio Avanti. Get one around here once or twice a month. (EGHH)
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
14th Jan 2022, 17:03
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

Back in my Dot Spotting days we used to hear...

Back in my Dot Spotting days we used to hear aircraft checking in on London Airways (133.6?) when passing Lands End and, on a clear day, the con trail could be seen from Hurn about 180 miles away....
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
6th Jan 2022, 19:49
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

VQ-BZV just departed BOH for Dubai DWC.

VQ-BZV just departed BOH for Dubai DWC.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
31st Dec 2021, 13:52
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

A red tailed Boeing 747-400 at Bournemouth this...

A red tailed Boeing 747-400 at Bournemouth this morning parked on the ramp where the European Cargo A340s normally park. I couldn't read the small name on it as I went past.
Is this now doing the...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
9th Dec 2021, 10:54
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

The south pier was extended by moving part of the...

The south pier was extended by moving part of the north pier when the satellite was built in the early 1980s.
I remember walking along the roof of the piers in the late 1960s. I think there was a...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
12th Nov 2021, 17:09
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

I doubt many of the crew are familiar with the...

I doubt many of the crew are familiar with the Gerry Anderson series from the 1960s.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
4th Oct 2021, 12:15
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

Thanks for the info. I didn't realise there were...

Thanks for the info. I didn't realise there were two Qatari VIP 747-8s.
Dixi.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
4th Oct 2021, 02:41
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

Where does that Qatari 747 live these days? It...

Where does that Qatari 747 live these days? It used to be here at BOH.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
1st Sep 2021, 14:44
Replies: 4,438
Views: 631,765
Posted By dixi188

The Red Arrows have just arrived at Bournemouth...

The Red Arrows have just arrived at Bournemouth for the airshow week.
Nothing showing on Flightradar24, are they stealth?
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