Simviation Forum - How close to the runway?

Oct 28^th, 2004 at 3:58am

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I took a lota pics that day!

Lil puzzle: Can anyone tell us where I was?

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Reply #1 - Oct 28^th, 2004 at 4:09am

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Nice shots Andrew. Wink

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Lil puzzle: Can anyone tell us where I was?

Only a wild guess but it could be RAF Coltishall.

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Reply #2 - Oct 28^th, 2004 at 4:17am

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i also think Coltishall. Wink

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Reply #3 - Oct 28^th, 2004 at 4:37am

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Correct, RAF Coltishall it is 8)

The airfield fence where i was crouched (anyone in norfolk last tuesday will know it was very windy!!) is just feet from the end of the runway, and i was just next to that, so its quite a sight (and sound) as they come over to land only a few tens of feet up!

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Reply #4 - Oct 28^th, 2004 at 8:23am

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Nice shots Andrew. Wink

Only a wild guess but it could be RAF Coltishall.

Somehow or other, I didn't expect it to be Shoreham...

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Reply #5 - Oct 28^th, 2004 at 2:15pm

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Jags!

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Reply #6 - Oct 28^th, 2004 at 5:30pm

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lol, yep lots and lots of them that day Grin

pity the RAF are closing Coltishall in 2006 Cry

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Reply #7 - Oct 28^th, 2004 at 8:38pm

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Thats one bird I've never seen in real life yet ?

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Reply #8 - Oct 28^th, 2004 at 10:54pm

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Sweet!

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Reply #9 - Oct 29^th, 2004 at 5:15am

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if you're likin them as much as i enjoyed taking them then its all good Cheesy

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Reply #10 - Oct 29^th, 2004 at 9:20am

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Sounds like fun!

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Reply #11 - Oct 29^th, 2004 at 1:29pm

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lol, yep lots and lots of them that day Grin

pity the RAF are closing Coltishall in 2006 Cry

Indeed. Thats the way the RAF is going unfortunately, and despite its historic significance its a very old fashioned base...

Nice aeroplane though (being a little biased myself...)

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Reply #12 - Oct 29^th, 2004 at 1:33pm

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being a little biased myself

Do you fly Jags, or is it just an aircraft you like?

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Reply #13 - Oct 29^th, 2004 at 2:37pm

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Do you fly Jags, or is it just an aircraft you like?

Just one I like. Had a trip in the back of XX139 a few years back. Unfortunately it'll be gone before I can get anywhere near one. In fact I believe 16 Sqn aren't performing the conversion course anymore...

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Reply #14 - Oct 29^th, 2004 at 3:01pm

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lucky u, gettin a flight in one, a 16sqn T mk4 my research tells me.

what are 16 doing now, as my photos show they are still flying.. ?

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Reply #15 - Oct 29^th, 2004 at 3:56pm

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lucky u, gettin a flight in one, a 16sqn T mk4 my research tells me.

what are 16 doing now, as my photos show they are still flying.. ?

Yep - sounds about right - I think they'e disbanding about May 2005. Til then I think they're just flying as a normal Sqn at a guess...

Charlie

(16 Sqn T4 - got it in one... if I was Hagar I'd be giving you a coconut Wink

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Reply #16 - Oct 29^th, 2004 at 5:58pm

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lol, and i've just notice that the pics here Dont clearly show 16sqn.. ooops, the ones on my site do, as such:

www.georgednott.f2s.com/jags_reds.htm

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Reply #17 - Oct 29^th, 2004 at 6:59pm

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Just looked at the site, very nice too - where were you watching the reds on Wednesday - I could see they'd been practicing on my way back from work - there aren't many other explanations for big white circles in the Lincolnshire skies... They had a big do the other night at Cranwell, so obviously they're now hard into pre-season training...

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Reply #18 - Oct 29^th, 2004 at 7:04pm

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ahh right, i was in the car coming back to lancs, from norfolk, when we saw the loops over Lincoln too. also... saw 2 pumas, couple of tornados, a possible E-3 Sentry, and in days previous some F-15's too! i need to like live down there when im older!

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Reply #19 - Nov 1^st, 2004 at 3:33am