Simviation Forum - low flying aircraft behavoir... coventry uk

Feb 8^th, 2011 at 8:47pm

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heya people, not sure if this is a wild goose chase,

but tonight, we had a very low flying aircraft over our house, and it was quite disturbing for me and my family. we're quite a distance away from any local airports and not on any approach patterns. plus this aircraft was seriously motoring!! i heard it coming, sounded like it was about to hit the house... the house shook, so i jumped to the window but it was dark. saw its lights heading away from the window, and i'd say it was a single engine prop, possibly turbo (by the sound of things), perhaps 50ft above the houses. i know this insnt normal and as ive already said, it was doing some speed!! i wouldnt even fly like this in FS!

so my question, is there a way of finding out what it was and why it was flying so low and fast at 10.30pm in an area it shouldnt have been in... especially not at that low altitude!!!?! or is there a way of reporting it? im in the UK, near coventry, in the midlands, so if anyone has any links i can follow or numbers i can phone to find out more i would be most grateful. I have checked out the CAA but the "reporting, information requests and appeals" section seems to be geered towards pilots. in the meantime ill carry on google-ing!

thanks in advance

Deano

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Reply #1 - Feb 9^th, 2011 at 2:59am

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probably these guys on vacation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz4iekkeBfs ; Grin

Carriers would be so mush easier to land on if they would just stop turning!!!

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Reply #2 - Feb 9^th, 2011 at 5:58am

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we're quite a distance away from any local airports

If you live in Coventry there are several airports/airfields in the vicinity.

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i'd say it was a single engine prop, possibly turbo (by the sound of things)

This might sound stupid but are you sure it wasn't a helicopter? The Sussex police helicopter often flies low over my house late at night. http://www.emasu.co.uk/

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is there a way of finding out what it was and why it was flying so low and fast at 10.30pm in an area it shouldnt have been in... especially not at that low altitude!!!?! or is there a way of reporting it?

Birmingham Airport ATC would probably be your best bet.

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Reply #3 - Feb 10^th, 2011 at 8:46pm

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f-35simpilot wrote on Feb 9^th, 2011 at 2:59am:

probably these guys on vacation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz4iekkeBfs Grin

ha! cool video, but kinda crazy... wouldnt want to be driving towards that on the motorway!

Hagar wrote on Feb 9^th, 2011 at 5:58am:

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we're quite a distance away from any local airports

If you live in Coventry there are several airports/airfields in the vicinity.

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i'd say it was a single engine prop, possibly turbo (by the sound of things)

This might sound stupid but are you sure it wasn't a helicopter? The Sussex police helicopter often flies low over my house late at night. http://www.emasu.co.uk/

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is there a way of finding out what it was and why it was flying so low and fast at 10.30pm in an area it shouldnt have been in... especially not at that low altitude!!!?! or is there a way of reporting it?

Birmingham Airport ATC would probably be your best bet.

thank you for your reply, much appreciated!

you are right, there are several airfeilds near here, but i would not consider them anywhere near close enough for an aircraft to be flying that low over us!!

as for the helicopter sugestion, I grew up and lived in coventry for many years, and... well.... its a lovely city, but there is a lot of crime in certain places Grin

and im very accustomed to what the police and air ambulance helicopters sound like! they've landed on the feild behind our house many times! and unless this helicopter was 'airwolf' i doubt it would be cruising at the speed of this aeroplane!

as for birmingham ATC, am still chasing that one up...

thanks again for your reply, i guess im just curious as to what it was and why it was so low and fast, at that time of night, in this area! maybe the aircraft weas in trouble, but theres been nothing in the local paper about the disturbance.

by the way, slightly off topic, i'd like to take this oppertunity to show my condolances for those who died in the air crash yesterday in Cork, Ireland.

Deano

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Reply #4 - Feb 20^th, 2011 at 3:54pm

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a fast single engine prop.... what about a Short Tucano? Any RAF bases near you?

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