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Post by jijpc on Jul 5, 2018 17:33:29 GMT 1
There was a visit by Flybe Dash 8 Q400 G-ECOR late this morning. It was operating a MAN-IOM-MAN rotation covering services which were delayed, because one of the Stobart ATR72s was having either technical or crewing issues.
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Post by lodger on Jul 5, 2018 20:59:14 GMT 1
Indeed, the first flight to LPL did not happen, then flybe/Stobbart 'stole' the MAN plane when it returned, for a late LPL service. Needless to say this made mayhem of the timetables, but both REL and REM were flying in the afternoon.
TYNWALD DAY - would not be complete without the RAF flypast, which then roared over Ronaldsway heading west at 1pm - no noise limits today!
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Post by acklington on Jul 6, 2018 9:46:43 GMT 1
Living near Tynwald I can confirm that a (presumed) Hawk T.2 made a lot of noise with its flypast, but was otherwise completely invisible to those on the ground, due to some rather unusual 'high-speed fog' whipping inland at tree level.
There have been no flypasts in recent years due to financial restrictions, so this one came as a bit of a surprise.
I did have a look on FR24 and the most likely candidate for the flypast seemed to be ZK013 which was back near Valley a mere 10 - 15 minutes later.
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Post by michelnstarr on Jul 6, 2018 12:10:08 GMT 1
Just after 11am 2 Hawks flew low over Onchan heading south. Around 1 pm I heard, but didn't see, 2 low flying jets about 5 minutes apart.
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Post by michelnstarr on Jul 6, 2018 12:19:43 GMT 1
Slightly off topic but still on the subject of Tynwald Day. In the 70s,when the RAF had plenty of aircraft, they used to fly the military bands over. I remember seeing TG568 a Handley Page Hastings at Ronaldsway.
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Post by alexIOM on Jul 6, 2018 18:18:37 GMT 1
Just seen a video online of the hawks at Ronaldsway, a run and break to land on 26. They were ZK031 (new 100 years tail) and ZK034 both parking on the west apron
PA28 Dakota G-CSBD departed
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Post by joshua on Jul 6, 2018 20:34:24 GMT 1
Not technically Ronaldsway, but for a good part of the day Eurofighter Typhoon ZK355 was around the north and east of the island as ‘Tarnish 69’ but much lower and closer to the island than usual test flights. It could be heard and seen in the vertical climb a couple of times just off Douglas.
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