Cuban8 Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I wondered what happened to G-HUNT, remember it being a regular airshow performer in the 80s. Would it be a candidate for restoration to flying condition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat (rActive) Harbord Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 I saw an aircraft I had completely forgotten about but instantly recognised at around 4pm on Sunday over Buckingham heading South - an Edgley Optica, to far away to see the index. Don't think I've seen one since the early 80's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Whybrow Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Posted by Pat (rActive) Harbord on 08/06/2015 08:38:15: I saw an aircraft I had completely forgotten about but instantly recognised at around 4pm on Sunday over Buckingham heading South - an Edgley Optica, to far away to see the index. Don't think I've seen one since the early 80's There was an Optica on the attendees list for the LAA show at Shuttleworth on Sunday, I suspect that was the one you spotted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Yesterday we were overflown by the Optica at 10:30 then again at 4pm travelling the other direction. We are always overflown by light aircraft as we live near Cranfield airfield but the distinctive noise made me pause and take note. It didn't half look weird! It was a difficult thing to identify as it looked very odd but after trawling through the "twin tailboom aircraft" google pages I realised it was an Edgley EA-7 Optica. **LINK** I have never seen one before. It may well ave been the same aircraft as it was heading towards Buckingham when I saw it around 4pm. I might have to look at one of these as a future model! Edited By John F on 08/06/2015 13:59:50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avtur Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 A Chinook has just flown over following the standard approach to runway 23R at Manchester, threshold is about 2 miles away. Makes a change from the normal commuter and holiday types expected at this time of the afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devcon1 Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Not quick enough to get a picture but watched one of the B2 Stealth bombers fly over Devon tonight travelling west to east around J27 M25 around 20.00. Clubmate saw one towards North Devon at the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avtur Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 What's flying over my house ... ... every aircraft departing from Manchester today! The wind is from the North East today so everything is departing from runway 05L, I live about 2 miles from the runway the first turning point for departures is directly over our house so I get to see the underside of every departing aircraft. It's interesting to see the different heights they achieve at this distance. They do tend to stop conversation though .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avtur Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Posted by avtur on 08/06/2015 17:25:43: A Chinook has just flown over following the standard approach to runway 23R at Manchester, threshold is about 2 miles away. Makes a change from the normal commuter and holiday types expected at this time of the afternoon. Local news reported today that the Chinook had diverted into Manchester with a technical problem, after an overnight session with magic spanners it departed this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve T Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 We've got Swallows and doves ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve T Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 And bats on night flight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve T Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 And I flew over in the Air Ambulance, sadly I was the casualty, didn't even get to check the state of our chimney! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Etheridge 1 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Yesterday a glider but by the time I got my camera ready it had turned back from it's flight path back to Kenley aerodrome. I did take a picture but the glider appears as a mere speck to the left of a chimney pot on the house next door.. As for Hunter G-HUNT, was it the plane that crashed at Dunsfold some years ago? Edited By Mike Etheridge 1 on 09/06/2015 19:14:09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glyn44 Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Going to the Download Festival at Donnington next weekend, the over flies of the main stage are sometimes are spectacular against a setting sun. Always wondered what it's like looking out of the aircraft onto the arena, crowds, the light and lasers etc, but then again I'd rather be down there I reckon. Rock on.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eflightray Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 What's flying over my house ? I now know, only just found out about planefinder.net. Never realised there were so many up there. **LINK** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avtur Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Posted by Mike Etheridge 1 on 09/06/2015 19:13:02: As for Hunter G-HUNT, was it the plane that crashed at Dunsfold some years ago? Well according to G-INFO, the CAA registration website, it is still registered but the last entries go no further than the mid '80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Privett Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Posted by John Milne on 08/06/2015 23:48:04: Not quick enough to get a picture but watched one of the B2 Stealth bombers fly over Devon tonight travelling west to east around J27 M25 around 20.00. Clubmate saw one towards North Devon at the weekend. I was at the RIAT at Fairford in July 2002 when a B-2 did a single pass down the runway, having flown non-stop from Whiteman AFB, near Kansas, USA. Following the "display", the aircraft carried on, non-stop, back to Whiteman. I never have worked out why it was such a short display as part of a 20 hour round flight! I was there on the Sunday, the previous day a different B2 had done the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Price 2 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Don't try and work it out. They did it cos they can John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Bastow Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I thought G-Hunt which used to be owned by the late Spencer Flack was sold to somewhere in the USA sometime in the late 80's early 90's? He also owned a twin seater G-Boom. Edited By Cliff Bastow on 12/06/2015 16:56:35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Etheridge 1 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Not sure whether this will paste, but the Hunter that crashed at Dunsfold does not appear to be G-Hunt, it was G-HHUN pictured below : Edited By Mike Etheridge 1 on 12/06/2015 17:48:33 Edited By Mike Etheridge 1 on 12/06/2015 17:49:52 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve T Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Bit behind but, Country Boy, I used to live in Sleaford and really did get sick of seeing the Red Arrows practicing overhead. The Last of the Phantoms at Coningsby were always cool though. And there used to be loads of Provosts from both Cranwell and Barkston. For aviation it was awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Pennington Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Here in France we have the French Air force jets flying low each day and other prop driven aircraft about 4 or 5 of them flying high doing acrobatics in formation 2 or 3 times a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bran Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 So far today, just the Red Arrows, a couple of civvy Helis, and a large t tail prop twin (minor air pollution, no real interest!). I'm hoping for the 109G a bit later................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bran Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 4 of Yak 52's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bran Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Single Hurricane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bran Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 109 then pyro's on airfield then 3 Spitfires then spitfire one on one with 109 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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