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Post by Admin (Annette Andria) on Mar 28, 2007 11:11:31 GMT 1
RAF C17 ASCOT 6647 To odiham landing 10 AT 1115BST 1015Z
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2007 17:43:06 GMT 1
ZZ 173 Fortunate enough to be there when it landed on 28 it stopped with about 1000ft. of runway left. It reversed back up runway and off loaded a Chinook departed at 12.45pm using only about 3000 ft.
Also Tacking was ZD982 carring a Black and yellow disc emblem said to be 78 Sq. Falklands have seen this there before.
Also Gauntlet 36 believe HC3 failed to get serial, tried hard ! has alot of silver on Starbd. side of rear engine pylon.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2007 21:54:35 GMT 1
Gauntlet 36 not a Mk3, prob 896
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Post by rampvan on Mar 29, 2007 4:32:11 GMT 1
09.00 – 17.00, 29 mins recorded, approach freq only.
09.00- 13.30
AAC 644 Dept, Lynx
Vortex 558 dept, circuits from ALT TAC,
Ascot 6647 ZZ173, C17, arr 028, runway 10 in use C17 landed 028, reversed length of 28 on arr, pilot had trouble hearing tower with back doors open whilst reversing. C17 unloaded on runway.
Gaunlet 36, Chinook, circuits, 10 POB
Ascot 6647, ZZ173, C17, dept
TAC park now open
Vortex 552, circuits
13.30- 15.00
Gautlet 36 circuits
Vortex 444, dept, 2 hours en-route time
Vortex 552, asked to move trial loads from ALT TAC to TAC
15.00 – 17.00
Vortex 558, circuits, negative RT
Vortex 595, Southerly VFR dept, to LON
Vortex 495, dept, asked to look for FOD on dept
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Post by rampvan on Mar 29, 2007 4:36:15 GMT 1
Seems the reason equipment was moved from TAC to ALT TAC on the 27th was because the C17 was due on the 28th therefore rendering the TAC park U/S whilst the C17 was unloaded on the runway, this should give plenty of warning of the C17 movements in future if there are any  |
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Post by rampvan on Mar 29, 2007 4:50:13 GMT 1
from ukar Forum
"as a note of interest, a C17 cannot take off from Odiham with any sort of load as the runway is not long enough. C17's only arrive there to drop off loads, as it can land with a full cargo, but almost empty of fuel. "
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Post by rampvan on Mar 29, 2007 7:56:08 GMT 1
lol, does that mean it can then?? ;D
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Post by Mike on Mar 29, 2007 18:53:09 GMT 1
Looking at one Tech Spec the C17 should be able to operate in & out of 3500 Ft paved strips true or false I can't verify.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 29, 2007 20:02:55 GMT 1
surely one of the reasons it was designed and subsequently purchased(?) by the RAF is exactly that! Now if he was talking about a Galaxy I could believe him...
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