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Post by rampvan on Apr 17, 2007 14:34:07 GMT 1
Popped down to Odiham for an hour at lunch today, managed to see a SeaKing and Gazelle dept off the disused and Vigilant ZJ960 dept off 28
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Post by rampvan on Apr 17, 2007 17:34:43 GMT 1
Sea King was "Avenger 67"
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Post by rampvan on Apr 17, 2007 17:57:14 GMT 1
09.00 - 16.00, 42 mins recorded
Tower expieriencing difficult comms most of the day
Vortex 561 dept circuits
AAC 742 Gazelle arr
Avenger 67, Sea King, arr, to parking spot 8
Vortex 413 dept
AAC 645 dept to Farnborough Radar
Vortex 558, dept circuits
Vortex 440, air test
Vortex 525, Practise displays, 7 mins per display with breifing in between each
AAC 742, Gazelle, dept to Netheravon
Avenger 67 Sea King, Dept
Vortex 558, Practise Pan arrival
Vortex 388 dept, not sure on this one but possibly a Merlin or Puma
AAC 645, Lynx, arr
Vortex 433, dept to Farnborough Radar then onto Long Valley, this had to be arranged between Farnborough tower and Odiham tower over the landline, after a while the Odiham controller came back on freq stating to 433 "Farnborough tower are a bit confused and you may have to persuede them a little bit as you get closer! ;D
Alpha 29 dept, Vilgilant
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2007 21:01:46 GMT 1
Two Chinooks have been overhead since dusk, flying in large ovals between Odiham and Basingstoke.
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Post by rampvan on Apr 17, 2007 21:11:34 GMT 1
Think they are Gambit 2 and playmate, so assume Gambit 1
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Post by rampvan on Apr 17, 2007 21:16:49 GMT 1
Vortex 280 , Merlin,just called up Odiham information (21.16) , also believe now the Chinooks are "Lifter" callsigns and not "Gambit"
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Post by rampvan on Apr 17, 2007 22:55:52 GMT 1
Lifter 2 has gone tech and had to RTB with sever vibration problems, hasn't declared an emergency
Vortex 280 en route Benson at 22.25
Lifter 1 landed Odiham 22.40
AAC 801 to LFA 22.40
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