Herky birds!
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 2:54 pmTrying to make up for 7 hours of almost wasted spotting on Tuesday by spending a few hours outside Lyneham.....at first it was looking bleak....Not only was the wind randomly changing directions and the runway constantly switching, but I had also fallen into a nasty patch of stinging nettles while climbing onto a bank to get a better view.... 
. To add to the frustration, as I was getting on the bus in Chippenham a lovely sand camouflaged Herk was circling overhead.....unfortunately it had scarpered before I arrived 
However, after two hours of boredom, in which the only movement was my nemesis, G-VICC, the herks came out to play, with what seemed like half the J fleet leaving in quick succession (many of them didn't come back before I had left). However a couple of Js and a K went into some circuit bashing. Better still, the wind had subsided and was blowing right down the most convenient runway, and the sun was starting to appear
Aswell as the RAF's finest there were a couple of special visitors which are for another thread
K departing 36 (taken from the end of 25)
And coming back in on 25
Js departing 25
J departing 36 (see what I mean about the runway changes)
Various Js landing on 25
Wouldn't mind living here
.mic
. To add to the frustration, as I was getting on the bus in Chippenham a lovely sand camouflaged Herk was circling overhead.....unfortunately it had scarpered before I arrived However, after two hours of boredom, in which the only movement was my nemesis, G-VICC, the herks came out to play, with what seemed like half the J fleet leaving in quick succession (many of them didn't come back before I had left). However a couple of Js and a K went into some circuit bashing. Better still, the wind had subsided and was blowing right down the most convenient runway, and the sun was starting to appear
Aswell as the RAF's finest there were a couple of special visitors which are for another thread
K departing 36 (taken from the end of 25)
And coming back in on 25
Js departing 25
J departing 36 (see what I mean about the runway changes
) Various Js landing on 25
Wouldn't mind living here
.mic
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