Low Flying planes

Qwerty133 · 3 Aug 2014

Just heard a plane which sounded like it was pretty low, also heard another one about 30 mins ago.
As far as I know I'm not on a flight path (I'm at home), and even if I was the nearest airport is miles away.

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fowler9 · 3 Aug 2014

Qwerty133 said:
Just heard a plane which sounded like it was pretty low, also heard another one about 30 mins ago.
As far as I know I'm not on a flight path (I'm at home), and even if I was the nearest airport is miles away.
Area: Leicestershire, quite near to m1 J21

Big plane? Small plane? Fast or slow? Jet or prop? I just had a look on flightradar24 and can't see anything low by you at the mo or in the recent past. That said, it doesn't show everything, in particular military.

Qwerty133 · 3 Aug 2014

fowler9 said:
Big plane? Small plane? Fast or slow? Jet or prop? I just had a look on flightradar24 and can't see anything low by you at the mo or in the recent past. That said, it doesn't show everything, in particular military.

I know absolutely nothing about planes

The only thing I noticed was the noise and a really bright flashing light/s from the more recent plane...
I only posted as I had no idea and something didn't seem 'right'

fowler9 · 3 Aug 2014

Qwerty133 said:
I know absolutely nothing about planes
The only thing I noticed was the noise and a really bright flashing light/s from the more recent plane...
I only posted as I had no idea and something didn't seem 'right'

Ha ha, no worries. Well you aren't a million miles from East Midlands Airport which gets a decent number of freight flights, could have been aircraft in a holding pattern for some reason. There are also a number of air bases not far from you.

Qwerty133 · 3 Aug 2014

fowler9 said:
Ha ha, no worries. Well you aren't a million miles from East Midlands Airport which gets a decent number of freight flights, could have been aircraft in a holding pattern for some reason. There are also a number of air bases not far from you.

Thanks

fowler9 · 3 Aug 2014

Qwerty133 said:
Thanks

I live quite close to Liverpool Airport. I know we are under the flightpath for a lot of aircraft very high up on transatlantic flights which I am used to. Planes travelling to and from Liverpool often fly over pretty low and they have regular flight paths but every now and again you see one going over low in a direction they don't normally travel.

starrymarkb · 3 Aug 2014

The ones going in odd directions are probably going to Broughton.

Do they look like this?

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...#mediaviewer/File:A300-600ST_1_New_Colour.JPG

fowler9 · 3 Aug 2014

starrymarkb said:
The ones going in odd directions are probably going to Broughton.

Do they look like this?

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...#mediaviewer/File:A300-600ST_1_New_Colour.JPG

The Beluga is normally a bit higher to be honest, all though it did pass over pretty low the other week. Just every now and again a Ryanair or Easyjet flight passes over the house in a direction you don't normally see them. I am guessing they are go arounds.

trentside · 4 Aug 2014

We generally get low flying aircraft near us, but we're on the final approach into RAF Waddington and not much further from RAF Scampton - though the Red Arrows don't seem to venture over our village that often these days, which is a great relief as they are terrifying when you're not expecting them.

Recently had a very low flypast while working a train of a C17, 3 Typhoons and 3 Tornado GR4s practicing for the Queen's Birthday.

fowler9 · 4 Aug 2014

trentside said:
We generally get low flying aircraft near us, but we're on the final approach into RAF Waddington and not much further from RAF Scampton - though the Red Arrows don't seem to venture over our village that often these days, which is a great relief as they are terrifying when you're not expecting them.

Recently had a very low flypast while working a train of a C17, 3 Typhoons and 3 Tornado GR4s practicing for the Queen's Birthday.

I would have liked to have seen that

CallySleeper · 4 Aug 2014

I generally don't much traffic to/from EMA but even though it's a weekday there's been quite a few low flying craft about today.

Strathclyder · 6 Aug 2014

I live quite close to the north-eastern flight path of Glasgow International. Have done for more than 15 years. I'm quite used to the noise now.

trentside · 6 Aug 2014

fowler9 said:
I would have liked to have seen that

It was very impressive - had to do some research to find out what it was at the time.

Strathclyder · 6 Aug 2014

trentside said:
Recently had a very low flypast while working a train of a C17, 3 Typhoons and 3 Tornado GR4s practicing for the Queen's Birthday.

This isn't nearly as rare as the quote above me, but in July 2010, a Apache attack helicopter flew directly over the house I was staying in at Beadnell, Northumberland. I literally felt the house shake.

ainsworth74 · 6 Aug 2014

Strathclyder said:
This isn't nearly as rare as the quote above me, but in July 2010, a Apache attack helicopter flew directly over the house I was staying in at Beadnell, Northumberland. I literally felt the house shake.

Speaking of Apache's I remember one school sports day an Apache came nosing over towards us on the sport field and ended up sitting maybe 100/150 feet up about half a mile or so away and slowly pointing from one end of the field to to the other. I've never been able to shake the feeling that we were being thoroughly strafed with 30mm cannon fire...

Certainly it looked incredibly menacing just sat there for a minute or two before heading back from wherever it came from. The strange part was this was in West Yorkshire not far from Pontefract and I'm not sure there are any Army Air Corps units based near there!

Strathclyder · 6 Aug 2014

Strathclyder said:
This isn't nearly as rare as the quote above me, but in July 2010, a Apache attack helicopter flew directly over the house I was staying in at Beadnell, Northumberland. I literally felt the house shake.

Oh, I just remembered. I also had a Tornado jet fly right over my head when I was walking down the beach on the same holiday. One of the loudest things I've ever been subjected to!

Flamingo · 6 Aug 2014

ainsworth74 said:
Speaking of Apache's I remember one school sports day an Apache came nosing over towards us on the sport field and ended up sitting maybe 100/150 feet up about half a mile or so away and slowly pointing from one end of the field to to the other. I've never been able to shake the feeling that we were being thoroughly strafed with 30mm cannon fire...

Certainly it looked incredibly menacing just sat there for a minute or two before heading back from wherever it came from. The strange part was this was in West Yorkshire not far from Pontefract and I'm not sure there are any Army Air Corps units based near there!

The USAF used to use the South Norfolk Police Headquarters in Wymondham as a target for bombing runs, according to somebody I knew who used to see them flying low over it...

pompeyfan · 6 Aug 2014

I remember being on spice island, old Portsmouth one Sunday morning years ago, and a police launch and QHM were marshalling traffic, with ferries hanging back, then suddenly a harrier came through the harbour mouth at not much more then the height of the round tower, swooped up, victory roll and then came and hovered in the basin of the harbour mouth. Portsmouth, well the bit where I live anyway, is right on the flight path for LGW approaching from Spain and America, and the take off path from BOH, although the minimum height is about 10,000 sadly!

Ploughman · 6 Aug 2014

We get Choppers of all types especially Military flying past us often at about 250 - 300ft.
They tend to use the York ring road as a navigation guide and follow it and the A59 / A1 enroute to Dishforth or elsewhere.
Night time has brought about the sight of a chopper flying along and stopping at the main signs and using its spotlight to check where they are.
Anything between single choppers and up to 20 in one pass.

Yew · 6 Aug 2014

I used to live in lincolnshire, there was always something about, an AWAC, The red arrows, or even a low flying lancaster circling Lincoln Cathederal.

ATW Alex 101 · 6 Aug 2014

I am located right underneath the flight path into Liverpool John Lennon International. I have gotten pretty used to it by now, although at my school, they are even lower and more noticeable but they are only the boring stuff like B737's and A320's.

fowler9 · 6 Aug 2014

ATW Alex 101 said:
I am located right underneath the flight path into Liverpool John Lennon International. I have gotten pretty used to it by now, although at my school, they are even lower and more noticeable but they are only the boring stuff like B737's and A320's.

It is a little dull. Not sure where you are but you do get the occasional Hawk, Tornado or Typhoon fly down the Mersey. I even see the occasional Chinook fly over ours. Would love to know what they are up to.

muz379 · 6 Aug 2014

the north west air ambulance use a field in my local park to land on to transfer people to the hospital not that far from me

just the other week I had an air ambulance fly really low over my house whilst I was out in the garden cleaning my bike . Jumped on my bike and rode to the park and there it was .

They have landed a Chinook in there before as well although I was on holiday when that happened . That might have been a scary experience having that fly over .

trentside · 9 Aug 2014

Seem to be getting very lucky with flypasts at the moment.

I've just got off a North TPE service at Stalybridge that was treated to the sight of the visiting Lancaster bomber just after leaving Standedge Tunnel. She was taking a very low flight over the hills and into the valley - over flew the train and then parrleled the railway briefly. A truly great sight - just wish I'd been quick enough to get a picture!

Strathclyder · 9 Aug 2014

trentside said:
I've just got off a North TPE service at Stalybridge that was treated to the sight of the visiting Lancaster bomber just after leaving Standedge Tunnel. She was taking a very low flight over the hills and into the valley - over flew the train and then parrleled the railway briefly. A truly great sight - just wish I'd been quick enough to get a picture!

She's coming up to Glasgow Prestwick Airport for the Scottish Airshow on the weekend of 6th -7th September. The Vulcan, the BBMF, the Hawker Sea Fury and the PBY Catalina will also be making a appearance. That's something I simply can't miss.

fowler9 · 9 Aug 2014

Strathclyder said:
She's coming up to Glasgow Prestwick Airport for the Scottish Airshow on the weekend of 6th -7th September. The Vulcan, the BBMF, the Hawker Sea Fury and the PBY Catalina will also be making a appearance. That's something I simply can't miss.

That sounds pretty cool. Especially the Vulcan!

Drsatan · 10 Aug 2014

When at a festival near Westbury last year we were treated to a very low pass by an RAF Puma over the camping area - I think the helicopter must have been no more than 10-15 metres above the ground.

As it flew over at 11:00 it woke everyone up, suffice to say.

At the same festival, at around 22:00 I also saw a Chinook take off in an adjacent field.

fowler9 · 10 Aug 2014

Drsatan said:
When at a festival near Westbury last year we were treated to a very low pass by an RAF Puma over the camping area - I think the helicopter must have been no more than 10-15 metres above the ground.

As it flew over at 11:00 it woke everyone up, suffice to say.

At the same festival, at around 22:00 I also saw a Chinook take off in an adjacent field.

Now Chinooks make a hell of a sound when they are being quiet.

alanf · 10 Aug 2014

I saw what i think was a low flying Lancaster at about 1 30 flying SE over Middlesbrough on Friday any ideas anyone?

fowler9 · 10 Aug 2014

alanf said:
I saw what i think was a low flying Lancaster at about 1 30 flying SE over Middlesbrough on Friday any ideas anyone?

Not sure mate. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight should have been over Northern Ireland, Bristol and Blackpool this weekend. Recently in Sunderland though

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