Edinburgh Tattoo Flypasts 2016

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Edinburgh Tattoo Flypasts 2016

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NOTAMS confirming this years Flypasts as follows:

4) H4299/16: Air display will take place NEW

Q) EGPX/QWALW/IV/M/AW/000/025/5557N00312W005
FLYPAST BY MIL ACFT IN SUPPORT OF THE ROYAL EDINBURGH MILITARY
TATTOO WI 5NM RADIUS 555655N 0031151W (EDINBURGH CASTLE).
16-08-0065/AS1

LOWER: Surface
UPPER: 2,500 Feet AMSL
FROM: 06 Aug 2016 18:15 GMT (19:15 BST)
TO: 24 Aug 2016 20:15 GMT (21:15 BST)
SCHEDULE: 06 1815-1845, 10 17 19 24 1945-2015

The Flypasts on the 5th is at 7.30pm. All others at 9pm
DX:Tecsun S2000,Tecsun PL660,Tecsun PL310-ET,Sony SRF-59, Degen DE1103,Wellbrook ALA1530LN
Scan:Uniden UBC3500XLT, Yaesu VR120D, TSC-100R
Ham:Baofeng UV-5RE, Baofeng GT-3TP
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Re: Edinburgh Tattoo Flypasts 2016

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The first fly past on Saturday 6th August at 7.30 pm will be by the Red Arrows. The Reds air to air channel is 243.45 & they will be working EDI approach on 121.2. Here is the NOTAM routing - timings are in GMT so +1 hour for actual BST:

2) H4682/16: Formation flying will take place NEW

Q) EGXX/QWVLW/IV/M/W/000/030/5446N00354W094
FORMATION TRANSIT BY RED ARROWS ACFT ROUTING:
ALDERGROVE 543927N 0061257W 1800
VCY OF ALDERGROVE 544547N 0061747W 1802
S KIRKOSWALD 551854N 0044656W 1812
SE DALMELLINGTON 551833N 0042127W 1815
SW INNERLEITHEN 553633N 0030622W 1823
WADDELSCAIRN MOOR 554912N 0024322W 1826
NE LONGNIDDRY 555927N 0025135W 1828
FLYPAST EDINBURGH CASTLE 555655N 0031156W 1830
W EDINBURGH 555554N 0031859W 1831
S BALERNO 555045N 0031853W 1832
FLYPAST PEEBLES 553900N 0031057W 1835
BRAKEHOPE RIG 553259N 0030741W 1836
OVERSEA 540748N 0032151W 1851
LIVERPOOL 531955N 0025057W 1858
FORMATION PLANS TO TRANSIT AT 500-2000FT AGL. TIMINGS, HGT AND ROUTE
ARE APRX AND MAY CHANGE DUE TO WX OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS.
16-08-0201/AS2
DX:Tecsun S2000,Tecsun PL660,Tecsun PL310-ET,Sony SRF-59, Degen DE1103,Wellbrook ALA1530LN
Scan:Uniden UBC3500XLT, Yaesu VR120D, TSC-100R
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Re: Edinburgh Tattoo Flypasts 2016

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Details for all flypasts. All times are UTC. Add an hour for local time:

Sat 6th, 9x Hawk, TOT 1830Z
Wed 10th, 2x Typhoon or 2x Tornado, TOT 2000Z
Wed 17th, Hawk T2, TOT 2000Z
Fri 19th, 2x Typhoon or 2x Tornado, TOT 2000Z
Wed 24th, C-17, TOT 2000Z

As usual routing will be Bass Rock, Royal Mile, Castle, Airport Overhead, Bridges, Kelty.

Happy Snapping :)
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Re: Edinburgh Tattoo Flypasts 2016

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What we better some numpty prats around with a drone to film them.
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Re: Edinburgh Tattoo Flypasts 2016

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Tonight's flypast has had a last minute change. Instead of 2 Hawks, it'll be 3 King Airs :(
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