Jets, Noise and Fire 23rd August

[TouringTash]

I've been lusting over the job duties of E30_Crazy, part of which is being at the loud end of F15's taking off and landing
now I've talked a couple of friends into making the trip as there are public roads right next to where I'd love to be, also a few others have said they fancy it.

So I'm using this post to get ideas on when would be good for us and for the action

If a few are deffos and we can work out when, then I'll start a meets thread.

This is the post that started all this http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&start=25


Jay

Mods is this ok or should I just start a meets thread. Didn't want to say a date as I'd rather go when others can make it.


btw. he's at RAF Lakenheath

http://www.multimap.com/world/GB/Englan ... Lakenheath

and what to expect

http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk ... heath.html


Thoughts please

[harry_p]

arent a lot of the roads near by where youd see the interesting stuff double yellowed / no stopping?

my mrs used to live pretty much next to mildenhall so i've driven around the area a bit but can't say i 'know' the area. there are quite a few people nearby who might be interested in the e30 side of a meet, and jets are always cool

[silversideofthemoon]

sounds cool but to dam far arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...........

[ivqii]

Much too far for me too - great pity

[TouringTash]

I've been in contact with Crazy_E30 who works on the base and there's designated a parking/viewing area and no doubt one or two other places to pull up. Wasn't thinking of a large space to look at each others cars more to drool over the jets comming and going, may even get a few shots off, the photgraphic kind of course.

[Andy325i]

Well up for it, any sunday or the occasion saturday I can get off work would be good

Would be awesome if we could do some photography

Andy

[TouringTash]

Any given Sunday

sounds good

[bigwinn]

Yep count me in- the viewing area from memory has approx 20 spaces and its not busy usually...

it is a fair journey though.

[E30_Crazy]

Awesome to see all the interest.

Indeed, there is a a light you turn at, and double back alongside the road into a small car park right at the fenceline.

I don't know about Sundays though... We usually try to not work on weekends, and if we do, it's not always a fly day.

Don't know how this will affect attendance. I notice a lot of meets and track days are on wednesdays, so maybe some will be able to make it during the week. Or maybe mondays, as I know many places are closed on mondays.

[TouringTash]

I'm one of the lucky ones and can get time off for when ever, Wednesday would be good for me, would look at having lunch in the village if there's a good resturant?
Then maybe watching the jets? as no doubt 12-2 will be silent?

[Andy325i]

Mondays are also good for me as I get them off too

Andy

[E30_Crazy]

Again, I can't be sure about the flying schedule until we can get a date or two figured out. Once I can look at dates, I can tell you what times the jets are going. "Usually" They start from around 8am to 10am, land 1.5 to 3 hours later, and then again take off around 2pm to 4pm. Now, that's my squadron. There is another F-15E squadron, and another F-15C squadron. The schedule usually puts us all taking off one after the other.

All this, and it's all speculation. Like I said, I need to look at the schedule/ask some of my bosses. Shouldn't be any violations of secrets or nothing, as it's just training flights, and it wouldn't hurt any for people to want to know when to come and watch (that's what the viewing area is for, right?...)

[TouringTash]

So Monday anyone?
When are the rug rats off school as I bet some Dads would get linched if their little'uns found out and didn't go.
Gonna treat myself to a proper digital camera on the 4th so anytime after then would be cool.
For me I'll have my dog
Aug 9th, 16th, 23rd 30th ?

Crazy whats your work Hrs, would be more than crazy if we was just pointing at you through the fence.

tbh I'll be up for a Saturday as well, gotta get some miles on an engine, so Crazy if you guys get the short straw for a Saturday let us know

[StefanAnghel]

If Monday, 16th is good for me
If saturday, 21st & 28th August are also good

[E30_Crazy]

I'm on leave right now, and on holiday back in the US. I'm catching a plane back on Aug 13th, and should be back the 14th your local. The 16th is the next monday, but I'm don't know if I can get a hold of the flying schedule on a weekend. I'll try, but I don't know if it will be too short notice for your guys? Then there's always the 23rd, too.

[skipunda]

A bit unorthodox but sounds good! Moved to Meets Section.

Please sort out a date when you guys have discussed it and add it to the thread title TouringTash Feel free to arrange for it to be added to our calendar.

Skip

[TouringTash]

I've had a word with the man upstairs and have booked August 23rd 2010 to be sunny and no clouds over Eastern England.

If anyone else want to come along I'll be aiming to get there for 12 a spot of lunch?

[TouringTash]

well incase you are not going to a meet tonight and have Monday spare a few are still on for this.
So Bumpy incase anyone else fancies it

1. touringTash

[adit]

when you said: "what to expect", i thought you meant this sort of thing Jay:

[E30_Crazy]

The word is that we are having three goes all week, so around noon on monday should be around time for the second set. If not, you can always just chat for a while and catch the third go between noon and two or three.

[TouringTash]

on my phone at the mo but will checkout the tubevids in the morn.

Crazy looking forward to it. may just be me but I have the time and its always good to catchup with a fellow zoner.

the rest of you are gonna miss out.

[E30_Crazy]

yeah, deffinitely looking forward to meeting some people, or maybe just you! You will have to hang around for a while, or come back after getting something to eat after the jets. I am working a side job this next week, so should be a steady schedule. That means around 3pm I 'should' get a shift turnover. Could be out to the viewing area by 330-4pm.

Do you know where the viewing area is, or have any other questions?

[Andy325i]

Who's going guys? I'm well up for it, but the forecast says rain, and it's a long way to drive from Bristol to stand in the rain for a couple of hours! Let me know guys, I'm free most Mondays

[TouringTash]

been looking at the weather reports and it's all saying rain and poor visibility
Looks like its gonna be best to reschedule

[johnnysaph]

if your gonna reschedule ill be up for this i see your in kent so i could always meet up and drive down with you

[TouringTash]

Sounds good to me.

Andy let me know when you fancy a marathon journey and we'll see if we can get anything together.

Crazy
looks like the rain is going to be against us, hope you have your waterproofs. How was your vacation?

[E30_Crazy]

It was good. Expensive, and went by too fast, but good.

So looks like a reschedule?

[Andy325i]

Reshedualing is cool, just let me know when, most Sundays or Mondays are good for me

[TouringTash]

It was good. Expensive, and went by too fast, but good.

So looks like a reschedule?

Back to the States was it?

Looking to go over in November for STS-133
http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/event ... 0a8cce4773

just hope I'm lucky enough to 'win' on the raffle for tickets.
Missed three launches due to being stuck on yachts when I was based in Ft Lauderdale and not seeing a shuttle launch would be a major pi$$er.

[E30_Crazy]

Sort of reviving an old thread here (obviously not the 23rd of August 2010 anymore) but just trying to stir the pot and see if we can get some interest in this again?

[Morat]

Sounds like an excellent summer trip to me - I love F-15s, my favourite Jet.

[E30_Crazy]

Ooo, shoot. Summer is a little too far for me. The jets will still be here and all and anyone is welcome to visit at their own choice (public viewing area) but I will be leaving to Alaska in May.

[johnl320]

I grew up in Mildenhall and remember watching the aircraft take off to bomb Libiya in the 80's and having to stop lessons at school while the SR 71 Blackbird took off (that thing was mental)
Maybe a meet could be set up to coincide with Mildenhall Airshow if it still goes on every year? Just a thought.

[johnl320]

Oh Sh*t, just read you are leaving in may.

[E30_Crazy]

Not sure about the airshow. I haven't been to it since being here, but that's not saying much, since I would probably working to make the airshow happen! Lakenheath wouldn't go to Mildenhall, being so close. We'd just fly out from here, do a few passes, and then land back at Lakenheath.