Never to the dark side Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 Sat in the Lansdown stand and I thought I heard it at the back of the stand over the trading estate. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 Thought it was an Apache? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 Sure it wasn't Airwolf? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon79 Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 37 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said: Sure it wasn't Airwolf? They wouldn’t of heard it. COYR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Simpson Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 It landed on the waste land at the end of Ashton vale. Steve Lansdown got out and took his dog for a walk. Apparently he is going to make this a daily outing as long as no houses are built there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenred Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 2 minutes ago, TomF said: The quite often fly across and land at Portishead Police HQ where they use the Helipad for landing practice. Thank you. We see them every so often here ‘Oop north (Bishopston!) and I always wonder what they are doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenred Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 13 minutes ago, TomF said: The base is over in Hampshire but I think they fly across to Salisbury plain and down that sort of way. Awesome beasts when you’re right underneath one although they don’t have shake the house when they fly this low into the HQ Yeah one came across earlier this week and looked like it was heading the Plain direction - seems the obvious destination around here. They are magnificent as you say, the noise they make is a thing of beauty! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted October 14, 2022 Admin Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 They are a regular sight around the area, the training is based at RAF Odiham and often fly the M4 corridor Westbound Brislington is one of the markers for turning around, WsM is another, also they fly past WsM down across to Minehead and back 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 3 hours ago, Never to the dark side said: Sat in the Lansdown stand and I thought I heard it at the back of the stand over the trading estate. It was actually this bloke who didn't want to pay for a ticket. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 3 hours ago, TomF said: The base is over in Hampshire but I think they fly across to Salisbury plain and down that sort of way. Awesome beasts when you’re right underneath one although they don’t have shake the house when they fly this low into the HQ We have them pass over us and head over to Portbury/Avonmouth, I understand they drop off some of the "booties" to act as security for ships heading into dangerous waters. Good experience for them I guess. Freak's you out if they come in low as they sometimes do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erithacus Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 Yes, quite a common ocurrence in this neck of the woods even before old Poo Tin got stuck in. Their unique sound is easily recognised and I call them the Harley-Davidsons of the air - Sky Hogs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 We get them flying over us down here at pretty low altitudes as we`re fairly high up on the edge of Dartmoor. The house shakes sometimes when they go over and I swear you could shake hands with the pilot! Not sure where they`re going to/from, probably Chivenor to Plymouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted October 16, 2022 Report Share Posted October 16, 2022 i thought the army shared the shooting range at police hq? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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