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Aviation Events => UK - Ireland Airshows and Events => Topic started by: jasT1981 on June 10, 2021, 02:30:15 PM
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RAF Falcons will be displaying on the 22nd, 23rd & 24th September at the Balmoral show!
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I wouldnt be holding my breath. Ive saw them listed before for shows and they never turn up. Ive heard excuses from shortage of aircraft to bad weather.
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Did the RAF Falcons display at Balmoral show today? They are due today, tomorrow & Friday. But not seen anything about them coming since their schedule was released.
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It was rather windy today,not sure if it happened or not, maybe the local news will give it a mention ?
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They weren't actually on the programme for today, they are for Thur/Fri/Sat
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Chinook as the the drop ship ?
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They weren't actually on the programme for today, they are for Thur/Fri/Sat
Must have been a change. They were scheduled for 22nd-24th.
https://www.facebook.com/RAFFalcons/photos/a.2347669725243083/4743724475637584/?type=3
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Chinook as the the drop ship ?
It headed home this morning. NOTAMs up from today to 25th.
PJE. PARACHUTE DISPLAY WI 3NM RADIUS: 542927N 0060623W (SW OF
LISBURN, COUNTY ANTRIM). DROP HGT SUBJ ATC CLR. ACCESS TO
CONTROLLED AIRSPACE SUBJ ATC CLR. FOR INFO 07825 140120.
2021-09-0682/AS3.
LOWER: Surface, UPPER: 7,000 Feet AMSL
FROM: 23 Sep 2021 14:45 GMT (15:45 BST) TO: 25 Sep 2021 15:45 GMT (16:45 BST)
SCHEDULE: 23 25 1445-1545
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Perhaps they will use their Dornier 228 C-FPSH :-\
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Perhaps they will use their Dornier 228 C-FPSH :-\
Currently cruising in for BFS!
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Arriving into BFS this afternoon.
RAF Falcons Dornier 228
C-FPSH
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I seen C-FPSH up at FL60 but no position report
Did they manage to display today?
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Cancelled due to weather.
Seen someone say they returned to England.
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Bit of a strange last location??
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Judging by the fact that it mentions the signal is acquired by MLAT , the aircraft isn't transmitting full ADS-b details, so not only is the location an approximation ,but as soon as the signal is lost the tracking will stop there
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That was probably when it was inbound to EGAA this morning then.
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Yes, they flew over Ards on way into BFS around 1200, lining up behind an inbound easyJet that was infront of them.
In the afternoon, they departed runway 25 and made a left turn, flying over Dromore direction. I did wonder if they planned to head home, but were scoping out the drop zone in case there was a gap in the cloud.
Not sure if they're coming back at all? Would be a lot of flying to go to Eng yesterday, just to come back today? Weather isn't looking great for a parachute jump - low clouds etc.
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Was anyone able to confirm if the Falcons did depart straight back to blighty?? To be honest September isn't the greatest month to be holding a parachute display due to the weather. Of my memory serves me right I've never saw the falcons jump at any airshow due to one reason or the other. I think one of the last ones was Portrush and they said that it was due to a lack of aircraft at the time. I think they where planned for the airshow in Luechars one year and didn't display.
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Today's display had been cancelled yesterday, so possible they went home. They will return tomorrow.
https://www.loveballymena.online/post/drral
A spokesperson confirmed to Causeway Coast Community that the jump is cancelled tomorrow (Friday) and that the Falcons will return on Saturday 25 September at 4:30pm.
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Fligtradar24 shows the flight where they came over from Brize Norton on the 22nd , and it has another flight listed (although unconfirmed) from Belfast to Brize Norton on the 23rd departing at 4:25
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/c-fpsh
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Fligtradar24 shows the flight where they came over from Brize Norton on the 22nd , and it has another flight listed (although unconfirmed) from Belfast to Brize Norton on the 23rd departing at 4:25
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/c-fpsh
I was looking for that last night but it didn't show.
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Was anyone able to confirm if the Falcons did depart straight back to blighty?? To be honest September isn't the greatest month to be holding a parachute display due to the weather. Of my memory serves me right I've never saw the falcons jump at any airshow due to one reason or the other. I think one of the last ones was Portrush and they said that it was due to a lack of aircraft at the time. I think they where planned for the airshow in Luechars one year and didn't display.
I recall parachute display at Portrush - maybe 2005/06?
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Last time they jumped in Northern Ireland was Newcastle Festival of Flight 2014.
I've been to quite a lot of shows where the Falcon's were scheduled, and yet I've only ever seen them twice. Newcastle 2014 & Cosford 2018. They were due to display both days of Duxford in July but pulled out at the last minute. They were also due in Newcastle in 2018 and the listing disappeared later in the season.
Falcons were scheduled for Portrush in 2018, 2012 & 2008 and didn't display at any of those 3. The other records I have for them being in Portrush are the 2002 Jubilee Airshow, the first for Portrush and the following year in 2003.
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C-fpsh has left Brize Norton and is heading North west at present
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7000ft over the Irish Sea towards IOM , looks like they are determined to jump today 👍😁
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C-FPSH just departed EGAA , 2500 feet over Lisburn now.
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They jumped .... Yeyyyy ! at last lol
Excuse the photo, but I am 10 miles away :)
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