Overflights - September 2017

[Angry Turnip]

It`s unlikely to have been G-ARDS,it has been resident in York since 2013.

Was it a high,mid or low mounted wing ?
Probably best not to go into too much detail here,because someone must have been rather naughty to fly at low height.

[jasT1981]

High mounted wing from what I remember. Didn't realize G-Ards was away.

Edited my original post so as its not too detailed. Was a fun flypast to say the least lol.

[Angry Turnip]

I`m sure it was a fun thing to see - hopefully no one will go gurning to the powers that be.

[breney]

It`s unlikely to have been G-ARDS,it has been resident in York since 2013.

Was it a high,mid or low mounted wing ?
Probably best not to go into too much detail here,because someone must have been rather naughty to fly at low height.

Could fly at 1ft if you wished, just need to be 500ft away from any person or object!

[smudge]

There was a Red Thing at EGAD yesterday, departed around 16:05 / 16:10

Times and outline correspond with IoM-based C42 G-CEGZ.

Update 2: G-CEGZ confirmed as still in standard white.  So still puzzled.

Perhaps Thruster G-CBVA over for a visit from the western hangars?

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[breney]

There was a Red Thing at EGAD yesterday, departed around 16:05 / 16:10

Times and outline correspond with IoM-based C42 G-CEGZ which visited but I've never seen an all-red C42 before!  I thought they were always white due to the anti-UV coating used.

Update: apparently it can be done, here's a different C42 EI-ELC all-red:

https://flyinginireland.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/EI-ELC-Mark-Dwyer.jpg

Not sure that's a C42? I seen a red taildragger flying low round 5:50pm. That was round the South Down area heading south. It would match better with the description here

[smudge]

Not sure that's a C42? 

Dunno either, that's the only evidence I have

Other local red-thing options:

TAYB G-BPHO ( taildragger )
PA22 G-BTKV ( trigear )
X'Air Hawk G-CFJL ( red trigear but with splashes of blue )

[Angry Turnip]

I wonder could it have been a Land Africa,or an Aeronca of some type - they look similar to the C42. 

[smudge]

The EGAD Red Thing was resident X'Air Hawk G-CFJL.  Landed back around 17:25.

So just the South Down Red Thing remains a mystery.