Dunmail 4th August

[Chris Gurney]

Breif run down of todays activity, better than last year but still nothing like mad Monday a couple of years ago.

10.20am - 2 x GR4's 31sq and 15sq
10.40am - 2 x GR4's (same pair as above)
13.00pm - 1 x GR4 617sq
14.15pm ish 2 x GR4's 1 x 14sq, 1 x 15sq
15.00pm - 1 x Tucano (ZF448 i think)
15.58pmish - 2 x Chinook look as if they are coming up Windermere but turn away, strange me and Tim think after getting our hopes up.
16.00 ish notice the bloody parascenders !

17.20pm - 2 x GR4's near Lamplugh heading towards Ennerdale Valley.

[BAR SHIFTER]

Noticed the two Chinnooks north of Carlisle heading west.They were warned about "the gliding" by the ATC.Maybe why they turned away.

[peted]

Hi Chris - is there a Notam for the parasenders / gliders - are they in the area for long ?
Will they spoil my 2 weeks holiday in ~Keswick by restricting flying ?
Thanks
Pete

[batman2]

Hi Pete, if the Keswick flying club are in the area; IE; paragliding,gliding or whatever else they do, then unfortunatley low flying through the centre of the Lakes IE; Thirmere, Dunmail Raise and so on will be NOTAMED and no flying by RAF aircraft types will takeplace through these areas. What will happen is, for example, the RAF will look for alternative routes through the LFA 17 area, IE; West Lakes; Penrith area ETC. Hope this helps.

[peted]

Hi thanks for the reply. OK - I'll plan walk elsewhere
Pete