Post by cherskiy on Jul 3, 2007 20:12:46 GMT
Have spent a couple of days on various hillsides in (faint) hope of seeing the Su-30s at low level. Reasonably sure now, from what I've heard, that they won't be doing anything like that.
Anyway, Monday morning, headed down to Dunmail. When I arrived around 0900 it was completely clouded out. Gave up waiting and headed for Tebay. Missed something as I was climbing up the road to the mast: got the following Hawk shortly after arrival (1125).
As you can see, the conditions weren't too grand. Nothing else until the afternoon - a Tucano at 1540, which I nearly missed due to the clag, plus he was well over the other side of the valley:
Ever the sucker, I returned today and managed a day on both sides of Dunmail Raise. However, the movements didn't improve. A weather ship Hawk rattled over Grasmere at around 0845 but headed west of Dunmail - probably gave base a poor report as there was ab zero until 1430 when this Hawk blasted through:
One civvie helicopter did overfly north-south at around 1025 though - does anyone know from where/to? Plus, a Navy SAR Sea King appeared from Rydal Water at around 1400 and headed north over Grasmere, only to turn sharp left and head for Langdale.
And that was it - I missed another Hawk at around 1620 but I was down the bottom of the hill by then.
Graeme
Anyway, Monday morning, headed down to Dunmail. When I arrived around 0900 it was completely clouded out. Gave up waiting and headed for Tebay. Missed something as I was climbing up the road to the mast: got the following Hawk shortly after arrival (1125).
As you can see, the conditions weren't too grand. Nothing else until the afternoon - a Tucano at 1540, which I nearly missed due to the clag, plus he was well over the other side of the valley:
Ever the sucker, I returned today and managed a day on both sides of Dunmail Raise. However, the movements didn't improve. A weather ship Hawk rattled over Grasmere at around 0845 but headed west of Dunmail - probably gave base a poor report as there was ab zero until 1430 when this Hawk blasted through:
One civvie helicopter did overfly north-south at around 1025 though - does anyone know from where/to? Plus, a Navy SAR Sea King appeared from Rydal Water at around 1400 and headed north over Grasmere, only to turn sharp left and head for Langdale.
And that was it - I missed another Hawk at around 1620 but I was down the bottom of the hill by then.
Graeme
