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Old 25th Mar 2020, 11:00
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Whats this guy up to this morning? North London

on flight radar!



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Old 25th Mar 2020, 11:07
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https://ravenair.co.uk/aerial-survey/
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Old 25th Mar 2020, 11:08
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Doing I survey I expect, ideal weather for it ;-)
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Old 25th Mar 2020, 11:09
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An aerial survey obviously! Nice blue skies, few ATC traffic issues = "Fill your boots up"
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Old 25th Mar 2020, 11:14
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Also had a Hercules flyover central east london at about 2000ft at around 10:30 not on flight radar; wonder whether it was coming out of London City for Excel Covid project
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We also have P68s flying these patterns here in Denmark. This is the company operating them here:
Bioflight ? Aerial Data Acquisition

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Old 25th Mar 2020, 11:20
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Originally Posted by bmaviscount
Also had a Hercules flyover central east london at about 2000ft at around 10:30 not on flight radar; wonder whether it was coming out of London City for Excel Covid project
I believe it had also been to SEN this morning as well
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Also had a Hercules flyover central east london at about 2000ft at around 10:30 not on flight radar; wonder whether it was coming out of London City for Excel Covid project
Doing circuits at Southend possibly?

There was a Red Arrows Hawk zigzagging around the Stansted zone a couple of days ago also......
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Old 25th Mar 2020, 11:28
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Also had a Hercules flyover central east london at about 2000ft at around 10:30 not on flight radar; wonder whether it was coming out of London City for Excel Covid project
Doing circuits at Southend possibly?
No, it went to LCY. Have seen a landing clip on social media. Not the first time a C130J has been there.
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Old 25th Mar 2020, 12:38
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There's a PC12 doing similar things currently too (lovely weather for it!), which has flown over from Grenchen in Switzerland. Here's a screenshot from a minute ago:


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Old 25th Mar 2020, 13:15
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Originally Posted by Double Hydco
Doing circuits at Southend possibly?
It carried out 4 x touch & go at SEN this morning.
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Originally Posted by mjohansen
We also have P68s flying these patterns here in Denmark. This is the company operating them here:
Bioflight ? Aerial Data Acquisition
Bioflight also surveying to the west of Salisbury for the last couple of days.
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Old 25th Mar 2020, 13:20
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Originally Posted by bmaviscount
Also had a Hercules flyover central east london at about 2000ft at around 10:30 not on flight radar; wonder whether it was coming out of London City for Excel Covid project
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Old 25th Mar 2020, 13:24
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Originally Posted by bmaviscount
Also had a Hercules flyover central east london at about 2000ft at around 10:30 not on flight radar; wonder whether it was coming out of London City for Excel Covid project
Passed overhead LCY at the same height. The landing was yesterday (Tuesday 24th) afternoon.
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Old 25th Mar 2020, 15:08
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Chemtrails! We are all doomed!!

Ehh with a turboprop or piston no in that case 3D photography
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Old 25th Mar 2020, 15:59
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French aircraft over CI


I don't think this looks like a survey.
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Old 25th Mar 2020, 16:24
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Originally Posted by kar42

I don't think this looks like a survey.
The Ffrench doing a quiet survey in order to re-take the Channel Islands?
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Old 26th Mar 2020, 07:47
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It looks like reconnaissance pattern...
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Old 26th Mar 2020, 09:34
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...and drones high(ish) over Hampshire. Big brother is watching you!!
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Old 26th Mar 2020, 22:36
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And a RAF Air Tanker was doing a similar pattern to #10 over the North Sea yesterday,presumably refuelling fighters over the Russian fleet?
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