BHX Movements and Heads Up

[rollo]

RAF Elmdon must have a push back tow bar for C17 with 1 parked nose in on the 80’s stands

I'm pretty sure the C17 has the ability to reverse itself as a mission requirement although no doubt a tow bar would be used at BHX watching one trying to do it at BHX would be fun especially seeing the faces of some onlookers at the site of an aircraft moving itself backwards.

Has it got deployable wing mirrors lol.

 

[JENNYJET]

Load master has reversing duties I believe!

 

[Nethercote2019]

If anyone is about… a video of this would be great thanks

 

[rollo]

Just had a quick look at todays departures on the BHX website a total of fifty-eight including Jet2 with sixteen and TUI with seven including Montego Bay.

Also RAF A332 is in arrived yesterday and night stops.

 

[rollo]

The BHX website shows sixty-four departures today best for a while.

Amongst them are Ryanair (18 ) and EasyJet (8) showing their increasing importance to BHX . Jet2 (11) and TUI (7)).
Other interesting movements Hi Fly from Islamabad to MAN red list job presumably and a Wamos flight due in tonight from Athens.

 

[CM.]

The Wamos A330-200 has now departed BHX for Kabul, Afghanistan. (23:18) EC-NBN.

 

[rollo]

The airport showing sixty departures today so the last three days are 58,64 and 60 Sat-Mon respectively.

Tui(5), Jet2, (12) with Ryanair showing eight bucket and spade flights along with four other flights, Gibraltar with Eastern so twenty-six in total I make it for the bucket and spade brigade.

 

[rollo]

RAF Elmdon was in full flow yebsterday with five RAF/Air Tanker A332 four of which were night stoppers plus a C17 in from Beirut and out to Brize Norton. They must have a real problem at Brize.

Today a TUI 788 positioning in from Hanoi.

All info credited to the bhxmovements blog.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

RAF Elmdon was in full flow yebsterday with five RAF/Air Tanker A332 four of which were night stoppers plus a C17 in from Beirut and out to Brize Norton. They must have a real problem at Brize.

Today a TUI 788 positioning in from Hanoi.

All info credited to the bhxmovements blog.

I read elsewhere, that it is due to poor quality re-surfacing of the runway. In the recent hot weather, the surface started to melt. I can only assume that emergency repairs are underway and full length of the runway is unavailable.

Kevin

 

[JENNYJET]

News of Brize available on Forces.Net, it was damage to a Voyager upon landing and subsequent repairs delayed by heat impacting resurfacing.

 

[elmdon74]

Start Date UTC: 07/22/2021 1526
End Date UTC: 08/22/2021 2359
U4497/21 NOTAMN
Q) EGTT/QMDCH/IV/NBO/A /000/999/5145N00135W005
A) EGVN B) 2107221526 C) 2108222359
E) DUE TO DEGRADED RUNWAY SURFACE CONDITIONS, REDUCED RUNWAY LENGTH
AVAILABLE BETWEEN 25 THRESHOLD AND TWY CHARLIE / DELTA
INTERSECTION.
RWY 25: TORA 1420M, TODA 2131M, ASDA 1420M, LDA 1420M
RWY 07: TORA 1420M, TODA 1622M, ASDA 1420M, LDA 1420M

Brize runway not back to full length availability until the 22nd of August.

From Fighter Control site,Regards,Simon.

 

[rollo]

A quick look on the BHX departures board shows Jet2 (16)Ryanair (10) TUI(7) including Montego Bay and Eastern to Gibraltar so thirty-four total bucket and spade trips today.

With the government hinting to put Spain and Greece on amber watch looking like this level of traffic is as good as its going to get until next summer.

Got a feeling my trip with the wife to Gran Canaria in September is looking dodgy I'm tempted to move it again.

 

[Brum X]

A quick look on the BHX departures board shows Jet2 (16)Ryanair (10) TUI(7) including Montego Bay and Eastern to Gibraltar so thirty-four total bucket and spade trips today.

With the government hinting to put Spain and Greece on amber watch looking like this level of traffic is as good as its going to get until next summer.

Got a feeling my trip with the wife to Gran Canaria in September is looking dodgy I'm tempted to move it again.

Bars still closing at midnight rollo, which may be ok for most people however I don't really want those restrictions whilst on my holiday. I might wan't a few cheeky cocktails after the witching hour, lol

And turn into a pumpkin

 

[rollo]

Bars still closing at midnight rollo, which may be ok for most people however I don't really want those restrictions whilst on my holiday. I might wan't a few cheeky cocktails after the witching hour, lol

And turn into a pumpkin

To be honest mate midnight is nearly closer to getting up time than bedtime at my age I'm usually out walking around the Marina and along the beach at sunrise for an hour or more then a full English on the balcony then repete at sunset except this time it's a nice meal around the Marina, a couple of bevvies and jobs done.

 

[jfy1999]

EC-NBN is inbound returning from Kabul, this time via Dubai

 

[Nethercote2019]

According to Fr24 we have an Iberia 319 from Valencia tonight

 

[Glenn Eldridge]

According to Fr24 we have an Iberia 319 from Valencia tonight

Iberia A319 due from Madrid tomorrow night too

 

[Brum X]

I hope IB return to BHX on a regular basis soon

 

[Poshgirl]

Was down there earlier today from noon till about three; counted about three serious spotters. Quieter than last week, aircraft wise. As usual at BHX, couldn't make up mind which runway to use. Variable wind really confuses them, lol!

Re comments about Brize, hope the fence was fixed too; where AN225 blew it down a few weeks ago. Used to work for a military contractor so know about poor standard of RAF airfields, either Government neglect or construction companies submitting tenders that weren't fit for purpose. One forgot the runway friction coating

 

[JENNYJET]

Watched the Antonov blow down that fence on YouTube, not the best for a secure Military establishment!!