F-111 & Other LJR's

[Richard G]

F-18s for a change from 10 - 12 Nov with tight 2 hour windows!

From ASA:

C2798/10
LJR CENTRAL AND N NEW SOUTH WALES COAST AND SE QUEENSLAND COAST
MIL F18 JET ACFT OPR BLW 5000FT AGL ON THE FLW RTE:
WILLIAMTOWN / PORT MACQUARIE / COFFS HARBOUR / GOLD COAST
SOUTHPORT (ASCENT)
OPR BTN 1 AND 10 NM FROM COASTLINE OVERWATER
SFC TO 5000FT AGL
FROM 11 102330 TO 11 110130

C2799/10
LJR SE QUEENSLAND COAST AND CENTRAL AND N NEW SOUTH WALES COAST
MIL F18 JET ACFT OPR BLW 5000FT AGL ON THE FLW RTE:
SOUTHPORT (DESCENT) / GOLD COAST / COFFS HARBOUR / PORT MACQUARIE /
WILLIAMTOWN
OPR BTN 1 AND 10 NM FROM COASTLINE OVERWATER
SFC TO 5000FT AGL
FROM 11 120100 TO 11 120300

[Richard G]

More of a LPR (LOW PROP ROUTE )with Big Thanks to HARS for making it happen & Mick R for reminding me, the Lawrence Hargraves Anniversary! Very hot and hazy conditions but these beauties sure made up for it.

[Chris Thurtell]

Niiice Richard!

[Richard G]

Thanks,

Pigs should be at it again today with 2 LJR's mostly central QNS and Northern NSW - Oakey will get a visit.

[Mick Raftery]

Great shots again, Richard.

Who needs to formate with a camera ship for some air-to-air when a cliff top is a handy substitute eh ?

Bit hard to get the serials but had morning tea with the lighthouse keeper interrupted this morning.



Which was preceded by a four pack Hornet flight ( the Mauve Cobras ? )



The Pigs Tales countdown clock is showing 20 days 20 hours and 20 minutes until the grunt stops.

Mick

[Richard G]

OH YEH! Now you are talkin Mick! Bloody Sensational!

This thread has gone off the richtor scale... keep em coming!

[Beau Chenery]

Mr Raftery where did you go to get these! That's planespotting

[A.C]

I wanna know what sort of equipment was used to get these awesome shots?

Any chance of a map to show where they are flying to/from?

AC

[Mick Raftery]

Thanks for the comments.

Richard - needed a cure for the withdrawal symptoms after being AWOL from the Bald Hill HARS Hargrave highlight this year. Might need to bribe Santa for that 600mm though.

Young Beauregard - what’s with the ‘Mr’ ? I thought you were referring to my grandfather ! Cape Byron Lighthouse Lookout, Byron Bay provided the Pacific azure background. Good spotting location - if you don’t mind a two hour drive and hordes of semi-clad, nubile Nordic backpackers. Also be prepared for repeated requests to take holiday snapshots for Japanese tourists.

Adam - just the basic kit of Canon 40D, 100-400mm L with UV filter in geriatric and unsteady hands. Even more basic processing in iPhoto to straighten, crop, lighten shadow and sharpen. I prepare my own reference map - print out the Area 40 LJR NOTAM and then plot the waypoints on Google Earth using the ruler tool which gives you bearing and distance ( change to miles ). Use the placemark flag for each location and then join with the line tool. Delete flags and print.
Send me a PM if I can help further.

Mick

[Richard G]

Mick great work on discovering a "jewel" of a posi the "Byron Bay Low Fly", the geography there appears to suite "turns" towards the photographer as there are no headlands or terrain on either side of the point and your results with a 400 are sensational, many a photog should follow in your footsteps...brilliant work mate, sure beats airshows any day of the week.

The "Bugs" should be flying a Coastal LJR South today as per the second part of the previous Notam.

And a Pig should be doing Tasi / Vic / Southern NSW today as per following NOTAM from ASA:

C6494/10 REVIEW C6487/10
LJR S NEW SOUTH WALES, VICTORIA AND TASMANIA MIL F111 JET ACFT OPR
BLW 5000FT AGL ON THE FLW RTE:
WAGGA WAGGA 001010(DES)/WAGGA WAGGA 353001/MOUNT HOTHAM 338025 (ASC)
/EAST SALE 343010 (DES)/ EAST SALE 238001 / FLINDERS ISLAND
317048(ASC)/ NIFTI(DES)/ FLINDERS ISLAND 170019/ FLINDERS ISLAND
150056 / LAUNCESTON 079051 / HOBART 026057 / HOBART 041027 /
HOBART 124024 / HOBART 178042 / HOBART 196057 / HOBART 220043 /
HOBART 253027 / HOBART 272016 / HOBART 205013 / HOBART
OPR WI 10NM TR
SFC TO 5000FT AGL
FROM 11 112215 TO 11 120445

[Richard G]

Looks like the Pigs are on farewell flights Cairns on 10 November see here:

http://www.themercury.com.au/article/20 ... -news.html

and 2 Pigs at Hobart Airport at moment departing the airport this Sunday 14th November at 11am which explains flying over Hobart for todays LJR.

see here: http://www.themercury.com.au/article/20 ... -news.html

[Mike_S]

Bit hard to get the serials

Seeing it has the retirement tailart, it could either be A8-113/126/135 (unless they've painted up more)

Going by the discoloured right stab tip which it also sported at Willy, i would say its 126

[Mick Raftery]

A8-113/126/135 (unless they've painted up more)

Add 129 to the wearers of the 'Bird of Paradise' retirement tail art, Mike - noted in the maintenance hangar during the media day yesterday.

Mick

[Richard G]

Well looki here, no shortage of fun for us on the East Coast on Aust Day chaps, with bugs galore - although expected to be very hot today but then whats a little heat eh (they are in fine form as well - had the pleasure of visiting the "bugs nest" recently with no less than 22 different bugs flying between 1000 & 1500 by the time I left. Cheers

from ASA:

C0533/11
LJR NEW SOUTH WALES MIL F18 JET ACFT OPR ON THE FLW RTE
WILLIAMTOWN / WILLIAMTOWN 179008 / SYDNEY 013028 / SYDNEY 006032 /
SYDNEY 072012 / WOLLONGONG 062004 / NOWRA 019005 (ASCENT) /
CANBERRA 101006 (DESCENT) / CANBERRA 279003 (ASCENT)
SFC TO 5000FT AGL
FROM 01 252200 TO 01 260100

C0534/11
LJR NEW SOUTH WALES MIL F18 JET ACFT OPR ON THE FLW RTE
WILLIAMTOWN 055019 / NOBBYS HEAD / SYDNEY 010019 / LONG REEF /
SYDNEY HEADS / HARBOUR BRIDGE / WOLLONGONG 020010 / WOLLONGONG 302020
/ RICHMOND 211027 / RICHMOND 200009 / RICHMOND 150011 / RICHMOND
127016 / RICHMOND 200009 / WILLIAMTOWN 215015 / WILLIAMTOWN 190010 /
WILLIAMTOWN
SFC TO 5000FT AGL
FROM 01 260230 TO 01 260530

and a A380 flyover as well of Sydney Harbour!

[Tom A.]

Australia Day fly over time table:

Flypasts’/displays 26 Jan (depending on weather, pilot availability, and aircraft serviceability).
ACT
Canberra 3 x F18 1030
SA
Adelaide 1 x F18 1815
VIC
Melbourne Roulettes 1400
Audi Victoria, Geelong Roulettes 1900
NSW
Sydney 1 x F18 1415-1430
Tea Gardens 1 x F18 1400
Fly Pt/ Nelson Bay 3 and 1 x F18 0930 &1400
Gosford Marina 3 x F18 0945
Newport Beach Pittwater 1 x F18 1410
Parramatta Park 1 x F18 1457
Morreau Reserve Rooty Hill 1 x F18 1455
Regatta centre Penrith 1 x F18 1500
Foreshore Wollongong 1 x F18 1440
Reddall Reserve Lake Illawarra 3 x F18 1000
Nowra Showground 3 x F18 1005
Speers Pt Lake Macquarie 1 x F18 1515
Newcastle 1 x F18 1520
Riverside Park Raymond Terrace 3 x F18 1100
NT
Darwin 1 x F18 1200
Katherine 1 x F18 0907
WA
Perth 3 x PC9 1820
South Perth/ Bull Creek 4 x PC9 0815/0825

Timetable from the RAAF's facebook