Question for Wys?

Scanner can have a rest today then!
Hope you feel better soon ——its the time of the year for the germs to start Im afraid!Time to double the Vit C!

Woke up this morning with rasping throat and headache so Keffalonia is off and probably Dalaman and Heraklion too.

The return from Palma was much better than the return from Mahon but when they speed limited us to 230 knots at Goodwood I thought that might be an indication of a probable lap of the WILLO hold but it turned out to be a straight in.

Thanks Wys had tiny radio on 128.42 in case you sneaked in that way and scanner on 135.05 and heard you arrive over the french coast right to the tower!Think I saw you go round by Willo not to sure!ATC much better last night agreed!!
Couldnt believe how busy it was Fri nite the poor girl atcwas struggling to cope as it was.Hope you feel bettertoday.
My scanner is playing up with a horrid buzzing noise when ATC transmit -hubby is ging to take it to bits when he gets in from work and see if he can fixit-listening in on headphones it gives me a big headache!
Gotta go im late for work
BYE

It was mayhem last night. Half past ten and sooo many aircraft on one frequency. The controller only told us to hold at TIMBA after we’d gone past it! The older guy was Derek who took a couple of calls while I spoke to our operations department on the other radio to keep them informed of our delay. Anyway I’ve just come in from Palma and it was much more civilised on the frequencies tonight, don’t you think. I flew out so I was doing the radio, etc inbound back to LGW. Not feeling so good , so may be going sick tomorrow.

I did hear you last night but only for a couple of mins whilst you went round the hold–you sneaked in over Timba and I was listening to 135.32 which they did not bandbox as it was so busy!
I thought something was amiss and put the scanner on 126.82 pdq!Heard you go out but it was someone a lot older talking -listened to you talking to the french as well!Will listen today both ways and put both freqs in scanner!

It’s Mahon today Charley!

Thanks Wys-I will try and listen definately will listen to your outbound Palma tonight .Are they taking offon 26L towards Seaford do you know ?No chance of seeing you go over today which is a bummer even if they are UNLESS WEATHER CHANGES!

The Greek islands would generally go on a DVR SID unless the weather patterns meant a more southerly routing in which case it would be a SFD off 08R or late evening on 26L otherwise earlier in the day a BOGNA SID off 26L. DVR departures off 08R usually hand over to 120.52, then 134.9, then Maastricht on 132.205.

Regards
wys
2 manky Devon Rex cats (Mickey and Daisy)

Thanks Wys
Had a lovely quiet day today,only 18 parcels (out at 1000 back in now!)Crap day for earning but never mind I dont like getting soaked!
Greek islands outbound– are they a Seaford dep or on the Dover freq?Its the Sun one Im querying as not sure.In the eves most freqs are bandboxed onto 135.32 so not a prob!I will hear you!!
Ps Have you got cats?What are their names?Ours are Tigger,Shelley,Lovejoy,Garfield,Charley,(hence my user name)Thomas&Henry all fast asleep what a nice life!

Charley, all times are local time and scheduled departure from and return to LGW –

Today (Fri) Mahon 1720 2250 TCX 517K/L
Tomorrow Palma 1525 2045 TCX 126K/L
Sunday Keffalonia 1345 2120 TCX 231K/L
Monday Dalaman 2055 0615 TCX 847K/L
Tuesday Heraklion 2315 0800 TCX 259K/L

All these are subject to possible roster changes but will probably go ahead as planned.

Wys
Thanks for replying to my query.I was woken up by a heavy plane going overhead about 20 mins prior to yours(it was either MON or BY )descending very low so sneaked out to have a look and made a cup of tea!Other half doesnt hear planes like I do!! we obviously get the BARLU/MAYFIELDS overhead at night and when on 08R we get the ones going to MID like you did. Sometimes we dont hear any but when the windows are open we do!The one I miss most is the BA2074 that used to go overhead into LGW at 0440 –it was the first plane I ever tracked and it was lovely to see the 747 when it went to Lagos on a Seaford dep!Sadly it went to LHR and I dont see it now –My best friend is CC for BA and shes off toLagos today!I will try and dive back in to hear her go!Where are you off to next?Ill try and listen!
PS what a lovely bike and a super colour -my boss Andy is a biker and is learning to fly(when he gets time off from running the taxi firm I work for on a Sunday!)The office is smothered by bike piccies on the walls!!
Must go parcels have arrived and I must go
Luv Charley B X PS iI have cordless headphones so I dont annoy anyone else listening to ATC!

Andrew….Cheers….
The evidence we needed!!
Worm your way out of it now wys…
We all now know the truth!!!

😀 😀 😀 😉

Racing! :D… Do you think thats whats going on here…?

I thought you were kidding but then I saw this pic.

http://www.planepictures.net/netshow.cgi?129732

😀 😀 😀 Yeah That makes it sound more professional;)
I will now be able to fly with confidence:D 😉

I can re-phrase it as being ‘commercially expeditious’ if it makes you feel better!

We had been racing them most of the way across Europe

😮 😮 Shock!!!Racing …A bit naughty isn’t it….
If this is what our pilots do I will never get on a plane again!!!!:D 😉 😉 😉

Firstly the Balearic flights generally flight plan via BARLU for a WILLO 3C arrival into LGW. If there are major slot delays due to airways restrictions it is a very slim possibility that you could go to GURLU for a TIMBA 2B which routes via BEXIL.

Secondly, yes it was me in the 304L. What on earth were you doing awake at that time of morning!!! I was flying the return leg so it was my mate Chris doing the radio rather than me. We were coming back from Izmir while our mates Dave and Simon were in the 203L returning from Bodrum. We had been racing them most of the way across Europe but we beat them with a crafty short cut and level change between Zagreb and Venice.