Pair of Apaches east to west, low over Ampthill just now.

This must be a very challenging recovery operation for the emergency crews, what with the darkness, the nature of the Norfolk coast and the possibility of live ammunition on board.

An interesting question that comes from this though…are the operations of LCY impacted in anyway as a result of the Red Bull Air Race?

The Red Bull Air Race is usually held over a weekend, and I know that LCY closes for 24hrs (Sat 12:00 to Sun 12:00); is there a rule that all the Red Bull flights have to be completed during this time when the main airport is not in use, and if so…why don’t they just use LCY’s runway instead of having their own one?

I was at the motor show on one of the weekdays when there was either practice or qualifying going on for the Red Bull Air Race, and there seemed to be regular airline flights in and out occurring as well as the Red Bull guys doing their stuff, so I presume it can’t have had a huge impact. On a side note, this year’s UK round of the Red Bull Air Race is being held at Ascot Racecourse.

Didn’t get to many events this year, so not a huge amount to choose from, but here’s five that I like:

Jumpin’ Jacques in the Sywell snow

Extra 300 at Old Warden

Optica at Old Warden

Woburn Moth Rally

Woburn Moth Rally

Cheers,
Oz

Not physically spotted, but was just messing around on flightradar24.com and saw a NASA WB57 over Woodbridge.

Apache over Ampthill just now, heading west.

Just now over Ampthill, a biplane accompanied by a high wing monoplane. Couldn’t see much detail as I was looking out of the office window into the sun and my eyes were streaming!

Fieseler Storch over Ampthill just now.