BBMF Movements Today
UPDATE 1633/08/07/16: While I was out the Hurricane & Spitfire made their way to Gloucestershire Airport, landing about 5mins ago.
UPDATE 1325/08/07/16: BBMF have cancelled today’s appearance at RIAT (RAF Fairford) – Departure from Coningsby is delayed until further notice, hoping for a later departure slot for P7350 {EB-G} [Spitfire IIa] & LF363 {JX-B} [Hurricane Iic] form RAF Coningsby, however they are now planning to operate from Gloucestershire Airport, not RAF Fairford. Source: Mark Discombe BBMF Fighter Pilot (@Disco_BBMF on Twitter.)
Welcome to a new feature I am trying out for the BBMF Events over the weekend. There will be a map for each day which will be kept up-to-date (Live) as much as possible throughout the day, as details come through I will connect Waypoints together by aircraft so hit F5 in browser to refresh the map as often as you can. Routes can only happen in advance if the BBMF release those details, even then they are straight line routes & not the waypoints they will fly directly to and from. They often change times at the last minute, appearing a few hours early or a few hours late, all I can do is pass on everything I know. On the day times on our online diary will not be kept up to date, that job transfers to the map and I will update times for each event in line with our best information. For a full list of flypasts, see this PDF, again those times will not be updated on the day, only times on the map will.
Poorly Aircraft
Lancaster: Has completed its first Engine Test on the ground, we await its air test before the crew will need to complete training and gain PDA.
Dakota: Requires a new engine that will not arrive in the next few months I believe.
Today’s Map [Direct Link]
We only have movement information for one aicraft today, we do not know if more will transit, but I will update twitter should I see anything.
The Key:
Circles = Flypast Locations
Squares = Display Locations
Black Circle/Square = On BBMF Schedule but no NOTAM for it
Green = Going ahead
Orange = Possibly Cancelled
Red = Cancelled
Black Pin = Something to do with incorrect Waypoint Data from BBMF/NATS
Lines = Straight Line Routes between points (Not the exact route the aircraft will fly) the colours are only to distinguish between different aircraft.
Note: To see which aircraft is flying which route click the route line and a box should appear. In this box will be our best known information, if we know the aircraft type it will be there, if we know the specific aircraft its registration, marks and type will be in the box. If the box just says “Route 1” for example then it means we do not know what will fly this route. As the aircraft fly I will adjust the route as often as I can as I track the aircraft, therefore the dead straight line between points will start to warp and curve as you refresh the map. The last known position for the aircraft is generally at the end of the warped line where it changes back to a straight line. I will answer questions on Twitter if I have time but be aware I am working near full capacity while tracking aircraft.