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Orange LFMO Monday 13-08-2018 Did not visit base but followed operations in Orange via scanner and visual above campsite. Wave 1: At least 2 Mirages. Take off 9:30. Flew due west over Ruoms 9:35. Landed on rwy 32 at 10:34. Wave 2: Did not catch the take off nor any visual. Landing according to scann...

Orange LFMO Friday 10-08-2018 (MIL) Runway repair works so hardly any flying today (I should have checked the NOTAM...). Anyway, this is the morning log: 9:00 unidentified Fennec takes off. 9:41 "QRA activated" on the scanner. Shorty afterwards I hear the startup and it takes another minute or so be...

Die heeft gewoon vrijdag het oorspronkelijke programma overgeschreven met zijn naam eronder en is weekend gaan vieren. Zo zie je maar weer... geloof nooit wat er in de krant staat.

Also in their app

https://applk.ml/txa

The RTBA is not really of use if you want to see Mirages and Rafales. Pilots tend to fly just outside this network because it does not require booking the sections in the RTBA system. At least that was around Luxeuil but their Mirage 2000-5 are for air-to-air, of course. The Vallee du Mars (look for...

This was my first time in Paris on July 14th. Probably won't be the last[/img] A nice set of photos! A good side view from the northeast. From what location did you take them? I was at the Arc de Triomphe du Caroussel for the head on shot of the Patrouille de France (with wrong color of smoke). htt...

Adraf wrote:Hello Paul,
you have 92-0918/SP (which is actually 92-3918/SP) listed 2 times in your log. So did you see only 11 or is this a misread?

I saw only 11.
This one, 92-3918/SP, came back after a touch and go.

3-JF/660
3-JZ/667

At the open day in Nancy I spoke with a Mirage 2000D's WSO. He told me there is a kind of a French Mach Loop: the Vallee du Mars. This translates as Mars Valley and the name sure fits in between Mach Loop and Starwars Canyon. It is in the Massiv Central. The village of Le Vaulmier is in the valley. ...

Highlights Sunday 1010 Alphajet solo 1 1220 Eufi 1250 M2000D CAS 1305 Tigre 1350 M2000C 1420 A400 1435 Alphajet solo 2 1520 Bronko 1540 Atlantic 1600 Patrouille de France 1645 Rafale 1720 Couteau Delta Programm has been altered. Couteau Delta flies at 1655. Possibly also other timings not valid any...

660/3-JF

No roadblocks around the base yet this morning at 6:15 or so. Good luck tomorrow.

Highlights Sunday

1010 Alphajet solo 1
1220 Eufi
1250 M2000D CAS
1305 Tigre
1350 M2000C
1420 A400
1435 Alphajet solo 2
1520 Bronko
1540 Atlantic
1600 Patrouille de France
1645 Rafale
1720 Couteau Delta

Program Saturday

Highlights
1109 Alphajet solo 1
1145 Eurofighter Spain
1215 Mirage 2000D CAS
1231 Tigre
1327 Rafale solo
1340 Patrouille de France
1431 A400
1500 Alphajet solo 2
1525 Mirage 2000RDI
1631 Atlantic
1640 Bronko
1720 Couteau Delta

During a short stopover I saw the following aircraft landing:

1043 C17 96-6154 AMC Travis

1045-1100 12 F16:

90-0828 SP
90-0829 SP 520G
94-0046 SW gamblers = Shaw AFB
92-0918 SP
91-0481 SP
91-0472 SP
91-0361 SP
92-0918 SP
91-0402 SP
91-0343 SP
91-0342 SP
90-0813 SP