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by **Rob.b** » April 18th, 2007, 8:41 am

This Islander seems to be constantly on the aircraft list, for a week or so, at 9-10000ft with a callsign of ZZZZ000! Could this be a spurious transmission of have they invented inflight refuleing for Islanders!

by **MANOFKENT** » April 18th, 2007, 9:23 am

Hi Rob.

Yes m8.This was well covered as far back as 7 Feb 07 Page 4.

I was told it was on surveilance(Computers or something)

The squawk conveys LTCC SPECIAL TASKS(5001). Refuelling?? Makes you think,it stays up there for yonks at a time.Been around for weeks as well,at different times.

Roger

by **Rob.b** » April 18th, 2007, 10:57 am

Thanks Roger. he can't have inflight refueling as he's just poped up again after an hour with no contact. Must be as 'hush-hush' and the two Cessna twins at Farnborough which go out for a couple of hours but never land away, but I didn't say anything!
Just wish French Army Gazells had mode S as 6 routed out of Netheravon today over London and only the lead ship AAC one squarked! Dam French and their poor avionics fit :roll:

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by **IANK** » April 18th, 2007, 12:43 pm

Like everybody else I constantly have these aircraft showing & never going beyond 10,000ft, looking at the last altitude showing in reporter I have a feeling they come out of Northolt, I do occasionally see or hear the Islander but not on a daily basis.

Ian

by **bones** » April 18th, 2007, 1:09 pm

The Islanders aren't pressurised so they are limited to FL100. I spent most of my flying days at this level - it got a bit boring. :wink:

by **Rob.b** » April 18th, 2007, 4:00 pm

bones wrote:The Islanders aren't pressurised so they are limited to FL100. I spent most of my flying days at this level - it got a bit boring.

Must have made your arms ache too :roll:

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these flying machines will never take off, flapping your arms is the way forward! :shock:

ZF573 has taken over the afternoon shift!

by **DaveReid** » April 18th, 2007, 4:09 pm

bones wrote:The Islanders aren't pressurised so they are limited to FL100. I spent most of my flying days at this level - it got a bit boring.

It used to get interesting flying at FL150 on demo tours in an unpressurised Shorts 360 because the chief pilot wanted to save on fuel - just making a cup of coffee in the galley turned into a challenge...

by **bones** » April 18th, 2007, 4:13 pm

Does water boil at FL150? :wink:

by **IANK** » April 19th, 2007, 1:30 pm

Finally photographed ZF573 over NW London, I am pretty certain it was going into Northolt

Ian

by **MANOFKENT** » April 19th, 2007, 3:41 pm

Well done Ian

Roger

by **IANK** » April 19th, 2007, 3:58 pm

Here is ZH536 been doing circles over my house for the last hour at FL100
Perhaps he is photographing me photographing him

and checking up on us SBS users

Ian

by **MANOFKENT** » April 19th, 2007, 5:11 pm

Hi Ian.

Don't knock it m8.You know,when I first used my little box,in the early hours of the morning I had a Herc circling over me all night long.Did I feel guilty? Made me think though.Oooer!!

Roger

by **aviaction** » April 19th, 2007, 6:19 pm

I am always picking one of these on the SBS.
Actually had one fly over a week ago at about 3,000. Looked like a porcupine with all those aerials and bulges.
Do we start worrying now.....

by **massnegro** » September 28th, 2008, 1:53 pm

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/arti ... istan.html

by **ATCManch** » September 28th, 2008, 3:41 pm

Lets not ask too many questions about these boys and what they get up too. Lets just pretend they're not there and ignore them.

I don't want SBS or any other Mode S unit available to be banned

Ta

Tony

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