[Closed] Vulcan farewell tour - this weekend!

Bloody thing is having about six thousand farewell flights

According to the map It'll be flying right over the top of the prison I work at, I start work at 13.30 on Saturday so need to keep an eye on exact times if I can!

Did I mention that I saw a Vulcan crash on 7th January 1971 then saw a four Vulcan scramble at RAF Finningley in September 1977?

Flying very close to us and near a great Valley on the way to work 10 mins from home. Looking forward to the times being released.

Evenin'. Tick - thank you 🙂

Thanks - Tees Valley airport for me 😀

Still not coming that near here - I missed the local airshow - last time I saw it was almost directly overhead my house. I guess I'll have to make a trip out if I want to see it again.

Can. I have the original link please op so I can share it without linking to a cycle forum. Thanks.

That Northern route map is wrong somehow. The wording on the map indicates that it will fly over Chadderton (understandable because of the old AVRoe/BAE factory which is there) but whoever plotted that route has placed Chadderton somewhere above Peel Green in Eccles - a good 15 miles away.

As it's only a few months since it flew over Barton, I'm going to guess that the wording is right but the plotting is wrong.

That was copied from an email, you should be able to just c&p it again!

Circled over my house about 8 times on Sunday. Cue practically everyone I know in my village plastering photos all over Facebook.

Anyone with a good tip on a place to spot it over Manchester then?

I reckon Alderley maybe a good bet, might catch it and it turns over woodford and heads over into cheshire.

Any idea of timing yet?, like what time is it flying over Wetherby to be precise!

Bregante - Member

That Northern route map is wrong somehow. The wording on the map indicates that it will fly over Chadderton (understandable because of the old AVRoe/BAE factory which is there) but whoever plotted that route has placed Chadderton somewhere above Peel Green in Eccles - a good 15 miles away.

As it's only a few months since it flew over Barton, I'm going to guess that the wording is right but the plotting is wrong.

Bregante: I don't know if you've noticed or not, but on their Twitter feed they say:

Please note: We can confirm that XH558 IS NOT overflying Chadderton tomorrow. The route was changed to take in Barton ahead of Woodford.

It's going to fly over Gisburn forest. I know where I'm riding tomorrow.

Ffs will someone post some idea of timings!

If you read the entire posting on the Vulcan site you will see that the timings are all based on departure time.

They don't know what time it is taking off but on the map it lists times such 160minutes after take off. I will therefore be at Cosford to view 160 minutes after it takes off.

Yorkshire Airshow a couple of weeks ago

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Superb, think ill do the ticknall loop tomorrow then and catch it on its way into east midlands.

Puttenham Common at T+80 minutes for me on Sunday.

Now to find out what T is.

Why is it so hard to find departure times?

Best I can see from their website is 'afternoon'

Flight times get released via Twitter and Facebook as the day goes on

They do, but the nearest fly by point to me is about a 30min drive away, and seeing as though it gets to Menwith Hill 15mins after take off, would mean I would be 15 mins late.

Plus would be nice to be able to plan my day

Does anyone know the approx times for today

It is a bit rubbish to be fair. A rough estimate would be ideal. I can't even find the +minutes after take off guide for the waypoints. Any ideas?

[quote=wrightyson said]It is a bit rubbish to be fair. A rough estimate would be ideal. I can't even find the +minutes after take off guide for the waypoints. Any ideas?

Clicking on the waypoints works for me.

It is a bit rubbish to be fair. A rough estimate would be ideal. I can't even find the +minutes after take off guide for the waypoints. Any ideas?

Click on the waypoint and a popup appears on the left with the +minutes.

They are normally pretty good with their Twitter feed as it takes several hours to get the aircraft ready so their feed is normally active several hours prior to take off at which point they normally post estimated take off times.

Been told 13:00 take off time.

Can anyone help the IT illiterate here please... What time for north of clitheroe?

+100 minutes for Clitheroe. So 2.40 ish, maybe, possibly.

From their FB page

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Hmmm. Going over Rutland Water at +15 on Sun. Just need to find out what time it starts from & whether I can sneak out the house - got niece and he bloke coming round for lunch, so probably won't make it...

Going to wander into town later and get some pics if I remember to charge my camera.

Thanks

Official twitter feed now says initial departure time is 1pm.

Going to head down the road and up a hill on my e-bike later to see if I can catch a glimpse of it between Warton & Barton 🙂

You'll probably be able to ride ahead of it.

Hey 🙂

/fistbumps MrSparkle

Times for Sunday added.

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Big crowds at Menwith hill, and at least the most lifted

Is it on schedule atm?

About 10 minutes late at Menwith hill

Anyone managed to get tracking info? Think their site may have been overwhelmed...

Ooh, nearly finished the chores. Going to finish my cup of tea, put another load of washing in the machine and ride down to Finningley to see her return. Twitter @XH558 is giving very regular updates.

/living the dream

Completely forgot about this, was in the back garden and heard the roar. No time for the camera, just watched it pass over with a sense of pride 8)

Well that was good 🙂

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Well that was err, brief and to the point. Think I was a bit spoilt by the impromptu display last time 🙁 Farewell XH558

Oooooooh, thanks for the helpful schedule deadkenny. 🙂 Shall ride in Wiltshire tomorrow then.

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Just walked back from a local ridge with great views of the Vulcan.
Got to see her fly low over Manchester airport runway,
turn and make a low pass over Woodford.
Shame about the mist over Manchester. Great turn out though.
Someone said she's back over Christmas. Can that be confirmed?

The new stealth cloaking and silencing worked well over south Sheffield. Almost as if it never came past at all.

Oh, wait.... 🙁

(and to cap it all - apparently it did laps of Robin Hood airport where we'd been told NOT to go!)

It didn't do East Midlands Airport either. I could hear it but didn't see it and I can't get to Bruntingthorpe tomorrow either. Harrumph.

100's of us were gathered in Lymm near M56 where it should have flown directly over on the way to M/C and it changed path and went down M6 instead - bar steward 🙁

There was a good video of it heading right down the centre of Dunmail Raise in the Lake District.

I'd thought about heading out to the Lakes to try and get on a hill above Windermere but in the end I did the CX ride I'd originally planned on which was nowhere near it!

Ah well, seen it 3 times this year already. Wait and see what else is planned for the end of October.

Took the lad out to what should have been right under the flight path near Langley Mill and due to the EMA change it flew a little further west, saw it but not close. Great turn out though for a small farmers field entrance!

Went straight over on one of my local trails, bang on course.

Big innitt ?

video of it heading right down the centre of Dunmail Raise in the Lake District.

Linky?

It was a video embedded in a tweet which I can't seem to copy.
Search on Twitter for @love_the_lakes

One still image, one video on there.

It did more than just laps over Doncaster. It did some amazing hard low turns over both ends of the runway. Flat and low with gear down over Parrot's Corner and fully banked over and faster at Bawtry Forest, must have given the paintballers a shock. There was a film crew helicopter taking footage for the archive.

Came right over us and a few hundred others in a field near robin wood in Ticknall, then banked unexpectedly and headed away from the planned EMA route.

Hundreds of disappointed people around the airport on the way home.

It didn't do East Midlands Airport either. I could hear it but didn't see it and I can't get to Bruntingthorpe tomorrow either. Harrumph.

Yep was stood in the park opposite my house in Chellaston looking towards EMA, turned around just in time to see it appearing from totally the opposite direction.
Still managed to see it even if it was further away and that was the 3rd time this year so can't complain

I didn't know about this until today when whilst at Bruntwood Park, Stockport the Mrs shouts "look, Concorde!"

Really awesome to see it, especially so unexpected.

Came right over us and a few hundred others in a field near robin wood in Ticknall, then banked unexpectedly and headed away from the planned EMA route.

Hundreds of disappointed people around the airport on the way home.

East Mids ATC refused it clearance at the last minute due to some Cessna in the circuit. Not sure if I was lost or low on fuel/other emergency or just really bad timing but the Vulcan disappeared sharpish. Apparently Cessna vs Vulcan is not a fair fight...

But yes, most of the people who'd been at EMA then took to the Vulcan Facebook page to complain bitterly. 🙄

I think they should fly it to Stanley and leave it there. Don't suppose there are enough Victors left though

Didn't think I would see it in SW Edinburgh as path as E of here. But heard big noise when I was in the garden and it went right overhead skirting the base of the Pentlands from the W then I assume turned over E Fortune. Epic sight.

Getting a good moaning at this morning on faceache and rightly so. Shafted most of Derbyshire. As I said previously it's a bit piss poor planning to be fair. We went out and didn't see. I'm sure the "southern" route will be bang on to map and timings today :|e

Getting a good moaning at this morning on faceache and rightly so. Shafted most of Derbyshire. As I said previously it's a bit piss poor planning to be fair. We went out and didn't see. I'm sure the "southern" route will be bang on to map and timings today :|e

I'd much rather it gets diverted slightly than a mid air collision brings it down on top of houses (including mine)

People in Ticknall still saw it, I still saw it, just (2 miles moth as the Vulcan flies from EMA), it still went over Derby, the only ones that didn't where those that went to EMA, always going to be a risk of the route getting changed in the vicinity of airports

That pic from riksbar was the Vulcan going right over my house. I didn't know it was coming anywhere near but i just happened to look out of the lounge window as it went right past the front. That was nice.

It chose to divert after being given the option to do ema, it was 30 mins early for most of Derbyshire, you'd think the royces pass would have been something like planned. At least I didn't miss riding my bike to go watch a blank sky. I'll live 😉

It went over Royces bang on time, Wrightyson - 3.45, I was stood in the local park (Chellaston) and saw it

Just approached from the SE, Melborne direction, rather than south, EMA

It's going to attempt EMA today...

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Getting a good moaning at this morning on faceache and rightly so. Shafted most of Derbyshire. As I said previously it's a bit piss poor planning to be fair. We went out and didn't see.

Diddums.

The planning was perfect but it can still be influenced by external factors - weather, other air traffic, any mechanical problems it encounters en route.

Some of the idiots on Facebook would only be happy if it did a display right over their house while Martin Withers popped round, made them a cuppa and talked them through it all. 🙄

Diddums.

Indeed!

Looks like it will be flyin g right over the top of Cwmcarn in the next 90 mins or so. Might go down to Llandeggfedd to see it

Bunch of people at Severn Beach at the moment waiting for it, wonder if red thunder's here?

Plenty of people in and around Manston Kent. Never fails to surprise, just appears, so quiet.

Just had a beautiful low flypast over Cam nr Dursley in Gloucestershire. Heading north following the M5. Fantastic sight from the back garden @ 15:25.

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Yes I was... Are you stalking me ? 😉 Do live in Severn Beach? Or was that you on road times on the see wall.

Bit of a let down IMO. Especially after theh specifically mentioned the bridge.. Oh well subject to change.

Coffee and cake now 🙂