K J Young Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 I have been our fed convoyer for 17 years . The majority of controllers and convoyers from the west coast feds keep in contact each weekend . we (ballochmyle fed ) were at tow law three weeks ago and we got clattered , There were very few birds reported . I think theres more to it than clashing. The birds just seem to vanish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOMER49 Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Hi To have a complete scattering either BOP or RAF low level jets The low level jets scared the sh*t out of me so what reaction would the birds have By BOP I mean a family of 2 adults herding the birds to allow there young to practice there killing (right time of year) Cheers Homer 49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gareth Rankin Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Hi To have a complete scattering either BOP or RAF low level jets The low level jets scared the sh*t out of me so what reaction would the birds have By BOP I mean a family of 2 adults herding the birds to allow there young to practice there killing (right time of year) Cheers Homer 49 Think its well known now that the Raf jets don't fly at the weekend, it might well have been BOP but for them to have affected the full convoy it must have happened at liberation as within minutes of the convoy heading home these would have spilt into many different groups of pigeons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigda Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Think its well known now that the Raf jets don't fly at the weekend, it might well have been BOP but for them to have affected the full convoy it must have happened at liberation as within minutes of the convoy heading home these would have spilt into many different groups of pigeons. oh well done Gareth, you have let the whole world know we don't fly sorties on a Saturday :o :o ;D ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nogin Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 oh well done Gareth, you have let the whole world know we don't fly sorties on a Saturday :o :o ;D ;D ;D BIGDA YOUR NO RIGHT........ ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigda Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 BIGDA YOUR NO RIGHT........ ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D oh sorry nogin should have said the weekend ;D ;D ;D ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tippler Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 http://www.airshows.org.uk/2009/calendar/august.html u might find this helpfull many thanks tippler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IB Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Think it was last year that an article appeared in BHW by the base commander of an RAF airfield 'near' Ripon (can't remember name or place). He mentioned liberations from Ripon affected Ops at the base, and that pilots' worst fears were birds through the windscreen. So there must be RAF Jet Operations over the weekend if this airfield is affected by pigeon racing liberations. On the question of whether clashing occurred, according to BHW there were 3-3 transporters-liberations from Hexham, all Derbyshire North Road Feds, and we know some of the Lanarkshire birds ended up in Derbyshire. Derbyshire is also their gateway to Cheshire, Manchester & Cumbria. It would be interesting to know when these North Road Feds liberated and how did their race turn out? Having said that, a p/basic member mentioned a Norwich Fed racing west - east from St Albans, much further south than Scottish birds, and 90 miles to him, also took a hammering, so did something affect most of the east coast on the morning of Saturday 22 August? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JPH Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 I B think you right about jets, cos if they dont fly on sat and sundays they still make a hell of a racket coming down the north sea from leuchars on a sat and sun morning going past seaton sands caravan park, ye sh** yerself with the noise obviously a bd dream as they dont fly then :-/ :-/ ??) ??) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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