Always wondered what the approach to Northolt from the East was like for smaller aircraft on hotter days. Now we know. A bit of chopiness on the initial part of the low level part of the approach as they pass over the heat rising from the massed rooves of surrounding 1930s housing, then a sudden adjustment as they transit over the colder air air above the field immediately before touchdown.
Often wondered whether engine-powered over/under-wing lift conditioning systems would smooth the passage for lighter jets on landing - could provide a more controllable and metered adjustment for the pilot than just flaps alone ?
It’s so the CIA, NSA and every other spook transiting the U.K. can travel unnoticed. It’s less obvious which one is carrying their latest torture victim 😂
In some parts of the World, you'd qualify for a Siberian holiday just asking that question. Courtesy of Flight Radar 24, I did track one of the Northolt take offs a few weeks back. It landed in a resort town on the French/Swiss border. This town being home to a World-status French Construction company/Sub-Contractor, with a primary interest in tunnelling. So, I presume involvement in HS2 construction just up the road. Shortly after this, HS2 had a fire in one of the tunnel underground crew transport vehicles !
Level crossings to you . . . Round here everything's fair game, pavements, mini roundabouts, failure to indicate turns (Recently gaining popularity as a fashion accessory by the super cool), offering your arm for limb donation by draping it out of the drivers side window (Hyper cool) whilst in motion . . . .what chance two alternate flashing lights with two tone noise sans Police assistance ? And the road is used by high-sided artics i.e. well above the level of the airfield perimeter hedge - transit of one of those during the threshold of landing could really upset one of the lighter civilian aircraft . . but as they're not "In-the-club" they can take their chances . . .
@@nicholasroberts6954 interestingly, Gilze-Rijen airbase is on one side very close to a road. The traffic lights there seem to do the job… Red light cameras not even needed. Must be a London problem 😉
Amazing catches of these private jets
A very well shot collection!
Cheers, not a bad period for military variety as well as civilian !
Wow this is an amazing collection of arrivals! That mitsubishi challenger 850 looked like it had quite a rough landing 😬
Yeah bet the passengers felt that one 🤢
Listen to the vortex sounds from that A400 landing.
nice! loved the planes! good compilation! :-)
Nice start with the regiment blue thunder dropping in
Awesome video again 👍👍👍👍👍👍
That is why the E6 Bus between Ealing and Ruislip, is always a Single Decker.
Some great action today...did I tell you that I lived at number 10 Cavendish ave in the 80s 90s OMG
Way more action back then lol
Always wondered what the approach to Northolt from the East was like for smaller aircraft on hotter days. Now we know. A bit of chopiness on the initial part of the low level part of the approach as they pass over the heat rising from the massed rooves of surrounding 1930s housing, then a sudden adjustment as they transit over the colder air air above the field immediately before touchdown.
Often wondered whether engine-powered over/under-wing lift conditioning systems would smooth the passage for lighter jets on landing - could provide a more controllable and metered adjustment for the pilot than just flaps alone ?
Why were there private jets landing?
Are they allowed to land at military places?
Yes Northolt accepts private jets on a daily basis
It’s so the CIA, NSA and every other spook transiting the U.K. can travel unnoticed. It’s less obvious which one is carrying their latest torture victim 😂
Who is on the private jets ?? Loads of them
In some parts of the World, you'd qualify for a Siberian holiday just asking that question.
Courtesy of Flight Radar 24, I did track one of the Northolt take offs a few weeks back.
It landed in a resort town on the French/Swiss border. This town being home to a World-status French Construction company/Sub-Contractor, with a primary interest in tunnelling. So, I presume involvement in HS2 construction just up the road. Shortly after this, HS2 had a fire in one of the tunnel underground crew transport vehicles !
Junglies and and A400 at Northolt. Pourquoi ? Sight-seeing ?
Well it is an RAF base so I would expect to see the odd military visitor lol
Why did an eastern airways bae land here?!
Dropping some passengers off, there was another a few days later!
@@northoltflightwatch ahhh nice! Not a scheduled service then?!
No mate, certainly a rare sight as before I filmed this one, the last visit of a Eastern Jetstream was in 2016
There must be a better, cheaper, way to free the road from vehicles… Traffic lights, remotely operated by the TWR?
They already have lights, but choose to get police to help for the "heavies"
@@northoltflightwatch well i think that is a good idea..... i mean those Heavy planes are really something to see!
Level crossings to you . . . Round here everything's fair game, pavements, mini roundabouts, failure to indicate turns (Recently gaining popularity as a fashion accessory by the super cool), offering your arm for limb donation by draping it out of the drivers side window (Hyper cool) whilst in motion . . . .what chance two alternate flashing lights with two tone noise sans Police assistance ? And the road is used by high-sided artics i.e. well above the level of the airfield perimeter hedge - transit of one of those during the threshold of landing could really upset one of the lighter civilian aircraft . . but as they're not "In-the-club" they can take their chances . . .
@@nicholasroberts6954 interestingly, Gilze-Rijen airbase is on one side very close to a road. The traffic lights there seem to do the job… Red light cameras not even needed. Must be a London problem 😉
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