F111 Touch and go
 

In case anyone was wondering, it was an F-111 that just performed a touch and go on 34L.

A rare sight at Sydney.

Regards.

Saw it over Marrickville Metro Shopping centre........AWESOME!!

F-111,s seem to be very active of late... getting in as much air time before retirement???

As i saw it from The Mound it was a fly over at 2.55pm, about 100 feet at moderate speed with speed brakes deployled & announced on 120.5 about 2 minutes out over the Bay .Went down 34l & then climbed slowly into the haze.Very nose high. No photo, sorry.

I saw it from the tower Danny, It was a touch and go with a very shallow climb out. On the runway from about A5 to lift off again just north B10.

Hopefully some photos will turn up.

Regards.

Thanks , could not see the full runway .A big surprise , any idea why it turned up today ? Also at the Mound a new trench for power cabling is being excavated & the sight lines are even more reduced with trucks around etc.

was just about to go under the tunnel when i saw the bastard take off,nearly ran up someones backside.it was bloody quick.not something u see everyday

Just a training flight I believe. Falcon 66 was the callsign from memory.

Regards.

So can we have an A380 do a touch and go at Amberley, for practise?

Not sure but there have been some Qantas A330's? do touch and goes for training there? Not sure about A380 though sorry Philip.

Would have been a great sight seeing it at Sydney. Spooked some of the commercial pilots as its certainly not every day that sort of thing happens. Any photos?