BA A380 Training Flights

[f2f]

departed LHR G-XLEA. over Dover at moment

[speedbird1960]

flight BAW380,over Rheims at 0912 hrs.,south. there was a rumour on one of the Air show forums that the Red Arrows and BAs dreamliner were doing a photoshoot today.probably at Manston. checked Red arrows site, no organised shows listed for today-they are free. Dont know where the rumour came from,no one has confirmed any details.will have to assume its a no-go,unless someone can update with positive news.

The 'Red Arrows' are performing a practice formation with the A380 at Manston at 11:00am local, here is the Notam.

FORMATION TRANSIT BY RED ARROWS AIRCRAFT ROUTING : 504630N 0015020W ( BOURNEMOUTH ) 1025 504007N 0014730W ( OVERSEA ) 1027 503923N 0013503W ( W OF ISLE OF WIGHT ) 1031 503410N 0011709W ( S OF ISLE OF WIGHT ) 1033 504305N 0004705W ( SELSEY ) 1037 504330N 0001414E ( BEACHY HEAD ) 1044 505130N 0003812E ( HASTINGS ) 1046 511009N 0010433E ( NORTH OF HYTHE ) 1051 510531N 0011213E ( FLYPAST CAPEL LE FERNE ) 1052 510415N 0011426E ( FOLKESTONE ) 1057 510920N 0012422E ( DOVER ) 1059 512020N 0012028E ( MANSTON ) 1100 FORMATION PLANS TO TRANSIT AT 2000FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.TIMINGS,HEIGHT AND ROUTE ARE APRX AND MAY CHANGE DUE TO WEATHER OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS.13-07-0509 / AS1

Notam explained: http://notaminfo.com/explain?id=131616/0

Its a practice run for this: http://www.airtattoo.com/airshow/new...est-of-british

[pegasus999]

Snapped it at 19,000 over my house in Dover.
a380 001.jpg

[speedbird1960]

The 'Red Arrows' are performing a practice formation with the A380 at Manston at 11:00am local, here is the Notam.

I have found out on another Forum that the 'Red Arrows' are due to arrive 12:00 and depart at 15:00 local. So that looks like nearly 3 hours of practice formations with the A380.

[pegasus999]

BAW380 now back on radar heading north over Tours, s/w of Paris.

[speedbird1960]

BAW380 carried out flyover of Manston airport from the west rwy10,then out to sea over Margate beach,then back in to land rwy 28 at 1208hrs.

Here are some screenshots.

The first A380 flypast


The first A380 landing at Manston.

[speedbird1960]

Noted at Toulouse @ 16:30 was BA Airbus A380-841 G-XLED c/n: 144 , possibly doing some engine runs prior to test flights.

http://www.flightradar24.com/BAW144OI

[langelot]

BAW A388

...Is performing some tests flights. G-XLEA has left EGMH and is heanding South over Northern France presently. I think she's going to Chateauroux LFLX.

[MartynW]

Having positioned Manston to Cardiff this morning, BA Airbus 380 G-XLEA has just taken off again from Cardiff (back to Manston?) as BA9151 http://www.flightradar24.com/BAW9151

[watcher]

Just landed at Stansted.

[MartynW]

Now departing Stanstead http://www.flightradar24.com/BAW9152 Looks like Ireland or even the states

[RobK]

She flew Stansted to Shannon now heading towards Gatwick

[watcher]

On the move again; out of Gatwick as BAW9154 over South London at the moment,heading for Heathrow.