AIR FORCE OR PRIVATE

ZX7R

Hi all,
Tonight at 9.30 pm where i live (Suncroft co kildare) .There was an air craft doing loops roles dives for about 20 minets,i often see the irish air force doing this during the day .but at night this is a first for me could it be a private aircraft,Has anybody any idea's on this...

xflyer

Given the location, relatively close to Baldonnel. It must be the Air Corps. Presumably a PC9.

It would be illegal for a civilian aircraft to be out at night in that area unless it was on an Instrument flight plan. Aerobatics and Instrument flight plans are not exactly compatible.

So it had to be have been Air Corps.

Night time aerobatics, now that's an interesting idea!

I hope you haven't got someone into trouble, maybe he wasn't supposed to be doing aerobatics at night:D.

Cessna_Pilot

xflyer wrote: »

I hope you haven't got someone into trouble, maybe he wasn't supposed to be doing aerobatics at night:D.

If it was someone who wasn't supposed to be doing it, I would hope they do get in trouble!

Anyway, my guess is it was an IAC PC9.

Jesus Nut

Cessna_Pilot wrote: »

xflyer wrote: »

I hope you haven't got someone into trouble, maybe he wasn't supposed to be doing aerobatics at night:D.

If it was someone who wasn't supposed to be doing it, I would hope they do get in trouble!

Anyway, my guess is it was an IAC PC9.

you havent really flown until you have done spins in a c152 at night in the country side lol

ZX7R

xflyer wrote: »

Given the location, relatively close to Baldonnel. It must be the Air Corps. Presumably a PC9.

It would be illegal for a civilian aircraft to be out at night in that area unless it was on an Instrument flight plan. Aerobatics and Instrument flight plans are not exactly compatible.

So it had to be have been Air Corps.

Night time aerobatics, now that's an interesting idea!

I hope you haven't got someone into trouble, maybe he wasn't supposed to be doing aerobatics at night:D.

I dont want to get anyone in trouble:o,it was nice to look at, it must of had landing lights on as it looked like a car with full head lights on,it also had strobe lights on the end of wing tips,when it was finished it did fly in direction of baldonnel,there is also a small civilian air field near me in naramore

xflyer

Yeah and you might die too:D. Spatial disorientation anyone!

Spun a 150 from 12,000 to 4,000 a couple of times, inverted but only in daylight!:p

Suits

Any chance he could have actually entered a spin following a stall?;)

Easy to lose your bearings in the deep black.

Xpro

They were out for last few nights, PC-9, you hear them from miles away. I think early in the week they were actually flying very late in the night, quite suprising

xflyer

It's probably just that the cadets are at that stage in their training course. Presumably there were very clear conditions. Night flying is great, completely different sensations than flying during the day.