Bi plane info

vicwatson

Talking to a friend in Rosslare this evening, they said this morning a biplane flew over Rosslare being shadowed what looked like a light aircraft flying north westwards. Anyone know what that was all about? They said they were fairly close together

Lockheed

vicwatson wrote: »

Talking to a friend in Rosslare this evening, they said this morning a biplane flew over Rosslare being shadowed what looked like a light aircraft flying north westwards. Anyone know what that was all about? They said they were fairly close together

It would be the boeing stearman bi-plane, I see it over my town occasionally, it always has a chase plane

vicwatson

Who what why when?

They were moving quite fast and relatively low.

Who do they belong to?

Why a "chase" plane?

Where do they fly out of?

Cheers

Oscar Bravo

G-THEA out of weston , on a photo detail probably with a cessna 152/172 following

Stovepipe

there's more than one biplane in Ireland, you know;-)

vicwatson

Stovepipe wrote: »

there's more than one biplane in Ireland, you know;-)

Who? Me or Oscar Bravo?

vicwatson

Oscar Bravo wrote: »

G-THEA out of weston , on a photo detail probably with a cessna 152/172 following

He said it looked like a Cessna of some sort alright, is this owned by Cathal Ryan (is he of the Tony Ryan clan)?

logie101

vicwatson wrote: »

He said it looked like a Cessna of some sort alright, is this owned by Cathal Ryan (is he of the Tony Ryan clan)?

Cathal Ryan is deceased. He was the former owner of the Boeing Stearman G-THEA. It is now privately owned. It is no longer kept at Weston but at a private estate.

I suspect the "biplane" that the op is referring to is the DH Rapide owned by Aer Lingus and it was most likely being escorted by the DH Chipmunks of the Irish Historic Flight based in Ballyboy airfield.

JCX BXC

vicwatson wrote: »

Who what why when?

They were moving quite fast and relatively low.

Who do they belong to?

Why a "chase" plane?

Where do they fly out of?

Cheers

Who is their fuel supplier? What's the maintenance history of these aircraft?

vicwatson

Carnacalla wrote: »

Who is their fuel supplier? What's the maintenance history of these aircraft?

Are you for ser?

vicwatson

logie101 wrote: »

Cathal Ryan is deceased. He was the former owner of the Boeing Stearman G-THEA. It is now privately owned. It is no longer kept at Weston but at a private estate.

I suspect the "biplane" that the op is referring to is the DH Rapide owned by Aer Lingus and it was most likely being escorted by the DH Chipmunks of the Irish Historic Flight based in Ballyboy airfield.

And where would the biplane be flying in from then on May 30th?

westdub

http://www.irishcentral.com/culture/travel/Irish-airline-Aer-Lingus-celebrates-its-80th-birthday.html

vicwatson

And this was it on the way back yesterday I guess?? To which airport ? Cheers

logie101

vicwatson wrote: »

And this was it on the way back yesterday I guess?? To which airport ? Cheers

It's based in Dublin Airport.

vicwatson

Then what was the other plane flying alongside it?

Stovepipe

if it was the Iolar, then it was probably being accompanied by one of three Chipmunks, in Air Corps colours, which are now part of the Irish Historic Flight, a joint venture between the IAA, the Air Corps, Aer Lingus and other donors. The Iolar is owned by Aer Lingus and is normally kept in Dublin Airport but has recently been out and about attending various airshows and fly-ins. It will be at Athboy Fly-In this weekend, for a charity event.

Tenger

vicwatson wrote: »

Then what was the other plane flying alongside it?

Taking photos and possibly acting as transport. The Iolar doesnt have much room inside. (6 leather seats)

Mycroft H

I (presumably) saw the Iolar passing Lucan one day. I wasn't sure what it was, I thought it was a De Havilland Rapide, I'd only seen one in Manchester Transport Museum a while back. Turns out my guess wasn't too far off!