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Plane?! (Docks area)

  • 14-10-2016 10:58am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭


    Working away here and I've heard a super loud plane passing by a few times. Looked out the window just now and was surprised to see how low it's flying over the resedential area! Anyone know what it is?! Am I missing something that's worth sacrificing my lunch break for?! :)


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  • Posts: 5,121 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    It's an Air Corps Pilateus doing some acrobatics - gone again I think.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,840 ✭✭✭intellectual dosser


    I can hear it too.

    I'm watching Narcos at the moment so every time I hear it I figure its DEA/CIA listening to everyones conversations.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 764 ✭✭✭buzz11


    Its a high-tech pigeon scarer


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,711 ✭✭✭Redhairedguy


    I'm watching Narcos at the moment so every time I hear it I figure its DEA/CIA listening to everyones conversations.

    Best crack out the tin foil anyway. Just to be safe... :eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭Miss Informed


    Man I miss the airshow. That fear / excitement inducing sound of a military jet overhead - fantastic! :D


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  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Its gone now but was definitely speedy, was thinking myself that it was flying too low considering the racket of the jet engines, circled by here about 8 times so was getting curious as well..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,009 ✭✭✭Storm 10


    There is some kind of event taking place in Renmore Barracks today, it was there for that, on every pass over the Barracks it had smoke on, lovely to see and as another poster said I also miss the Salthill Airshow they were great times out there.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    They had booming helicopters yesterday and rat a tat a tat a tat shooting practice that you could hear all the way west to Grattan beach


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    Those planes will be out here again on Monday according to the radio.

    At least we can rest assured it was not a case that our local para-glider upgraded his mode of transport. :D

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,231 ✭✭✭✭thesandeman


    snubbleste wrote: »
    They had booming helicopters yesterday and rat a tat a tat a tat shooting practice that you could hear all the way west to Grattan beach

    Something like that l would love for an airshow (& groundshow as per rat a tat a tat stuff). Just as long as they don't involve the non-neutral countries .

    I'm serious btw.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,009 ✭✭✭Storm 10


    There will be a flypast of the Docks on Monday as the newest Irish Naval Ship "William Butler Yeats" will be commissioned into the Navy and will be twinned with Galway City, she arrived in yesterday beautiful and pretty big ship.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 31,117 ✭✭✭✭snubbleste


    William Butler Years


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭gordongekko


    Not sure I like this trend of naming our defense ships after poets. Who came up with this idea?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,360 ✭✭✭stampydmonkey


    Not sure I like this trend of naming our defense ships after poets.

    Symbolic...Cause they were killer with a pen


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 449 ✭✭howyanow


    Symbolic...Cause they were killer with a pen

    No it's because the pen is mightier than the sword!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    Flyover the docks today @ 12.30pm

    The planes route will be from the racecourse direction, over the G Hotel, over the docks (with smoke) & out over Salthill as they return to Baldonnel.

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 868 ✭✭✭Boardnashea


    They are doing circles over Mervue/Merlin Park right now. Been around about 10 times now. Probably waiting to go in for the show.
    I saw the WBY on Sat in the Docks. Yeah, a fine looking vessel.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,046 ✭✭✭✭L'prof


    Can hear them out in Parkmore too, i thought we were under attack!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,353 ✭✭✭Galway K9


    4planes circulating ballybrit and parkmore all mornign now, too, look military .


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,506 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    It's like Top Gun out here in Parkmore for the last while!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,275 ✭✭✭Your Face


    It begins.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,225 ✭✭✭Scruff


    that was something different watching them do the holding pattern laps around the racecourse, lovely sound off them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 223 ✭✭Moycullen1


    I hadnt been aware of this and I just spotted the thread when looking at another post. They just flew over Eyre Square, glad I wasn't up a ladder!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,689 ✭✭✭joeKel73


    Great to see them circling around Parkmore this morning.

    It's a pity they didn't schedule the event at a time that more people/families could attend. But judging from the covered barriers put up around the docks maybe it's a private ceremony. There is always a public interest in any air display.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,689 ✭✭✭joeKel73




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,290 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    Galway K9 wrote: »
    4planes circulating ballybrit and parkmore all mornign now, too, look military .

    The Mayos are invading.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 276 ✭✭mookishboy


    The flying club flying around in their Pilatus noise makers. They are restricted in speed below a certain level because of a tendency to fly into things if they go to fast !


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,506 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    J o e wrote: »
    It's a pity they didn't schedule the event at a time that more people/families could attend. But judging from the covered barriers put up around the docks maybe it's a private ceremony. There is always a public interest in any air display.

    If they had promoted the ceremony, the usual crew from GAAW would probably have been out in force unfortunately :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,009 ✭✭✭Storm 10


    mookishboy wrote: »
    The flying club flying around in their Pilatus noise makers. They are restricted in speed below a certain level because of a tendency to fly into things if they go to fast !

    That is one disgusting comment


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,506 ✭✭✭✭dastardly00


    mookishboy wrote: »
    The flying club flying around in their Pilatus noise makers. They are restricted in speed below a certain level because of a tendency to fly into things if they go to fast !

    WTF?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,675 ✭✭✭ronnie3585


    mookishboy wrote: »
    The flying club flying around in their Pilatus noise makers. They are restricted in speed below a certain level because of a tendency to fly into things if they go to fast !

    Absolutely c*ntish comment.


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