red_stag88 Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 Today I was shooting claypigeons at a club with the school. One of the stands was a going away and then a L---->R crosser. I smoke the going away and remount to hit the crosser when suddely out of nowhere, comes a harrier type thing, teararseing across the sky, right infront of me, at a hight of less thena 50yds. If was stupid enough to shoot at the crosser I could of damn near hit the thing! Thats military intelligence, "lets fly very low over that there shooting ground" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JONO Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Was probably not as close as you thought. Minimum peacetime altitude is around 150 ft [60m] (although this is normally set at 200ft but often gets broken). You're probably talking about the squadrons at Wittering - call and ask to speak to OC Flying - query the shooting ground and flight path and give him the time and date of the fly past. I doubt you'll bring one down but saying that it make great training for a real war! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjimmer Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Was it a Hen Harrier or a Montagu's Harrier? Big fine if you're caught! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted February 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Was probably not as close as you thought. Minimum peacetime altitude is around 150 ft [60m] (although this is normally set at 200ft but often gets broken). You're probably talking about the squadrons at Wittering - call and ask to speak to OC Flying - query the shooting ground and flight path and give him the time and date of the fly past. I doubt you'll bring one down but saying that it make great training for a real war! Probably wasnt but it was much lower than 200ft, probably about 3 stories high. It was close enough that the noise came from the engine, not 20 or 30ft behind. Still enough to scare the **** out of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 What kind of stupid ****ers are they flying that close to a shooting ground. :*) It would have took a heavier shell to nail that bird red Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernyha Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Red, if you were shooting in the Rugby area they were more likely to have been Tornados or Jaguars as i often see them when out that way but never seen a Harrier. Next time think twice about pointing your gun at them because if the pilot took offence he might slip a couple of Sidewinder missiles your way and then you would see some clays dusted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Hehehehe. I was just thinking about what sort of dog you'd need to retrieve that downed "bird". I can just see a springer pulling it along by one wing.... Wookie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted February 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Hehehehe. I was just thinking about what sort of dog you'd need to retrieve that downed "bird". I can just see a springer pulling it along by one wing.... Wookie I dont know my planes very well ern, it had one engin, two wings, and a pointy thing on the front. Do you often find your self attracting alot of unwanted attention from the greek police ern? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamebag Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 that RAF puke was lucky he never got a bird strike id love to hear him explain that 1 to his CO "well it was like this sir i was flying along at minimum safe alltitude when this damed clay pigeon got sucked in to my intake" hed get stuck on the fruit cake ward for sure lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernyha Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 I dont know my planes very well ern, it had one engin, two wings, and a pointy thing on the front. RS The first rule of shooting is to be able to recognise your quarry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted February 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 I dont know my planes very well ern, it had one engin, two wings, and a pointy thing on the front. RS The first rule of shooting is to be able to recognise your quarry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 I would have shot it..........and missed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 The question is, what sort of decoys would you need to use to attract them? I have a suspiscion that they'd cost just a tad more than the shell ones I have in the back of the car. Wookie (who's going out after pigeons tomorrow, hopefully without a hangover) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 so at mach one just what sort of lead do you give em ?lol regards sutty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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