Exercise Green shield 2014 @ Nancy-Ochey..

[cis]

Any news when the Saudies will arrive at Nancy?

[USAFE]

Will there be an open day / media day?

[Melchior Timmers]

For what I heard no media day is planned

[Gambler77]

Nope,
Spotters Day is scheduled and fully booked.
Gendarmerie will take care of the rest of everyone outside base hanging on the perimeter fence with latters etc. .

Anyway, have lots of fun there everybody.

[57HEAVY]

Nope,
Spotters Day is scheduled and fully booked.

[lappie]

Some more information concerning opening times of low flying areas vreated for Green Shield:

https://www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr ... 046_EN.pdf

Are the times mentioned UTC times? Local times willbe 2 hours later then, correct? (summertime!)

[tonno1970]

Gendarmerie will take care of the rest of everyone outside base hanging on the perimeter fence with latters etc. .
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I do not understand this, pls clarify. this means they will allow to stay outside and gendarmerie will only chek ID card or similar, or means that will send the people away?

thanks in advance.

[jp 74]

Gendarmerie will take care of the rest of everyone outside base hanging on the perimeter fence with latters etc. .
.

I do not understand this, pls clarify. this means they will allow to stay outside and gendarmerie will only chek ID card or similar, or means that will send the people away?

thanks in advance.

At Nancy they will check your id and then send you away......

[lappie]

[quote="jp 74"]At Nancy they will check your id and then send you away...... [/quote]

This is policy at every french air base at every given time.

At Istres with Indian su27s this policy was executed,
At Orange with Singapore F-16's it was not.

At Dijon spotters where not sent away during the visit of saudi F-15's in 2009 if my memory serves me right. (I was not there)

Sometimes we get lucky and most of the time we do not.

[Fishbed_9307]

At Nancy they will check your id and then send you away......

This is policy at every french air base at every given time.

At Istres with Indian su27s this policy was executed,
At Orange with Singapore F-16's it was not.

At Dijon spotters where not sent away during the visit of saudi F-15's in 2009 if my memory serves me right. (I was not there)

Sometimes we get lucky and most of the time we do not.

It is remarkable that Saint Dizier is always very relaxed as were Cambrai and Reims in their final years, even during the Libya campaign spotting and taking pictures at Saint Dizier was no problem.

I have the impression that most bases are rather spotterfriendly these days. They are surely aware of our hobby now as spottersdays are common at French airshows. However, the gendarmerie is always a pain in the butt at Nancy so I would not be surprised as they give us a hard time during Green Shield as well...

Gtz, Paul

[maurits]

Some more information concerning opening times of low flying areas vreated for Green Shield:

https://www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr ... 046_EN.pdf

Are the times mentioned UTC times? Local times willbe 2 hours later then, correct? (summertime!)

The first week is not mentioned, does this mean flying missions in other areas or familiarisation flights?!
Hope anyone can provide information about the first week from Monday 31....

[Oscar01]

first week is "just flying with the locals"...

Oz

[Ergo01]

The policy re spotting/photographing in the Ochey approach is understandable with the traffic situation, and much different form Saint Dizier. On both sides dangerous situations will arise with parked cars, distraction of drivers.
I've seen a deadly accident happen caused by this, this we wouldn't want to happen.
There are plenty of opportunities for stealthy spotting in the woods, my idea would be to find the location where the Eagles and Mirages will turn final after their circuits.

[Le Addeur noir]

Anyone know when these jets will actually arrive from Saudi?.

Will there be tankers with them, and if so where will it/they land?.

[Banter]

Tankers may land at Istres , this is just an assumption based upon previous deployments.

Gtz