Albacete (LEAB) 2020 - MIL (TLP)

[TomHouquet]

Hello,

I'm interested in visiting Albacete for the first TLP 2020 course next February, but I have a few questions. Is week 1 of 3, a non-flying week? Are there night-flying missions or academic days in week 2?

Many thanks for your help!

Tom

[pavewaygbu10]

Hi Tom,

TLP 20-1 start on 10th February and finish on 28th February. First week 10-14 February academics days, non flying missions. Flying weeks from 17-21 and 24-27 february, 28th departure day. No night missions.
I don´t know participants yet.

Best regards.

[TomHouquet]

Thank you very much for the usefull info!!! We might see you there, probably on 18-19 February.

[d14]

Tom
It's worth adding that the TLP aircraft usually only fly in the afternoons. When I've visited over the last few years they've departed around 1430-1530 and returned about 1.5 hours later.
The based EFs do some flying in the mornings and the Airbus helicopter factory often has some activity

David

[TomHouquet]

Thanks for the info David!

[pavewaygbu10]

Hi,
Expected participants TLP 20-1 flying course:
GAF Eurofighters.
AMI Eurofighters, HH139, C130.
SpAF EF18M and Eurofighters
HAF F16C.
FAF Rafales B and C, Mirage 2000C, Caracal, E3 Sentry.
USAF C130.
UK E3 Sentry.
Learjet Jamkite.

Best regards.

[Vasilis]

The HAF will participate with 6 F-16C/D Block 52+ from 340 Sqn & 343 Sqn.

[Wim]

According to ADS-B an E-3CF flew out of Avord for todays TLP mission (17/02/2020): Roxan25 202/36-CB

[Eagle driver]

A pair of German EF2000 were seen plotting during the Afternoon, 31 06 As Baron 33 Hex 3FA3B6 and one just showing a Hex of 3F5886

[Trabanti]

Also arrived among others:

M2000B 529/115-OC
EF-18M C.15-64/15-34 + ../15-01
EF2000 MM.../36-42
EF2000T MM../..
EF2000 30+63 JG74

Plus an Instagram photo shows an F-16 nose not looking Greek. It has the FLIR (or whatever the sensor under the air intake is) and colour scheme of possibly a Polish Viper?

Cheers, Bart

[arch]

A very rough log with lots of gaps but it's a start.
TLP Launch (Not in order)
Rafale FAF ???/4-IL ???/30-GD ???/30-IQ?
???/30-(GB) ???/30-GU ???/4-IA 338/4-IO
F-16 HAF X6 impossible to read but think 3 were (527/526/529))
LEAR D-CGFF
EUFI GAF 31+06 31+08 30+88
EF-18 SPAF C.15-31/15-18 C.15-21/15-08
C.15-??/12-06 C.15-??/12-04
M2000B FAF 523/115-KJ 529/115-OC?
EUFI IAF MM7???/4-11 MM7???/4-2
Still on Tlp ramp after the launch were
2 x EF18 SPAF
2 X RAFALE FAF
3 X EUFI GAF
Others
4 x EUFI departed as I arrived and never returned by 18.00
Airbus helicopters
HT.27-10/ET-658 Cougar outside.

Hope this is of use back again tomorrow for another go.

[Trabanti]

Also here are
Rafale C 30-IQ (or -IO)
Rafale B 336 (or 338)/4-IQ (or -IO)
M2000B 529/115-OC indeed
and EF-18M 12-04 is C.15-46

Bart

[dannybonny]

Noted on 17/2 were the following:

AMI EF2000
MM7291/4-11
MM7303/4-2

HAF F-16C
519, 521, 526, 527, 529, 537

GAF EF2009
30+63
30+88 plus 1
31+06
31+08 plus 1

FrAF Rafale B/C
112/30-IQ
123//30-
125/30-GD
142/30-GU
307/4-IA
334/4-II
337/4-IL
338/4-IO

Mirage 2000B
523/115-KJ
529/115-OC

SpAF EF-18M
C-15-46/12-04
C15-48/12-06
C15-21/15-08
C15-31/15-18
C15-64/15-34
C15-68/15-

Maestranza
UD13T-15/43-15
/43-30
UD14-04
E25-05/79-
C15-20/15-0_

Airbus
HT27-10/ET-658 AS532

Regards
Danny Bonny

[Daedulus]

I am visiting albacete tomorrow for the first time can anyone advise the best location to view the jets and the best time to arrive

[arch]

Depends on what runway they are on and if you are doing photos??
The civil/Airbus helicopter end you can see most of tlp ramp but not all as they go around the corner.
Monday tlp launch was 15.40 local and returned by about 17.00