Quick trip to Prestwick yesterday, to find the place almost devoid of aircraft – not quite what I expected but that’s spotting for you. There was a RCAF C-130 sitting on the north side and a USAF C-17 on the south side, the only movement while there was the C-172 G-DRAM with floats attached.
There were a few spotters on the mound, but none of the regulars that I recognised, as a consequence there were no new rumours to add to the site. There was a single visible over the top movement, CT-02 the NATO A400M operated by the Belgian Air Force – but that was it for the day.
All in all it was a pretty poor day, given the past few months. So it seems that things at Prestwick have cooled off a bit, but there is always the chance that the preparatory stuff for COP 26 will start arriving in a few weeks time.
I’m still wondering how they are going to justify the whole jolly for all these people, especially given the objectives – I suppose if things work out well, people could cycle home to wherever?