Fighter jet flyby

[IamTheGayHorseRider]

Just reminded how much a fighter jet flyby can be so scary for horse and rider on scenic hill tops ?

 

[MiJodsR2BlinkinTite]

We live in the flightpath of a regional airport, and every so often a HUGE military plane does training here; it never actually lands but flies over very close, then goes very low over the airport runway, and up again! I can't remember what sort of aircraft it is, but its VERY noisy! Apparently they don't land as it costs them to do so!

We also - in the summer (don't s'pose it'll happen this year sadly) - get the Red Arrows flying right over us. We went for a hack a few years ago, and were literally on the road at the end of the runway for the airport, which is part of a nice little circular ride for us, when the Red Arrows flew in right over the horse's ears!! And they didn't turn a hair, bless 'em!

Sorry OP, yes, low flying can be scary for both horse and rider, especially in a scenario such as you describe!!

 

[IamTheGayHorseRider]

I mean, once you calm everything down and settle again, no matter how much you shake your fist it’s kind off toooo late ?

 

[MagicMelon]

We used to have them training over us very regularly, horses were used to them but I did opt to get off when I saw one approaching particularily low if I was on a young horse.

 

[Elf On A Shelf]

Shine brighter than Mardi Gras with hi-viz, if they can see you they tend to swing wide.

 

[Mynstrel]

What elf said. You need to see somebody a long way off to be able to swerve at 500mph+ but in most cases if they can they will

 

[sarahann1]

They used to be a regular occurrence round my way. As a plane geek, I really miss it! It was so regular the horses didn’t bat an eye lid at them. The local base were pretty good at warning ‘unusual’ aircraft coming through.

 

[MrsMozart]

As the Elf said, high viz! They will avoid you, at least that's what our lot used to do.

 

[honetpot]

We are on the flight path for Lakenheath and Mildenhall, and they have had a busy week, with F-15's turning almost over head,
https://www.facebook.com/RAFMildenhall/
We often have them very low, the big tankers drive the dog mad, it sounds to her like thunder, but the horses are not bothered.

 

[MrsMozart]

Thought of this thread this morning when something very big and very low rumbled across overhead...

Unfortunately the cloud cover meant we couldn't see what it was, but gosh it sounded low!

 

[Mynstrel]

If it was before 11am and you're in the southern half of the country a typhoon did some fly pasts and the reds did a mini flyby of some of the south/east and over London. Think there were some ww2 planes doing flyovers too, they all seemed to be south too though

ETA apparently typhoon did Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast.

 

[windand rain]

Spitfires over the white cliffs of Dover one in D day colours

 

[MrsMozart]

If it was before 11am and you're in the southern half of the country a typhoon did some fly pasts and the reds did a mini flyby of some of the south/east and over London. Think there were some ww2 planes doing flyovers too, they all seemed to be south too though

ETA apparently typhoon did Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast.

Ah! Thank you. Probably the typhoon as we're comparatively close to Edinburgh.

 

[Kat]

I was very surprised we didn't get a fly past yesterday. They often fly along the Derwent valley and fly over Rolls Royce.

 

[Mynstrel]

You're welcome