Two GR4 Tornados low level in the Mach Loop
Two passes from GR4 Tornados through the Bwlch Y Groes pass in the Mach Loop. This footage was shot from Bwlch Spur.
Two passes from GR4 Tornados through the Bwlch Y Groes pass in the Mach Loop. This footage was shot from Bwlch Spur.
A single Eurofighter Typhoon makes navigating the tight valleys of Wales look easy, even at 450kts…
This video was shot on 29th May 2013
Two F-15Es from the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath make a trip through the Bwlch pass in the Mach Loop.
This video was shot on 29th May 2013 on a Sony HDR-SR11E.
On the 29th May 2013 we were treated to five GR4 Tornado passes, amongst other aircraft.
In this video I added the times and the locations for those not familiar with the routes the jets take.
The Mach Loop (also known as the Roundabout to USAF crews) is a flowed one way system. Fixed wind aircraft can only go in one direction, anti-clockwise, whilst rotary wing aircraft can go in either direction.
For the most part, on exiting the Bwlch pass, fixed wing pilots have four possible directions to choose from. They either turn left to Cad and go back into the Loop, they go straight on to Dolgellau, they turn right and head towards Bala Lake or they pull out.
If they choose the first option and turn left out of Bwlch they are likely to appear again through Bwlch a few minutes later. It takes fast jets around 3 minutes to complete a circuit of the Loop, depending on the route they take, a little longer for props. Generally jets only go round the Loop once or twice.
F15s rattling round the Mach Loop in Wales on 21st and 22nd August 2012. The wind was pretty strong during our visit, hence the slightly shaky camera!
A single twin stick Typhoon makes a trip through Cad West in fog on the 22nd May 2012. Then the weather comes in to finish our three day trip to the loop.
Shot with a Sony HDR-SR11 edited with FCPX.
An RAF King Air passes through Cad West in the Mach Loop on the 23rd May 2012.
Shot with a Sony HDR-SR11 edited with FCPX.
An RAF C130J Hercules passes through Cad West in the Mach Loop on the 23rd May 2012.
Shot with a Sony HDR-SR11 edited with FCPX.
A single Tornado GR4 makes a trip through Cad West on the 22nd May 2012.
Shot with a Sony HDR-SR11 edited with FCPX.
An RAF C130J Hercules makes two trips round the Mach Loop on the 22nd May 2012.
Shot with a Sony HDR-SR11 edited with FCPX.