Scrambling A Jet



Redandwhitedust said:
I was once told that they do this ilto encourage the pilot to follow them to a suitably equipped airport (where a few lads from Hereford will have a welcome party). Though that was in the days of Dan Air so it might be different now.

Also having eyes on the aircraft and its movements (or movements of people on board) in real time is useful
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Also gives an alternative mode of communication. If the plane's radio is goosed the RAF pilot can give hamd gestures (!) or even rock their wings to get contact with the pilot of the plane.
 
Big Jeff said:
It happens more often than people appreciate. It is used by other nations to test our reaction times and intentions.

Dangerous game.
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I understand the whole concept of it I just dislike how people make it sound so dramatic by insisting on saying jets were scrambled. Bit like ‘rushed’ to hospital. When did an ambulance take a scenic route. Just say jets we’re deployed. Scrambled sounds shit.
Kevin Arnott's right boot said:
Do you think they are over egging it?
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Absolutely. We can imagine what happened. It’s not like the raf would have finished their crossword then set off.
 
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OOOSH YEAH said:
I understand the whole concept of it I just dislike how people make it sound so dramatic by insisting on saying jets were scrambled. Bit like ‘rushed’ to hospital. When did an ambulance take a scenic route. Just say jets we’re deployed. Scrambled sounds shit.

Absolutely. We can imagine what happened. It’s not like the raf would have finished their crossword then set off.
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Jets deploy all the time, though. They usually don’t do it with less than 15 minutes planning time, though...
 
Basically the jets are there to escort the plane to a safe airfield.

It maybe that the plane is hijacked or under duress, so the fighter will pull along side the left hand side.
The captain sits on the left so this is the best place to view the pilots.
The fighter will attempt radio or hand signals to confirm the new heading and destination.

Next the fighter pulls in front, rocks the wings and attempts to get the plane to follow him.

If there is no response the next stage is a hard left turn.
This is where the fighter pulls up on the left, confirms it's been seen and banks hard left, this is repeated.
It's not to gain a response, it's designed to show the passenger jet that it's armed (showing the missiles underneath).

If radio, hand signals, follow my lead and a show of force has had no response, the plane is shot down.
 
Hammy said:
Jets deploy all the time, though. They usually don’t do it with less than 15 minutes planning time, though...
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Correct but do you need a descriptive word added for you to understand what happened? It’s sensationalism.

‘Brazilian goal machine wonderkid sensationally jets in for cats signing’ that sort of bollocks.
 
a1970man said:
Basically the jets are there to escort the plane to a safe airfield.

It maybe that the plane is hijacked or under duress, so the fighter will pull along side the left hand side.
The captain sits on the left so this is the best place to view the pilots.
The fighter will attempt radio or hand signals to confirm the new heading and destination.

Next the fighter pulls in front, rocks the wings and attempts to get the plane to follow him.

If there is no response the next stage is a hard left turn.
This is where the fighter pulls up on the left, confirms it's been seen and banks hard left, this is repeated.
It's not to gain a response, it's designed to show the passenger jet that it's armed (showing the missiles underneath).

If radio, hand signals, follow my lead and a show of force has had no response, the plane is shot down.
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Stansted airport will always be used for a recovery landing such as last nights Ryan Air flight from Poland to Dublin.
It will be parked up on a remote stand away from the main building to determine what the authorities are going to do.
The stand has a remarkable amount of manhole and drain covers, some of which contain high power fire fighting foam nozzles.
The rest which the aircraft is parked over have "other uses"
 
OOOSH YEAH said:
Correct but do you need a descriptive word added for you to understand what happened? It’s sensationalism.

‘Brazilian goal machine wonderkid sensationally jets in for cats signing’ that sort of bollocks.
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It comes from the Battle of Britain and how we had to set up reactive ground-based responses rather than standing combat air patrols.

They ‘scrambled’ because everyone on the airfield would be running all over the place to get ready for the next raid. The word has stayed in common parlance because the RAF is understandably proud of its actions during the Battle of Britain.
 
Hammy said:
It comes from the Battle of Britain and how we had to set up reactive ground-based responses rather than standing combat air patrols.

They ‘scrambled’ because everyone on the airfield would be running all over the place to get ready for the next raid. The word has stayed in common parlance because the RAF is understandably proud of its actions during the Battle of Britain.
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I can’t help how I feel mate. It is no big deal it’s just one of those things that just annoy you 😂
 
OOOSH YEAH said:
Always hate it how they are absolutely desperate to say a jet was ‘scrambled’ does my head in. No need for it.
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I imagine the pilots are in such a rush to get into the plane that they're running and falling over on the runway trying to still get dressed, tripping over each other, pulling each other over so they don't have to go in the back. Proper scramble.
 
Hammy said:
It comes from the Battle of Britain and how we had to set up reactive ground-based responses rather than standing combat air patrols.

They ‘scrambled’ because everyone on the airfield would be running all over the place to get ready for the next raid. The word has stayed in common parlance because the RAF is understandably proud of its actions during the Battle of Britain.
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also 'saunter a jet' sounds daft
 

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