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01/09/2010 @ 10:12

Mid Wales will become a tactical war zone over the coming days as the RAF conducts low flying training over our heads.

Vital for training pilots from the coalition forces as they prepare for combat in Afghanistan, fast jets, Hercules transport aircraft as well as helicopters are set to take advantage of the clear skies this month to hone their skills.

Operational low flying by fixed wing aircraft can be as low as 100ft in a war zone, but we can expect jets to only fly as low as 250ft over the coming days – weather permitting. Late spring and the summer months are generally the busiest times for low flying as squadrons make full use of the weather.

Full timetable for September:

September		LFA 7(T)
1	Wednesday	0800-0900
2	Thursday	0800-0900
3	Friday	1300-1400
4	Saturday	-
5	Sunday	-
6	Monday	0800-0900
7	Tuesday	0900-1000
8	Wednesday	1000-1100
9	Thursday	0800-1730
10	Friday	1300-1400
11	Saturday	-
12	Sunday	-
13	Monday	0800-0900
14	Tuesday	0900-1000
15	Wednesday	1000-1100
16	Thursday	1100-1200
17	Friday	1130-1230
18	Saturday	-
19	Sunday	-
20	Monday	0900-1000
21	Tuesday	1000-1100
22	Wednesday	1100-1200
23	Thursday	1200-1300
24	Friday	1300-1400
25	Saturday	-
26	Sunday	-
27	Monday	1000-1100
28	Tuesday	1100-1200
29	Wednesday	1200-1300
30	Thursday	1300-1400
	Friday	-