MF-59 – “G8 Summit- June 2013”
The 39th G8 Summit will be held in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The G8 is a forum for the world’s wealthiest nations with the current membership consisting of the Heads of Government of France, Italy, Germany, Japan, USA, Canada, Russia and UK. Essential security measures will involve the use of airborne assets. A secure air corridor 20nm wide with a max altitude of 20,000ft ASL will be established into Belfast-Aldergrove airport. This approach corridor, North West to South East will be patrolled by Platinum aircraft. There will also be a secure shuttle between Belfast and the conference site in Enniskillen and city patrols at both Belfast and Enniskillen.
Suggested Aircraft: Fighter aircraft F-15, F-16, F-18, Tornado, Typhoon. Surveillance aircraft C-47 Chinook, V-22 Osprey, AH-64 Apache Shuttle aircraft BAe HS125, Beechcraft Shadow R1 (Beechcraft 350)
Flight Schedule: 1. Secure Corridor- North West arrivals. (US, Canada and Japan) Fighter aircraft. From RAF Valley (EGOV) overfly IOM (EGNS), Belfast City (EGAC), Eglington (EGAE), Donegal (EIDL), MORAG, Donegal, Eglington (EGAE) Land at Belfast City, EGAC - 413nm. FS2004 Flightplan FSX Flightplan 2. Secure Corridor- South East arrivals (France, Germany, Italy and Russia) Fighter aircraft. From RAF Northolt (EGWU) overfly Southend (EGMC), Birmingham (EGBB), RAF Shawbury (EGOS), IOM (EGNS), Belfast Aldergrove (EGAA). Land at Belfast City (EGAC) - 367nm. FS2004 Flightplan FSX Flightplan 3. Shuttle Shuttle aircraft Fly VIP’s from Belfast Aldergrove (EGAA) to St Angelo (EGAB). Return to EGAA - 105nm. 4. City Patrol - Belfast Surveillance aircraft Fly surveillance route at max 500ft AGL. From Belfast City (EGAC) overfly MULLA, DEGOS, DIMLI. Land at Belfast City (EGAC) - 146nm. FS2004 Flightplan FSX Flightplan 5. City Patrol - Enniskillen Surveillance aircraft Fly surveillance route at max 500ft AGL. From St Angelo (EGAB) overfly BEL 66 (FSX BEL64), DUB88, ERNAN. Land at St Angelo (EGAB) - 66nm. FS2004 Flightplan FSX Flightplan NOTAMS: Total mission distance 1,097nm. Four from five patrols for ribbon credit.
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