I suspect, Piers, that Jim meant that the glider was low if he wasn't about to
land (or had just taken off). According to the papers (admittedly not a very
reliable source) the glider was operating from Portmoak, near Kinross. But I
can't find an online source for the report, which is a bit strange.
I think that the report is the only way to discover what really happened, since
all the newpapers report this rubbish manoeuvre at low level by the Tornado.
Chris
On 28 Jul 2013, at 21:07, "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Umm, every flight, glider or not, involves flying at 250ft, surely. Just
> after take-off, and just before landing! There is a flying club within about
> 3 miles of the location of the incident, used by Cairngorm GLIDING Club
> amongst others. So certainly a likely area to find gliders at 250ft. And, as
> it happens, the airfield is only a mile away from Feshiebridge Lodge,
> location of "The RAF Highland Activities centre"
>
> http://www.feshiebridgelodge.co.uk/
>
> Oops!
>
> And, by the way, gliders are not the only aerial hazard at Feshiebridge.
> Look out also for James Bond antics capturing executive jets in midflight.
> I'm pretty sure that the relevant sequence in Skyfall was filmed over Glen
> Feshie.
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