T2Type · Advanced
BAE Hawk T2
- Role
- Advanced jet trainer
- V-MAX
- Mach 0.84
- Sqn
- RAF Valley · IV(R) Sqn
RAF VALLEY · ATC OPEN ◆ RWY 13/31 · ACTIVE ◆ WIND 240/12KT ◆ VIS 10KM+ ◆ BARO 1014 HPA ◆ QNH STD ◆ HAWK T2 · IV(R) SQN · LIVE ◆ TEMP +11°C · DEW +08°C ◆ CLD SCT 2400FT ◆ NOTAM · LFA 7 ACTIVE
CH 01 · LIVE FROM RAF VALLEY
Fast jets.
Welsh skies.
Photography by Sam — chasing Hawks, Typhoons and visiting heavy metal across Anglesey, Mona and the North Wales coastline.
SECTOR · EGOV
53.2483° N · 04.5353° W
REC · LIVE FEED
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Fast jets.
Welsh skies.
Photography by Sam — chasing Hawks, Typhoons and visiting heavy metal across Anglesey, Mona and the North Wales coastline.
Wind
240° / 12KT
Surface · variable
Visibility
10KM+
CAVOK conditions
Pressure
1014 HPA
QNH steady
Tower
125.225
Valley · Active
// Overhead Notifier
Get a push to your phone when an aircraft passes near RAF Valley — even when the site is closed.
Status: off
NEW · SNAP-A-PLANE
Point. Shoot. Identify.
Catch a jet overhead and we'll match it against live ADS-B using your phone's GPS and compass. Rare airframes earn more points on the leaderboard.
CH 03 · LATEST CAPTURES
Straight from the flight line
#001
Hawk T2 · RAF Valley
Hawk T2 rolling out for a low-level sortie over the Menai Strait.
#002
F-35B Lightning II · Mona
F-35B transit pass — overcast Anglesey skies, perfect contrast.
#003
Eurofighter Typhoon · RAF Valley
Typhoon afterburner takeoff. Felt that one in my chest.
#004
Sea King · Holyhead
Sea King visit, low and slow along the coast.
#005
Hawk T2 · Anglesey coast
Banking hard over the Irish Sea — golden hour was kind today.
#006
Hawk T2 · RAF Valley
Pair of Hawks departing in formation. Classic Valley scene.
CH 04 · KNOWN CALLSIGNS
Fleet briefing
Regulars and visitors you'll see overhead. Tap a frame for the spec.
FGR4Type · Multirole
Eurofighter Typhoon
- Role
- Multirole fighter
- V-MAX
- Mach 2.0
- Sqn
- QRA · Visiting
F-35BType · Stealth
Lightning II
- Role
- Stealth multirole · STOVL
- V-MAX
- Mach 1.6
- Sqn
- 617 Sqn · Visiting
CH 06 · MILITARY SPOTTING
Mil-spot the North-West
Pick a local airport and see what's overhead right now. Airliners are hidden by default — flick the toggle to bring them back in.
Acquiring…
Scanning…
Want the full scope, map & alerts? Open live ops ↓
CH 07 · HIGHLIGHTS · NEXT MOVERS
Next in & out — Liverpool
Live arrivals on approach and departures climbing out, derived from ADS-B tracks within 30nm. Refreshes every 20s.
Arrivals0 tracked
Scanning…
Departures0 tracked
Scanning…
// CH 06 · GEEK ANNEX
SIM ROOM // AT EASE
When the weather socks in over Holyhead Mountain, the hobby continues indoors. The kit and feeds Sam runs when he's not on the perimeter fence.
SIM
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Fly the EGOV circuit yourself. Photoreal Anglesey scenery, live weather injection from the same METAR feed above.
COMBAT
DCS World — Mossie / Hawk
Hardcore study-level combat sim. Closest you'll get to actually pulling 9G in a fast-jet without a g-suit.
TRACK
ADS-B Exchange · Globe
Full-fat unfiltered traffic globe — military, blocked, and otherwise. Better for chasing distant transits.
// AIRBAND · LIVE AUDIO
ON FREQUENCY
EGOV isn't carried by LiveATC — UK military ATC broadcasting is restricted by law, and LiveATC blocks third-party hot-linking of its streams. Pick the nearest civilian feed and open it in the official LiveATC player below.
NOW SELECTED · Isle of Man · Approach · 120.850
LiveATC.net EGOV · SCANNER FREQUENCIES
- TOWER
- 122.100
- APPROACH
- 125.225
- DIRECTOR
- 300.475 (UHF)
- MONA
- 119.355
CH 05 · OPERATOR
Spotter. Photographer.
Jet head.
Welcome to SamwisejayAviation. Aviation photography and videography hobbyist — grew up in New Brighton watching the Wirral Show as a kid, now usually found at the Mach Loop (Cad West or Bwlch) or at RAF Valley spotting Hawks and Texans.
Read briefing300+
Sorties shot
20+
Airframes
5
Years on station