Whilst the TTA is the least used TTA in the UK, LFA7 and certain locations in Wales are probably the most popular with many low flying aircraft movements and quite often many aviation photographers trying to photograph them. The whole of Wales is contained within LFA7 and also includes the Tactical Training Area (TTA) LFA7T and the helicopter training area around Snowdon. Many of our guest stay with us who come to view and photograph theses various aircraft in action, Corris Corner, Cad West & Cad East Are All Popular Locations To Watch & Photograph The Aircraft, All Of Which Are Only 5 min Drive From Here However be warned some of the climbs to the viewing points up the steep sided valley are not for the faint hearted and one in nicknamed cardiac hill.!! However may go away totally dismayed at not seeing any action at all, regardless of the time of year or weather conditions.
Many do go away with great memories & photos of their time spent on the hillsides of the Mach loop. The reality is your best option would be pick a suitable date and just go and hope for the best, sit on the hillside enjoy the amazing views & general chit chat with like minded people you will find up there it really is pot luck.We have guest arriving each week to take their chance at seeing these jets in action, they literally come from all over the world including Japan & USA & Australia. Will I Definitely See Some Low Flying Aircraft The Royal Air Force publish a timetableĀ of when the Tactical Training Areas may be in use, however experience shows this to be of little use in determining whether low level flying will take place on a particular day or time. Generally the jets fly Monday to Friday all year round & certainly not weekends or bank holidays. To the south of the Mach Loop there is an area called Tactical Training Area 7T, in which, at specified times, the aircraft may fly as low as 100 feet (30.5 Metres). The Mach Loop is a set of valleys, situated between Dolgellau in the north, and Machynlleth in the south (and from which the Mach Loop gets its name), which are regularly used for low level flight training, with flying as low as 250 feet (76 metres) from the nearest terrain. Where Can I See These Low Flying Jets In The Mach Loop?