by DTVMovements updaters Dave Anderson, Dave Rose and Chris Smith, with pilots David Breden and Khalid Khan and guest George Anderson
Time for this years flying trip with resident PA-28 G-STEA and C177 G-BRDO, the trip started on an unfortunate note with usual guests David Appleton being unable to attend due to illness and IAS Medical crew Jack Hornby having to withdraw last minute due to a back injury - get well soon chaps!
Before going to Toulouse last year to visit Airbus, we were originally going to visit the manufacturing behemoth at Hamburg, so this year we followed up on the idea, with a fuel stop in the Netherlands either side at Groningen and Lelystad respectively. Hamburg Finkenwerder don't allow GA and Hamburg Fuhlsbüttel charge more than the A320 series jets Finkenwerder churns out, so Bremen was the nearest option with two hire cars being used for the 90 minute drive to "Finkie", as it's affectionately known by Airbus.
Day One - Friday 28th July 2017
G-BRDO was due to depart an hour later than G-STEA due to work commitments, but it was arranged on the sly for an hour earlier to try and beat "Breden Airways" - we failed!! Both aircraft were planned to head over Humberside, on to the Norwich area, then a left turn direct to Groningen, but we cut the corner at Humberside. G-BRDO climbed to FL90 for weather avoidance, leading to a couple of headaches from the thinner oxygen.
Groningen is literally the Dutch twin of DTVA, their runways are designated 05/23 and 01/19, ATC issue the same 704x squawk codes, and traffic levels of all kinds are about on a par! We got a taxi to the Van Der Valk Westerbroek hotel where a few well earned pints were sunk, before enjoying the first of several top notch meals over the course of the weekend - the Lamb Chops and Braised Lamb is to be very highly recommended! After some top quality conversation over wine and in fantastic company, we retired to our beds ready for an early start the next day.
Groningen Eelde Airport
GRQ / EHGG
REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
D-GLBA | Diamond DA 42 Twin Star | Private | |
EI-FSL | ATR-72-600 | Stobart Air | |
HA-LYI | Airbus A320-232 | Wizz Air | |
N200EU | Cirrus SR20 G2 | Private | |
N217SR | Cirrus SR22 G2 GTS | Private | |
PH-CDH | Boeing 737-86J | Corendon Dutch Airlines | DA only |
SE-KZD | Fokker F27-100 Friendship | Groningen Airport Fire Service | Wreck (was at Teesside 25/09/79 as LN-SUE with Busy Bee) |
OTT | |||
EI-EBO | Boeing 737-8AS | Ryanair | RYR9087 Gothenburg - Alicante |
Day Two - Saturday 29th July
We rose early for a continental breakfast before getting taxis back to the airport, where we needed to be airborne no later than 10am ready for our Airbus tour later that day, though the terrible weather jeopardised this. We figured it was unsuitable for VFR flight and ATC would refuse us if we tried to leave, so we had a plan B to get a hire car and make the 2 hour and 53 minute road trip, but with no pax flights due that day (told you it was the twin of DTVA!) we started to realise the hire car companies in the terminal building would be closed. After waiting for an improvement in the weather that never really came, we consulted with Air Traffic who allowed us to leave rather hastily as a bigger cell was approaching, so we made like a hockey stick and got the puck out of there!! Mind you, BRDO was slightly delayed after our initial flight plan was rejected, with tower giving us a number for Schiphol air traffic, so we shut off the engine and Dave R rang them, where it transpired instead of declaring three POB, we'd filed a formation of three Cessna 177 Cardinals!! Neither Breden nor Ando will let us live that one down for some time!
Groningen Eelde Airport
REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
D-ALOA | Embraer ERJ-135BJ Legacy 650 | Air Hamburg | |
PH-MMT | Eurocopter EC135 P2+ | ANWB Medical Air Assistance |
The flight over to Bremen was a bit choppy here and there, with the weather supposed to be solely overhead Groningen and then mostly clear to the east. On downwind to Bremens runway 27 we briefly lost sight of the runway, before the tower turned on the most impressive state-of-the-art futuristic LED lights for us, Ray Charles could land on that runway! Bremen is a much busier airport, probably on a par with Newcastle overall, but with la lot more biz, but then this is the Germans we're talking about who seem to dominate corporate traffic at every UK airport. Some of the biz went begging due to the parking arrangements and layout of surrounding buildings. We were dead on schedule so we had a quick coffee in the terminal Café, collected the hire cars and headed straight for Hamburg.
Bremen Airport
BRE / EDDW
REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
D-AILM | Airbus A319-114 | Lufthansa | |
D-ASAX | VFW-Fokker VFW-614 | Unknown marked D-BABK | Preserved |
D-ASTK | Airbus A319-112 | Germania | |
D-ASTL | Airbus A319-112 | Germania | |
D-EDAJ | Cessna 172M Skyhawk | Lufthansa Flight Training | |
D-EFEE | Cessna 172M Skyhawk | Lufthansa Flight Training | |
D-HDRH | MBB/Kawasaki BK117 B-2 | DRF Luftrettung | |
D-MGAN | Remos G3 600 | Private | |
EI-DWM | Boeing 737-8AS | Ryanair | |
EI-FRZ | Boeing 737-800 | Ryanair | |
F-HBXA | Embraer ERJ-170-100STD | HOP! | |
M-ESGR | Embraer ERJ-135BJ Legacy 600 | Hermes Executive Aviation | |
OE-IQD | Airbus A320-214 | Eurowings Europe | |
OO-PHI | Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1 | Capital Aircraft Group | |
SP-KWE | British Aerospace Jetstream 32 | Bremen Fire Service | ex Jet Air |
We started at the spotters mound near the old (but still used) delivery centre first, so we read off everything visible before going for a bite to eat. In what was probably the one disappointing meal of the weekend, we had to settle for whatever we could find in the local Aldi! The 2.5 hour tour was much better than the one we enjoyed in Toulouse the previous year, which was essentially just looking at the A380 final assembly line from a balcony. No photography or mobile phones were allowed, and we began with a video presentation, before walking around several of the production halls whilst our host Victor talked us through the various manufacturing processes. On a humourous note, it was more enjoyable than it perhaps should have been to watch Dave R engage in some verbal sparring with a Gestapo-esqe female Airbus employee ensuring the tours rules were obeyed. Aeroprints do a weekday tour that includes all aircraft production halls and is much higher yielding for spotters. After the tour, we went back to the mound for some photographs to cross reference with our log after the trip, before heading for our hotel back in Bremen. Hamburg Fuhlsbüttel movements could be heard overhead but unfortunately only C-LOUD was visible.
The only other note on day two is that David Breden recommended a steak house in Bremen that was pure perfection, we all enjoyed some fantastic steaks served sizzling on a hot stone. We then headed back to the bar next door to the hotel for some proper German beer...or Vodka Lemonade if you're Chris...before a nightcap in the hotel bar.
General XFW Shots - HERE HERE HERE HERE
Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport
XFW / EDHI
REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
Delivery Centre (old) | |||
D-AUBF/7577 | Airbus A320-271N | Lufthansa | To become D-AINF |
D-AUBM/7602 | Airbus A320-251N | SAS Scandinavian Airlines | To become SE-ROA |
D-AZAB/7697 | Airbus A321-251N | SriLankan Airlines | To become 4R-AND |
D-AVVK/7805 | Airbus A320-214 | China Express Airlines | To become B-8697 |
Outdoor | |||
D-AUBB/7554 | Airbus A320-271N | All Nippon Airways | To become JA213A |
D-AUBG/7588 | Airbus A320-271N | Lufthansa | To become D-AING |
D-AUBL/7598 | Airbus A320-271N | HK Express | To become B-LCP |
D-AVVC/7788 | Airbus A320-271N | Spirit Airlines | To becomeN906NK |
D-AVVF/7794 | Airbus A320-251N | AirAsia | To become 9M-AGH |
D-AVVH/7796 | Airbus A320-232 | Jetstar Pacific Airlines | To become VN-A572 |
D-AVVI/7799 | Airbus A320-251N | Avianca Brasil | To become PR-YYG |
D-AVVJ/7802 | Airbus A320-251N | easyJet | To become G-UZHC |
D-AVVM/7812 | Airbus A320-271N | S7 Airlines | To become VQ-BCR |
D-AVVN/7816 | Airbus A320-214 | Vanilla Air | To become JA23VA |
D-AVVS/7495 | Airbus A320-271N | Chengdu Airlines | To become B-8953 |
D-AVXG/7826 | Airbus A321-231 | Wizz Air | To become HA-LXV |
D-AVXM/7548 | Airbus A321-271N | China Southern Airlines | To become B-8369 |
D-AVXW/7847 | Airbus A321-271N | Avianca | To become N761AV |
D-AVYC/7634 | Airbus A320-271N | Air Astana | To become P4-KDD |
D-AVZD/7810 | Airbus A321-211 | Sichuan Airlines | To become B-8686 |
D-AVZG/7820 | Airbus A321-231 | Juneyao Airlines | To become B-1001 |
D-AVZZ/7544 | Airbus A321-271N | China Southern Airlines | To become B-8368 |
D-AXAA/7671 | Airbus A320-271N | S7 Airlines | To become VQ-BCH |
D-AXAV/7744 | Airbus A320-271N | Sichuan Airlines | To become B-8683 |
D-AYAK/7567 | Airbus A321-271N | Air Astana | To become P4-KDC |
D-AYAW/7610 | Airbus A321-271N | China Southern Airlines | To become B-8380 |
D-AYAK/7567 | Airbus A321-271N | Air Astana | To become P4-KDC |
D-AZAH/7763 | Airbus A321-231 | Wizz Air | To become HA-LXU |
D-AZAL/7770 | Airbus A321-253N | Avianca | To become N759AV |
D-AZAM/7793 | Airbus A321-211 | China Eastern Airlines | To become B-8568 |
D-AZAN/7801 | Airbus A321-211 | Aeroflot Russian Airlines | To become VP-BKQ |
D-AZAP/7774 | Airbus A321-232 | Air China | To become B-8585 |
D-AZAR/7782 | Airbus A321-211 | Aeroflot Russian Airlines | To become VP-BKR |
F-GSTF/5 | Airbus A300B4-608ST Beluga | Airbus Transport International | |
F-WWAO/235 | Airbus A380-861 | Qatar Airways | To become A7-API |
F-WWSE/240 | Airbus A380-842 | Emirates | To become A6-EUW |
Outdoor (fuselages) | |||
178 | Airbus A350-941 | Air China | (Fuselage section only) To become B-1805 |
185 | (Airbus A350-941) | Thai Airways International | (Fuselage section only) To become HS-THL |
196 | Airbus A350 | Ethiopian Airlines | (Fuselage section only) To become ET-AVC |
(F-WWCV)/1829 | (Airbus A330-343E) | Shenzhen Airlines | (Fuselage section only) To become B-1017 |
(F-WWYD)/1840 | (Airbus A330-243) | Tianjin Airlines | (Fuselage section only) To become B-1045 |
1843 | Airbus A330-343E | Lucky Air | (Fuselage section only) To become B-1004 |
1847 | Airbus A330-343E | Capital Airlines | (Fuselage section only) To become B-1043 |
7888 | Airbus A320neo | VietjetAir | (Fuselage section only) To become VN-A632 |
7895 | Airbus A320neo | Sichuan Airlines | (Fuselage section only) To become B-8682 |
7897 | Airbus A320neo | SAS Ireland | (Fuselage section only) To become EI-SIA |
7904 | Airbus A320WL | easyJet | (Fuselage section only) To become G-EZRN |
7912 | Airbus A320neo | Indigo | (Fuselage section only) To become VT-IVA |
7917 | Airbus A320neo | Hawaiiian Airlines | (Fuselage section only) To become N202HA |
7921 | Airbus A320neo | Thai AirAsia | (Fuselage section only) To become HS-CBE |
7926 | Airbus A320neo | Juneyao Airlines | (Fuselage section only) To become B-1006 |
Hall 7 | |||
Airbus A319-1xxX(CJ) | |||
Hall 8? (final assembly) | |||
7874 | Airbus A321neo | JetBlue Airways | To become N984JB |
7878 | Airbus A321neo | Aeroflot Russian Airlines | To become VP-BTH |
7881 | Airbus A320neo | All Nippon Airlines | To become JA132A |
7882 | Airbus A320neo | Juneyao Airlines | To become B-1005 |
D-AVVX/7868 | Airbus A320 | Allegiant Air | To become N252NV |
7884 | Airbus A321 | Frontier Airlines | To become N721FR |
7888/7890 | Airbus A32neo | Interjet | |
7888/7890 | Airbus A32neo | JetBlue Airways | |
Hall 9 (wing attachment) | |||
D-AVZH/7872 | Airbus A320neo | HK Express | To become B-LEG |
7876 | Airbus A320neo | American Airlines | To become N910AU |
7879 | Airbus A320neo | Interjet ABC | To become XA-TEA |
7887 | Airbus A320neo | Avianca | To become N764AV |
+1 | Airbus A320neo | ||
Hall ? (parts) - A380s for info only, we didn't log them due to the early stage of production | |||
250 | Airbus A380-8xx | Emirates Airlines | (Fuselage section only) To become A6-EVE |
252 | Airbus A380-8xx | Emirates Airlines | (Fuselage section only) To become A6-EVF |
256 | Airbus A380-8xx | Emirates Airlines | (Fuselage section only) To become A6-EVG |
257 | Airbus A380-8xx | Emirates Airlines | (Fuselage section only) To become A6-EVH |
258 | Airbus A380-8xx | Emirates Airlines | (Fuselage section only) To become A6-EVI |
7894 | Airbus A320neo | VietjetAir | To become VN-A633 |
7901 | Airbus A320neo | Flyadeal | To become HZ-FAC |
7910 | Airbus A320neo | Flyadeal | To become HZ-FAD |
7913 | Airbus A320neo | Allegiant Air | To become N254NV |
7918 | Airbus A320neo | Azul Linhas Aeras | To become PR-YYB |
7922 | Airbus A320neo | Tianjin Airlines | To become B-300S |
7925 | Airbus A320neo | Frontier Airlines | To become N323FR |
Hall 242 (interior assembly) | |||
D-AVZG/7820 | Airbus A321-231 | Juneyao Airlines | To become B-1001 |
D-AXAB/7823 | Airbus A320-214SL | China Eastern Airlines | To become B-8857 |
F-WWAQ/243 | Airbus A380-841 | Singapore Airlines | To become 9V-SKU |
F-WWSJ/247 | Airbus A380-841 | Singapore Airlines | To become 9V-SKV |
F-WWAT/244 | Airbus A380-842 | Emirates | To become A6-EUZ |
F-WWAY/238 | Airbus A380-842 | Emirates | To become A6-EUU |
Airbus A32x | Aeroflot Russian Airlines | ||
Museum | |||
50+62 | Aerospatiale/VFW C.160D Transall | Luftwaffe | |
D-CARA | MBB HFB-320 Hansa Jet | Airbus Group | |
F-WFJY | Nord 2501 Noratlas | French Air Force | Marked D-NORA/157 |
F-GDSG/3 | Aero Spacelines B.337SGT-201 Super Guppy | Airbus Group | |
OTT | |||
D-ECWQ | Reims/Cessna F172M Skyhawk | Flugschule Hamburg |
Day Three - Sunday 30th July
After a good nights sleep in the superb and highly recommended Swissotel, we began a more relaxed day as we had no itinerary to stick to so after another enjoyable continental breakfast we made our way back to the airport where we returned the hire cars and departed for Lelystad, although STEA left an hour ahead of BRDO as the Cardinal needed fuel and it was rush hour and the refuellers had several airliners to tend to first. Interestly, whilst we were airside with the aircraft, an airport bus pulled up on the taxiway and a load of enthusiasts jumped out with their cameras!! Another interesting moment occured whilst doing our power checks at the end of 27, when we applied full power with brakes on and Dave Rs door blew open!
Bremen Airport
REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
C-GHGF | Douglas C-47B-5-DK | Kenn Borek Air | |
D-IOSA | Piper PA-42-720 Cheyenne IIIA | Lufthansa Flight Training | Preserved |
D-ABNK | Airbus A320-214 | Eurowings | |
D-AILN | Airbus A319-114 | Lufthansa | |
D-ASPG | Airbus A320-214 | Small Planet Airlines Germany | |
D-ASTW | Airbus A321-211 | Germania | |
D-CECH | Cessna 560XL Citation XLS+ | Atlas Air Service | |
D-CGMR | Cessna 560XL Citation XLS | Corporate | |
D-EBVX | Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II | Private | |
D-EGRP | Piper PA-28-161 Cadet | Private | |
EI-EML | Boeing 737-8AS | Ryanair | |
EI-FRY | Boeing 737-800 | Ryanair | |
F-HBXM | Embraer ERJ-170-100LR | HOP! | |
N122HK | Cessna 550 Citation II | Corporate | |
N545EE | Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 | Embraer Executive Aircraft | |
N721EE | Embraer EMB-550 Legacy 500 | Embraer Executive Aircraft | |
PH-EXI | Embraer ERJ-175-200STD | KLM Cityhopper | |
TC-JPI | Airbus A320-232 | Turkish Airlines |
Group photo in front of STEA prior
to departing Bremen.
STEA departing Bremen whilst BRDO
waits for fuel.
On approach to Lelystad, very poor weather saw BRDO deviate 16 miles off our planned route to avoid CBs, taking us almost to Teuge Airport.
Lelystad is a dream! I find the Cafés at GA fields and flying clubs are some of the best in the world and the one at Lelystad is no different, so after a hefty lunch, we went to the on-site "Aviodrome" museum, which has several outdoor exhibits and two hangar 'Halls', which were crammed full including some exhibits suspended from the ceiling as is the norm at large museums, making photography difficult. They even have an ex KLM jumbo which was sent up the canal on a barge from Schiphol! Finally, we had a walk down to the western hangars to see what we could see, now bearing in mind at this point the size of the below log, most hangars were closed though about half had windows, and we didn't bother with any hangars east of the terminal nor some of the western cul-de-sacs which were skipped, so just imagine what you could achieve on a day with better weather and more time! You could make hundreds upon hundreds of airframes here. They are a friendly airport and if you turn up at the terminal with a passport and hi-viz I suspect they'll allow you airside, but I would attempt it sooner rather than later as the info in the below paragraph might change things.
The runway at Lelystad is being expanded and a new north side apron is planned, we figured they were trying to tap into the corporate jet market and give Schiphol a run for their money, but upon looking it's much bolder than that, with the runway being lengthed to handle A350s and 787s, though not at MTOW and a new terminal capable of handling an initial 1.5 million and eventual 7 million passengers per year. The justification for the expansion is that Schiphol - just 30 minutes away - is at it's maximum allowed capacity, consequently Travsavia and Ryanair are expected to move to Lelystad once the work is complete.
Lelystad Airport
LEY / EHLE
REG | A/C TYPE | OPERATOR | NOTES |
2-DITO | Piper PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian | Citavia B.V. | |
D-EFZW | Diamond DV 20 Katana | Private | |
D-EGCD | Cessna 172N Skyhawk | Private | |
D-EIFE | Focke-Wulf-Piaggio FWP.149D | Private | CS |
D-ELHS | Fuji FA-200-180 Aero Subaru | Private | |
D-ERJS | Socata TB-9C Tampico | Private | |
D-EXML | Extra EA 300/S | Private | |
G-BJSV | Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II | Flevo Aviation B.V. | |
G-OBFS | Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior III | KN Singles and Twins Aviation Consultants B.V. | |
G-PBCL | Cessna 182P Skylane | Kammon B.V. | CS |
G-RVRX | Partenavia P68B Victor | Ravenair | |
G-TGUN | Aero AT3 R100 | KN Singles and Twins Aviation Consultants B.V. | |
G-WARH | Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior III | KN Singles and Twins Aviation Consultants B.V. | |
HA-SVS | Reims/Cessna F172M Skyhawk | Private | |
HB-ESS | Fuji FA-200-180 Aero Subaru | Private | Fuselage only |
N2536G | Cessna 182B Skylane | Private | |
N8241M | Cessna 210K Centurion | CAL Air Charter Inc | CS |
OO-POU | Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub | Private | CS |
OY-KXT | Diamond HK 36T Super Dimona | Private | |
PH-1263 | Diamond HK 36TTC Super Dimona | Stichting Diamond Flyers | |
PH-ACT | Cessna 172M Skyhawk | Act Integrale Personeelsdiensten | |
PH-ACW | Velocity 173 Elite FG | Private | CS |
PH-ALW | Reims/Cessna F172M Skyhawk | SAS Beheer B.V. | Fuselage only? |
PH-ANP | Diamond DA 20A1 Katana | Private | |
PH-ANU | Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior | Private | Fuselage only |
PH-ARV | ARV-1 Super 2 | Private | CS |
PH-BCF | SkyStar Kitfox Classic IV | Private | |
PH-BCI | British Aerospace Jetstream 32EP | AIS Airlines | |
PH-BVL | Reims/Cessna F172N Skyhawk | KN Singles and Twins Aviation Consultants B.V. | |
PH-CRI/2 | Colomban MC.15 Cri-Cri | Private | |
PH-DBO | Neico Lancair 360 | Private | |
PH-DRT | Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II | Dutch-Roll B.V. | |
PH-DTS | Diamond DA 42 Twin Star | Wings Over Holland B.V. | |
PH-DTY | Yakovlev Yak-52 | Private | |
PH-DUK | Cessna A185 Skywagon | Wings Over Holland B.V. | |
PH-EAM | Reims/Cessna F172N Skyhawk | Vliegclub Schiphol | |
PH-ECD | Eurocopter EC120B Colibri | Heli Holland | |
PH-ECE | Eurocopter EC120B Colibri | Heli Holland | |
PH-EHB | Reims/Cessna F172H Skyhawk | Air Service Holland | |
PH-EHW | Robin DR400/180 Regent | Private | CS |
PH-EVB | Aero AT3 R100 | Private | |
PH-FCI | British Aerospace Jetstream 32EP | AIS Airlines | |
PH-FLD | Diamond DA 40D Diamond Star | Stichting DA 40 Flyers | CS |
PH-FLE | Reims/Cessna F172N Skyhawk | Private | |
PH-FLK | Diamond DA 20A1 Katana | Stichting Katana Flyers | |
PH-FLP | Diamond DA 20A1 Katana | Stichting Katana Flyers | |
PH-GED | Aero AT3 R100 | Private | |
PH-GRA | Reims/Cessna F150L | Private | |
PH-GRG | American General AG-5B Tiger | Private | |
PH-HHB | Schweizer 269D | Heli Holland | |
PH-HHJ | Aérospatiale AS355F2 Twin Squirrel | Heli Holland | |
PH-HIS | Socata TB9 Tampico | AIS Airlines | |
PH-IRO | Reims/Cessna F172M Skyhawk | SAS Beheer B.V. | |
PH-ISI | Junqua RJ03 Ibis | Private | CS |
PH-JLM | Ultravia Pelican PL | Private | |
PH-KNF | Piper PA-18-135 Super Cub | Private | |
PH-KWI | Yakovlev Yak-52 | Private | |
PH-LFC | Fuji FA-200-160 Aero Subaru | Private | |
PH-LUS | Luscombe 8A Silvaire | Stichting Vroege Vogels | |
PH-MAN | CZAW SportCruiser | Private | CS |
PH-MBK | Fuji FA-200-160 Aero Subaru | Private | |
PH-MDY | Mudry CAP 21 | Stichting Aerobatics Aviation | CS |
PH-MLK | Socata TB20 Trinidad | Martinair Vestiging Vliegveld Lelystad B.V. | |
PH-MLO | Socata TB10 Tobago | Martinair Vestiging Vliegveld Lelystad B.V. | |
PH-MLQ | Socata TB20 Trinidad | Martinair Vestiging Vliegveld Lelystad B.V. | |
PH-MLR | Socata TB20 Trinidad | Martinair Vestiging Vliegveld Lelystad B.V. | |
PH-MLS | Socata TB20 Trinidad | Martinair Vestiging Vliegveld Lelystad B.V. | |
PH-NEW | CZAW SportCruiser | Private | |
PH-PGP | Aerotek Pitts S-2A Special | Wings Over Holland B.V. | |
PH-PJL | Cessna 172P Skyhawk | Sky Service Netherlands B.V. | |
PH-RAB | Diamond DA 40D Diamond Star | Stichting Rotterdam Aviation | |
PH-RCI | British Aerospace Jetstream 32EP | AIS Airlines | |
PH-RIC | Mudry CAP 10B | Private | |
PH-RLA | Saab SB.91D Safir | Stichting Levende Oude Luchtvaart | CS |
PH-RLY | Cessna 402B Businessliner | Heli Holland | |
PH-RPI | Cessna 182R Skylane | Private | |
PH-SCT | Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II | Private | |
PH-STW | Cessna 172R Skyhawk | Stella Aviation Charter B.V. | |
PH-STZ | Cessna 172R Skyhawk | Stella Aviation Charter B.V. | |
PH-SVU | Robin DR400/140B Major | General Aviation Rotterdam B.V. | |
PH-TDI | Diamond DA 40D Diamond Star | Stichting DA40 Flyers | CS |
PH-TGM | Reims/Cessna F172N Skyhawk | SAS Beheer B.V. | |
PH-TWN | Tecnam P2006T | Private | |
PH-USH | HOAC DV 20 Katana | Wings Over Holland B.V. | |
PH-USJ | HOAC DV 20 Katana | Wings Over Europe B.V. | |
PH-USL | Diamond DA 40 Diamond Star | J Valk Beheer B.V. | |
PH-VCF | Socata TB10 Tobago | AIS Airlines | |
PH-VFC | Piper PA-28-161 Cadet | Vliegclub Flevo | |
PH-VIN | Brandli BX-2 Cherry | Private | CS |
PH-VNX | Zlin 242L | Private | CS |
PH-VSF | Reims/Cessna F172L Skyhawk | KN Singles and Twins Aviation Consultants B.V. | |
PH-WAI | Reims/Cessna F172M Skyhawk | Aero-Materials Association Holland B.V. | |
PH-ZVA | Aero AT3 R100 | Private | |
Fokker 100? | Forward Fuselage | ||
Fokker 100? | Forward Fuselage | ||
Aviodrome Museum | |||
Outdoors | |||
19 Yellow | Antonov An-2R | Lithuanian Air Force | Marked 562 Red |
159/V | Grumman US-2N Tracker | Royal Netherlands Air Force | |
11254 | Fokker 100 | Aviodrome Museum | Cockpit only |
210 | Lockheed SP-2H Neptune | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
37901 | Saab AJSH.37 Viggen | Swedish Air Force | Marked 51/21 |
3-WK | Supermarine Spitfire IX | Aviodrome Museum | Replica |
3W-32/32 | Gloster Meteor F8 | Aviodrome Museum | |
473 | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21SPS-K | East German Air Force | |
E-410 | Hawker Hunter F51 | Royal Danish Air Force | Marked WV395/69 Royal Air Force |
EC-DYU | Aérospatiale SA365C1 Dauphin II | Aviodrome Museum | |
G-BKRG | Beech C-45H Expeditor | US Army Air Force | Marked 51-11665/V |
PH-BUK | Boeing 747-206B(M)(SUD) | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
PH-DDY | Douglas C-54A-5-DO Skymaster | Dutch Dakota Association | Marked NL-316/16 |
PH-FHF | Fokker F27-100 Friendship | Stichting Fokker Heritage Flight | Airworthy |
PH-OFA | Fokker 100 | Fokker Heritage Trust | KLM Cityhopper c/s |
PH-OSI | Fokker 50 | Fokker Heritage Trust | |
XN600 | Hunting Percival P.84 Jet Provost T3 | Royal Air Force | Cockpit only |
Hangar 1 | |||
076/V | Sikorsky HO4S-3 | Royal Netherlands Air Force | |
A-38 | de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth | Aviodrome Museum | |
D-8061 | Fokker F-104G StarFighter | Aviodrome Museum | |
E-9 | Fokker S-11 Instructor | Aviodrome Museum | |
G-BVOL | Douglas C-47A-40-DL Skytrain | Aviodrome Museum | Marked PH-TCB |
N749NL/FLE | Lockheed L-749A Constellation | Aviodrome Museum | |
PH-308 | NV Vliegtuigbouw Sagitta | Aviodrome Museum | |
PH-375 | Schleicher Ka-4 Rhonlerche II | Aviodrome Museum | |
PH-393 | Schleicher K-8 | Aviodrome Museum | |
PH-ADV? | Fokker 100 | Aviodrome Museum | Cockpit only, reg incorrect |
PH-KHD | Bolkow Bo105CBS-4 | Aviodrome Museum | |
PH-MKC | Fokker 70 | Aviodrome Museum | Cockpit only |
PH-NFH | Auster J/1 Autocrat | Aviodrome Museum | |
PH-NVF | Fokker F27-100 Friendship | Fokker Friendship Association | |
PH-TRO | Sud Aviation SE.210 Caravelle III | Aviodrome Museum | Cockpit only |
PH-UEY/227 | Agusta-Bell 204B | Aviodrome Museum | |
PH-XIV | Fokker S-14 Machtrainer | Aviodrome Museum | |
W57 | Van Berkel W-A | Aviodrome Museum | Replica |
WG752 | Westland WS.51 Dragonfly HR3 | Royal Navy (Fleet Air Arm) | Marked 8-1 |
XJ350 | De Havilland DH.104 Sea Devon C20 | Royal Navy (Fleet Air Arm) | Cockpit only - marked PH-MAD |
Texan | All yellow "Cathy" | ||
Hangar T2 | |||
151 | Grumman US-2N Tracker | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
F-GLHF | Fouga CM.170 Magister | Aviodrome Museum | |
NC39165 | Douglas DC-2-142/R2D-1 | Dutch Dakota Association | Airworthy, marked PH-AJU/44 |
N4474 | Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman | Aviodrome Museum | Marked 44-70509 |
PH-AFS | Fokker S-11 Instructor | Stichting Fokker Four | Marked E-14 |
PH-DDZ | Douglas C-47A-80-DL Skytrain | Aviodrome Museum | |
PH-HOK | Fokker S-11 Instructor | Stichting Fokker Four | Marked E-29 |
PH-HOL | Fokker S-11 Instructor | Vereniging Voor Historische Vliegtuigen | Marked E-27 |
PH-HOG | Fokker S-11 Instructor | Aviodrome Museum | Marked E-39 |
PH-NDC | Fokker S-12 | Aviodrome Museum | |
PH-NIV | Fokker F27-100 Friendship | Aviodrome Museum | Fuselage |
PH-RLN | Saab SB.91D Safir | Aviodrome Museum | |
OTT | |||
D-ACKI | Bombardier CL-600-2D24 CRJ-900LR | Lufthansa CityLine | Inbound AMS |
DDR-STD | Ilyushin IL-18V | Preserved | Clearly visible whilst on approach to Lelystad - CS/DR |
HA-LXJ | Airbus A321-231 | Wizz Air | WZZ1602 London Luton - Gdańsk |
PH-BHA | Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | |
PH-HSC | Boeing 737-8K2 | Transavia Airlines | CS |
OM-ACB | Boeing 747-433(BDSF) | Air Cargo Global | Inbound AMS |
YR-BMI | Boeing 737-8K5 | Blue Air |
Dave Breden and Ando getting
over-exciteable at BRDOs arrival!!
We left Lelystad late afternoon and headed home, again cutting a large corner with STEA coasting in at Flamborough and BRDO at Easington, with the Arrow half an hour ahead of us. We then headed towards RAF Linton-on-Ouse for weather avoidance before turning back towards DTVA. Only thing of note on arrival at DTVA was Sycamore's latest victim ATR-72 EI-SLH, noted tucked right at the back of H1 through a small gap in the doors as we taxiied past.
All-in-all, despite some disappointing weather at times, another fantastic flying trip mixing equal part aviation with equal part culture all in the company of some fantastic individuals, I'm honoured and priviledged to be invited back each year and a huge thanks must go out to everyone but especially Dave A for organising, Khalid and the other Daves for flying, Victor our Airbus Tour Guide, and all of the staff at the hotels and restaurants who couldn't help enough and could teach their British counterparts a thing or two.