I went to visit my
sister for a few days ahead of Christmas who lives near
Southend, and naturally I saw an opportunity to visit
plenty of places during the trip. It would have been
very easy to just "do the usual" Stansted/Luton/East
Midlands etc and sure enough there was some of that, but
since I was near the sea, I decided to push the boat out
a bit. |
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Day One
Sunday 11th December |
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I learned early on
in my spotting career that tight schedules take the fun
away but with darkness descending around 3pm I thought
it would be unavoidable on the trip down, and sure
enough I did end up dropping visits to North Weald and
Stapleford, luckily however I was able to fit them in
elsewhere rather than abandon them completely.
Gamston provided the usual break in driving. My old oppo
on baggage at Teesside until a couple of months ago
worked here previously,
unfortunately he no longer has any contacts otherwise airside access would have been attempted!
It was surprisingly busy given it was a Sunday morning
coupled with my arrival 20 minutes before it was due to open.
I started to realise weather was going to be an issue
here, something engine running in the distance couldn't be
seen because of the thick fog. |
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Retford
Gamston Airport
EGNE |
9H-DGB |
Diamond DA 42 M-NG Guardian |
DEA Aviation |
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G-BHOZ |
Socata TB9 Tampico |
Private |
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G-DJET |
Diamond DA 42 Twin Star |
DEA Aviation |
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G-DMNG |
Diamond DA 42 M-NG Guardian |
DEA Aviation |
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G-IRJE |
Diamond DA 62 |
SERE Ltd (IAS Medical) |
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G-PHOR |
Reims Cessna FRA150L Aerobat |
Private |
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G-PHUN |
Reims Cessna FRA150L Aerobat |
Private |
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G-VLTT |
Diamond DA 42 Twin Star |
Private |
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G-ZATG |
Diamond DA 42 M Guardian |
Airtask Group |
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N242CV |
Diamond DA 42 NG Twin Star |
Private (Carole Vorderman) |
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Both of Peterborough's airports
were visited; but by now the fog was really closing in
with almost zero visibility. At Sibson, last time they
gave me a key to the hangars and let me crack on!! No
such luck this time they only let me look in the one
underneath the tower, and none of the occupants were
needed. They'd written the day off and
were soon heading home so I got there just in time. |
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Peterborough Sibson Airfield
EGSP |
G-BAXU |
Reims Cessna F150L |
Peterborough Flying School |
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G-BAXY |
Reims Cessna F172M Skyhawk |
Peterborough Flying School |
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G-BEKN |
Reims Cessna FRA150M Aerobat |
Peterborough Flying School |
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G-HIVE |
Reims Cessna F150M |
Peterborough Flying School |
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Similar situation
at Conington, in the past they've let me go out on my
own and wander around, today I had to be escorted. It
was quiet compared to previous visits but they were
seeing the day through in the hope the weather cleared.
Only G-DECE was a scrape, I'd seen it before at
Blackbushe in 2012 as G-DHGS. |
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Peterborough Business Airport
EGSF |
G-BGAE |
Reims Cessna F152 |
Aerolease Ltd |
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G-BGKU |
Piper PA-28R-201 Cherokee Arrow III |
Aerolease Ltd |
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G-BGNT |
Reims Cessna F152 |
Aerolease Ltd |
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G-BNJB |
Cessna 152 |
Aerolease Ltd |
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G-BOZI |
Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II |
Aerolease Ltd |
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G-DECE |
Robinson R22 Beta |
HeliMech Ltd |
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G-ECGC |
Reims Cessna F172N Skyhawk |
Private |
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G-RAFC |
Robin R2112 Alpha |
RAF Charlie Group |
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Cambridge was a
complete waste of petrol, it's out of the way and was
the worst affected by fog thus far, with nothing other
than a few tins visible, luckily most of them went in
the book. To save a wasted trip, I tried my luck asking
for any form of access in Cambridge Aero Club, but no
joy! Luckily five out of seven went in the bag. On my first ever visit here a few years ago there
was a
lane leading to houses that looked over the entire
airport on the southern perimeter, then on my next visit
the presumably sick-of-spotters residents had put up a
large fence blocking any view. Now, some business units
have been built immediately west of these houses that should
afford an even better overview of the airport - I didn't
try mind as it would have been pointless in the fog. |
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Cambridge City Airport
CBG / EGSC |
G-BBZV |
Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow II |
Private |
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G-BFWB |
Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II |
Mid-Anglia School of Flying |
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G-CLNA |
Cessna 152 |
Brinkley Aviation |
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G-CLNB |
Cessna 152 |
Brinkley Aviation |
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G-CLNC |
Cessna 152 |
Brinkley Aviation |
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G-ORDM |
Cessna 182T Skylane |
The Cambridge Aero Club |
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N246FA |
Cirrus SR20 |
Private |
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Stansted I hoped my
luck would change, as I was almost there when suddenly
the fog just cleared. Ironically I could have done with
it hanging around a bit longer as it would have kept me
concealed whilst sneaking around the north side, given
being a Sunday there was less activity and cars around
so less opportunities to stop and write down regs etc
without being noticed, as
the Police are usually fairly on the ball and sure
enough both them and security were driving around the
area at the same time as me. In the end I used the voice
record feature on my phone and read out regs as I passed
the relevant areas. I took a sizeable risk by actually
driving through the raised barrier into the Inflite car
park and it bagged me the Lineage and A319CJ. No sign of
a Kuwait A338 or Kazakhstan Border Guard C295 reported
as being on site. I briefly went to the Belmer Road
viewing area before doing a final lap of the north side
then called it a day. |
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London Stansted Airport
STN / EGSS |
111 |
Lockheed VC-130H Hercules |
Royal Saudi Air Force |
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65001 |
Embraer ERJ-135BJ Legacy 650 |
Kazakhstan Border Guard |
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9H-MAC |
Boeing 737-548 |
Comlux Aviation Malta |
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9H-QBD |
Boeing 737-8AS |
Malta Air |
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9H-VUC |
Boeing 737-8MAX-200 |
Malta Air |
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9M-III |
Boeing 737-82Z BBJ2 |
Sultan of Johor |
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A6-EQJ |
Boeing 777-300ER |
Emirates |
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B-2073 |
Boeing 777-F1BLRF |
China Southern Airlines |
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CN-SHS |
Embraer ERJ-190-100ECJ Lineage 1000 |
Dalia Air |
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CS-PHB |
Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 |
NetJets Europe |
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D-APGS |
Airbus A319-115(CJ) |
K5-Aviation |
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D-CJMS |
Pilatus PC-24 |
Platoon Aviation (Volkswagen Air Service) |
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EI-DHC |
Boeing 737-8AS |
Ryanair |
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EI-ENJ |
Boeing 737-8AS |
Ryanair |
|
EI-EVM |
Boeing 737-8AS |
Ryanair |
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EI-HGH |
Boeing 737-8MAX-200 |
Ryanair |
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EI-HGL |
Boeing 737-8MAX-200 |
Ryanair |
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ER-AXL |
Airbus A319-112 |
Air Moldova |
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G-GBNI |
Airbus A321-253NX(LR) |
Titan Airways |
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G-NEWG |
Boeing 737-76N |
TAG Aviation Stansted (2 Excel Aviation) |
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G-POWH |
Boeing 757-256 |
Titan Airways |
|
G-POWU |
Airbus A321-211 |
Titan Airways |
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G-RUKH |
Boeing 737-8AS |
Ryanair UK |
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G-ULFM |
Gulfstream G-IV-X (G450) |
Pen-Avia |
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HB-JBE |
Airbus A220-300 |
Swiss International Airlines |
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LX-JFE |
Pilatus PC-12/47E NG |
Jetfly Aviation |
|
M-ABJA |
Bombardier Learjet 45 |
Aviation Finance and Leasing Ltd (Ryanair) |
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M-ABRB |
Bombardier Learjet 45 |
Aviation Finance and Leasing Ltd (Ryanair) |
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M-AGMA |
Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express XRS |
Sugar Mama Ltd |
|
N324CH |
Boeing 737-7ET BBJ1 |
Crescent Heights |
|
N517DW |
Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) |
Colleen Corp |
|
N669GD |
Gulfstream G-VII (G600) |
Morgan Stanley Management Services II Inc |
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N691GD |
Gulfstream G-VI-ER (G650ER) |
Cove Aviation |
|
N770BB |
Boeing 757-2J4 |
Yucaipa Companies LLC |
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N865FD |
Boeing 777-200LRF |
FedEx Express |
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OE-IAC |
Boeing 737-4M0SF |
ASL Airlines Belgium |
|
OK-OSK |
Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign |
Air Bohemia |
|
OK-SWE |
Boeing 737-8MAX |
Smartwings |
|
SP-RSA |
Boeing 737-8AS |
Buzz |
|
SP-RSF |
Boeing 737-800 |
Buzz |
|
SP-TTA |
Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 400XP |
Smart Jet |
|
SX-AQG |
Cessna 560XL Citation XLS |
Karatzis Group |
|
T7-0302 |
Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) |
Corporate |
|
TC-RBR |
Airbus A321-251N |
Pegasus Airlines |
|
TC-RBT |
Airbus A321-251N |
Pegasus Airlines |
|
TF-AMH |
Boeing 747-48EM |
Air Atlanta Icelandic |
|
VQ-BWM |
Boeing 747-406M |
JetOneX |
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Day Two
Monday 12th December |
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A complete
wash-out! Snow stopped play! Planned today were visits
to two new locations for me, Damyns Hall and Thurrock,
the latter being the closest of any of the planned
visits to my sisters house, so it was easy enough to
squeeze it in later on in the trip, Damyns Hall was a
write-off however. |
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Day Three
Tuesday 13th December |
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The day began with
a planned visit to Norwich being canned; I couldn't
justify a near five-hour round trip for the sake of an
hours worth of spotting tops. Instead I went to the much
closer Southend, which has declined considerably since
my one and only previous visit on 28th June 2012. It's
my favourite kind of airport with a complex layout; you
can turn down an obscure alley and discover a new cache
of aircraft. Unfortunately with such heavy investment in
the commercial operation, the more interesting areas are
in a state of neglect in places. I got chased from one
area here, luckily not before I'd got what I needed, the
guy was by no means rude but his tone could certainly
have been better. |
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London Southend Airport
SEN / EGMC |
FAB-108 |
British Aerospace Avro RJ70 |
Bolivian Air Force / TAM Bolivia |
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G-ATEX |
Victa Airtourer 100 |
Private |
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G-AVNO |
Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee |
November Oscar Flying Group |
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G-AVRZ |
Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C |
RZ Group |
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G-AVWM |
Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee |
G-AVWM Group |
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G-BMXC |
Cessna 152 |
MK Aero Support |
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G-BOLW |
Cessna 152 |
G-BOLW Group |
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G-BOTF |
Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior |
G-BOTF Group |
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G-BSVM |
Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II |
EFG (Flying Services) Ltd |
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G-BSZO |
Cessna 152 |
G-BSZO Group |
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G-BXSE |
Cessna 172R Skyhawk |
MK Aero Support |
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G-CCAV |
Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II |
Alpha Victor Group |
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G-HUFF |
Cessna 182P Skylane |
Cousins Holdings Ltd |
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G-JOTC |
British Aerospace 146-300QT |
AERS |
ex Jota Aviation |
G-OTTK |
Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee E |
TK2 Flying Group |
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G-MPRL |
Cessna 210M Centurion |
Mike Stapleton and Company Ltd |
|
G-THSL |
Piper PA-28R-201 Cherokee Arrow III |
Private |
|
M-SAXY |
Pilatus PC-12/45 |
Saxon Logistics Ltd |
|
N95TA |
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo B |
High Flyers Aviation Inc |
|
N2121T |
Gulfstream American AA-5B Tiger |
Private |
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VH-AHL/6 |
Hawker Siddeley HS.748-2 |
Private |
ex Royal Australian Air Force |
VH-AMQ/3 |
Hawker Siddeley HS.748-2 |
Private |
ex Royal Australian Air Force |
VP-COM |
Cessna 500 Citation I |
Corporate |
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I managed to tag
Thurrock onto the end of today after binning it
yesterday, but being in the back of beyond the roads
were still affected by ice and snow, and any sane person
would have turned around and given up. Reports online
suggest it is not a friendly place, they're a very
private airfield and wish to remain so. On reaching,
there was no sign of anything resembling a clubhouse, so
I just picked a few off through the hedge, happily, the
lot were needed! |
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Thurrock Airfield
EGMT |
G-AWSL |
Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee D |
Private |
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G-BFRS |
Reims Cessna F172N Skyhawk |
Aerocomm Ltd |
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G-BGLO |
Reims Cessna F172N Skyhawk |
Private |
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G-BOOL |
Cessna 172N Skyhawk |
Falcon Flying Services |
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G-KIMK |
Partenavia P68B Victor |
Private |
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Day Four
Wednesday 14th December |
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What should have
been a 90-minute journey turned into 2hr 20m of traffic
hell, but worth it as Lydd is something of a dark horse,
with four or five packed hangars all closed sadly, but
still more than I expected parked out. I tried my luck
for access in the quaint terminal/aero club building and
whilst I was unsuccessful, they indicated an advanced
request might have yielded fruit. |
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Lydd London
Ashford Airport
LYX / EGMD |
G-BBNT |
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
Gulfjet Aviation |
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G-BRUD |
Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II |
Falcon Flying Services |
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G-BTKT |
Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II |
Falcon Flying Services |
|
G-CCHL |
Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer III |
Archer Three Ltd |
|
G-CDMA |
Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior |
Falcon Flying Services |
|
G-FABA |
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
Gulfjet Aviation |
|
G-INTV |
Aérospatiale AS355F2 Twin Squirrel |
A2B Heli (Charters) |
|
G-LYDF |
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
Gulfjet Aviation |
|
G-MCGE |
Sikorsky S-92A |
HM Coastguard (Bristow Helicopters) |
|
G-OTGA |
Piper PA-28R-201 Cherokee Arrow III |
TG Aviation |
|
G-STHA |
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
Atlantic Bridge Aviation (Lydd Air) |
|
G-VIPU |
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain |
Gulfjet Aviation |
|
G-XLXL |
Robin DR400/160 Chevalier |
Private |
|
ZZ514 |
AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat HMA2 |
Royal Navy (Fleet Air Arm) - 825 NAS |
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Headcorn was the
first of three stops on my route back to Essex, but due
to the snow all was shut up. This place must come alive
on a good day as there are many aviation companies based
here. |
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Headcorn
Aerodrome
EGKH |
G-ATOI |
Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee |
Rayham Ltd |
|
G-ATWJ |
Reims Cessna F172F Skyhawk |
Shenley Farms (Aviation) Ltd |
|
G-AVIS |
Reims Cessna F172H Skyhawk |
Private |
|
G-BJOV |
Reims Cessna F150K |
G-BJOV Flying Group |
Wreck |
G-BMFD |
Piper PA-23-250 Aztec F |
Acquisition 395372709 Ltd |
|
G-BNYL |
Cessna 152 |
Private |
|
G-BPME |
Cessna 152 |
Free-Air Ltd |
|
G-KEYS |
Piper PA-23-250 Aztec F |
Acquisition 395372709 Ltd |
|
G-SKKY |
Cessna 172S Skyhawk |
Skytrek Air Services |
|
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|
I mistakenly
thought Rochester had a hard runway, but it's a grass
airfield, as such snow had stopped play again. It must
have a very high opinion of itself, the infrastructure
and branding are akin to a commercial airport, in fact,
it had a bigger "terminal" and hangars than Lydd did! |
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Rochester
Airport
RCS / EGTO |
G-BFBE |
Robin HR200/100 Club |
Private |
|
G-BIKE |
Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow II |
Private |
|
G-BOXJ |
Piper L4H Cub |
Private |
Marked 479897/JD |
G-BRGI |
Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee E |
Private |
|
G-BTFC |
Reims Cessna F152 |
Private |
|
G-BUEG |
Cessna 152 |
Private |
|
G-BZDH |
Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow |
Private |
|
G-CBGW |
Thruster T600N 450 |
CBGW Group |
|
G-CDCW/3 |
Escapade 912(1) |
Private |
|
G-CISO |
Cessna 150G |
Enterprise Purchasing Ltd |
|
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|
Biggin Hill was the
one I was both looking forward to and also a little wary
of. My one previous visit here was on 19th October 2012
when I was lucky enough to fly in a Blink Mustang to
Luton on an empty leg, I was invited by some of the
Geordie spotters and it worked out about £75pp if memory
serves. Unfortunately I was heavily fatigued due to late
work/early morning and wasn't very good company on the
day, they cut me out of the subsequent magazine articles
and reports they had published and never invited me on a
trip again, perhaps understandably so. Anyway on that
occasion we weren't able to visit the south/east sides
of the airport, only the terminal side. Today was the
reverse, I couldn't get to the terminal as there is a
manned gate, and whilst the southern/east sides does
have a
barrier, the Internet advised me to drive through it all
the same all
the way around to the Heritage hangar, although
cautioned that security are on the ball and jump on anyone
not meant to be there, but you can't not try! The
barrier as it happened was raised anyway, and I didn't
stop anywhere for any length of time, once again using
my phone as a dictaphone and reading out registrations.
You need two things here, 1) a second person and 2) time, with
the latter, you could probably duck and dive into
various nooks and crannies that would afford a view over
to the terminal side. If Southend is an example of an
airport whose ancilliary area has been neglected, Biggin
Hill demonstrates what can be achieved if such an area
is looked after. Two large hangars have been constructed
since my last visit, one next to the terminal and one on
the east side, I believe both are used by Bombardier -
certainly the east one is. G-LATO is a curious case;
both the airframe and aircraft type are more or less brand new, yet it has been cancelled by the CAA and did
appear from a distance to be in the early stages of neglect
from being derelict, but could be wrong. |
|
London
Biggin Hill Airport
BQH / EGKB |
9H-WIT |
Pilatus PC-12/47E NG |
Nextgen Aviation |
|
BAPC.431 |
Supermarine Spitfire IA (replica) |
Royal Air Force - 92 Squadron |
Gate Guard - marked K9998/QJ-K |
BAPC.477 |
Hawker Hurricane (replica) |
Royal Air Force - 32 Squadron |
Gate Guard - marked P2121/GZ-L |
D-ABEY |
Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 605 |
Imperial Jet Europe |
|
F-HJFP |
Pilatus PC-12/47E NG |
Get1Jet |
|
G-BANX |
Reims Cessna F172M Skyhawk |
Oakfleet 2000 Ltd |
|
G-BCCY |
Robin HR200/100 Club |
Private |
|
G-BSVM |
Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II |
EFG (Flying Services) |
Seen at Southend |
G-BTNH |
Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II |
Falcon Flying Services |
|
G-CLFY |
Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II |
G-CLFY Group |
|
G-CSPT |
Gippsaero GA8-TC 320 Airvan |
Downlock Ltd |
|
G-ENNA |
Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II |
Falcon Flying Services |
|
G-GFZG |
Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee E |
GUAR Flying Group |
|
G-HIRE |
Gulfstream American GA-7 Cougar |
Private |
|
G-ILZZ |
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo |
Private |
|
G-LATO |
Textron 680A Citation Latitude |
Zenith Aviation |
|
G-LEME |
Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II |
Private |
|
G-OALD |
Socata TB20 Trinidad |
Gold Aviation |
|
G-RODD |
Cessna 310R |
Alpha Properties (London) Ltd |
|
G-SROY |
Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee |
Falcon Flying Services |
|
G-VANU |
Piper PA-28RT-201T Turbo Cherokee Arrow IV |
Falcon Flying Services |
|
G-VTLY |
Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000 |
Gama Aviation |
|
M-ACPT |
British Aerospace 125-1000B |
Remo Investments Ltd (Gama Aviation) |
|
M-DSML |
British Aerospace 125-800B |
St Francis Group (Aviation) Ltd |
|
N55EU |
Cessna P210N Centurion |
Private |
|
N114WG |
Westland 30-100-60 |
Wessex Aviation |
|
OE-IOY |
Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604 |
Air Nimbus |
|
OH-JFM |
Pilatus PC-12/47E NG |
Hendell Aviation |
|
VT-EKT |
Westland 30-100-60 |
Wessex Aviation |
|
XX414 |
Westland Gazelle AH1 |
ex Army Air Corps |
|
ZS-AKF |
Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 350 |
Fireblade Investments Ltd |
|
|
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Day Five
Thursday 15th December |
|
Today the snow
benefited me for a change! Stapleford was closed because of
it but with nothing flying that meant I could have a
prolonged conversation with the tower controller Bob and
fire officer Nick, who after allowing me limited airside
access were then able to provide the registrations of
aircraft visible but not readable, which probably
doubled the log! Very friendly place. |
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Stapleford Aerodrome
EGSG |
F-GITZ |
American General AG-5B Tiger |
Private |
|
G-AZOL |
Piper PA-34-200 Seneca I |
Stapleford Flying Club |
|
G-BFFW |
Reims Cessna F152 |
Stapleford Flying Club |
|
G-BGAA |
Cessna 152 |
PJC (Leasing) Ltd |
|
G-BHYR |
Reims Cessna F172M Skyhawk |
G-BHYR Group |
|
G-BKLO |
Reims Cessna F172M Skyhawk |
Stapleford Flying Club |
|
G-BMTB |
Cessna 152 |
Stapleford Flying Club |
|
G-BNUT |
Cessna 152 |
Stapleford Flying Club |
|
G-BPWE |
Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II |
Warrior BPWE Ltd |
|
G-BTGY |
Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II |
Stapleford Flying Club |
|
G-BTLP |
Grumman AA-1C Lynx |
Partlease Ltd |
|
G-BTRK |
Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II |
Stapleford Flying Club |
|
G-BYHH |
Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior III |
Stapleford Flying Club |
|
G-BYMJ |
Cessna 152 |
Stapleford Flying Club |
|
G-BYOB |
Slingsby T67M-260 Firefly |
Stapleford Flying Club |
|
G-BYYO |
Piper PA-28R-201 Cherokee Arrow III |
Stapleford Flying Club |
|
G-CEOG |
Piper PA-28R-201 Cherokee Arrow III |
Private |
|
G-CEYH |
Cessna 152 |
Stapleford Flying Club |
|
G-CHAS |
Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II |
G-CHAS Flying Group |
|
G-GAZA |
Aérospatiale SA341G Gazelle I |
The Auster Aircraft Company |
|
G-GOXL |
Aérospatiale AS355F2 Twin Squirrel |
Excel Charter |
|
G-HFCT |
Reims Cessna F152 |
Stapleford Flying Club |
|
G-HILO |
Rockwell Commander 114 |
Alpha-Golf Flying Group |
|
G-ISMC |
Reims Cessna F152 |
Stapleford Flying Club |
|
G-JAKS |
Piper PA-28-160 Cherokee |
Private |
|
G-JSFC |
Tecnam P2008-JC |
Stapleford Flying Club |
|
G-MPLE |
Cessna 182T Skylane |
Private |
|
G-OPAM |
Reims Cessna F152 |
PJC (Leasing) Ltd |
|
G-PASH |
Aérospatiale AS355F1 Twin Squirrel |
Excel Charter |
|
G-PJCC |
Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II |
PJC (Leasing) Ltd |
|
G-SACI |
Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II |
PJC (Leasing) Ltd |
|
G-TSFC |
Tecnam P2008-JC |
Stapleford Flying Club |
|
G-VITE |
Robin R1180T Aiglon |
G-VITE Flying Group |
|
G-WAMS |
Piper PA-28R-201 Cherokee Arrow III |
Stapleford Flying Club |
|
G-ZANY |
Diamond DA 40D Diamond Star |
Altair Aviation |
|
N321KL |
Mooney M20J-201 |
Private |
|
N928HW |
Rockwell Commander 114B |
Private |
|
|
|
At North Weald the
barrier was raised so I just assumed protocol had not
changed and followed the road all the way around to the
flying club at 20mph with my hazards on, I did start to
wonder if I should have stopped and informed them of my
intentions, but on leaving they raised the now lowered
barrier for me without questioning what I'd been up to.
North Weald was also snow closed but I don't recall ever
seeing quite so many parked out here before, so result! |
|
North
Weald Airfield
EGSX |
BAPC.346 |
Hawker Hurricane (replica) |
Royal Air Force |
Gate guard - marked V7313/US-F |
G-AZDG |
Beagle B121 Pup 2 |
Private |
|
G-BBZH |
Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow |
Private |
|
G-BFDI |
Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II |
Skyback Ltd |
|
G-BHMG |
Reims Cessna FA152 Aerobat |
North Weald Flying Group |
|
G-BIJW |
Reims Cessna F152 |
Falcon Flying Services |
|
G-BJAJ |
Gulfstream American AA-5B Tiger |
Grade Digital Ltd |
|
G-BKIT |
Socata TB9 Tampico |
Kit Flying Group Ltd |
|
G-BLUV |
Grob G109B |
109 Flying Group |
|
G-BNZM |
Cessna T210N Turbo Centurion |
Private |
|
G-BPCL |
Scottish Aviation Bulldog 128 |
121 Group |
Marked HKG-6 |
G-BRCD |
Cessna A152 Aerobat |
North Weald Flight Training |
|
G-BRKC |
Auster 5J1 Autocrat |
Private |
|
G-BSFR |
Cessna 152 |
Falcon Flying Services |
|
G-BTDV |
Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II |
Falcon Flying Services |
|
G-BWSG |
BAC Jet Provost T5 |
Private |
Marked XW324/U |
G-BWSV |
Yakovlev Yak-52 |
Private |
Marked 43 |
G-BWTW |
Mooney M20C-21 |
AT Aviation Sales Ltd |
|
G-BYCT |
Aero L-29 Delfin |
G-BKOU/2 Ltd |
|
G-CEEN |
Piper PA-28-161 Cadet |
North Weald Flight Training |
|
G-CEVM |
Tecnam P2002-EA Sierra |
Private |
|
G-CGDW |
CSA PS-28 Cruiser |
Onega Ltd |
|
G-CGLR |
CSA SportCruiser |
Private |
|
G-CIUM |
Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser |
Private |
|
G-CIUU |
Reims Cessna F152 |
North Weald Flight Training |
|
G-CKSC |
CSA SportCruiser |
Czechmate Syndicate |
|
G-CKZL |
Piper PA-28RT-201 Cherokee Arrow IV |
Magna Carta Aviation |
|
G-CSCS |
Reims Cessna F172N Skyhawk |
Private |
|
G-GIRY |
American General AG-5B Tiger |
Romeo Yankee Flying Group |
|
G-GLED |
Cessna 150M |
Westminster Academies Ltd |
|
G-LALA |
Reims Cessna FA150K Aerobat |
Private |
|
G-LOMN |
Cessna 152 |
North Weald Flying Group |
|
G-LUND |
Cessna 340A |
Corporate |
Derelict |
G-MELL |
CZAW SportCruiser |
Private |
|
G-MIGG |
PZL-Mielec Lim-5 |
Private |
Marked 1211 |
G-NWFT |
Reims Cessna F172N Skyhawk |
North Weald Flight Training |
|
G-OALI |
Aérospatiale AS355F1 Twin Squirrel |
Private |
|
G-ONAV |
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo C |
Panther Aviation |
|
G-OSAI |
Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II |
Falcon Flying Services |
|
G-RORI |
Folland Gnat T1 |
Heritage Aircraft Ltd |
Marked XR538/01 |
G-ROWA |
Aquila AT01 |
Private |
|
G-SAMZ |
Cessna 150D |
Private |
|
G-SLYR |
Folland Gnat T1 |
Heritage Aircraft Ltd |
|
G-SMON |
Cessna A152 Aerobat |
North Weald Flying Group |
|
G-SMRS |
Cessna 172F Skyhawk |
Private |
|
G-TTAT |
Savannah VG Jabiru(1) |
Private |
|
G-VDIR |
Cessna T310R |
Private |
Derelict |
N14MT |
Cessna TR182 Skylane RG II |
Private |
|
N17UK |
Cirrus SR22 |
Private |
|
N473DC |
Douglas C-47A Skytrain |
Dakota Heritage Inc |
Marked 2100882/3X-P |
N44914 |
Douglas C-54Q Skymaster |
C-54 Master Society |
Marked 44-42914 |
XX841 |
SEPECAT Jaguar T4 |
Heritage Aircraft Ltd |
|
|
|
|
|
|
I felt Luton was a touch
on the quiet side but Dave Rose was going south as I
went north and reported a couple of hours
after I'd been that it was busy again. I followed my usual
M.O. of parking in the long stay, but I missed the
shuttle bus and they are reportedly every 20 minutes, so
decided to walk super fast around to Signature Flight
Support near the Holiday Inn Express before heading
back via all the usual spots. During this time two
busses passed me so certainly more frequent than
advertised, made all the more annoying when I missed the
free hour by a single minute
and had to stump up £5 for parking!! Both Southend and
Luton are the latest to introduce a red route, luckily
in the case of Luton it's only partial and doesn't
really affect anything. These 9H- registrations are
getting silly now. |
|
London
Luton Airport
LTN / EGGW |
9H-649FX |
Gulfstream G-VI-ER (G650ER) |
Flexjet Malta |
|
9H-AMO |
Gulfstream G-IV-X (G450) |
Elitavia Malta |
|
9H-EDT |
Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 350 |
Air Charter Scotland Europe |
|
9H-IRL |
Cessna 560XL Citation Excel |
Corporate |
|
9H-VJR |
Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000 |
VistaJet Malta |
|
9H-XOC |
Cessna 560XL Citation XLS |
Xojet Malta |
|
9H-SPEED |
Embraer EMB-550 Praetor 600 |
Comlux Aviation Malta |
|
CS-DXK |
Cessna 560XL Citation XLS |
Executive Jet Management Europe |
|
CS-GLI |
Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6500 |
NetJets Europe |
|
D-AHRT |
Dassault Falcon 900LX |
Heron Aviation |
|
D-CJMS |
Pilatus PC-24 |
Volkswagen Air Service (Platoon Aviation) |
|
D-ILHA |
Cessna 525 CitationJet CJ1+ |
Lufthansa Flight Training |
|
EI-DCL |
Boeing 737-8AS |
Ryanair |
Dreamliner c/s |
EI-DLY |
Boeing 737-8AS |
Ryanair |
|
EI-EKF |
Boeing 737-8AS |
Ryanair |
|
EI-EKW |
Boeing 737-8AS |
Ryanair |
|
G-EZWL |
Airbus A320-214 |
easyJet |
|
G-JHEX |
Cessna 550 Citation Bravo |
Jardine Norton Aviation (Dragonfly Aviation
Services) |
|
G-OJFA |
Pilatus PC-12/47E NG |
Ravenair (Jetfly Aviation) |
|
G-SMHA |
Dassault Falcon 7X |
Jet Concierge Club |
|
G-ULFM |
Gulfstream G-IV-X (G450) |
Pen-Avia |
Seen at Stansted |
G-UZHX |
Airbus A320-251N |
easyJet |
|
G-WUKD |
Airbus A320-232 |
Wizz Air |
|
G-WUKF |
Airbus A320-232 |
Wizz Air |
|
G-WUKI |
Airbus A321-231 |
Wizz Air |
|
HB-JKV |
Dassault Falcon 8X |
Malaysian Jet Services (ExecuJet Europe) |
|
HB-JTZ |
Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 650 |
ExecuJet Europe |
Reported as impounded |
M-KING |
Bombardier Learjet 40 |
Kings Leisure Ltd |
|
M-OEPL |
Dassault Falcon 8X |
Cloud Services Ltd |
|
M-RTFS |
Dassault Falcon 7X |
Panther Jets |
|
M-SSML |
IAI Gulfstream G200 Galaxy |
Shimali Ltd |
|
M-TINK |
Dassault Falcon 8X |
Velut Ltd |
|
N7JP |
Gulfstream G-VI (G650) |
Penske Media Corp |
|
N14KL |
Gulfstream G-VII (G600) |
Corporate |
|
N152QS |
Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000 |
NetJets International |
|
N167TV |
Gulfstream G-IV-SP (G400) |
Jaydak LLC |
|
N605CL |
Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 605 |
Aristedes Properties LLC/The Limited Brands |
|
N651MP |
Gulfstream G-VI-ER (G650ER) |
MPT Development Services Inc |
|
N653FX |
Gulfstream G-VI (G650) |
Flexjet |
|
N676GD |
Gulfstream G-VI-ER (G650ER) |
HP Inc |
|
N751QS |
Bombardier BD-100-1A10 Challenger 350 |
NetJets International |
|
N900LS |
Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000 |
VS Service Company LLC |
|
N904DS |
Gulfstream G-VI-ER (G650ER) |
DSWA LLC |
|
N1955Q |
Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000 |
GMDair Corp |
|
OE-FHK |
Cessna 510 Citation Mustang |
GlobeAir |
|
OE-LIM |
Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) |
Avcon Jet |
|
OK-EMA |
Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign |
Smartwings |
|
P4-RED |
Pilatus PC-24 |
Aviation Horizons |
|
S5-BBG |
Cessna 550 Citation II |
Aero Medical Italia |
|
SX-WEB |
Airbus A320-251N |
Sky Express |
|
VP-BVV |
Boeing 737-73U BBJ1 |
GainJet Ireland |
|
YR-TYA |
Cessna 560XL Citation XLS |
Toyo Motor Group |
|
YU-PEE |
Embraer ERJ-135BJ Legacy 600 |
Air Pink |
|
|
My luck finally
turned at Cranfield when I found myself in the company
of 13 BAe 146/ARJs! But wouldn't you know it there's 14
on site! I've accounted for all of them bar one
all-white example which can only be one of G-OFOM or
M-ABOT, trouble is, both of those wear liveries. Due to construction in recent years
the layout at Cranfield has been simplified, no more
parking up and walking for miles into hidden areas, it's
now pretty much a straight line with maybe three or four
stops either side of the hangars. |
|
Cranfield
Airport
XUD / EGTC |
G-ATHR |
Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee C |
Azure Flight Training Centre |
|
G-BADJ |
Piper PA-23-250 Aztec E |
Private |
|
G-BDGM |
Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior |
Private |
|
G-BNGT/42 |
Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer II |
Private |
|
G-BNNY |
Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II |
Falcon Flying Services |
|
G-BRTX |
Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior |
Private |
|
G-BRUX |
Piper PA-44-180 Seminole |
Private |
|
G-BSXA |
Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior II |
Falcon Flying Services |
|
G-BWWW |
British Aerospace Jetstream 31 |
BAE Systems (Operations) |
|
G-CTCB |
Diamond DA 42 Twin Star |
L3 CTS Airline and Academy Training |
|
G-CTSA |
Diamond DA 40 NG Diamond Star |
L3 CTS Airline and Academy Training |
|
G-CTSC |
Diamond DA 40 NG Diamond Star |
Escola de Aviacao Aerocondor |
|
G-CTSM |
Diamond DA 40 NG Diamond Star |
Escola de Aviacao Aerocondor |
|
G-CTSP |
Diamond DA 40 NG Diamond Star |
Escola de Aviacao Aerocondor |
|
G-CTST |
Diamond DA 40 NG Diamond Star |
Escola de Aviacao Aerocondor |
|
G-DLAL |
Beech E90 King Air |
Penylan Ltd |
|
G-DOCB |
Boeing 737-436 |
British Airways |
|
G-ETPK |
British Aerospace Avro RJ70 |
QinetiQ |
|
G-LHXA |
Diamond DA 42 NG Twin Star |
L3 CTS Airline and Academy Training |
|
G-LHXB |
Diamond DA 42 NG Twin Star |
L3 CTS Airline and Academy Training |
|
G-LHXC |
Diamond DA 42 NG Twin Star |
L3 CTS Airline and Academy Training |
|
G-LHXD |
Diamond DA 42 NG Twin Star |
L3 CTS Airline and Academy Training |
|
G-NFLA |
British Aerospace Jetstream 31 |
Cardiff University |
|
G-NFLB |
Saab 340B |
Cranfield University |
|
G-JOTR |
British Aerospace Avro RJ85 |
Jota Aircraft Leasing |
|
G-JOTS |
British Aerospace Avro RJ100 |
Jota Aircraft Leasing |
|
G-OFOA |
British Aerospace 146-100 |
Formula One Management |
|
(G-OFOM) |
British Aerospace 146-100 |
Executive Jet Support |
|
G-SMLA |
British Aerospace 146-200 |
Jota Aircraft Leasing |
|
G-TZII |
Thorp T-211(B) |
Private |
|
G-WEFX |
British Aerospace Avro RJ100 |
Airbus Exo Alpha |
|
(M-ABOT) |
British Aerospace Avro RJ100 |
Eastgate Investments LLC |
|
N146QT |
British Aerospace 146-300QT |
Everts Air Cargo |
|
N246QT |
British Aerospace 146-300QT |
Everts Air Cargo |
|
N346QT |
British Aerospace 146-300QT |
Everts Air Cargo |
|
N899AE |
Beech 99 Airliner |
Skydive UK |
|
SP-KWN |
British Aerospace Jetstream 31 |
Unknown |
|
VH-HZU |
British Aerospace 146-200QC C3 |
Pionair Australia |
|
VH-IJZ |
British Aerospace 146-200QC C3 |
Pionair Australia |
|
VH-SJE |
British Aerospace 146-300QT |
Pionair Australia |
|
XS458/T |
English Electric Lightning T5 |
Private |
|
|
|
East Midlands was
very quiet, the highlight was B733 LZ-EBB just out of
the paintshop, DR reported a Spicejet Cargo B738 when he
passed through, odds are it replaced EBB in the hangar.
Been a while since I did a nightshift bulb spotting
cargo planes here, there have been plenty of changes and
a lot went in the bag, although overall I would say it
has become less varied. |
|
East
Midlands Airport
EMA / EGNX |
A9C-DHS |
Boeing 767-323ER(BCF) |
DHL International Aviation ME |
|
C-FPIJ |
Boeing 767-33AER(BDSF) |
Cargojet Airways |
|
EC-NHF |
Boeing 757-223(PCF) |
Cygnus Air |
|
EI-DCY |
Boeing 737-8AS |
Ryanair |
|
EI-DGU |
Airbus A300F4-622R |
DHL Worldwide Express (ASL Airlines Ireland) |
|
EI-EKT |
Boeing 737-8AS |
Ryanair |
|
EI-EXD |
Boeing 737-8AS |
Ryanair |
|
EI-OZL |
Airbus A300F4-622R |
DHL Worldwide Express (ASL Airlines Ireland) |
|
EI-STH |
Boeing 737-429SF |
ASL Airlines Ireland |
|
EI-STJ |
Boeing 737-490SF |
ASL Airlines Ireland |
|
G-BMRD |
Boeing 757-236SF |
DHL Air |
|
G-BMRJ |
Boeing 757-236SF |
DHL Air |
|
G-CLNK |
ATR 72-211F |
West Atlantic UK |
|
G-DHLA |
Boeing 767-323ER(BDSF) |
DHL Air |
|
G-DHLX |
Boeing 777-200LRF |
DHL Air |
|
G-FIND |
Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II |
RVL Aviation |
|
G-GDFW |
Boeing 737-8K5 |
Jet2 Holidays |
|
G-JMCM |
Boeing 737-3Y0SF |
West Atlantic UK |
|
G-JZBD |
Boeing 737-800 |
Jet2 Holidays |
|
G-JZHD |
Boeing 737-808 |
Jet2 Holidays |
|
G-LSCW |
Gulfstream G-V-SP (G550) |
Langley Aviation (Jet Concierge Club) |
|
G-NPTE |
ATR 72-211F |
West Atlantic UK |
|
G-NPTF |
ATR 72-202F |
West Atlantic UK |
|
G-NPTX |
Boeing 737-4C9SF |
West Atlantic UK |
|
LZ-EBB |
Boeing 737-3H4 |
Electra Airways |
|
N110FE |
Boeing 767-3S2ERF |
FedEx Express |
|
N226CY |
Boeing 767-383ER(BDSF) |
ABX Air |
|
N354UP |
Boeing 767-34AERF |
UPS Airlines |
|
N859FD |
Boeing 777-FS2LRF |
FedEx Express |
|
N916FD |
Boeing 757-27BSF |
FedEx Express |
|
OE-LNC |
Boeing 757-28A(PCF) |
DHL Air Austria |
|
OH-WIW |
Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 650 |
Jetflite |
|
OY-SRK |
Boeing 767-204ER(BDSF) |
Star Air |
|
OY-SRN |
Boeing 767-219ER(BDSF) |
Star Air |
|
TC-MCC |
Airbus A300F4-622R |
MNG Airlines |
|
|
|
|
|
Day Six
Friday 16th December |
|
Just the usual
circuit of the airport before heading for home, EI-SEV
was in the circuit along with G-CORS, on the ground LEAF
and SP-DLV were noted. |
|
East
Midlands Airport |
C-GAJG |
Boeing 767-323ER(BDSF) |
Cargojet Airways |
|
D-AALJ |
Boeing 777-F6NLRF |
AeroLogic |
|
EC-IXO |
Boeing 737-883(BDSF) |
DHL Worldwide Express (Swiftair) |
|
EI-SEV |
Boeing 737-73S |
Ryanair |
|
G-CORS |
Noorduyn AT-16 Harvard IIB |
Rolls-Royce PLC |
Marked KF183 |
G-DHLE |
Boeing 767-3JHERF |
DHL Air |
|
G-LEAF |
Reims Cessna F406 Caravan II |
RVL Aviation |
|
LZ-CGC |
Boeing 737-85F(SF) |
Cargoair |
|
LZ-CGQ |
Boeing 737-3Y5(SF) |
Cargoair |
|
N361UP |
Boeing 767-34AERF |
UPS Airlines |
|
OE-LNF |
Boeing 757-236SF |
DHL Air Austria |
|
OE-LNI |
Boeing 757-28A(PCF) |
DHL Air Austria |
|
OE-LNR |
Boeing 757-223(PCF) |
DHL Air Austria |
|
SP-DLV |
Cessna 525 CitationJet |
Bartolini Air |
|
|
|
|
|
Overflights |
CS-PHM |
Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300 |
NetJets Europe |
14/12 ex LCY |
G-LCAA |
Embraer ERJ-190-100SR |
BA CityFlyer |
14/12 into LCY |
G-LCYM |
Embraer ERJ-190-100SR |
BA CityFlyer |
14/12 into LCY |
G-LCYO |
Embraer ERJ-190-100SR |
BA CityFlyer |
14/12 into LCY |
G-LCYS |
Embraer ERJ-190-100SR |
BA CityFlyer |
14/12 into LCY |
G-PKHA |
Pilatus PC-12/47E NG |
Ravenair |
16/12 ex LBA |
G-RMBH |
Leonardo AW109S Trekker |
Harpalion Flight Assets (Apollo Air Services) |
15/12 ex Elstree |
LX-LGN |
Bombardier DHC-8-Q402NG |
Luxair |
12/12 ex LCY |
LX-VCI |
Boeing 747-8R7F |
Cargolux Airlines International |
14/12 |