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EastBound Atlantic Movers

Well since return from the french trip the Eastbound movers have picked up a little. And good news on Sunday N22UP PA42 Was routing Keflavik to Sion in Switzerland. Via HONILEY right over my head. Having looked at the forecast this look an almost certainty. Finally called up on 131.125 given direct Midhurst, even […]

Spotting Marseille Area Day 3

The museum at St.Victoret found:-
119 MS.760 Paris
1692 Sud Alouette II
225 Dassault Mirage IIB
557 Robin HR.100
F-GATQ Sud Alouette II
F-WGVH Sud Djinn
F-ZBBD Canadair CL-215
F-ZBBV Canadair CL-215
F-ZBDG Sud Alouette II

A couple of hours at Marseille
158 CASA 235
5R-MFG Boeing 767
7T-VJO Boeing 737
D-BJET Dornier Do.328J
EC-INF Canadair Regional Jet 200
F-GHQI Airbus A320
F-GHQO Airbus A320
F-GIPR Piper PA-28
F-GJAK Embraer Brasilia
F-GJMT […]

South of France Spotting Trip Day 2

A visit to Salon de Provence this morning:-
083 Embraer Xingu
165 CASA CN235M
198 SAN Jodel D.140E Mousquetaire
200 SAN Jodel D.140E Mousquetaire
203 SAN Jodel D.140E Mousquetaire
211 SAN Jodel D.140E Mousquetaire
231 Fouga CM-170 Magister
439 Embraer Tucano
456 Embraer Tucano
457 Embraer Tucano
459 Embraer Tucano
461 Embraer Tucano
463 Embraer Tucano
464 Embraer Tucano
470 Embraer Tucano
471 Embraer Tucano
474 Embraer Tucano
477 Embraer Tucano
483 Embraer […]

South of France Spotting Trip Part 2.

22/1/08 Contined
The following were noted at Nimes-Garons:-
11 Breguet Atlantic
1575 Sud Alouette
31 Breguet Atlantic
45 Nord 262
49 Breguet Alize
5 Breguet Alize
50 Breguet Alize
52 Breguet Alize
53 Breguet Alize
55 Breguet Alize
60 Nord 262
63 Nord 262
69 Nord 262
71 Embraer Xingu
79 Embraer Xingu
87 Douglas C-47
C-FRHU Hawker Hunter
C-GZIB Hawker Hunter
F-GGMU Piper PA-28
F-GMQO SOCATA TB-20
F-GPAB Dassault Falcon 20F
F-ZBAF Sud Alouette III
F-ZBDC Sud […]

South of France Trip.

I have just returned from a 3 day spotting trip from France Organised by Staffs Aviation Tours. Covering a the bigger airfields and airports around the Marseille area.
We flew Ryanair from London Stansted to Montpellier. Where the following was noted
On arrival at Montpellier-Mediterranee, the following were noted:-
22 January
160 SOCATA TBM-700
F-AZRH Nord 260
F-BRNO Beech C90 King […]

Beech 200 and Beech 76 - Air India Express

Catching up with the last 3 or 4 Days. With the weather absolutley awful since Wednesday morning there was bound to be some very interesting Overflights over me And well out of sight over the Cloud.   Yesterday a very nice new Beech 200 N34923 came over me rotuing from keflavik to Paris le Bourget. We […]

Yorkshire Trip Part 2.

Arrived at Bagby Late afternoon and luckily the airfield Manager was there and he opened up all but one of the hangars so virtually a full log. As we walked across the runway the airfield manager had advised that the runway was waterlogged but that there was a cherokee due in who he advised could […]

Yorkshire Day Trip Part 1

15/1 A very wet trip out to Yorkshire and surrounding airfields.
First off was a very early tour of RAF Syerston chasing some elusive Royal Air Force Grobs.  Below is a list of what was noted around the hangar as day broke.
BGA2546 Slingsby T.30B
G-BSSP Robin DR.400180R
G-BTUL Aerotek S-2A Special
G-BYHL de Havilland Canada DHC-1
G-STNG TL-2000 Sting
ZE495 Grob […]

Staverton Airport Cessna 208!

Had a quick drive down to Staverton airport this morning for a Cessna 208 on delivery from the cessna factory to its new owners in Greece. Ferry flight registration N2028N.  Very nice. Also noted today was
G-ATBI Beech A23
G-BBFV Piper PA-32260
N2379C Cessna R.182
N37VB Cessna 421C
N790BH Cirrus Design SR-20
N1569C Cirrus SR-22
Although very strong winds and rain Managed to pick 4 new Frames […]

11 January - Getting Busier

A few frames heading east over the atlantic for the weekend.
N111AM C525 routed Rekayvik to Bristol as Clifton 9
N194JL PA46 BGR-CYYR
N20S B90 BGR-CYYR
PH-TXI C510 BIKF-EHRD
N493SR SR22 CYYR-BGBW
N790SR SR22 CYQB-CYYR-BGBW
Hopefully more to come. All i need is blue skies and a southern routing down the U.K.