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Post by graham on Aug 1, 2018 5:39:36 GMT
Well, with a couple of days' rain as a brief interruption, this superb summer continues as it has done throughout June and July. Great spotting weather and I'm off the mark for August already. Fill your boots chaps.
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Post by rh226 on Aug 1, 2018 9:25:31 GMT
....and me too. "RCH979" Hickam-based C-17A 05-5149/HH - one of three RCH flights routing MERLY > REDFA this morning.
I'm off to Mildenhall for a couple of nights to get me some Aviano F-16s before they go home and a USN C-130T (which hopefully hasn't been mended yet).
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Post by brizewatcher on Aug 1, 2018 15:28:34 GMT
Decent start to the month, making three today:
05-5149 C-17A USAF RCH979- Didn't need the either two either 61-0288 KC-135R USAF QUID402- My last 'Hall' KC-135... taken long enough ZZ398 AW.159 AH.1 AAC
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Post by davidallum on Aug 1, 2018 17:35:50 GMT
A decent start to August with the following being logged:
N836AA B787-9 American (inbound Heathrow) F-GZHZ B737 Transavia France N45JE Gulfstream 550 G-MAKN PC12 HB-JCI Bombardier CS300 Swiss (DUB-GVA) XA-CAL Legacy 600 (inbound Farnborough) N131DS Falcon 900EX (inbound Farnborough) N329CH Challenger 350 N988NW Falcon 7X
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Post by jerryrowe on Aug 1, 2018 19:18:53 GMT
Was busy most of the day, and thought it was going to be a blank start to the month until CS-TJI TAP’s only A321N went overhead on the TP763 OSL-LIS.
(Edit) but have since made A7-ALV 350 Qatar and G-EZGZ easyJet. N927FD 757F Fedex was a scrape (ex Britannia).
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Post by deke on Aug 1, 2018 23:04:34 GMT
My spotting opportunities faded as the weather improved this afternoon, so just a couple to kick off August (next few days not looking great hereabouts). G-PIPB Aerospatliale AS355F1 Ecureuil II, Heli Air Ltd G-UZHG Airbus A320 – 251N, Easyjet
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Post by dave on Aug 2, 2018 8:57:02 GMT
hi, a good start for me with a gap filler LN-RRJ, then SP-LSC off the Atlantic, and two biz N131DS, N138GL...
regards, dave...
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Post by deke on Aug 2, 2018 23:16:15 GMT
Some breaks in the cloud but a lot of haze, so not much to show for 2nd Aug. 168980 Boeing 737 – 700C C-40A Clipper, U S Navy G-WARV Piper PA-28-161 Cherokee Warrior III, Bickertons Aerodromes Ltd G-TRUK Glasair RG, S Moore
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Post by dave on Aug 3, 2018 8:00:14 GMT
hi, a mixed bag for Thursday, 3 elusive airliners G-UZHH, G-DRTF, OE-ICC, a USN C.40A 168980, finishing off with a biz N550WW... a let down in A40-SZ out of Manchester came o/t of me, but it did the same with SB a week or so ago, and the last few nights they've gone east...
regards,
dave...
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Post by davidallum on Aug 3, 2018 8:51:01 GMT
Another glorious day @ home yesterday but not a lot flying over but still managed four:
N818AC Challenger 605 D-IWIR Citationjet 525A (inbound Farnborough) G-CKWF B787-9 Norwegian (LAX-LGW) M-IKEY SA365N Dauphin
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Post by graham on Aug 3, 2018 10:56:38 GMT
A good start to day with A380 A6-EOZ heading east to my north, not only my last A6-EO* but also my 200th A380
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Post by jerryrowe on Aug 3, 2018 19:38:27 GMT
Not a bad day with 4 airliner frames so far, OY-PAC 321N Primera and F-HTVI 738 Transavia France both heading for Paris, 168849 P-40 US Navy passing Brookmans Park heading NNW at FL340 and EI-FPN CRJ900 SAS outbound LHR. Hoping to see B-8776 my last Tianjin 332 due out of LHR at 22.00.
EC-MUK 320 Iberia (Ex Monarch) and N619A Gulf 4 were scrapes.
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Post by brizewatcher on Aug 3, 2018 20:28:17 GMT
One for me, so far. Will update once the F-35 serials are known.
ZA587 Tornado GR.4 RAF MRM33
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Post by rh226 on Aug 3, 2018 20:31:22 GMT
Didn't need that one, Ollie.
But the five "Daves" will do very nicely, thank you.
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Post by brizewatcher on Aug 3, 2018 21:35:36 GMT
If the serials posted on FC are correct, I only needed four of them. ;-)
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Post by rh226 on Aug 3, 2018 22:42:14 GMT
Yes, I did see somewhere that ZM137 was supposed to be coming over in this delivery. Likewise, I don't need it.......nor do most other people, I would imagine.
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Post by deke on Aug 3, 2018 23:33:00 GMT
August gently ticking over, if only just
3rd Aug
4X-EDE Boeing 787 – 9 Dreamliner, El Al Israel Airlines ZM419 Airbus A400M Atlas C.1, RAF VP-BBY Boeing 747 – 83QF, AirBridgeCargo G-CBMZ Aerotechnik EV-97 Eurostar, J O'Donnell
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Post by brizewatcher on Aug 4, 2018 7:06:28 GMT
Yes, I did see somewhere that ZM137 was supposed to be coming over in this delivery. Likewise, I don't need it.......nor do most other people, I would imagine. Now being reported that it in fact wasn't one of them.
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Post by davidallum on Aug 4, 2018 8:57:32 GMT
Another quietish day @ home yesterday which yielded the following:
N50AG Cirrus SJX (first one I've seen of these) EC-MUK A320 Iberia (LHR-MAD) G-PDGV Partenavia P.68 (looks like it was doing survey work) OE-IVZ A320 Easyjet Europe
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Post by rh226 on Aug 4, 2018 20:00:43 GMT
Three for me today.
"RAIDER38" Miramar-based KC-130J 167984/QB Westbound on L9.............lucky to see it from home when just S of Dursley. The usual area of looking had a big fluffy cloud all over it. "RCH250" Alaskan-based C-17A 98-0056/AK routing MERLY > REDFA. The very slack Qatar Amiri A343 A7-AAH inbound to Stansted (?) from the West.........routing SHA > STU > NUMPO > BEDEK and turned to the NE.
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Post by jerryrowe on Aug 4, 2018 21:16:43 GMT
Another decent day for airliners, with LHR departures VP-BKF 738 Aeroflot and VH-ZNE 789 Qantas, STN inbound OY-PAD 321N Primera and OTTs G-UZHG 320N easyJet, HZ-AK72 77F Saudia, OO-TEA E190 Tui Belgium and D-ABQP DHC8-400 Eurowings.
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Post by davidallum on Aug 5, 2018 7:38:43 GMT
Another sunny but quiet day @ home yesterday saw these enter the book:
HZ-AK72 B777F Saudia N250KC Gulfstream 4 (inbound Farnborough) N1CP Challenger 605 N489MC B747F Atlas Air
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Post by brizewatcher on Aug 5, 2018 17:28:48 GMT
Two for me today:
95-0103 C-17A USAF RCH105 169036 C-40A USN CNV4402
Missed the needed Andrews G.IV.
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Post by dave on Aug 5, 2018 18:07:37 GMT
hi, I didn't think I would see anything today as it was "too bright", but this pm it changed, A7-BFM, N446AM, F-OLRD, a biz G-ESNA and ending (upto now) with 2 easyjet G-EZRZ and OE-IZT
regards, dave…"
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Post by jerryrowe on Aug 5, 2018 20:27:39 GMT
Out all afternoon, but still managed 4 airliner frames, LHR visitors VP-BCF 738 and VP-BKJ 321 Aeroflot and EI-FPO CRJ900 SAS and F-HTVF 738 Transavia France heading for DUB.
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Post by rh226 on Aug 5, 2018 20:52:52 GMT
Just "RCH105" McChord-based C-17A 95-0103 (leaving me just one to clear their allocation).
Didn't need either of the USN C-40A or the USAF C-37B.
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Post by deke on Aug 5, 2018 23:36:27 GMT
A couple of additions missed on my home log for Fri 3rd (gleaned from closer inspection of photos taken)
G-NRRA Siai Marchetti SF.260W, G Boot (Displays serial BF8431 Burkina Faso Military) G-ADPC De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth, P & S Ford
At BHX Sat 4th
G-UJET Learjet 45, Patriot Aviation Ltd (operated by Capital Air Ambulance Ltd)
Sun 5th
9V-SMH Airbus A350- - 941, Singapore Airlines 62-3506 Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, USAF G-MICI Cessna C182S Skylane, C Tandy – Magic Carpet Flying Company G-LEEE Jabiru UL-450, T Bailey D-AILL Airbus A319 – 114, Lufthansa G-NATT Rockwell Commander 114A, Northgleam Ltd ER-00003 Airbus A320 – 233, Fly One G-RMRV Vans RV-7A, R Morris
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Post by graham on Aug 6, 2018 6:51:49 GMT
Was at home all day yesterday and it turned out to be a decent day.
N534RV - HAWKER800 G-CHIT - MTO SPORT M-KELY - E50P VP-BOT - GLF6 G-PEKT - TB20 N44444 - BC12 N75KH - CL60 N121JF - F33 N701WC - GLF4
Then during the afternoon, a load of gliders drifted over me from Keevil which is only 6 miles down the road and I made.....
G-SASF G-CHLN G-SACN G-LSED G-SAWG
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Post by davidallum on Aug 6, 2018 7:54:17 GMT
I too had a decent day @ home yesterday and yet again mostly biz:
G-ISAR Cessna 421C D-CASH Phenom 300 (inbound Farnborough) N926CJ Falcon 900 N534RV 125-800XP N706NR Gulfstream 650ER N928SK Cirrus SR22T VP-BOT Gulfstream 650ER G-TTND A320NEO British Airways (BCN-LHR) N459PA PA34 Seneca 220T (last time I saw this reg,it was on a Pan Am 707) SE-RMC Challenger 300 (outbound Farnborough) 9H-VJL Global Express (inbound Farnborough and my last Vistajet)
169036 C.40A United States Navy
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Post by dave on Aug 6, 2018 17:34:46 GMT
hi, an extra from last night D-AGRA, today well we had cloud till 11ish but the only things in the book were ZM518 a JUNO strayed into range from Shawbury, and Biz N613CL, plenty of trails but we're off on our jollies next week, and I was under orders of the wife fetching and carrying...
regards, dave...
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