Return to Florida 2015 Day 14 Thursday 3rd December 2015

[davidallum]

Today's weather forecast they got right,dry,overcast but no rain until evening so we decided that it was about time we visited Opa Locka and Tamiami with the customary look at the two Fort Lauderdale airports:

Fort Lauderdale-Executive

N20HK Cessna 414A
N304JR Beechjet 400A
N68QB Lear jet 35A
YV2609 Phenom 100
HI985 Citation 680 Sovereign
N780US DA40 Diamondstar
N35PZ PC12

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood

N491WN B737 Southwest
N35260 B737 United
N638VA A320 Virgin America
HI915 Citation 550
N128UW A320 American (still in US Airways colour scheme and my last A320)
N972FD B757F FedEx
N632NK A320 Spirit
N539XJ Challenger 300
N445BH Challenger 605
N438FX Lear Jet 45
HC-CPB A320 TAME
N633NK A320 Spirit
N8652B B737 Southwest
N419NV MD80 Allegiant
N217JC B737 Southwest
N562FE DC10F FedEx
N7706A B737 Southwest
N830FL BAE 125-800XP
G-HMEI Falcon 900B
N215RS BAE 125-700A
N76514 B737 United
N975FD B757F FedEx
N677FE A300F FedEx

Then it was down I-95 and US826 (Palmetto Expressway) to Opa Locka,this airfield is starting to lose most of it's stored airliners as it becomes more of a biz jet centre,however there are still gems to be seen:

N269AA BAE 125-850XP
N257AL Falcon 2000LX
N42FD Gulfstream 550
N1127M Lear Jet 60
N305NC Cessna 208B Caravan
N917LJ Phenom 300
N326N BAE 125-800A
N21EL BAE 125-800XP
N92AJ Gulfstream 150
N212AL PC12
N450BN Lear Jet 45
N711SX Global Express XRS
N119AK Hawker 4000
N919YC Gulfstream 5
N491EC Gulfstream 4SP
N451FX Gulfstream 450
N138CA Citation 550
N77UF Global Express XRS
N865EC Citation 680 Sovereign
N786JS Citationjet 3
N505LC BAE 125-400B
N848N BAE 125-800XP
N66FJ Falcon 900EX
N121JD Westwind
N494EC Gulfstream 450
N403LC L382 Hercules Lynden Air Cargo
N980GG Global Express 6000
VP-BBZ BBJ
N145GT Convair 440 Florida Air Transport
N70BF DC6 Florida Air Transport
N218JL Lear Jet 45
N900NB Falcon 7X
N705GB DC3 Florida Air Cargo
N727AT Westwind
N41527 Convair C131E Team Air Transport
N360MB Gulfstream 3
N24XP Beechjet 400XP
N999NB Gulfstream 4SP
N326JD Gulfstream 650
N251VP Gulfstream 450
T7-RSN Falcon 2000
XA-CAP Citation 550
N390DB Challenger 300
N918JM Falcon 900EX
N599SH MD80
9H-AFR Global Express 5000
N597SH MD80
N4443D Beech V35 Bonanza
N770T Beech V35 Bonanza
N723D Beech V35 Bonanza
N434JP Vans RV6A
N6292N Cessna 340A
N310M Mooney M20J
N158BB Baron 58
N5226Y PA23 Aztec 250
HH-VOL Jetstream 31 Tortug Air
N345GS Convair 440 Conquest Air Cargo
N459CP Cirrus SR22
N32TN DC3 TMF Aircraft
N587MB DC3 TMF Aircraft
N3729C Cessna 402B
N48SA Cessna 404
N13MF Cessna 421B
N4297H Mooney M20J
N61276 Cessna U206F (Floats)
N86106 Cessna 337
N6184Y PA23 Aztec 250
N504ST Gulfstream 4SP
UP-B5701 B757 Bek Air
N229DA Falcon 2000
N400CP Astra SPX
N747RY Lear Jet 35A
N865TM BAE125-800XP
N137GJ Gulfstream 2
N222G Gulfstream 3
N244LJ Lear Jet 35A
N8221T PA34 Seneca 200T
N318JS Challenger 300
N125GR Astra SPX
N240MC Challenger 600
TG-SHV Lear Jet 31A
N55GP Citationjet 3
XA-GMD Citation 680 Sovereign
N231FA Mooney M20K
N987GC MD80
N817MF Gulfstream 3
N35WL Lear Jet 35A
M-GRAN Global Express 5000
N999LX Gulfstream 5
N768JJ Gulfstream 550
M-ERIL PC12
N463JD Falcon 50EX
N926PY Citationjet 2
N502SV Falcon 200
N939CK Falcon 20F
N224FD Beechjet 400A
N313AR Lear Jet 60
N525GL Citationjet M2
P4-WIN BAE 125-850XP
N802DB Citation 650-III
N767PG Falcon 20
N198HB Lear Jet 60
N141A Cessna 421B
N641CP Cessna 414A
N298EF Lear Jet 60
N888YZ Gulfstream 2SP
N430AC Falcon 50
N351TV Lear Jet 35A
N227RH Gulfstream 450
N101CV Gulfstream 4SP
N70HQ Gulfstream 200
N9873F Cessna 402
N4WF PA31T Cheyenne II
N30TK Westwind
N548XJ Challenger 300
PR-FLX B737 Flex
N477JB Gulfstream 4
N918RZ Citation 560XLS
N64MG lear Jet 60
N895CB Citationjet 2
N745UP BAE 125-800XP
N510SP Gulfstream 4SP
N500CW Lear Jet 60
N555GV Gulfstream 550
N8888 Falcon 2000
N474X Gulfstream 4SP
N189DR Legacy 600
N453JF Hawker 4000
N660AF Challenger 601
N828DR Citation 560XLS
VP-BFT BBJ
N212LF Gulfstream 650
N830C Westwind
N255RM Citation 560-V
N33UM Citationjet 3
N569ST Jetstream 31
N173JM Gulfstream 200
N799MW Sabreliner 65

Some 30 minutes later we were at Tamiami airport,another airport that is easy to drive around and again also seems to have gems parked up,a lot of aircraft in the following log have been here for a few years but there was quite a bit of new stuff as well.

N601BC Citation 550-II
N919DK PA31 Navajo 310
N1865M Citation550-II
YV1069 Cessna 335
YV2245 Citation 500
N139FJ Citation 500
N122MF Jetstream 41
N68NP Citation 510 Mustang
YV1914 Merlin 3
YV2952 Merlin 3
N750SS PAC 750XL
N3515N Mooney M20F
N177CR Czech CZAW Sportstar
N247LM PA31 Navajo 350
N58PL PA31T Cheyenne II
N34PF PA34 Seneca 220T
YV2759 Merlin 3
N69558 Cessna 340
N450CD Cirrus SR22
N222LJ Cessna 337
YV2934 PA31T Cheyenne II
N820CT BAE 125-700A
YV270T Jetstream 41
9Y-BKO Jetsream 31 Briko Air Services
YV215T Jetstream 31
YV1300 King Air 100
YV403T Antonov AN28
HH-JBD Beech 18
LV-CUC Cirrus SR22
N920AA Partenavia P68
N319SR Cirrus SR20
N320AR Cessna 320
N97CK Cirrus SR22
N550GX Citation551-IISP
N222NP Gulfstream 2B
N181LM Cirrus SR22
N431RC BAE 125-700A
N806CB BAE 125-731
N377MR Cirrus SR22
N46WC Hawker 4000
N2GL Merlin 3C
N644WP Vans RV6A
N7188U Mooney M20E
N7529S PA60 Aerostar 601
N989PM Mooney M20J
YV2919 Falcon 20F
N377DB King Air 300
N33SA PA23 Aztec 250
N494GP Citation 550-II
N139LS Let 39C
N551DA Ciation 550-II
N58KM PA23 Aztec 250
N6015Z Beech 76 Duchess
YV1275 Antonov AN26
N900JF Westwind
N132CK Cessna 421A
N777TN PA31 Navajo 310
N926CJ Falcon 900
N235EE Phenom 300
N130GA Cessna 208B Caravan
N651CV Citation 650-III
N80TC P.180 Avanti
N56DA King Air 200
N693GS Beechjet 400A
N5013G Bell 206L Longranger
N31AT Bell 206B Jetranger
N900HH Bell 206B Jetranger
N743PH Bell 407
N710SF PA31 Navajo 350
N851CC BAE 125-850XP
N61SS Citation 550-II
N671RR BAE 125-800SP
N501KQ Quest Kodiak 100
N92BL PA31 Navajo 350
N108AC PA31 Navajo 325
N4763G Cessna 414
N421GP Cessna 421C
N258TX Beechjet 400XP
N350U PA31 Navajo 350
N101CU Beech 99
C6-CIP Rockwell Commander 500S
N686BD Robinson R44
N385PD Gulfstream 4
n404BC Falcon 900B
N724TT Cirrus SR20
N208F King Air 200
YV2853 Citation 550-II
N5825K Beech V35 Bonanza
N8816Y PA30 Twin Comanche 160
N2666J Cessna 340A
N8427F Cessna 340
N6304X Cessna 340A
N421HF Cessna 421C
N31GS PA34 Seneca 200
N28UA Rockwell Commander 500
N3742B Beech 76 Duchess
N167DF BAE 125-800XP

It was still only 3PM so we decided we would spend the rest of the day at Miami

EC-LZX A330 Iberia
CC-CDP B767 Lan Chile
CS-TOR A330 TAP Air Portugal
OH-LQA A340 Finnair
N997AM B737 Aero Mexico
CC-BBF B787 Lan Chile
N330NB A319 Delta
CC-CXK B767 Lan Chile
N969AV A330 Avianca
HP-1832CMP B737 Copa
C-FGKP A321 Air Canada
N195AV A320 Avianca
LV-CFV B767 Lan Argentina
N479TA A319 Avianca
LV-FNJ A330 Aerolineas Argentinas
HP-1719CMP B737 Copa
EI-EJO A330 Alitalia
N431YX E170 Republic (American Eagle)
N764AX B767F ABX Air
N317CM B767F ABX Air
N950AM B737 Aero Mexico
N997C Citation 680 Sovereign
N71BD Gulfstream 4SP
N604TF Challenger 604
N345LC Gulfstream 550
N244DS Global Express 6000
N327TL Gulfstream 4SP
N807M Metro Ameriflight
N241DH Metro Ameriflight
N804NN B737 American
XB-JTN BAE 125-700A
VQ-BQZ A330 Aeroflot
XA-CAR Citation 680 Sovereign
N572FX Challenger 350
N453FX Gulfstream 450
N531QS Gulfstream 550
LX-GXX Global Express XRS
N345QS Phenom 300
N530FX Challenger 300
N2425 Challenger 300
XA-AYJ E190 Lineage
N440QS Gulfstream 450
N202FR A320 Frontier
N4498Y Short SD360
N17ED Citation 560XL
N349QS Citation 680 Sovereign
C-GWHF Global Express XRS
I-FFRR Falcon 7X
N800FM Citationjet 3
N888QS BAE 125-900XP
N953QS Citation X
N135BJ Beechjet 400A
N757MA B757
N375WB Global Express 5000
N551DA Citation 550S
N616WG BAE 125-800A
N560HD Cessna 560 Ultra
XA-BAY Gulfstream 280
N745QS Gulfstream 200
XA-CRS Citation 680 Sovereign
N101QS Global Express 6000
XA-GOR Falcon 7X
N513UP Citation 560XLS
N914BA Global Express 6000
N761LE Gulfstream 650
N108MS BBJ
N450L Gulfstream 450
N395SB Cirrus SR20
N268QS Falcon 2000
N614FX Lear Jet 40
N425MH Cirrus SR22
N470QS Gulfstream 450
N531RC Gulfstream 280
N396FE DC10F FedEx
N296L Lear Jet 60
N125UP A300F UPS
N986QS Citation X
N349QS Citation 680 Sovereign

Part 15 to follow.

[graham]

Awesome Dave, amazing logs.

[davidallum]

Dec 21, 2015 12:07:22 GMT graham said:

Awesome Dave, amazing logs.

Thanks Graham,but I'm so glad that I'm nearly at the end,just 4 days to go.