Post by keithh on Jan 23, 2017 13:21:28 GMT
We returned to Johannesburg from a three day safari and next day travelled to Port Elizabeth. We arrived early at the airport giving me around two hours on the viewing deck.
12/1/17 ZS prefix omitted
A2-ABR ATR72
JRC 737F
JRE 737
S7-SIL A320
SZG A320
SZH A320
SZA A320
D2-TED 777
SGO B90
SJO 737
ZWA 737
CCL B1900
9V-SMF A350
V5-ANN A319
SJB 737
OAM 737
C9-BAM 737 stored
SZY A320
OTN E135
BBH E145
SXJ A330
SJR 737
CMJ B1900
TRJ MD87
SYP 146
SZI A320
NRF J41
SFM A319
SNW E135
DSH DHC8
SWV E135
SFN A319
OAF 737
SZB A320
SFJ A319
BBI E145
TGY 737
OTG 737
TFK E135
SYT E135
SZZ A320
SUV E135
SZF A320
A7-BCV 787
SJG 737
SBA 737F
NMO DHC8
ZWR 737
SJC 737
PKV 737
SNX E135
ZWC 737
TCO 146
TFL E135
SYB E145
SJH 737
SWN E135
SSJ 146
Z-WPM A320
C9-MEX E145
TCP 146
OTF 737
SNZ E135
ASY 146
OAT 737
SJX 737
NMS DHC8
NRG J41
SSK 146
SXK A330
SJK 737
OAG 737
ZWH 737
YBY DHC8
OAV 737
A6-BLI 787
ZWI 737
ASX 146
YBZ DHC8
We boarded ZS-SJR for our short flight to Port Elizabeth where we saw a few before heading to our guest house.
Port Elizabeth
EGX C150
IEM PA28
NAJ Z142
NRH J41
SFG A320
our digs were under the airport flight path so I logged a few on approach.
13/1/17
ZU-FYR ?
ZU-FVW ?
ZWP 737
BBM E145
ZU-EVO Lancair?
YBX DHC8
ZU-FUS ?
MBP C172
PEV PA28
ZWS 737
LTD B90
NML CRJ 200
YBW DHC8
SJS 737
YBP DHC8
The following day we left for our next stop, Great Brak River. I wanted to stop at Plettenburg Bay as there was a DH82 based.
14/1/17 Port Elizabeth
PKO C152
Plettenburg Bay had about twenty hangars but was enclosed in a security fence which common as I later found out. Also common was that all the hangars were closed. There was a small terminal for the Cemair B1900 flights but the only access was a security gate. I asked the security lady and she took me to the airfield dogsbody who said that they were expecting a flight soon but he would escort me around to snap the stuff parked out.
Plettenburg Bay
TFH AT802
PZN C182
DLG C182
ZU-IEP RV7
DUT C206
UUA Falke
MOO SR22
ZU-IBY ?
ZU-EYU ?
OUO PA46
Next day the girls wanted to relax by the pool so I found something more interesting to do. Firstly I went to Mossel Bay which was similar to Plettenburg in numbers of hangars etc. However it did have a bar which was accessapible and I asked the lady there if I could go airside. She told me to ask Henk at the paraclub so I managed some shots in and around it. I got chatting to a few pilots one of which had been to Popham and he said that a relation of Jim Espin lived nearby! The pilot of ZU-FOB offered me a flight weather permitting but it blew a gale until we moved on alas.
15/1/17 Mossel Bay
KGU B58
FPI C210
ZU-FOB ?
OHB B90
CXX C182
EJO C182
CPO C172
ZU-BOT ?
ZU-DLP ?
JKN C150
KYK C172RG
I moved on to George where I managed to get access to a Jabiru distributor who let me take pics of finished aircraft. There were mostly company hangars here but some GA were based.
George
SUR PC12
ABA B100
CKA CL600
DIY C525
ZU-IEM Jabiri J430
MDL Apache
PFS C206
SXP PA28
SVD PA28
ZU-SLL Jabiru J430
ZU-FUV Jabiru UL
ZU-IJF Jabiru J430
ZU-LUV Jabiru UL
ZU-POO Jabiru UL
ZU-EOE Jabiru J430
ZU-ESS Jabiru J430
ZU-EBH Jabiru J430
We spent the next day at Mossel Bay where I made an R44 flying over
Mossel Bay
RYX R44
I returned to George the next day to see if more might be visible on a week day and it was.
17/1/17 George
ZWT 737
ZU-EPC Jabiru J430
SWS PA44
ZU-DAV Ikarus C42
TFG PA28
TDG PA28
OJH Metro derelict
SYI PA28
SVF PA28
TAI PA44
TCE E135
KZI B90
KZU B200
We moved on to Cape Town next day where I visited the heliport.
18/1/17 Cape Town Heliport
SGM R44
HKG B206
ROL B407
HGD R44
RWF B206L
RTT B206
HKT B206L
HNO B206
CTE EC130
ZT-RDD B407
RJK B206
INS R44
ZT-RGG B206
HMB B206
19/1/17 A few more over the hotel
RTL EC120
ROP EC120
HHZ B206L
I went to the heliport one last time in the hope of seeing the Huey and it was in the hangar luckily.
20/1/17 Heliport
RUE B407
ZU-ELP Bell UH1
Time to come home so I had a bit of time at Cape Town in the viewing area.
21/1/17 Cape Town
ZWD 737
YDB DC8 derelict
SJD A320
JRM 737
ZWQ 737
SZC A320
A7-BAY 777
SJL 737
JRI 737
A6-EPL 777 my flight
VP-CVK Gulf 5
NMF CRJ200
CJA PA46
HZA AS355 showing as G-ECOU on FR24
TGN 737F
V5-ANI E135
Also seen were the same Namibian A319 as Joburg and
RA 76503 IL76
With a small delay we had a very swift transfer at Dubai so just two made.
22/1/17 Dubai
HL8211 A330
A6-EUO A380
Pretty good overall as it wasn't a spotting trip and it's a great country to visit. Will post pix soon.
12/1/17 ZS prefix omitted
A2-ABR ATR72
JRC 737F
JRE 737
S7-SIL A320
SZG A320
SZH A320
SZA A320
D2-TED 777
SGO B90
SJO 737
ZWA 737
CCL B1900
9V-SMF A350
V5-ANN A319
SJB 737
OAM 737
C9-BAM 737 stored
SZY A320
OTN E135
BBH E145
SXJ A330
SJR 737
CMJ B1900
TRJ MD87
SYP 146
SZI A320
NRF J41
SFM A319
SNW E135
DSH DHC8
SWV E135
SFN A319
OAF 737
SZB A320
SFJ A319
BBI E145
TGY 737
OTG 737
TFK E135
SYT E135
SZZ A320
SUV E135
SZF A320
A7-BCV 787
SJG 737
SBA 737F
NMO DHC8
ZWR 737
SJC 737
PKV 737
SNX E135
ZWC 737
TCO 146
TFL E135
SYB E145
SJH 737
SWN E135
SSJ 146
Z-WPM A320
C9-MEX E145
TCP 146
OTF 737
SNZ E135
ASY 146
OAT 737
SJX 737
NMS DHC8
NRG J41
SSK 146
SXK A330
SJK 737
OAG 737
ZWH 737
YBY DHC8
OAV 737
A6-BLI 787
ZWI 737
ASX 146
YBZ DHC8
We boarded ZS-SJR for our short flight to Port Elizabeth where we saw a few before heading to our guest house.
Port Elizabeth
EGX C150
IEM PA28
NAJ Z142
NRH J41
SFG A320
our digs were under the airport flight path so I logged a few on approach.
13/1/17
ZU-FYR ?
ZU-FVW ?
ZWP 737
BBM E145
ZU-EVO Lancair?
YBX DHC8
ZU-FUS ?
MBP C172
PEV PA28
ZWS 737
LTD B90
NML CRJ 200
YBW DHC8
SJS 737
YBP DHC8
The following day we left for our next stop, Great Brak River. I wanted to stop at Plettenburg Bay as there was a DH82 based.
14/1/17 Port Elizabeth
PKO C152
Plettenburg Bay had about twenty hangars but was enclosed in a security fence which common as I later found out. Also common was that all the hangars were closed. There was a small terminal for the Cemair B1900 flights but the only access was a security gate. I asked the security lady and she took me to the airfield dogsbody who said that they were expecting a flight soon but he would escort me around to snap the stuff parked out.
Plettenburg Bay
TFH AT802
PZN C182
DLG C182
ZU-IEP RV7
DUT C206
UUA Falke
MOO SR22
ZU-IBY ?
ZU-EYU ?
OUO PA46
Next day the girls wanted to relax by the pool so I found something more interesting to do. Firstly I went to Mossel Bay which was similar to Plettenburg in numbers of hangars etc. However it did have a bar which was accessapible and I asked the lady there if I could go airside. She told me to ask Henk at the paraclub so I managed some shots in and around it. I got chatting to a few pilots one of which had been to Popham and he said that a relation of Jim Espin lived nearby! The pilot of ZU-FOB offered me a flight weather permitting but it blew a gale until we moved on alas.
15/1/17 Mossel Bay
KGU B58
FPI C210
ZU-FOB ?
OHB B90
CXX C182
EJO C182
CPO C172
ZU-BOT ?
ZU-DLP ?
JKN C150
KYK C172RG
I moved on to George where I managed to get access to a Jabiru distributor who let me take pics of finished aircraft. There were mostly company hangars here but some GA were based.
George
SUR PC12
ABA B100
CKA CL600
DIY C525
ZU-IEM Jabiri J430
MDL Apache
PFS C206
SXP PA28
SVD PA28
ZU-SLL Jabiru J430
ZU-FUV Jabiru UL
ZU-IJF Jabiru J430
ZU-LUV Jabiru UL
ZU-POO Jabiru UL
ZU-EOE Jabiru J430
ZU-ESS Jabiru J430
ZU-EBH Jabiru J430
We spent the next day at Mossel Bay where I made an R44 flying over
Mossel Bay
RYX R44
I returned to George the next day to see if more might be visible on a week day and it was.
17/1/17 George
ZWT 737
ZU-EPC Jabiru J430
SWS PA44
ZU-DAV Ikarus C42
TFG PA28
TDG PA28
OJH Metro derelict
SYI PA28
SVF PA28
TAI PA44
TCE E135
KZI B90
KZU B200
We moved on to Cape Town next day where I visited the heliport.
18/1/17 Cape Town Heliport
SGM R44
HKG B206
ROL B407
HGD R44
RWF B206L
RTT B206
HKT B206L
HNO B206
CTE EC130
ZT-RDD B407
RJK B206
INS R44
ZT-RGG B206
HMB B206
19/1/17 A few more over the hotel
RTL EC120
ROP EC120
HHZ B206L
I went to the heliport one last time in the hope of seeing the Huey and it was in the hangar luckily.
20/1/17 Heliport
RUE B407
ZU-ELP Bell UH1
Time to come home so I had a bit of time at Cape Town in the viewing area.
21/1/17 Cape Town
ZWD 737
YDB DC8 derelict
SJD A320
JRM 737
ZWQ 737
SZC A320
A7-BAY 777
SJL 737
JRI 737
A6-EPL 777 my flight
VP-CVK Gulf 5
NMF CRJ200
CJA PA46
HZA AS355 showing as G-ECOU on FR24
TGN 737F
V5-ANI E135
Also seen were the same Namibian A319 as Joburg and
RA 76503 IL76
With a small delay we had a very swift transfer at Dubai so just two made.
22/1/17 Dubai
HL8211 A330
A6-EUO A380
Pretty good overall as it wasn't a spotting trip and it's a great country to visit. Will post pix soon.
