Champions League Day Saturday 3rd June 2017

[davidallum]

This was going to be a fairly long day to try and see as much of the airliner/biz traffic for this annual event,picked up at about 06.45 by my very good friend Rob Belcher and his dad Harry and then the drive down the M4 to Cardiff.This was my first visit to Cardiff in over 30 years,I didn't log the Alitalia A321's as I don't need any:

EC-JTQ A320 Vueling
YR-FZA FK100 Carpatair
EC-JPU A340-600 Iberia
EC-MQE A320 Vueling
I-EJGA A330 Alitalia
EI-DTB A320 Alitalia
EC-JSY A320 Vueling
EI-FGX B737 Mistral Air
EI-IKL A320 Alitalia
F-GRYL B1900 TwinJet
EI-DTH A320 Alitalia
PH-EXL E170 KLM Cityhopper
EI-FNU B737 Meridiana
OK-PET A319 CSA (Skyteam colours)
EI-DSB A320 Alitalia
9H-ZAZ B737 Air Horizont

EC-KRN Gulfstream 200
9H-FCB Falcon 7X
OE-GZK Citation 560XLS
EC-KBC Gulfstream 200
D-CEFO Citation XLS
D-CEIS Citation 680 Sovereign
N918LL Gulfstream 450
D-APLC Falcon 7X
OE-GOL Citation 560XLS
N94924 Gulfstream 550
OO-FTS Citation 560XL
G-GLEG Legacy 600
N510SR Gulfstream 550
OK-FCY Citationjet 525A

G-BXIF PA 28 Cherokee
G-BGBK PA 38 Tomahawk
G-BBTY Beech 23

Overflying

G-NWOI EC135
EC-LNH A330 Wamos Air (inbound Bristol with Air Europa callsign)
EC-MLN CRJ1000 Air Nostrum (inbound Bristol)

Left here about 1pm enroute to Bristol

I-NEOU B737 Neos

D-AAAY Challenger 604
N225CC Falcon 100
TC-KRM Global Express 5000
9H-BSA 125-750
VP-BGV Legacy 600
CS-DGR Citation 650-VII

Next stop was Gloucester-Staverton which did produce a healthy log:

F-GUME B1900 TwinJet
F-HBFP 125-800XP
G-BNKC Cessna 152
G-JKAT Robinson R22
N232SF Falcon 900DX
N180BB Cessna 180
G-WIZZ Jetranger
G-JKHT Robinson R22
HB-FVD PC12
G-CGEI Citation 550 Bravo
G-BEZO Cessna 172
D-CIAO Citation 550-II
OE-FIX Citationjet 525
YU-BXX Citation 550 Bravo
N750GF Citation 750
G-OPSS Cirrus SR20
OE-FHA Citation 510 Mustang
G-OCAC Robin R2112
G-BXLS PZL-Koliber 160A
G-TECD Tecnam P2006T
G-BNIV Cessna 152
G-CGGS Robinson R44
YU-PZM Citation 560XLS
G-GFCA PA 28 Cherokee 161
CS-PHC Phenom 300
G-BIMT Cessna 152
G-EWIZ Pitts Special
G-SASN EC145
G-SHMI EV97 Eurostar
G-BOPC PA 28 Cherokee 161
G-BXSG Robinson R22
G-BKCC PA 28 Cherokee 180
XA-DFN Falcon 2000LX
OE-FDT Citation 510 Mustang
N525DT Citationjet 525A
N22UB Citationjet 525C
YU-BTB Cessna 550 Bravo
G-HANS Robin DR400/212
D-IAHG Citationjet 525
D-IECI Citation 500
N533DL Cessna 208
G-BWOH PA 28 Cherokee 161
G-CBFM Rally TB21
G-ASVM Cessna 172
G-EKIR PA 28 Cherokee 161
G-JUDE Robin DR400/180
G-WENN Hoffmann H.36 Dimona
N477PM PA 31 Navajo
N510W Bell 222
G-CODA Hughes 369E
N8523Y PA 30 Twin Comanche
N238KA King Air
N899DZ Beech 99
M-YAKW PC12
G-BASJ PA 28 Cherokee 180
N820DL King Air
G-TWSR Silence Twister
G-ZITZ AS355F Ecueuil
G-CPTM PA 28 Cherokee 151
G-WROL EC145
G-DORS EC135
G-WASN EC145

Whilst here we had a lovely meal in the Aviator and I'm 99.9% certain I saw Dylan and his Grandad in the car park.

Last stop of the day was Kemble:

G-DEUP A109S
G-SKBH AW109SP
G-DOLF AS365N Dauphin
G-EMHN A109S
G-CHFD AW109SP
G-SKBL A109S
N175GT B777 Thai (still carries HS-TJE)
G-OVIN Rockwell Commander 112TC
EC-IOD Partenavia P.68
OE-FCZ Citationjet 525A
G-CIUY Bell 206L Longranger
N176GT B777 Thai (still carries HS-TJF)
2-LNOA ATR 42
G-RULE Robinson R44

Edit:

Z-FJE A319 Fast Jet (didn't log it as I saw it in JNB last year).

Got back home about 8pm
 

[billsamuels]

Nice one Dave,

What with Booker on Thursday looks like you've had a tremendous first week of June...

Hope it continues mate.

Bill

[davidallum]

Couldn't agree more Bill and the fun continues,myself & Rob are off to Aberdeen tomorrow for the day,my last visit there was way back in 1984 so all being well should make a load of choppers and on Friday of this week myself & Rob are off to Guernsey for two days for their fly in,we are going as guests of the Guernsey Flying Club with a full hangar tour on Saturday afternoon.We went there two years ago and had a cracking time.

BTW,it was good to catch up with yourself,Jeff & davebasing @ Booker.

[billsamuels]

Dave,

You can go off people!!! Aberdeen and Guernsey!!! Jeez, mate...

Have a great time Dave - hope the weather improves for the both of you....

Bill

[davidallum]

Thanks Bill & Bob,I forgot to mention also that Rob & myself are off to Toulouse on 18th July (again just a day trip),have just booked the tour and EasyJet fare was only £51 return including taxes,so glad I'm retired.

[billsamuels]

Jun 6, 2017 13:36:19 GMT davidallum said:

Thanks Bill & Bob,I forgot to mention also that Rob & myself are off to Toulouse on 18th July (again just a day trip),have just booked the tour and EasyJet fare was only £51 return including taxes,so glad I'm retired.

Dave,

Thats a coincidence. A couple of buddies are going on the 19th and I'm seriously thinking of joining them... I went last month and the Ryanair fare from STN was just £9.98 return, including taxes... Plus you get a much longer period in TLS with ample time to do both museums and the trip across to Francazel where they prepare and store the ATR's (26 there the day we went)...

Good luck mate.

Bill

[davidallum]

That's great Bill,we did both museums last year,we have hired a car to enable us to do Francazel first thing as the tour doesn't start until 2pm.

[keithh]

Jun 6, 2017 10:47:50 GMT davidallum said:

Couldn't agree more Bill and the fun continues,myself & Rob are off to Aberdeen tomorrow for the day,my last visit there was way back in 1984 so all being well should make a load of choppers and on Friday of this week myself & Rob are off to Guernsey for two days for their fly in,we are going as guests of the Guernsey Flying Club with a full hangar tour on Saturday afternoon.We went there two years ago and had a cracking time.

BTW,it was good to catch up with yourself,Jeff & davebasing @ Booker.

Did you not see the Ernest A319 at Cardiff? Also was the Silk Air at Kemble?

[davidallum]

The Ernest departed Cardiff whilst we were parking the car and walking up the hill and didn't see the Silk Air @ Kemble.