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Post by rh226 on Dec 2, 2017 9:02:10 GMT
Did not start the month well yesterday by oversleeping (had a bad night) and missing a C-17 that I needed (08-8204).
However, slight amends were made by making "BAH5" the Bahrein Amiri Flight Gulfstream 550 A9C-BRN (rather slack, I know). Didn't need "PITY76" the C-32B 02-4452 though.
Military items to look out for this month are:-
1.) Delivery of next new build C-130J to Ramstein (15-5831) - either late on 2nd or on the 3rd.
2.) Possible U-2S change-over through Fairford - Tuesday 10th or thereabouts?? (2nd week following the Embassy flight (07-7181 yesterday) based on observation).
3.) Saudi F-15SA delivery?? - this is a total and utter guess.
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Post by graham on Dec 2, 2017 10:35:46 GMT
Not much to report from yesterday other than a Twister G-TWSS that did a few loops and rolls over Coate airstrip when I was out with the dogs at 2.30pm and a Bell 407 G-COGS that went over westbound, both of which were needed
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Post by bizfreeq on Dec 2, 2017 12:42:01 GMT
One slack one for me yesterday:
HA-ANG AN-2
This aircraft has been a stalwart at 2 local airshows as a paradrop a/c and has done at least two winters here with Airtime and yet last night was the first time I've managed to photograph it! 😄 I will put up the night shots of it over the weekend
Cheers Mark
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Post by deke on Dec 2, 2017 14:10:08 GMT
A lucky 13 to start the month off with:
TF-AMP Boeing 747 – 481(BCF), Air Atlanta Iceland D-CSLT Bombardier Learjet 45, FAI Airservice AG EI-GDO Boeing 737 – 8AS, Ryanair 01-0076 Gulfstream G37A, USAF A6-EPM Boeing 777 – 31H, Emirates M-WATJ Hawker Beech B200GT Super KingAir, Mann Air Charter A6-EOW Airbus A380 – 861, Emirates G-IFTF Bae 125 – 800B, Interflight (Air Charter) Ltd N125XP Raytheon Hawker 800XP, N125XP Inc Trustee UR-CQD Antonov AN-26B, Vulkan Air (seen at BHX on quick drive through) HB-VPH Cessna 525 Citation Mustang M2, Air Glaciers D-AEWR Airbus A320 – 214, Eurowings HA-LPT Airbus A320 – 232, Wizz Air
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Post by deke on Dec 3, 2017 0:34:31 GMT
Nothing seen in the air today, just two on the ground at BHX
SP-KPR SAAB 340A, SprintAir YL-RAG SAAB 340A, RAF-Avia
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Post by brizewatcher on Dec 4, 2017 19:39:37 GMT
Two for me today, thanks to Bob (Melksham) for tying them up.
ZJ182 WAH-64D AAC ZJ199 WAH-64D AAC
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Post by deke on Dec 5, 2017 14:52:02 GMT
Few yesterday before the leaden skies set in.
G-VMAP Boeing 787 – 9 Dreamliner, Virgin Atlantic N135BC Embraer EMB – 505 Phenom, TVPX Aircraft Solutions N1821U Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604, Bank of Utah Trustee G-VIIX Boeing 777 – 236, British Airways (in more than two years this one didn't come my way, one or two other to complete would now be nice!)
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Post by bizfreeq on Dec 5, 2017 16:13:08 GMT
Two for today plus an oldie in a new paint scheme:
SP-HAW A321 Small Planet A/L G-GAAL C560XLS
and G-EZSM now in full Volotea colours
Cheers Mark
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Post by bizfreeq on Dec 6, 2017 22:47:45 GMT
Two today though I've seen both before, I've never shot the C-37 before and a first for an Osprey at BOH :
166377 C-37B USN 11-0057 CV-22 USAF
Cheers Mark
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Post by brizewatcher on Dec 7, 2017 16:27:54 GMT
Not been a great week, making my first today:
ZK551 Chinook HC.6 RAF
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Post by bizfreeq on Dec 7, 2017 18:35:39 GMT
One today
N116MA LJ36
Cheers Mark
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Post by jerryrowe on Dec 7, 2017 21:04:34 GMT
Off the mark at last for December with frames G-JCMU 733F West Atlantic and HB-JSD F.8X plus scrapes reregistered easyJet OE-IJK/IVS.
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Post by jerryrowe on Dec 8, 2017 22:46:22 GMT
Just 3 LHR departures for me today, B-8550 330 Capital (first visit), A7-ALT 359 Qatar (maybe first visit) and SP-LVA 738MAX LOT (first visited on Monday). One scrape, F-HALM F.50.
Tomorrow’s JAL 788 is JA845J, needed, good chances of seeing it on departure now my neighbour’s beech tree is bare. Even better news, he is planning to have it cut down!
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Post by rh226 on Dec 8, 2017 23:11:55 GMT
Went off on a week's peaceful holiday and find that, 30 min down the road, a C-17 that I needed went over the house. Naturally, I was pointing the wrong way!!
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Post by davidallum on Dec 9, 2017 7:40:29 GMT
Just the one for yesterday:
EI-FYC B737-8MAX Norwegian
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Post by rh226 on Dec 9, 2017 11:59:37 GMT
Military items to look out for this month are:-
1.) Delivery of next new build C-130J to Ramstein (15-5831) - either late on 2nd or on the 3rd.
2.) Possible U-2S change-over through Fairford - Tuesday 10th or thereabouts?? (2nd week following the Embassy flight (07-7181 yesterday) based on observation).
3.) Saudi F-15SA delivery?? - this is a total and utter guess. Well, I was correct in what I was expecting, but not the dates. It has all happened already.
1.) Transitted the UK to Ramstein on 4th.
2,) Double swap-over this week. Eastbound 80-1073 (dep 6th) and 80-1067 (dep 8th). Westbound 80-1080 (dep 8th) and 80-1081 (dep 9th).
3.) Gone through Lajes AB, Azores. Serials were 12-1053/56/57 and 12/1055/58/59 (two separate flights). Hope this is not the end of going through Lakenheath?? Next lot in February?
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Post by zz on Dec 9, 2017 19:12:37 GMT
The best overflight I saw today was MAM C.17 Qatari AF.
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Post by jerryrowe on Dec 9, 2017 20:44:44 GMT
Not a bad day at all, made 788s JA845J JAL on LHR departure and SP-LRH LOT heading for WAW, YR-BML 738 Air Blue heading for DUB and A6-EUQ A380 Emirates inbound BHX, plus N744C F.8X inbound LTN.
And a blast from the past, DC-8-72 N782SP, unfortunately above the clouds as it headed E at FL330, first DC-8 I have noted in UK airspace for a while. Would have been a scrape, seen with Finnair and French AF.
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Post by davidallum on Dec 10, 2017 8:44:13 GMT
A stunning morning led to the following being logged before the forecast cloud rolled in:
A6-EQG B777 Emirates OE-IVS A320 Easyjet G-SALD Global Express 6000 (outbound Farnborough) OE-IVF A320 Easyjet N75CC Gulfstream 550 A6-EQF B777 Emirates A7-BDC B787-8 Qatar (BHX-DOH) A7-CGC Gulfstream 650ER (inbound Farnborough) OE-IVT A320 Easyjet D-AHOS Legacy (outbound Farnborough) CS-CHF Challenger 350 YR-BML B737 Blue Air D-AZUA B767 Azur Germany
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Post by jerryrowe on Dec 11, 2017 20:37:00 GMT
Not surprising there have been no posts to this forum for a while! But the bad weather has moved on and skies cleared after dark, yielding frames OE-IVT 320 easyJet (missed this as G-EZRB) and CS-CHG BD.350. SP-HAW 321 Small Planet returning to Bournemouth from Lapland was a scrape (ex Aeroflot) but annoyed to miss A6-EYU 330 Etihad (my last),just too far north on the EY48 DUB-AUH.
(Edit) Had forgotten there was a Capital flight into LHR on Mondays but luckily was watching FR24 when it departed and rushed upstairs to see it from the bedroom window. B-8549, think it was a first visit.
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Post by deke on Dec 12, 2017 0:20:42 GMT
Been a busy period when looking skywards has not been much possible, so not much of interest added, mostly fillers and Easyjet scrapes:
Thurs 7 Dec N45905 Boeing 787 – 8 Dreamliner, United Airlines
Fri 6 Dec A6-EOA Airbus A380 – 861, Emirates A6-EGX Boeing 777 – 31H, Emirates G-JZBC Boeing 737 – 8MG, Jet2 G-GATS Airbus A320 – 232, British Airways OE-IVM Airbus A320 – 214, Easyjet Europe
Mon 11 Dec OE-IVL Airbus A320 – 214, Easyjet Europe HB-IUV Gulfstream G200, TAG Avaition CS-DKK Gulfstream G550, NetJets Europe PH-BGT Boeing 737 – 7K2, KLM 91-0311 McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle, USAF OE-IVI Airbus A320 – 214, Easyjet Europe VT-NAC Boeing 787 – 8 Dreamliner, Air India B-8278 Gulfstream G450, ABC Aviation Leasing International N245BD Gulfstream GV-SP G550, Evolo Ventures Llc OE-IVT Airbus A320 – 214, Easyjet Europe EC-MKX Airbus A319 – 112, Vueling
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Post by rh226 on Dec 12, 2017 14:53:23 GMT
Despite being on a restful break down near Christchurch, it would have been exceedingly rude of me not to go to say "Hello" to RAF Oman C-130H 505 in Bournemouth today. After all, it was under a 25min round trip!!
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Post by bizfreeq on Dec 12, 2017 16:08:44 GMT
You should have come around to the hangar for a coffee mate! Cheers Mark
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Post by davidallum on Dec 12, 2017 16:50:00 GMT
Just the one again for today:
N149LP Global Express
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Post by brizewatcher on Dec 12, 2017 17:40:35 GMT
Just the one for me today:
ZZ392 Wildcat AH.1 AAC
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Post by bizfreeq on Dec 12, 2017 17:51:24 GMT
Just the one for me too and it was barely light enough for me to photograph but I managed a couple!
T7-AMS PCXII
Cheers Mark
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Post by rugbyref on Dec 12, 2017 21:12:57 GMT
Stonking day today. Started with 2 newish Emirates 777s, EQB and EQE, 2 American 787s, N830An and N826AN, Air France 787 F-HRBD and my penultimate Aeroflot 330, VQ-BQZ.
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Post by davidallum on Dec 14, 2017 18:19:14 GMT
Three in the book for today:
HB-JCF Bombardier CS300 Swiss (DUB-GVA) EI-GDO B737 Ryanair (DUB-LGW) EI-GDH B737 Ryanair (MAN-BGY)
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Post by billsamuels on Dec 14, 2017 19:02:45 GMT
Hi Guys,
A few in the log today, haven’t entered them into ADU yet so not sure how many pots or scrapes....
G-HARG Emb550 OTT ex Bristol going East 08.35 TC-JVU B737 Turkish ex LHR 08.55 OE-LXD A320 Austrian ex LHR 09.43 YR-TII Galaxy ex STN 09.49 going South F-HIBF Ce510 o/f 10.11 heading toward Oxford G-CCZV PA-28 o/f 12.15 EI-GDO B737 Ryanair to LGW 12.17 EI-GBG B737 Norwegian to LGW 12.37 F-HILU B767 Open Skies OTT 13.51 MAB C-17 Qatari AF 14.09 to Brize (Love the Qatar Airways scheme)
All times are when I saw them, not departure times....
Cheers lads.
Bill
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Post by davidallum on Dec 15, 2017 17:12:28 GMT
A nice quartet today:
C-GTQY B737 Air Transat (returning home after summer lease to Travel Service) HZ-SKY2 A330 LZ-AWN A320 (Indigo scheme) F-HRBC B787-9 Air France
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