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Post by graham on Jan 1, 2018 10:17:52 GMT
Welcome to 2018 to all AFA members. Christmas decos down today for us, cold meat for the next week to attempt to empty the fridge, back to the grind tomorrow, but the days are getting longer chaps and thoughts turn to those of holidays in the sun ( booked ours already to Crete). Best wishes to everyone who helps to make AFA the friendly place it is.
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Post by jerryrowe on Jan 1, 2018 21:03:47 GMT
Off the mark with a couple of LHR departures, EI-SIB 320N SAS and A7-BEM 773 Qatar. LN-LNN 789 Norwegian on the DY 7023 FCO-JFK was a scrape.
I note that LGW are getting Aeroflot 738s. Why can’t they come into LHR, I need zillions!
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Post by deke on Jan 2, 2018 0:20:22 GMT
A 'better than nothing' start to the month and year.
HB-JFI Dassault Falcon 2000LX, Jet Aviation Business Jets A6-EGL Boeing 777 – 31H, Emirates G-CKNY Boeing 787 – 9 Dreamliner, Norwegian Air UK
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Post by Jeff on Jan 2, 2018 7:04:44 GMT
Off the mark with a couple of LHR departures, EI-SIB 320N SAS and A7-BEM 773 Qatar. LN-LNN 789 Norwegian on the DY 7023 FCO-JFK was a scrape. I note that LGW are getting Aeroflot 738s. Why can’t they come into LHR, I need zillions! The are sched into LHR Jerry, seen about 5 now
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Post by Trevor B on Jan 2, 2018 9:23:29 GMT
Morning all
Well I managed to get a few hours yesterday to watch the sky’s and that produced a few gap fillers mostly from Gatwick.
Scrape AIRBUS A320 214 3907 EC-MCU Vueling Airlines Scrape AIRBUS A320 214 4742 CS-TNY TAP Air Portugal - Coasting out via SAM Scrape AIRBUS A320 214SL 7177 OE-IVF EasyJet Europe - Out of Gatwick AIRBUS A320 232SL 7402 EC-MOG Vueling Airlines - Out of Gatwick AIRBUS A321 211SL 6351 OY-TCF Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia - Coasting out via SAM BOEING 737NG 800 WL 44785 EI-FZM Ryanair - Out of Gatwick BOEING 737NG 8JP WL 39021 EI-FHS Norwegian Air International - Out of Gatwick BOEING 787 9 38779 G-CJUL Norwegian Air UK - Out of Gatwick
Not back to work yet but with this cloud cover I not going to see much, think I may have a run to Hurn this arvo
Trevor
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Post by Jeff on Jan 2, 2018 10:50:06 GMT
Off the mark with a couple of LHR departures, EI-SIB 320N SAS and A7-BEM 773 Qatar. LN-LNN 789 Norwegian on the DY 7023 FCO-JFK was a scrape. I note that LGW are getting Aeroflot 738s. Why can’t they come into LHR, I need zillions! The are sched into LHR Jerry, seen about 5 now My apologies jerry, the ones I saw were just one off flights and not regular as I assumed.... i must of got lucky 😊
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Post by jerryrowe on Jan 2, 2018 20:16:49 GMT
Jeff
Yes, I have seen 5 in LHR on one-off visits (the same ones as you??) plus 2 in Dubai and 4 OTT while on holiday in Minorca. That leaves lots still to see!
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Post by zz on Jan 2, 2018 20:55:38 GMT
A few made today at Hurn, to get the year underway! Can’t check them all yet, but definitely new were- G-POLG EC.135 G-TAMI DA.40 M-VITC F.8X Probably a couple of others.
Also managed to type up 3 weeks worth of logs- now up to Sep 2015!
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Post by Jeff on Jan 3, 2018 7:49:07 GMT
Jeff Yes, I have seen 5 in LHR on one-off visits (the same ones as you??) plus 2 in Dubai and 4 OTT while on holiday in Minorca. That leaves lots still to see! Picked up a few in turkey last year, but yes lots still to see
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Post by graham on Jan 3, 2018 7:57:05 GMT
Just two in the book for me so far in 2018, B777 A7-BEA heading east to DOH and GLF4 N450RX
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Post by Trevor B on Jan 3, 2018 19:25:06 GMT
Working from home office today and with the blue sky's this morning the following went in to the book, i missed loads but work comes first (sometimes) lol
03-Jan-18 AIRBUS A321 211SL 6114 G-TCDF Thomas Cook Airlines -Out of Gatwick
AIRBUS A321 251N 7746 SE-RKA Novair - Coasting out via SAM
BOEING 737NG 800 WL 63160 G-JZBC Jet2 - Coasting out via SAM
BOEING 737NG MAX 8 42825 EI-FYC Norwegian Air International - Coasting out via SAM
BOEING 787 9 38755 PH-BHI KLM Royal Dutch Airlines - Coasting out via SAM
Regards
Trevor
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Post by jerryrowe on Jan 3, 2018 21:11:47 GMT
A slow start to the year with nothing yesterday and just 2 today, SP-LVB 738MAX LOT on LHR departure and HB-JKI Gulf550 inbound LTN. Needed SU-GEM 738 Egyptair is on the MS779/80 tonight, should see it overhead on departure around 22.30.
Bizjets inbound STN from the south east seem to be taking a new routing, turning north just after LGW and are too far to the east for me, have missed several today including SP-SIS BD300. They used to continue north west to roughly Sutton before turning, and could be seen from here in the afternoon and evening (difficult in the morning looking into the sun). Bother!
(edit) Yes, SU-GEM went overhead at 23.10. But A7-BEO 773 sneaked out while I was watching Arsenal v Chelsea, good result, both lost 2 poinrts!
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Post by deke on Jan 4, 2018 0:42:51 GMT
Another three, to average two per day so far for Jan, nothing too exciting, not expecting much change with extensive cloud cover forecast until Sunday when I'll be busy with boys' football anyway. Sure we'll get some nice crisp winter blue skies at some point.
A6-EBG Boeing 777 – 36N, Emirates PH-BHG Boeing 787 – 9 Dreamliner, KLM 98-0131 McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle, USAF
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Post by davidallum on Jan 4, 2018 8:19:02 GMT
Duck broken for 2018 yesterday,shame that it was mostly Easyjet scrapes:
OE-IVJ A320 Easyjet Europe SE-RKA A321 Novair G-JZBC B737 Jet 2 OE-IVM A320 Easyjet Europe OE-IVN A320 Easyjet Europe
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Post by Jeff on Jan 4, 2018 12:40:46 GMT
Managed two SAS Ireland 320s yest, EI SIB and SIA
Today so far VT ANU 787 C FRTG 787 EI-SIC 320
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Post by billsamuels on Jan 4, 2018 20:31:18 GMT
Evening Guys,
January 4th.
I thought I was having such a good day, despite this blinking awful weather, and logged this little lot.
A7-CEE Global 5000 Qatar Executive 165836 B737/C-40 US Navy C-FFCD Global N878SC Global Express N496BC B747-4F Kallita Air N777ZH Gulfstream 650
I had to wait before I could put them all into ADU, as I was updating my system, and guess what!!! I didn’t pot any of them....
Can’t believe it....
Bill
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Post by deke on Jan 5, 2018 0:04:11 GMT
Keeping up a two per day average so far for Jan
ZM407 Airbus A400M – 180 Atlas C.1, RAF D-AALH Boeing 777 – FZN, AeroLogic
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Post by Jeff on Jan 5, 2018 14:42:07 GMT
Todays haul at LHR
9K AOL 777 HB JCD C series OH LWI 350 SP LVB 738
Which takes me to 10 for the year so far
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Post by davidallum on Jan 5, 2018 18:33:39 GMT
Four in the book for today:
N788DP BBJ (inbound Farnborough) 4X-EDB B787-9 El Al VP-CNR Gulfstream 650 N900DW Falcon 7X
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Post by jerryrowe on Jan 5, 2018 23:01:58 GMT
Slow start to the year continues, just one yesterday A7-BEO 773 Qatar and two today, OH-LZR 321 Finnair outbound LHR and HZ-ATR 739BBJ inbound STN.
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Post by deke on Jan 6, 2018 0:06:23 GMT
Well, well, January just came to life. Putting on some timber, even if much of it wouldn't excite too many logs here. C-FRTU Boeing 787 – 9 Dreamliner, Air Canada F-HRBD Boeing 787 – 9 Dreamliner, Air France ZM405 Airbus A400M – 180 Atlas C.1, RAF F-GLZP Airbus A340 – 313, Air France G-TAAB Cirrus SR22, Alpha Bravo Aviation Ltd G-LGNA SAAB–Scania 340B-199, Loganair EI-ZEU Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ2, Airlink Airways (scrape of G-ZEUS) OY-KFH Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet CRJ-900LR, SAS D-CCCA Bombardier Learjet 35A, Jet Executive International Charter D-AINI Airbus A320 – 271N, Lufthansa D-AEWJ Airbus A320 – 214, Eurowings N305UP Boeing 767 – 34A,F UPS G-KLNW Cessna 510 Mustang, Saxonair Charter Ltd N176HS Bombardier BD-700-1A11 Global 5000, Bank Of Utah Trustee
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Post by billsamuels on Jan 6, 2018 11:43:03 GMT
Morning Guys,
Well I got back in the saddle yesterday for my first field visits of the year... Fairoaks and Biggin where the following were noted.
Fairoaks 5th January.
G-NBCA PC-12 N799DS Katana N425DK Ce 425 (Frame) departed 16.25
Biggin Hill.
OE-FDT Ce 510 9H-ILZ CRJ-200 D-CAST Ce 525 G-KALS Chally300 EW-457PA B738 Belavia (Frame) On dep from LGW 11.00 C-GGLO Global 9H-BOO CRJ-850 EI-RNA Emb190 Alitalia into LCY A7-BEM B777 Qatar into LHR (Frame) G-LITO A109 G-KLNP Colibri (Frame) OO-TCV A320 Brussels (Scrape) ex LHR PH-HXJ B737 Transavia (Frame) OTT 2-TBMI TBM900 D-ABQG Q400 Eurowings OTT EI-SIC A320N SAS (Frame) into LHR VQ-BNS A330 Aeroflot into LHR EI-SIB A320N SAS (Frame) into LHR D-ASTK A319 Germania (Scrape) OTT 2-AVCO CRJ200 (Scrape) M-ILLA Hawker 400XP (Frame) M-LION Hawker 900XP (Frame) M-YJET Falcon 7X G-JJET Ce510 OE-IJG A320 Easyjet OTT OK-SLX Ce560 into LCY D-AEWK A320 Eurowings into LHR JA741J B777 JAL (Frame) into LHR D-CKJE Phenom 300 M-WATJ Beech 250
So a good start to the year. Couple of things to mention, on a nice (almost clear) day you can watch LHR/LCY arrivals coming in over the City plus all of the OTT’s from Kent and Essex. From the Lookout Cafe you can get a window seat and watch the Aviation world fly by. Sadly the cafe is under threat as there is planning permission for a new hotel on at least part, but I fear all, of the current cafe/flying club site....
Always good to visit Biggin...
Cheers Fellas.
Bill
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Post by christoff on Jan 6, 2018 16:57:24 GMT
It's a gloomy day here way down south, so to pass some time I will add this years sightings...
03/01
OE-IJR A320 LEBL-EGKK EZY54RD OE-GKW G100 EINN-SAM- TYW757 G-JZBE B738 EGSS-GCTS EXS66D SE-RKA A21N ENGM-GCLP NVR167
04/01
LX-JFC PC12 O/F-EGHH JFA13C
05/01
G-JZBD B738 EGSS-GCFV EXS1451 PH-HXJ B738 EHAM-LPPR TRA11A G-JZBC B738 EGBB-GCTS EXS12U OE-IVM A320 LEAL-EGCC EZY76UZ OE-IVQ A320 LEMG-EGKK EZY72HP EI GDG B738 EGSS-LPPT RYR94GB D-AXGG A332 MUHA-EDDK EWG189
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Post by davidallum on Jan 6, 2018 17:16:32 GMT
Went to the Icicle Refrozen balloon meet this morning but can add nothing to the list that zz has provided,just the one logged at home this afternoon:
LN-NIG B737 Norwegian
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Post by graham on Jan 6, 2018 20:10:53 GMT
A quiet day here in rural Wiltshire but two good frames to keep the ball rolling...
N833AA - B789 - American A7-BEO - B777 - Qatari
Saw the strobes of brand new UPS B748 N607UP heading east earlier
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Post by zz on Jan 6, 2018 20:43:11 GMT
Went to the Icicle Refrozen balloon meet this morning but can add nothing to the list that zz has provided,just the one logged at home this afternoon: LN-NIG B737 Norwegian Didn’t know any AFAers were there Dave- I’d have looked out to say hello! Made 4 at Icicle- BNMX , CIWY, CSEE, DONK Made 6 at Kemble G-TOES, M-ABJE, PK-KSC, TF-AMV, TU-TSN, 5H-FJD A surprisingly successful day!
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Post by Jeff on Jan 6, 2018 21:22:52 GMT
Night shift at LHR resulted in
SU-GEN 737 TC-JSY 321 A6-ENM 777 VQ-BKH 748 HB-JCG C Series B-2022 777
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Post by jerryrowe on Jan 6, 2018 21:42:32 GMT
LHR on 09 today so in theory inbounds visible, but too hazy, frames missed included JA837J 788 JAL, D-ABQF 8-400 Eurowings and EI-SIC (again) 320N SAS. Did manage SU-GEN 738 Egyptair (now up to date with these) and G-JZBF 738 Jet2 heading for EMA.
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Post by deke on Jan 7, 2018 0:38:43 GMT
Not even cold comfort at Villa Park today, the FA Cup ain't what it used to be sadly, they should let us in for free if they can't be bothered themselves. Well done Posh though. Anyway, for Saturday, just the two:
A6-DDE Boeing 777 – FFX, Etihad Airways Cargo HZ-AK28 Boeing 777 – 368, Saudi Arabian Airlines
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Post by graham on Jan 7, 2018 13:12:06 GMT
I need a few of those Egyptair 738s Jerry. The ones I've seen have all been OTTs in various parts of Greece including four of them last year GEG, GEH, GEJ & GEL. We've booked 12 nights in Crete for mid September which is usually an OTT pot fest for me as well as what I see inbound to Kazantazakis and as usual, our apartment is under finals.
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