This is the voting poll for the March 2020 Special Photo Of The Month competition, the subject was FlyBe, a photograph of any FlyBe operated airliner Thank you to everybody who submitted entries - we had 23 entries of a very high standard. The poll is open to all registered members but you must be s...

entries for this competition are now closed, we have 23 excellent entries thank you. the voting poll is open here: https://www.civilianaviation.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=110&t=35033 please support the competition by voting for your 3 preferences even if you have not entered a photo thank you Andrew

nice ones Denis, and perfect timing too.

hope you're near a flight path to get your fix during the lockdown, it's painfully slow when there's nothing about
stay safe
Andy

Bobbybefc wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 07, 2020 5:56 pm

Bet that woke you up from your slumbers at home

Bob

has done a few times Bob when they have been on 04s but I was up, ready and waiting today with the light as it was! They are quiet compared to the 400s though.

andy

The usual reminder but a bit late, entries for the March photo competitions close tonight, have you got photos that you can enter?
thanks
Andy

the wind has moved round so Stansted are on runway 04 this morning and the sun is out too. All I needed was an aircraft to oblige and the UPS 747 to Hong Kong duly obliged, just south of me at 4000ft. I was worried my camera shutter might be stuck through lack of use but all worked perfectly..... ht...

Well one of my Air Britain colleagues saw this and provided the answers before I even asked:

5Y-BFB is the jamboree or whatever (the green one) it later became D2-TOU

and the unmarked Angolan is 5Y-BFC became D2-TOV

both both first noted on 22nd March 1987

thanks to Nigel Kemp for the info

Andy

very nice Paul, you timed that visit well!

EMA Planespotting wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 01, 2020 6:23 am

A second aircraft EI-NEO has now also arrived too!!

according the the Stansted google group, that one is only in until 18.00 this evening so it may be visible over the south east departing. They are using runway 22 today if that helps.

Andy

very nice and thanks. Re the military photos we DO allow them within a post if it adds to the information of the visit to show what was around, we do ask that the post is predominately civilian content with a guideline of maximum of 10% military photos fro ma civilian airport- so go ahead and post a...

very nice Pete, that brings back memories - I was over there most Sundays to see the weekly Scandinavian charters. I was often working in the Stansted Aviation Society shop in the viewing enclosure (for those who have never heard that expression it's a designated area, usually with some facilities, ...

Pete - the Stansted google group ( https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/stnae ) reported that it will be in for 5 days so unlikely to be re-pat. 2 (I think) others have been in recently-ish for some sort of modification work which took about 5 days per aircraft so I would expect it's the same rea...

very nice Nick, how things have changed in 6 months

Andy

I've just done mine and was about to post a reminder when I saw you were (at least) one step ahead of me Mike!

In the box under the time zone it tried to drop me in Algeria but I turned down the offer, i'd rather risk the virus here thanks.

Andy

that looks superb, well caught Lee

very nice Rob, you can also post photos more than 5 years old in the nostalgia section if you wish
Andy

good idea Mark, here's one from me from early this morning (only one I've noticed all day) N616UP climbing out of Stansted on it's way to Hong Kong https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49696934588_7d142e050a_h.jpg N616UP B.747-8F over Rayne 25-03-2020 4910 by Andrew Goldsmith , on Flickr maybe I shou...

I decided to pop out to somewhere quiet for some fresh air and therapy this afternoon, A bit of social distancing as well to get some peace and quiet! It was certainly quiet, about 6 movements in 2 hours. a few of my results starting with the Deerjet B.787 which was the pick of the day https://live....

one of the problems is that shop staff are too scared to confront these morons (and probably wisely), they don't get paid enough to put their safety on the line like that. society is in a bad state these days

Andy

I shall be surprised if there are any airshows before September tbh. If organisers get the all clear in early July it will still take a while to set up even a small show, I expect some will continue to plan in the hope that they get an all clear sometime in the summer but will go on hold at the poin...