:D Great pictures and great memories- remember flying to Menorca on a European Air Charter 1-11 G-AYOP- for a weeks holiday- on the return flight an engineer came out to the aircraft and hit one of the engines with a hammer- did not instil us with confidence as we were a the back of the aircraft nex...

:D After taking my beloved to work- paid a quick visit to my spot in Runcorn which overlooks across the Mersey LPL Airport and seen departing following a first visit having only gone into service yesterday was:- EI-IGX- 737-8200 Ryanair LPL>DUB rotation Also seen was Gulf G500 which landed yesterday...

:D Woken up early doors with the light peering through the curtains and up just before 6am which seems a regular thing now the older I get. Rewarded with wall to wall blue skies and a runway change to 05 at Manchester, which allowed me to add the two following Manchester inbound to enter the book:- ...

:D Friday started of horrible with lots of aqua falling, but about 10am it started to clear up and the following was added to the log at 12:32 landing RW27 at LPL:- D-CSRM- C525C CJ4 (PAV419) from Biggin Hill :D It is due to carry on to Dublin- it had arrived at Biggin on Thursday from Hamburg. Just...

Another to boost the numbers -seen landing Rw27 at LPL at 13:50:-

D-CAKE- E505 Phenom 300 (Ex D-CKJE 50500404)

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Bob

:D Despite the day being very windy with lots of cloud- just landed RW27 at 11:53 from Madrid was :- EC-NRA- PC24 of Gestair (GES101N) :thumb: More than likely in connection with the Man City v Real Madrid Champions League game on Wednesday- and lack of space at Manchester. Happy Days Bob :cool:

Nipped down to my viewing spot in Runcorn which overlooks the Main Apron near the fuel farms across the Mersey and saw needed:-

T7-ALEX Global 5000

Also on the apron were Fleet Air ATR 42 HA-KAM and KAN and a Vulkan Air A26 HA-LQV none of which were needed.

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Bob

:D After yesterdays absolute washout- rained constantly all day and ended with a nil return- today Thursday although cloudy and miserable but not raining managed to add one to the log inbound Rw27 at LPL:- 08:44- M-ARDN- F7x from Nassau :clap: Not known if connected with the Eurovision Song Contest-...

:D Although LPL was on 09 landings- Manchester changed to Rw05 and with the weather being nice with mainly blue skies managed to add the following 6 to the log which went inbound to same. A9C-FG- 787-9 Gulf Air 9H-EUW- A320 Eurowings HB-AZE- E190 Helvetic ET-AWO- A350 Ethiopian TC-RDB- A321N Pegasus...

From my location in Runcorn which overlooks the Airport across the Mersey saw the following which landed in the early morning:-

UR-CQZ- AN26B Vulkan Air


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Bob

Also thanks to DDuck for his regular daily updates of Manchester arrivals- makes planning days easier when they are on 05 due to his hard work.

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Bob

:D Made the following over the past three days landing on 05 at Manchester:- 19th A9C-FE- 787-9 Gulf Air 20th TC-NBH- A320N Pegasus PH-DWC- E135 Jet Netherlands 9H-QEU- 737-8 Malta Air TC-RBR- A321NX Pegasus 1st Visit G-TUMP- 737-8 Tui TC-MKS- 737-8 Corendon 21st TC-RBI- A321NX Pegasus TC-LCL- 737-8...

17:55 Another one in the book- Helvetic E195 HB-AZL

Bob

:D Monday was a non event due to the weather, but Tuesday after a cloudy start brought back the blue stuff- sadly LPL was due to the wind change on 09 but the bonus was Manchester was on 05 and resulted in the following hitting the books:- 9K-API- A330 Kuwait AW TC-NBM- A320N Pegasus G-POWT- A321N T...

Another miserable day weather wise, not helped with LPL landings being on 09 but at 18:25 the runway changed to 27 which allowed the following to go into the books:-

G-RNDX- E550 Praetor 600 from FAB

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Bob

23:00 Seen landing Rw27 on a long flight from Cairo was G550 XA-EAJ -at least something despite a miserable day weather wise.

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Bob

:D Up early this morning to see the inbound Swift Air ATR 72 from Tangier- but sods law has it- that they changed runways to 09 because of the wind direction but waited and was rewarded when I saw the following at:- 09:43 EC-LYJ- ATR72 Swift Air (SWT561P) heading back to Madrid again off 09 but flew...

:D Well as predicted the National Rally is not happening but instead as last year it is returning for the second year running to Popham for another Grass Roots Event between:- FRIDAY 18th AUGUST till SUNDAY 20th AUGUST 2023 Better than nothing I suppose. Last years wasn't bad but the weather scupper...

The F7x has left

Bob

08:49 Seen landing Rw09 at LPL from Milan was I-PBRC F7x

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Bob