well done, that's a chance well taken
thanks for posting it
Andy

This is the voting poll for the August 2023 SPOTM competition, the subject was any fixed wing aircraft on a permanently closed airfield Thank you to everybody who submitted entries - we had just 8 entries, all of a very high standard. The poll is open to all registered members but you must be signed...

the title says it all, you have up until 23.59 on the 7th to post your entries.
please support the photo comps
MTIA
Andy

after sheltering from the rain at Fairoaks on Friday it was off to Heathrow and up until the runway change at 15.00 we went to the park in Russell Road for 27Left departures, here's a selection.. thia Air India 777 was missing the usual trim round the windows https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5316...

heare's a log of what was visible from the cafe and nearby fence on Friday morning 1st September between approx 10.00 and 12,15 G-BDSB PA-28 Archer G-BGIB Cessna Ce-152 G-BHCP Cessna Ce-152 G-BIOB Cessna Ce-172 G-BOKA Piper PA-28-201T G-BPIU PA-28 Warrior G-BWMI PA-28RT Turbo Arrow G-BYFA Cessna Ce-...

I plus one went to Heathrow on Friday but on the way realised the weather wasn't going to clear for a while so we popped in to Fairoaks for some (highly recommended) breakfast and coffee and watched the rain persist down from the cover of the cafe. When it did stop I managed some photos and a log (w...

here's mine, another from Stansted but a different date, Emirates B777 A6-EQK about to touch down on runway 22 on 22nd August in the late afternoon sun... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53138401389_2e340516ea_h.jpg A6-EQK B777 Emirates Stansted 22-08-2023 8688a by Andrew Goldsmith , on Flickr o...

an afternoon / evening visit to Stansted earlier this week. Sunshine for a change and some excellent light as the evening went on..... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53138401389_2e340516ea_h.jpg A6-EQK B777 Emirates Stansted 22-08-2023 8688a by Andrew Goldsmith , on Flickr https://live.staticfl...

nice ones Nick, at least heat haze wasn't a problem. One day we will have sunshine when there's an early start.
You caught a few that I didn't due to my throwing in the rather wet towel

Andy

Some of my photos from the planewatch event at Stansted on the 18th August. An aarly start to beat the summer heat haze! in the end it was dull and raining by 10.45 so I went home to catch up on some jobs. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53138584185_9e4ea93fa0_h.jpg 5N-JLA Emb 135 Legacy Stanste...

having told the story of the former Athens airport at Glyfada here: https://www.civilianaviation.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=47955 , my entry is from that one time holiday haven for aircraft spotters, taken in October 1986 and a Lybian Arab Airlines B727 (5A-DIB) about to land on runway 33 (the...

whilst looking for a possible subject for this month's SPOTM I found some old photos from a holiday at Glyfada, Athens where the now defunct airport stands. In those days it was a popular destination for aircraft spotters who combined a week / fortnight on the beach with watching the aircraft coming...

Very enjoyable, well done
Thanks for posting them. Why not put one in the Photo of the Month competition, plenty of suitable candidates ?
Andy

Super shots Dylan, really enjoyed seeing them thanks
Andy

Well caught Mark, superb scheme
Andy

various aviation sites have reported that the BOAC liveried B747 of British airways is being scrapped at St Athan Scramble are reporting it here: https://www.scramble.nl/civil-news/british-airways-boac-retro-b747-scrapped and there are also reports on Simple flying and other sites here's a couple of...

This is the SPOTM (Special Photo Of The Month) competition for August2023, the subject is a photo taken at any airfield / airport in the world that is longer active i.e. permanently closed to traffic (nostalgia time) The subject of your entry should be a photo of one or more civil registered fixed w...

Voting has ended and we have three joint winners this month,going down the list: myself, Dan Air B727 G-BAFZ at Gatwick in 1973 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53056852786_adc402fa8a_h.jpg G-BAFZ B727 Dan-Air London, Gatwick August 1973 by Andrew Goldsmith , on Flickr Niallsaviation : Thomas Coo...

voting has ended and we have three joint winners this month,going down the list: myself, Dan Air B727 at Gatwick in 1973 Niallsaviation : Thomas Cook A321 at Corfu in 2019 and Wiggy with another Dan Air example, a BAC.111 at Cork in 1978 all will be posted in the Hall of Fame shortly thanks to every...

nice set Niall, hope you enjoyed your trip
Andy