Stansted 27-11-2021

[andygolfer]

I spent yesterday morning at Stansted , out on the approach to start with and then at the Aerozone where we had the first Planewatch morning for almost 2 years. Predictably the weather became more and more planewatch-esque as the morning progressed until all but the hardiest of souls (porkscratching for example) had given in to the weather.

Got a few nice movements but most of all it was nice to be back.......

starting with a couple of arrivals out on the 04 approach...
SP-RZA B737M Ryanair(Buzz) Stansted 27-11-2021 1443 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

this ASL 737 (formerly a Stansted regular with Ryanair) wearing Amazon Prime colours diverted in from East Midlands due to weather issues there
EI-DAC B737 ASL (Prime Air colours) Stansted 27-11-2021 1413 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

and these were from the Aerozone...
9H-LOT Airbus A320 Lauda Air Stansted 27-11-2021 1721. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

this Qatari A.340 was nice to see and as it prepared to depart the sky got all dramatic with a heavy storm behind but the aircraft in sun - shame the rainbow was in the wrong place but gat win them all!
A7-HHK Airbus A340 Qatar Amiri Flight Stansted 27-11-2021 1889 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

A7-HHK Airbus A340 Qatar Amiri Flight Stansted 27-11-2021 1912 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

A7-HHK Airbus A340 Qatar Amiri Flight Stansted 27-11-2021 1938 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

EI-HEN B737M Ryanair Stansted 27-11-2021 0119 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

TC-RBC Airbus A321 Pegasus Stansted 27-11-2021 0157. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

now some biz, I could say biz movements but many of them didn't move
TC-SMY Embraer EMB-135BJ Legacy 600 Stansted 27-11-2021 1740 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

N267DW Bombardier Challenger 605 Stansted 27-11-2021 1818. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

N157QS Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000 cn9870 Stansted 27-11-2021 1955 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

VP-CTM Bombardier BD-700 Global 7500 Stansted 27-11-2021 1827. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

these two did move, both departures....
9H-VJM Bombardier BD-700 Global 6000 Stansted 27-11-2021 1684. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

G-FAMG Bombardier BD-700 Global 5000 Stansted 27-11-2021 1773. by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

thanks for looking, C&C welcome.

there are several more in my flickr album for November:https://www.flickr.com/photos/125470545 ... 9561/page1

Andy

[wiggy]

Great shots Andy and nice to see the Aerozone is up and running again. Hopefully Omicron doesn't make it a short-lived re-opening.

All the best

Denis.

[PorkScratching]

Excellent shots Andy, and I can see why you went out on the approach first. I guess crosswind was the reason for the ASL diversion, with that strong northerly flow we had yesterday and East Midlands' runway being aligned east-west. Shame we didn't keep the blue sky all morning, but still fantastic to be back at the Aerozone. We had a few dry interludes after you left, but you didn't miss anything.

[andygolfer]

Excellent shots Andy, and I can see why you went out on the approach first. I guess crosswind was the reason for the ASL diversion, with that strong northerly flow we had yesterday and East Midlands' runway being aligned east-west. Shame we didn't keep the blue sky all morning, but still fantastic to be back at the Aerozone. We had a few dry interludes after you left, but you didn't miss anything.

I saw that JB got a super shot of the China Southern 777F departing whilst I was still out on the approach - a mass of spray in sunlight (it's on the Air-Britain Stansted FB page), I hope you managed the same shot. He also got a similar one of the Malta air Max later on with loads of spray but no sun. My hands were too cold to hang around and the weather didn't look promising, you did well to last it out to the end.
Andy