Cold & Wet Heathrow Easterly Ops

[Bat 21]

A few shots from a cold and wet Heathrow - most approach shots from the Thistle Hotel - most roll out / Taxi shots from the Renaissance.

A shot of Newcastle airport as our A319 (G-EUPW) departs runway 25.
HC9A4218 by Nigel Fenwick, on Flickr

CS-TTR
HC9A4283 by Nigel Fenwick, on Flickr

N29907
HC9A4453 by Nigel Fenwick, on Flickr

A380's now very common at LHR
A7-APC
HC9A4373 by Nigel Fenwick, on Flickr

BA Line up at T5c - all B787's & B777's - none of my beloved 747's
HC9A4473 by Nigel Fenwick, on Flickr

That's more like it - G-CIVN
HC9A4517 by Nigel Fenwick, on Flickr

Hoped some retro schemes would brighten things up - but only saw PH-BXA
HC9A4671 by Nigel Fenwick, on Flickr

BA 787 Starts up
HC9A4559 by Nigel Fenwick, on Flickr

LN-RRL
HC9A4571 by Nigel Fenwick, on Flickr

A321 G-EUXC
HC9A4476 by Nigel Fenwick, on Flickr

Flew on this one (G-BNLO) a few weeks back
HC9A4638 by Nigel Fenwick, on Flickr

Typical cold weather "smoky" start up from a sister United 767 as N647UA taxis past.
HC9A4701 by Nigel Fenwick, on Flickr

N27OAY catches a brief ray of sun as she vacates 09L
HC9A4657 by Nigel Fenwick, on Flickr

Always good to see "Air Malta"
HC9A4715 by Nigel Fenwick, on Flickr

ZK-OKQ
HC9A4720 by Nigel Fenwick, on Flickr

C-GHQQ
HC9A4730 by Nigel Fenwick, on Flickr

On board A319 (G-EUOA) for the flight up to Newcastle
HC9A4753 by Nigel Fenwick, on Flickr

View of T3 as we depart 09R
HC9A4785 by Nigel Fenwick, on Flickr

Thanks for looking

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[mach one]

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it does look very grey and dreary during your visit but you still got some nice shots

were you staying at the renaissance hotel and if so what room type did you book ?, it is an awesome hotel when they are using the 27 end but i always feel you have spent a lot of money for no real gain if they are landing on 09L as a lot of the smaller stuff has rolled out and turned off before they get close enough to you

Never tried the Thistle balcony as the only day i did go there they had a private function on so i could not get in and i went over to the terminal five bank which was a good spot

looking forward to the first 2016 trip to LHR in two weeks time

[Mike]

That's an excellent set of shots, thanks for taking the time to post.

[Bat 21]

Hi Mach one

Was staying at the Renaissance

Booked what they call the spotters package - not so many business folk around at the weekend so they put you in a club room (top floor with runway view).

I do agree it is a shame when the 09's are in use - but the Thistle viewing deck is pretty good for Landing shots - I guess you were unlucky with the private function.

I have used the T5 drop off area for shots before when 09's in use - it's not bad as the light is from behind you for 09L landings.

Hope the sun & westerly winds are kind to you in a couple of weeks

Regards

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[mach one]

I try and stay at the renaissance at least twice a year, last year i booked the spotters package in february for a stay in june and two weeks before my stay they e mailed to say all exec rooms were closed for refurb so i could have a standard room on a lower floor which i was not happy about, so a few e mails back and fore and i got upgraded to one of the runway view suites which was very nice

we are staying at the premier inn bath road in two weeks time and when they are landing on 27R you have a fantastic view of the landing aircraft but as it is bath road side it is the wrong side for the light so no stunning pictures

the pictures from the renaissance through the glass are very good do you use any filters when shooting through glass

[Bat 21]

the pictures from the renaissance through the glass are very good do you use any filters when shooting through glass[/quote]

No filters - only thing I do for through window shots is use a rubber lens hood - this allows you to put the hood up against the window - it blocks out just about all reflections but being rubber still allows you to angle the lens.

[mach one]

Good idea about the rubber lens hood will have to give that one a try, i have tried a polarising filter in the past and that helps but the rubber lens hood sounds perfect

[andygolfer]

Lovely set Nigel despite the dull conditions, lots of variety rather than just landing after landing so thanks for posting them all - and for planning all the different angles.

I've got a rubber lens hood but just realised it's for my 18-55mm but my 18-250 is a different diameter so I ought to get one ready for bologna next m onth

andy

[MikeG23]

Nice set in challenging conditions.. Particularly like the New Zeland and BA tails shots.

Mike