Civilian Aviation

A very brief trip to Stansted this afternoon to catch The Amiri Royal Flight's B.747-8 BBJ A6-PFA arriving at Stansted in heavy rain. I got a bit wet even just being out in the rain for just a few minutes but got some pics of it. A rather spectacular arrival with spray going everywhere! At least there was no need for a water salute for it's arrival!

the strobes lit up well on this one!...
A6-PFA B.747-8Z5 BBJ, Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight. Stansted 16-9-2016. 9757 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

A6-PFA B.747-8Z5 BBJ, Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight, Stansted 16-9-2016 9770 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

A6-PFA B.747-8Z5 BBJ, Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight, Stansted 16-9-2016 9783 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

, Stansted 16-9-2016 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

and 2 regulars also generating a bit of moisture dispersal....
EI-ENV B.737 Ryanair, Stansted 16-9-2016 9810 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

G-EZOZ A.320 EasyJet, Stansted 16-9-2016 9730 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

hope you think it was worth my getting wet for! C&C welcome

Andy

Excellent photographs -well worth getting soaked for!!!

Hope you got your camera dried out ok.

scarba wrote:Excellent photographs -well worth getting soaked for!!!

Hope you got your camera dried out ok.

many thanks, I probably looked a bit odd to be honest.

I had a plastic carrier bag over the camera with a small hole torn in it so that I could look through the view finder! At least it worked!

i've got a rain cover somewhere but sods law being what it is - when I wanted it in a hurry I couldn't find it

What a corker. Well done for braving the elements!