Civilian Aviation

Another planewatch meet and somehow the weather is always iffy - the rain did hold off until we were packing up for the day though so we escaped getting wet. This was the first time we had been offered a weekday morning and there were lots more biz movements that the average saturday so a bit of a bonus. some pics...

N84AW Emb.135, Stansted 02-08-2017 8215 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

LX-VCH B.747-8F Cargolux, Stansted 02-08-2017 7535 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

LX-VCH B.747-8F Cargolux, Stansted 02-08-2017 7553 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

LX-VCH B.747-8F Cargolux, Stansted 02-08-2017 8023 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

G-TUIF B.787 Thomson - TUI, Stansted 02-08-2017 7841 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

G-TUIF B.787 Thomson - TUI, Stansted 02-08-2017 7797 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

G-JZHM B.737 Jet2I, Stansted 02-08-2017 8265 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

G-FDZG B.737 Thomson - TUI, Stansted 02-08-2017 7370 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

EI-KMA CL.604, Stansted 02-08-2017 7886 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

CS-PHC Emb.Phenom, Stansted 02-08-2017 7622 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr


this always looks very smart....
A6-COM B.747-400UAE, Stansted 02-08-2017 8252 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

A6-COM B.747-400UAE, Stansted 02-08-2017 8281 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

A6-COM B.747-400UAE, Stansted 02-08-2017 8386 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

ZZ330 A.330 Voyager RAF, Stansted 02-08-2017 7408 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

operating for BMI Regional...
S5-ACJ ERJ.145, Stansted 02-08-2017 7466 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

I said there were quite a lot of biz jet movements!
N2012C BD.700, Stansted 02-08-2017 7684 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

N2012C BD.700, Stansted 02-08-2017 7713 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

N280GD Gulfstream G.280, Stansted 02-08-2017 7700 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

first time I'd seen one of these in the air...
N280GD Gulfstream G.280, Stansted 02-08-2017 7742 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

N254SD Gulfstream G.550, Stansted 02-08-2017 8060 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

and this was the final departure before I left, in fact I didn't see it take off as the rain started as it was still taxying
N450JS Gulfstream G.450, Stansted 02-08-2017 8484 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

hope you like them, C&C welcome, there are more in my flickr album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/125470545 ... 214510301/


thanks for looking
Andy

Nice varied selection Andy,nice to see Stansted without any reflection off the tarmac,you sitting looking out of the window nice and sunny up here at the moment,was going to pop down for the AN.26 at 18.00,but believe forcast is possible rain with heavy cloud, typical! could be down Sunday morning might see you then,regards Kevin.

tink_norfolk wrote:Nice varied selection Andy,nice to see Stansted without any reflection off the tarmac,you sitting looking out of the window nice and sunny up here at the moment,was going to pop down for the AN.26 at 18.00,but believe forcast is possible rain with heavy cloud, typical! could be down Sunday morning might see you then,regards Kevin.

i'm at Shuttleworth on Sunday Kev - sorry. I assume you know about the Turkemestan IL.76 then I will have to catch it on departure, looks like there will be 3 more chances unless there are noise complaints after the first one

BTW it was fairly sunny at 18.00 but not sure what time it actually departed.

andy

Nice set again Andy ! .... I really like the second photo .... 747 head on that's the advantage you guy's have at these meetings !

Keith

Great angles Andy, and good to see you again yesterday. Told you that you'd appreciate waiting for the Sandals G450!

PorkScratching wrote:Great angles Andy, and good to see you again yesterday. Told you that you'd appreciate waiting for the Sandals G450!

yes, good to meet up again. I was quite pleased with some of the pics, I was surprised how many more biz movements there were yesterday. And what a scheme on the Gulfstream - as you said definitely worth waiting for.

That was very nearly my last ever pic on my 70D , walking back to the car I suddenly felt a jolt on the lens strap and the camera had become detached somehow (I must have caught the unlocking button). I fell down to about 9" off the ground before the second strap that I fitted as a precaution against that sort of thing saved it.! In short the black Rapid shoulder strap is bolted to the screw thread on the bottom of the lens and the camera strap is linked through it as a second line of defence so to speak - I'm so relieved I took the time and effort to do that - there's a handy tip from someone who nearly learnt the hard way!

I remember you telling me about the using the camera strap as protection - very glad to hear it worked!

PorkScratching wrote:I remember you telling me about the using the camera strap as protection - very glad to hear it worked!

It looks a bit unsightly and a bit of a tangle but it worked when it needed to, I'm pleased I took the time to set it up like that.

Great set Andy.

Pick of the bunch for me is the Cargolux 747 head on - a great perspective on a Jumbo!!

Dan

thanks for the comments guys, I was pleased with the 747 head on but I do like the Sandals scheme on the Gulfstream as well, one day we will be there when it's sunny

Wow, what a set!

Love that Gulfstream livery!

Jealous as always with what you saw, that cargolux is great but not as good as the one I saw today

Love the Government 747 too, and I also love the 787 shot on two wheels

James.