Civilian Aviation

a few from a cold damp dull Stansted this morning.....

A40-AJ A.320 Stansted 03-02-2018 4762 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

9H-GCM BD.700 Stansted 03-02-2018 4786 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

B-2010 B.777 China Southern CargoStansted 03-02-2018 4817 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

Ryanair's latest 737 EI-GDV - delivered this week, GDT was also there, pulled from the hangar and towed to the terminal
EI-GDV B.737 RyanairStansted 03-02-2018 4830 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

G-LCYJ Emb.190 British Airways Cityflyer Stansted 03-02-2018 4864 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

4K-SW008 B.747-400F Silkway Stansted 03-02-2018 4874 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

4K-SW008 B.747-400F Silkway Stansted 03-02-2018 4917 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

OE-IEN Falcon 2000 Stansted 03-02-2018 4955 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

D-BOOC Ce.750 X Stansted 03-02-2018 4984 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

HZ-SK6 G.550 Stansted 03-02-2018 4996 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

G-FDZG B.737 TUI (family life scheme) Stansted 03-02-2018 5065 by Andrew Goldsmith, on Flickr

C&C welcome

Andy

Having spoken to Paul and now having seen your shots, I wish I hadn't bailed out this morning! Seems like the wx wasn't as bad as the TAF led me to think it would be. Oh well. Nice to get a pure Silkway rather than an Italian one (love the condensation trails on the touchdown shot), and I'm annoyed at missing the RFO A319 too.

Some nice atmospheric shots there Andy, well done for braving the weather.

Those have turned out well Andy considering the weather looks pretty horrible. I like the first Silkway

Very nice Andy, no heat haze to worry about

Nice set Andy,
from a good looking location,i've never heard of the aerozone before

Nice set. Wish they would allow all enthusiasts into Aerozone.

Mike B

norwichmike wrote:Nice set. Wish they would allow all enthusiasts into Aerozone.

Mike B

you can apply to join the planewatch scheme Mike, you don't have to be local. I've negotiated a special extra open day in April as well which should hopefully be very good

Andy

Andy

What are the opening times for Aerozone? I ask as I don't very often visit STN nowadays but maybe I can fit in a visit here and there.

Cheers

Mike B

norwichmike wrote:Andy

What are the opening times for Aerozone? I ask as I don't very often visit STN nowadays but maybe I can fit in a visit here and there.

Cheers

Mike B

Hi Mike, the regular dates are first Saturday of the month from 9am to 1pm. Occasionally they move it back a week if the staff are unavailable on normal day

Last year in August they did an extra mid week one from 7am to 1pm.

Fine shots despite the weather. It never stopped raining down here.

Andy, you have provided some good detail in the Stansted section regarding visiting.
It is appreciated and helps folk like me that are not regulars.
Maybe sometime, you might consider adding some specifics about the Aerozone.
eg what do folks do for parking? facilities etc.
cheers
Pete.