Civilian Aviation

I am still sorting through my holiday loggings and photos. This was a road trip down to Provence then into Switzerland - non-spotting of course (I always manage to wangle a few visits - it would be rude to pass by without stopping!

These are just a few of the better images - first is this lovely An-2 caught at Bad Ragaz just south of the Liechenstein border:

LY-ABY_3 by Nighthawke117, on Flickr

The following day we were looking for somewhere to eat our picnic lunch and just happened to be closed to Samedan near St Moritz - how convenient

Apart from the usual helicopters to be found at most Swiss fields, there were a few interesting bizjets including my first PS- prefixed Brazilian.


AW.109 HB-ZRR
HB-ZRR_3 by Nighthawke117, on Flickr

Cessna 525C N22UB
N22UB by Nighthawke117, on Flickr

Challenger 350 9H-VCJ
9H-VCJ_1 by Nighthawke117, on Flickr

Gulfstream 650 M-MBLY
M-MBLY_1 by Nighthawke117, on Flickr

Gulfstream 550 PS-JAD
PS-JAD_2 by Nighthawke117, on Flickr

Very nice Ian, some nice subjects there in amongst that fantastic scenery.

Thanks Mike - yes it is a most beautiful part of the world. At one point we were standing on snow beside a lake in nearly 30 degrees!

Very nice, I'm hoping there's more to come once..

Always love a Biz-Jet, especially a Gulfstream but the ace in the pack is that lovely Antonov piston-engined frame.
Thanks for sharing your super captures

Thanks again chaps. Apologies for late reply but been away again - using up my pre-retirement leave ready for the "big day" at end of September. Will have a look through what's left of holiday pics for anything worth posting. I have to agree the Antonov is rather special.