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The Newbie Forum - an introduction.
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Hi all
Eddie from deepest Wiltshire here, been a spotter since I was 12, which was 50 years ago. Great to be on board. Thanks for having me.
Eddie from deepest Wiltshire here, been a spotter since I was 12, which was 50 years ago. Great to be on board. Thanks for having me.
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Welcome aboard, Eddie.
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Afternoon all, I'm Colin (aka Concorde Colin) and have been spotting since 1969, now aged 62 and retired I'm still at it!
I live in Isleworth just a couple of miles east of LHR/EGLL and am lucky enough to be right between the two westerly runway approach paths so rarely miss anything here, I do though get out and about a fair bit and in the past few weeks and called in at Booker, Fairoaks, Kemble, Shawbury, Barton, Bagby, Sibson, London City and to name but a few.
Numbers is still what drives me but I do also take pics from time to time, I'm also a lapsed PPL/A and like nothing more than just chilling at an airfield.... might do Denham tomorrow?
I live in Isleworth just a couple of miles east of LHR/EGLL and am lucky enough to be right between the two westerly runway approach paths so rarely miss anything here, I do though get out and about a fair bit and in the past few weeks and called in at Booker, Fairoaks, Kemble, Shawbury, Barton, Bagby, Sibson, London City and to name but a few.
Numbers is still what drives me but I do also take pics from time to time, I'm also a lapsed PPL/A and like nothing more than just chilling at an airfield.... might do Denham tomorrow?
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Welcome to the forum, it's good to have you aboard Colin.
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Thanks Mike, hopefully I'll be able to make a contribution now and again
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Hello all,
My name is Lesley and my username is 11E. Spotting (military) since 1981 and since 2009 also civil (numbers only). Only number crunching with a telescope and a notebook which is a rather rare profession these days. Long time ago I was in the air force and nowadays I work with UAVs. I live close to Kleine Brogel, Dusseldorf and Eindhoven and together with my son, which I teach the noble art of numbercrunching, I visit often these airports/bases.
Regards,
Lesley
My name is Lesley and my username is 11E. Spotting (military) since 1981 and since 2009 also civil (numbers only). Only number crunching with a telescope and a notebook which is a rather rare profession these days. Long time ago I was in the air force and nowadays I work with UAVs. I live close to Kleine Brogel, Dusseldorf and Eindhoven and together with my son, which I teach the noble art of numbercrunching, I visit often these airports/bases.
Regards,
Lesley
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Good evening, my name is Martin, thankyou for admitting me to the group. I am definitely more of an oldie than a newbie. I started spotting at MAN in the late 60's, started work there with Dan-Air in 1972, moved around a bit and finally retired at ABZ in 2012. If there are questions about aircraft/services at ABZ I hope I can help. Cheers.
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Hi Martin, welcome to the forum.Mart1nCWils0n wrote: ↑Sun Feb 28, 2021 11:05 pmGood evening, my name is Martin, thankyou for admitting me to the group. I am definitely more of an oldie than a newbie. I started spotting at MAN in the late 60's, started work there with Dan-Air in 1972, moved around a bit and finally retired at ABZ in 2012. If there are questions about aircraft/services at ABZ I hope I can help. Cheers.
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Hello my name is catryn and I’ve been interested in aircraft since I was 15 and love it thank you for letting me join your web page.
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Welcome Catryn,
Yes its a fascinating hobby. Whereabouts in the UK do you live?
Phil
Yes its a fascinating hobby. Whereabouts in the UK do you live?
Phil
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Hi
I live in Coventry so about 30 minutes from Birmingham and East Midlands, I also drop in on Wellesbourne when heading to Kemble but rarely to Coventry. As you might have seen I have added mini-logs and photographs for some of my 2023 trips so far. I will be at the Midland Air Festival and some of the late-night East Midlands events during the year which I hope shows I like taking pictures of anything that flies from Balloons and gliders to Airliners.
Regards
Craig
I live in Coventry so about 30 minutes from Birmingham and East Midlands, I also drop in on Wellesbourne when heading to Kemble but rarely to Coventry. As you might have seen I have added mini-logs and photographs for some of my 2023 trips so far. I will be at the Midland Air Festival and some of the late-night East Midlands events during the year which I hope shows I like taking pictures of anything that flies from Balloons and gliders to Airliners.
Regards
Craig
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welcome Craig and thanks for your contributions so far. I'm looking forward to more of your photos!Tapdanceknifethrower wrote: ↑Wed Mar 29, 2023 5:09 pmHi
I live in Coventry so about 30 minutes from Birmingham and East Midlands, I also drop in on Wellesbourne when heading to Kemble but rarely to Coventry. As you might have seen I have added mini-logs and photographs for some of my 2023 trips so far. I will be at the Midland Air Festival and some of the late-night East Midlands events during the year which I hope shows I like taking pictures of anything that flies from Balloons and gliders to Airliners.
Regards
Craig
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