mutley 4,498 Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 I took myself down to Bournemouth this morning, picked up my Sister and Bro In Law and had breakfast in the flying school whilst watching some action. Unfortunately the flying school is on the western side of the airfield so you are looking straight into the sun, as you can see the sun was low so the colours are not brilliant. There's a lot of GA, flying schools and the like, this is an American AA-1 taxiing past. On her take off run, the aircraft in the background is a Lockheed L.188CF Electra of Atlantic Airlines This aircraft is often just sat there, its a Boeing 737-300QC of Titan Airways, this one carries large freight for the Post Office Ah! An Austrian A321-112 taking skiers to Innsbruck A tight turn. Ready to spool the engines. Off she goes! The pilot of the PA-28 waiting patiently. Nice take off. So what's this?.. Beech B200 Super King Air just come out of the hangar .. It's a Diamond DA-42 TwinStar Operated by CTC Aviation who run QUOTE "CTC Wings is a cost effective pilot selection process for airlines and an innovative development programme for aspiring pilots with little or no previous flying experience" Nice view of one of Cega's Hangars Lady pilot, I was listening to her on the receiver, very accurate voice! Heli's too! This is a Aerospatiale AS355 Three pilots prepping their aircraft. Cessna F172 over the threshold. It took him ages to push it to the tarmac. Notice all the fluid pouring out of the King Airs wing? Not sure what it was, could it be fuel? You are probably looking at the nose of the PA-28, I was looking to the light in the distance! Yep it was a Thomson 737-36N on it's way back from Grenoble. He just kept going!. I'm glad i wasn't on that fight there wasn't much runway left. There were a lot of birds around, they kept sounding of the Golden Eagle screeches or what ever they were! Just drive through them! This guy popped up from nowhere and made a very short base leg and turn to final. Dassault Falcon 20D, notice the dummy missiles/ECM equipment, FRA have the UK Ministry of Defence contract for dummy missile attacks. I thought I had seen this guy at RIAT last year so looked up some photos Fred sent me, well it wasn't this one but two brothers flying in formation with Hawk T1's Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Great photos, Mut! That looks like a busy and interesting place. How far from where you live? Thanks for posting them - I really enjoyed them. That might have been fuel from the KA. Had he just made a hard left turn? The high-point vents are often in/near the tips. John Link to post Share on other sites
dgor 0 Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Fantastic Joe! I know you were looking forward to this, must have been a nice day out :mrhappy: The Austrian A321 must have been a good find! I wonder if the PA28 departing after it had any problems with turbulence. And I love that shot of the Piper's nose, very artistic. Those Twin Stars look great, the student seems a bit annoyed though! Thanks for posting, excellent shots. Dave :-) Link to post Share on other sites
MartinW 0 Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Great camera you have there Mutant face! :mrhappy: That twin star looks nice. Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted January 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Hi John, About 30 miles for me, about 2 miles down the road from my sisters house, there was a lot more GA going on, all this happened whilst I was enjoying a bacon sandwich and a cup of coffee outside the clubhouse. The main terminal and apron was way over the other side of the airfield I didn't bother driving around as you cannot get that close, it was a great morning! Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
wisemanp 0 Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 The Austrian A321 must have been a good find! I wonder if the PA28 departing after it had any problems with turbulence. Dave :-) Wouldn't ATC only let him depart after a certain period of time, as it was a LIGHT after a MEDIUM? Great pictures there Mut, loving the mix of GA and heavy(ish) metal. I have a couple of points about the pic with the heli in. 1) That aircraft (G-LENI) i have done a rotors-refuel on, during my work experience at Gloucestershire, and I believe is a regular there! 2) What is the T-Tailed jet in the background? BAC-1-11? Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted January 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Hi Phil, Yes it is a 1-11 built at Bournemouth originally of British Caledonian Link to post Share on other sites
Martyn 9 Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Great pictures Joe, didn't realise there was so much activity at Bournemouth. You should have popped into B'mouth to see me! :sadblinky: Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted January 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 I will next time, PM me if you are in the area and I'll take you to the flying club, there's great views and bacon sandwiches and Natalie can come too! Link to post Share on other sites
ddavid 149 Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 So it's really Bournemouth for the continent - well, you learn something new everyday! Aside from that, Joe, many thanks for sharing - it's been p*ss*ng down here all day... (so you know what the weather's going to be like with you tomorrow! Ed) Cheers - Dai. :mrhappy: Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted January 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Thanks Dai, we could do with some rain :roll: :mrhappy: Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
1mag1n3 0 Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Fantastic! :mrhappy: :good Link to post Share on other sites
wisemanp 0 Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Thanks Dai, we could do with some rain :roll: :mrhappy: Cheers They're all scared of a repeat of the July floods here in Gloucestershire :shock: Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted January 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 We are up to the gunwales too Phil, those rivers are just about ready to burst their banks again. I hope you don't get it bad. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
ddavid 149 Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 Still raining...... Cheers - Dai. :mrhappy: Link to post Share on other sites
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