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Post by viscount on Jun 2, 2018 18:48:14 GMT 1
Just spent 4 days in Scotland, based near Perth at the end of May (frustratingly back in the UK, but not at LJLA the weekend of the Champions League Final) in glorious, warm, blue-sky weather - weather better than Spain for much of prior few weeks! Logs and photo reports of the airfields visited. Multiple visits to Perth and Dundee are combined into a single report for each airfield. PERTH AIRPORT Oddly the fitted SatNav in the Ford Fiesta, hired in Perth, would not locate Perth Airfield/Airport/Aerodrome - fortunately I knew where it was. PERTH AIRPORT Afternoon Thursday 24th, afternoon Friday 25th and quick morning visit Saturday 26th. Did not seek hangar access, but the aero club car parks, especially the one beyond the airport café give good views across the airfield.
G-AZZR Cessna F.150L
G-BBFD PA-28R Cherokee Arrow 200 II
G-BBLS AA-5 Traveler
G-BDFY AA-5 Traveler Aeros.co.uk
G-BHAI Cessna F.152
G-BMTA Cessna 152 II
G-BNJH Cessna 152 II
G-BODD PA-28-161 Warrior II
G-BPTG Commander 112TC under engine maintenance
G-BSDO Cessna 152 II Aeroflight Training
G-CDRC Cessna 182Q
G-CFOW Sky Ranger Swift 912S all white
G-CIKM DA.42 Twin Star
G-DAAZ PA-28RT-201T Turbo Arrow IV all black, gold regn.
G-DTAR P&M Aviation Quik QT450
G-EPTR PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow II
G-GFCA PA-28-161 Cadet BAW Flag tail
G-HAMR PA-28-161 Warrior II Aeroflight Training
G-IFAB Cessna F.182Q
G-LACD PA-28-181 Archer III
G-LARR AS.350B3 Squirrel 'Skyhook' titles
G-MFEF Cessna FR.172J
G-OACI MS.893E Rallye 180GT
G-OMNI PA-28R Cherokee Arrow 200D
G-OTLC AA-5 Traveller
G-PEGI PA-34-200T Seneca II under maintenance
G-SCAA Eurocopter EC.135 T2 Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance
G-SELA Cessna 152 Aeroflight Training
G-SPCI Cessna 182P
G-XBOX Bell 206B Jet Ranger III under engine maintenance
D-ENPC Cessna F.172H
N159AR Maule M.4-180V yellow, departed
N3600X Cirrus SR.22T  Eurocopter EC.135 T2 G-SCAA HEMS helicopter, the registration reflecting Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance. It did not appear to move all weekend as the ground equipment remained in the way all weekend.  AS.350B Squirrel G-LARR with 'Skyhook' titles, operated by Skyhook Helicopters.  German Cessna F.172H D-ENPC parked out on the grass  G-IFAB Cessna F.182Q one of a number of aircraft parked out on the grass  G-CFOW an all white Sky Ranger 612 taxiing in  Clearly, from the grass growth underneath a long time parked-up MS.893E Rallye 180GT  AA-5 Traveller G-BDFY parked outside  One of a number of twin seat Cessnas, Cessna F.152 G-BHAI  Cherokee G-HAMR in Aeroflight Training's house scheme, also on Cessna 152 G-BSDO and G-SELA.  Being pushed back into a hangar, Diamond DA.42 Twin Star G-CIKM  Commander 112TC was first noticed inside a hangar through open doors, the following day outside for engine runs.  G-GFCA a PA-28-161 Cherokee Cadet with evidence of a former owner in the form of a BAW style tail scheme, and AA-5 Traveler G-BBLS  Bit of a 'fun shot' framing G-HAMR, G-BMTA and G-BHAI together. |
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Post by viscount on Jun 2, 2018 22:14:26 GMT 1
DUNDEE AIRPORT morning and afternoon Friday 25th and early afternoon Saturday 26th. Did request and get brief photo access to aeroclub ramp, hangars empty.
G-BGKS PA-28-161 Warrior II Tayside Avn
G-BNOF PA-28-161 Warrior II Tayside Avn
G-BNON PA-28-161 Warrior II Tayside Avn
G-BOVK PA-28-161 Warrior II Tayside Avn
G-BOYI PA-28-161 Warrior II Tayside Avn
G-BX++ PA-28 Cherokee
G-BYUJ Grob G.115E Tutor UAS, all 3 departed as I arrived!
G-BYUS Grob G.115E Tutor UAS
plus one Grob G.115E Tutor UAS
G-CAHA PA-34-200T Seneca II now no Tayside Avn titles
G-EGTB PA-28-161 Warrior II Tayside Avn, BAW flag tail
G-LGNJ Saab SF.340B Loganair, in hangar on Saturday
G-OM++ PA-28R Cherokee Arrow IV regn under a rain cover
G-OWAP PA-28-161 Warrior II Tayside Avn, BAW flag tail
G-TSDA Aquila AT.211 Tayside Avn
G-TSDB Aquila AT.211 Tayside Avn
G-TSDC Aquila AT.211 Tayside Avn
G-TSDE Aquila AT.211 Tayside Avn
G-WYLD Cessna T.210N
G-XDEA Diamond DA.42 Twin Star Tayside Avn
D-ISIS Cessna 525 Citation M2 Saturday only
N797KK Global Express 'The Bold Look', parked up.
9H-VCJ Challenger 350 VistaJet, Friday am only
24582(G-VDOG) Cessna L-18E Bird Dog US Army period colours The BBC 'Biggest weekend' 4 Nations event was being held just down the road in the grounds of Scone Palace. Hoped for more biz-jets, but saw 3 so perhaps should not be too greedy - even if one was more likely golf than music related.   Just as I parked and paid £1.50 in an otherwise empty terminal car park, 3 UAS Grob G.115Es departed, including G-BYUJ and G-BYUS.  Dominating the ramp was parked-up Global Express N797KK 'The Bold Look' of Kohler inc. I've seen this one before at LJLA!  At the end of the first visit I was walking back to the car when 3 'posh' taxis drew up outside the otherwise totally deserted terminal. The lead driver got out and demanded to know who had tipped me off. Puzzled for a moment, it struck me I had camera with big lens attached strung around my neck. He clearly in turn was puzzled when I replied that I was photographing aircraft and had absolutely no interest in his VIPs but what aircraft where they about to arrive in? Effectively tipped off I turned around and returned to the staff car with views of runway and apron as the VistaJet landed and taxied in. I put my camera out of sight in my camera bag, walked back to the car gaving the VIP taxi driver who was still waiting a very big wave and drove off. He is probably in a pub relating the tale from his perspective of the strange photographer with a big camera who simply drove off expressing no interest in even attempting a shot of his VIPs when challenged!   A rather attractive Cessna L-18E Bird Dog 24582/G-VDOG, resident at Dundee. I requested permission for apron access, was granted, but just as we walked out the owner started up, so I had to settle for shadow side shots with the bright sun not in the right position. The aircraft went off for a couple of circuits, the landing shot is from the playing fields at the east end of the runway.  Dundee's light aircraft population is dominated by the aircraft of Tayside Aviation. This is recently acquired DA.42 Twin Star G-XDEA, until not many months ago a Monday and Friday regular at LJLA with Diamond Executive Aviation.  Tayside have replaced their Grobs with a fleet of 4 Aquila A.211s, this is the first of a registration sequence, G-TSDA  Tayside still have a number of Cherokees, including a one-time Liverpool resident G-BOVK. This though is ex BAe. G-BNOF  This Tayside Aviation Cherokee G-OWAP clearly displays evidence of once being an Airways Aero Associates aircraft with a BAW style flag tail  Yet a further Tayside Cherokee G-BGKS  One non-Tayside Aviation aircraft was this Cessna T.210N G-WYLD on the distant edge of the grass parking area and from the long grass has not moved this spring.  On my last visit I parked beside the playing fields, east of the Airport to eat my Tesco butty, and walked along the path towards the Airport. The path is eventually closed-off as it runs between the sea wall and airport, but a view across the airfield can be observed. How did I know which Saab SF.340B of Loganair was receiving weekend maintenance in the hangar, well despite the heat haze 'NJ' is clear above the cockpit glazing. At one time good landing shots could be had from the path, but the trees inside the Airport fence have now grown way too dense and tall. FRIDAY morning, a little NORTH of PERTH, 0900I've related this tale already on its own thread. However as it fits in here, I'll repeat it. While packing the car ready for a drive round the local airfields, overhead I heard the drone of a slow flying aircraft. As I had camera bag in-hand, took out the camera, pointed it skywards only the find when the focus sharpened that I was looking at the totally unexpected - a B-25 Mitchell!   First shot is suffering from morning haze, second has been treated to Picasa auto brightening and increased contrast - a tad too much, but it does bring out the colours better.
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Post by viscount on Jun 3, 2018 9:21:06 GMT 1
 MONTROSE AIR STATION HERITAGE CENTER, Friday 25th May 2018
471 RAF Be.2a (replica) 2 Sqdn
Sopwith Camel (new replica under construction) NB NOT B5577/W, BAPC.59
DG590 Miles M2H Hawk Major WW II period trainer scheme
EP121/LO:D Supermarine Spitfire V (FSM) 602 Sqdn 'Red Lichtie', outside.
TX226 Avro C.19 dismantled, in need of restoration!
WF825/X Gloster Meteor T.7 silver overall
XA109 DH.115 Sea Vampire T.22 silver/day-glo, Royal Navy markings, no codes
(G-MMLM) MBA Tiger Cub 440 'Red Baron' WW1 style marks, 'sit-in' exhibit A small, but delightful heritage museum in a collection of small buildings in the centre of an industrial estate including WWI and WWII hangars. The history of the station set out well, with a fine Be.2a replica illustrating the earliest flying unit. The 'new' Camel replica is coming on well with fuselage in a workshop and wings in the initial stages of being linen covered in the Avro C.19 shed. The Museum's previously exhibited Camel was nowhere to be seen and was considered a substandard replica. AVRO C.19 TX226My main interest was the Avro C.19 TX226 which they acquired from deep store in the Coventry area earlier this year. It is predictably not in good shape, but they are confident they can rescue her as they have good woodworking skills (all the wood fittings require attention), while most of the metal frame is there with only light corrosion in places. The wings are metal, however the all-important centre section (one piece across the fuselage but only with one engine mount and undercarriage) was stored outside under wraps, so I could not assess the condition. Having looked over Mike Davey's Avro 19 G-AGPG before the decision to scrap the fuselage but save the nose, I would say that TX226 is in much better condition and way more complete. A very big job they have taken on to restore her to display, but not working, condition. Having seen the finish quality of the Be.2a, there is hope for the Avro C.19 - they would really have liked an Anson I to be representative of those operated at Montrose early in WWII, but they are even less available as a project than a Mk.19. My second interest in this aircraft is that at one stage in it's career it was a very frequent visitor to Liverpool Speke in the period I've been researching and typing out the logs for. TX226 was operated by the RAF Jurby Station Flight on communications duty for the resident non-flying unit, the OCTU - Officer Cadet Training Unit. TX226 is first noted in the Speke Logs in January 1957, and recorded visiting 107 times over the following four and a half years, last appearing on 12th April 1961 before replacement by TX213 which served at Jurby until the OCTU and Station were closed 30th September 1963. However TX226 did reappear at Speke on two further occasions in 1962 flying from White Waltham and Topcliffe. Built 1946 as an Avro C.19 series 1 (with wooden wings) by A.V. Roe at their Yeadon (Leeds) factory and delivered to the RAF early Summer 1946. TX226 served with the CBE (Central Bombing Establishment) at RAF Marham and maybe RAF Lindholm, RAF Coningsby Communications Flight, RAF Hemswell Station Flight, 187 Squadron (aircraft ferry unit based Aston Down), OCTU RAF Jurby, FTCCF (Flying Training Command Communications Flight), then to Shawbury 27MU, allocated 7865M January 1965, to RAF Colerne Station Museum 1965. Restored and repainted early '70s back into standard Transport Command colours. Sold at auction March 1976 on closure of RAF Colerne as surplus to RAF Museum requirements. Purchased by Mr B.Walker, a collector of tractors and aircraft at Watering Farm, East Dereham, Norfolk; moved into storage at Little Staughton airfield, Cambridgeshire in May 1977. Placed as Lot 17 in the August 1984 Christies Aviation Auction at Duxford, however prior to the event was acquired by the I.W.M. for around £1,700 and delivered by road to Duxford 28th August 1984. Initially displayed dismantled on a Queen Mary, but then placed in long-term storage. Purchased by Air Atlantique Historic Flight as a spares source for their flier WD413/G-VROE (ex G-BFIR) and moved to Coventry Airport 17th February 1998, later to long-term storage off airfield at Coventry. Acquired by Glenn James as part of an extensive spares package when he purchased the airworthy G-VROE/WD413 from Air Atlantique March 2017. Sold to the Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre end of 2017 and moved to Montrose end of April 2018. Work on restoration will commence once the current Sopwith Camel replica is completed and is estimated to be a 6 year project. At least that is what I've been able to put together mostly from W&R - anyone have the Air Britain Anson history book and can look up their history for TX226 for me, hopefully with dates from the RAF service card?. To my amazement in all the local b&w photo collections I have access to, there is not a single photo of TX226 at Speke, lots of other C.19s, but not TX226. She was so common 1957-1961, no one bothered to consider taking a photo of her! Can others who have photos from that period have a good look and see if they can find shots of TX226 as Montrose would love to have shots of her as a working aircraft. Full scale model Spitfire V marked as EP121/LO:D of 602 Sqdn, with presentation aircraft name 'Red Lichtie'  Gloster Meteor T.7 WF825/X outside near the entrance. The style of the code is somewhat non-standard and has been changed to that quoted in W&R 24.   A delightful replica Be.2a '471' an aircraft with early WWI local connections  A newly constructed Sopwith Camel replica fuselage, the wings were elsewhere being fabric covered.  Miles M2H Hawk Major DG590 presented as a Miles Magister in WWII training colours  DH.115 Vampire T.11 XA109 in silver and day-glo markings, with Royal Navy on the booms but no unit codes/markings  A Tiger Cub 440 microlight, once registered G-MMLM, now a hands-on training exhibit for children in spurious 'Red Baron' WWI colours.    Aircraft engines in museums often seem lifeless and covered in dust, these engines though looked cared for and in good condition - but don't ask me what they are though!  Fuselage of Avro C.109 YX226 safely installed a dry workshop. Work has yet to commence on her restoration  The outer wings and horizontal tail surfaces are of metal construction and stacked as it will be some years before the aircraft can be put back together again.  The cockpit area will come to life with restoration and instruments replaced, a job made easier by many of the fittings still being in place.  With two WWI replicas finished or on the way to completion, the Museum is not too concerned over the need to restore or replace much of the wood construction between the metal frame and the fabric outer of the fuselage. Restoration is estimated to be a six year project. |
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Post by viscount on Jun 3, 2018 14:02:30 GMT 1
EDINBURGH (EDI/EGPH) Sunday 27th May 2018, 1400-1640 from airside
L1067/XT:D Supermarine Spitfire I 603 Sqdn, 'Blue Peter' (BAPC.227) on plinth
A7-BCJ Boeing 787-8 Qatar Airways
EI-DAF Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair
EI-DWI Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair
EI-EKK Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair
EI-EKY Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair
EI-ESS Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair
EI-FAX ATR-72-600 Aer Lingus
EI-FOC Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair
EI-FRB Boeing 737-8AS Ryanair
EI-FYE Boeing 737-8MAX Norwegian
EI-GBF Boeing 737-8JP Norwegian
F-HBXA Embraer RJ.170-100LR Hop! Operating for Air France
G-BYHG Dornier Do.328-100 Loganair, all white, no titles
G-EZUA Airbus A.320-214 EasyJet, transitional scheme
G-EZWR Airbus A.320-214 EasyJet, old scheme
G-FBEI ERJ.190-200LR Flybe, blue scheme
G-FLBB DHC-8-Q402 Dash Eight Flybe, blue scheme
G-GDFK Boeing 737-36N Jet2
G-GDFO Boeing 737-3U3 Jet2
G-JEDP DHC-8-Q402 Dash Eight Flybe, purple scheme
G-JEDT DHC-8-Q402 Dash Eight Flybe, purple scheme
G-JZBI Boeing 737-800 Jet2, grey scheme
G-JZBJ Boeing 737-800 Jet2, grey scheme
G-JZHR Boeing 737-8MG Jet2, grey scheme
G-LGNA Saab SF.340B Loganair, full tartan tail
G-LGNC Saab SF.340B Loganair, full tartan tail
G-LGNG Saab SF.340B Loganair, full tartan tail
G-MEDM Airbus A.321-231 British Airways
G-PRPF DHC-8-Q402 Dash Eight Flybe, purple scheme
G-PRPJ DHC-8-Q402 Dash Eight Flybe, purple scheme
G-PRPN DHC-8-Q402 Dash Eight Flybe, purple scheme
G-TAW+ Boeing 737-8K5 TUI, to Paphos
OE-IJF Airbus A.320-214 EasyJet Europe
OE-IVE Airbus A.320-214 EasyJet Europe
OE-LKD Airbus A.319-111 EasyJet Europe
OE-LQN Airbus A.319-111 EasyJet Europe
OE-LQU Airbus A.319-111 EasyJet Europe
OO-SSI Airbus A.319-112 Brussels Airline
PH-BGW Boeing 737-7K2 KLM
TC-JYC Boeing 737-9F2ER THY/Turkish
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ERJ-170 in British Airways colours
an earlier ATR-72 of Aer Lingus, additional to the one listed. On the departures board Norwegian Flight D8 1600 was shown departing to Stewart Intl, new to me. Mind you, at Malaga, my Ryanair flight was shown as to place spelt Edimburgo! Looked it up, Stewart International is in Orange County, New York State, 90 miles North of NYC. I'll own up, I didn't know that Norwegian flew Boeing 737s (even if it was a MAX) transatlantic from the UK and didn't know they flew to a non New York City airport in New York State. The reason why I was so long at Edinburgh was partly an early drop-off so my lift could get home to watch most of the Monaco Grand Prix, and Ryanair's Malaga flight departing an hour and three-quarter late! The gate staff clearly wanted to get home as they processed the first 'priority' passengers through the gate and down to a covered walkway at apron level just as the arriving aircraft taxied onto stand. So a long 40 minutes followed with no seating for anyone - old, young or with infants - many had been seated in the departure lounge area. The mist was lifting by this stage so the temperature was tolerable with no breeze - but for me any view of the activity on runway and taxiway was completely blocked from Gate 1E holding area, which was at the dead-end of an apron cul-de-sac parking ramp.   Spitfire I FSM L1067/XT:D of 603 Squadron with presentation name 'Blue Peter' located not far from the base of the new control tower, beside the main terminal drop and taxi approach road to the Terminal at Edinburgh. All the airliner photos are taken from inside the departures lounge, to the north west corner of the terminal building. Reflections a problem however at a certain point a bland coloured pillar reflected into the glass which helped. After four days of cloudless weather, as we crossed the new Firth Bridge visibility reduced dramatically in fog. Not thick enough to affect the landing stream, but enough to dull colours in the photos. I've restricted myself to one of each colour scheme photographed. Not a biz-jet movement in sight for getting on for 3 hours.  ATR-72 EI-FAX, one of two Aer Lingus aircraft logged.     Various EasyJets, with many more Austrian registered than British. OE-LQN an Airbus A.319, G-EZUA Airbus A.320 surprisingly still in 'transitional' small titles scheme, Airbus A.320 G-EZWR still in the older scheme and OE-IJF an Airbus A.320 in 'bandana' scheme.    Flybe Embraer 190 G-FBEI, older blue schemed Dash 8 G-FLBB and new purpled schemed G-PRPF.  An airline name that defies standard British qwerty keyboards with an angled exclamation mark, so the closest I get is Hop! Embraer 170 F-HBXA. Sorry, some reflections in the glass on this one.   Jet2 with an older Boeing 737-300 G-GDFO in the blue with orange sun scheme and newer Boeing 737-800 G-JZBJ in the silver scheme (looking grey in the gloom)  KLM Boeing 737-700 PH-BGW   Looking rather smart the first time I've properly seen the current Loganair scheme, although there are traces of a former BAW 'world' tail in there! The only polar bear seen during my visit, Loganair Dornier DO.328 G-BYHG, even devoid of titles.  Qatar Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner A7-BCJ on taxi for departure   Two Ryanair's, EI-ESS and EI-DWI the only one I spotted with an advertising line: 'Vitoria - the Basque Connection'  Finally Turkish Boeing 737-900 TC-JYC from Istanbul. FOOTNOTEMy first trip away from Malaga for over a year. I do hope you enjoy the anecdotes in the photo captions, it has taken longer than usual to get this trip report together but I have enjoyed the process, I hope you 'like' the result.
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Post by radiostationx on Jun 3, 2018 14:57:53 GMT 1
Nice selection of aircraft types there at EDI Brian good photos.
Always like to see the Loganair livery,one of my favorites.
An eye catching scheme also is the E170 F-HBXA of HOP ! Looks very Japan at the back.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2018 10:18:45 GMT 1
The TX 226 story is certainly a strange one. I think Viscount is right - we were so sick of seeing it that we never bothered to take any photos of it and it was a blessed relief when it was out of service for maintenance and they had to send another aircraft in! Added in later by 'Viscount'. This is the aircraft I'm after, this is a Phil Butler photo used in MAS 'Flypast' magazine.  |
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