Ronaldsway Mon 22nd April

[marquis]

A couple of execs today:-

Naljets Cessna 525 G-KION from/to Biggin Hill at 15.47/16.30 and Atmospherica Aviation Phenom 300 OK-PHE also from Biggin Hill at 17.57.

[lodger]

Couple of Hawks around the airport at 12.50
ZK024 calling as POISN22 (last here on 19 April)
ZK013 calling as POISN23

G-OBAK PA28 landed 20 minutes earlier and is shown as flying on to Southend ETD 13.40
Another first visit 2024?

G-LUKA Beech 58 left just after the Hawks, back to GSY from where it came earlier this morning 

[lodger]

A different pair of Hawks noisily overflew R26 at 14.46
ZK025 as POISN21
ZK032 as VLY36

[bth]

OK-PHE departs Tuesday 23rd to Farnborough and then CAT (Cascais, Portugal)

[acklington]

A Hawk fest today, with three landing around 1300 hours. One apparently had an emergency, probably ZK024 given the attention it was getting.

ZK013, D, ZK013, O, ZK025, FA, 4 FTS, IOM, 22 April 24 (1) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
ZK013, D, 4 Sqdn 4 FTS, IOM, 22 April 24 (2) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
ZK013, D, 4 Sqdn 4 FTS, IOM, 22 April 24 (5) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
ZK013, D, ZK024, O, 4 Sqdn, ZK025, FA, 25 Sqdn, 4 FTS, IOM, 22 April 24 (2) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
ZK024, O, 4 Sqdn 4 FTS, IOM, 22 April 24 (4) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
ZK025, FA, 25 Sqdn 4 FTS, IOM, 22 April 24 (1) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
ZK025, FA, 25 Sqdn 4 FTS, IOM, 22 April 24 (2) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr

The wind was across the runway, and with no other traffic we weren't sure which runway was in use for their departure. Sure enough, picked the wrong end!

ZK025, FA, ZK024, O, ZK013, D, 4 FTS, IOM, 22 April 24 (3) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
ZK025, FA, 25 Sqdn 4 FTS, IOM, 22 April 24 (3) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
ZK024, O, 4 Sqdn 4 FTS, IOM, 22 April 24 (5) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr
ZK013, D, 4 Sqdn 4 FTS, IOM, 22 April 24 (6) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr

A fourth Hawk, ZK032 'FH' gate-crashed the party with an overshoot

ZK032, FH, 25 Sqdn 4 FTS, IOM, 22 April 24 (5) w by Philip Pain, on Flickr