2 WEEKS AT SHARM EL SHEIKH

[davecalveley]

Just back from 2 weeks at Sharm...stayed at Delta Sharm Resort about 6 mile finals from airport.My idea of spotting.... lying by the pool with a beer or 2 or 3 or 4 ....funny how you get lots of mispoles later in the day!!!
Made most of the Egyptair Express embees loads of European/Russian/Midddle East stuff sowilll just list the highlights.
Wed 19 Jan
Flew out on G-EZTE our first EasyJet flight and arrived at Sharm to be greeted by a line up of the middle East Peace Summit aircraft including 7T-VPR Algerian Govt Gulf4
and YK-AYA Syrian TU-134

So onto the daily highlights just to give a flavour of movements etc.

Thur 20 7T-WIA IL 76 Algerian AF

Fri 21 RA-96009 IL-96 Aeroflot didnt need scope for this monster!
1295/SU-BKU C-130 Egyptian AF

Sat 22 9K-AKC A320 212 Kuwait AW
ES-LBD 737 35B Small Planet Airlines

Sun 23 RA-96008 IL 96 Aeroflot

Mon 24 TC-KLB A320 232 Kolavia

Tue 25 flew to Cairo on AMC MD-82 SU-BOZ pity it was early am..late pm flights!
Bonus on way into city was passing Military Museum and could make out 5908 mig 21 2481 Mig 17 and 621 Yak 18 outside
At Cairo International waiting for return OD-MRS A320 232 of MEA and SU-NMA A320 232 OF Nesma.
A life time wish for my good lady was to visit Pyramids.. Sphynx and Caoro Museum for Tutankamun exhibition..think now may be the time to mention this AMARC place in America?

Wed 26 Oh well back to sun and beers at pool.. its a hard life!
EW-282PA 737 3Q8 Belavia
VQ-BDP 757 8Q8 Nordstar

Thur 27 TC-KLA A320 232 Kogalymavia
JY-AYJ A321 231 R Jordanian
9K-EAE A320 214 Watinaya Airways

Fri 28 RA-64509 TU-214 Transaero

Sun 29 LY-FLE 737 3L9 Flylal Charters
TC-KLB A320 232 Kolavia
UR-WRE and WRB MD 82s Windrose Aviation
9K-CAD A320 214 Jazeera Airways

Then basicaly 3 days of number crunching and watching TV for latest on situation in Cairo....until our flight home on Wed 2nd...never been so glad to see an EasyJet Airbus!!
Back to reality at Manchester with a lonnnnnng taxy back to Term 3 from Styal due to runway works.....have never seen so many people leap up from their seats grab handluggage and try to get off so quick!!!!
Made over 150 in the 2 weeks without even trying would have been more if they didnt keep alternating between L and R runways and the Germans put their Regs under the bloody wings!!!
regards Dave

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Dave,

Looks like you had a good time with an impressive log, I take it there was no problems with using binoculars etc ?

Bob

[davecalveley]

Bob
I actually used either my scope in resort or camera and use zoom facility to read off etc and a small pair of x10s at airport....not worth posting photos as they would mostly be underwing shots....asked at airport coming home about use of camera and a cop with about 9 stripes on his epaulettes said "no problem sir.. please "(mind you he might have been the head baggage handler or something!)
regards Dave

[Deleted]

Thanks Dave,

Thats nice to know, I'll bear that in mind if I decide to venture out that way in the future, but at the moment I think I will give it a miss.

Bob