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Cool, I usually park along the road by the side of the Romper and walk down. I've never risked parking at the Holiday Grim, not sure if they go around checking the cars lately but I know a few people who do sneak in there.

I'll check ATIS on Monday morning if I can remember and post a heads-up as to which runway direction is active. Gutted I can't get any time off to pop down.

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It departs at 9am on Tuesday if you can get down then

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I will be landing in Malta then :)

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I want one! Sit through the first few stills for the video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odJGtLQNfi8

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Cheers yeah. I've just had two days off though and have 300+ unread mails in my inbox so might be a bit pushed to get any time off this week but I will try :)

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The Antonov 225 been delayed till 2.00pm

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Looks like were on 23L today which is a bummer. I'll keep an ear out for it on VHF.

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Dam i missed it, it came in 20 minutes early and had just touched down when i got there :(

Well i will see it up close early in the morning as its presently sat at terminal one and my flight boards from Terminal one :)

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Seen everything today, 2 Dreamliners, The A380, The Antonov 225 and an explosion on a Thomas Cook during take off, which shut down the runways,

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got videos mate? to sell to the press ;) lol then post them here :D

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Dont think the explosion was as serious as I made out, apparently it was the brakes going bang, loud bang though, it managed to get off the runway itself so it couldnt have been all that bad. Shut the runway for about 45 minutes while they got a road sweeper on the job. I wouldnt have fancied being on the plane which was about to land, it didnt half pull up steep to abort. No vids sorry

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Or the llllooooonnnnngggg on in Area 51

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Area 51 (including the salt lake extension) is only 8,000m long, where as the salt lake runway at Edwards AFB is 12,000 long ;)

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After all that it wasnt brakes it was the engine, couple of people have put a video up . Different angles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS1YAX70edc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRL8MPnXmFw

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:shocked: good job the plane was still on the ground

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The Austrian airshow is live streaming for the next 2 days if anyone is interested

http://www.airpower.gv.at/

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Thought you lot might like this shot i took last week of 2 Avro Shakletons which are currently impounded at Paphos airport in Cyprus and have been for a while
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resi...33766E9EE!2179
https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resi...33766E9EE!2179

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Just been checking out Google Maps and Bing Maps as I sometimes do when having a break. Not sure if it's been mentioned here before but I found some staggering images of Davis Monahan Air Force Base in Arizona which seems to be a giant aircraft storage depot and graveyard. Thousands of mothballed and cannibalised planes to see for anyone who's interested in that sort of thing.

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Probably the most famous storage depot.
It was used in the recent Channel 4 adverts before programs starts and also featured in Con Air. Amazing looking at it on Google earth though

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There's quite a few around the world, though not as large as Arizona (which has more than one) the Russian ones are especially interesting.

http://io9.com/the-worlds-most-bizar...ards-511526945

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yeah wouldnt mind having a look at Davis-Monahan AB sometimes with some pocket money (in the hope of buying a huey or something else ;) )

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Couple of pics from Southport airshow last year

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Now it's made the first carrier landing

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23268285

It hit the third wire which is better than a lot of manned planes do :D

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I bet this pilot loves his job.... despite having to trim his aircraft a bit sharpish after each drop.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=JaUDs48h2ns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=-ickZ1HBaPU

DC10 and almost aerobatic flying at low altitude!

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How to drive a C130

http://youtu.be/nX1XqzoGpyQ

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787 forced to return to Ringway
Link

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Animation of the San Francisco crash.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhoAf...layer_embedded

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Bit more info here, and some fun discussion.

Cheers

Grim

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I wonder if there are any brown pants after this.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...shire-23296285

Does look very low though.

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Ill-informed comment on the end of the article, I thought...

Fighters are reknowned for putting reheat on when they are landing....:rolleyes:

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Was once at a meeting at the airport when a so called 'consultant' asked "How often do they use reverse thrust over Horsforth?"

Hugh will understand, most of the rest of you may have to look at a map - sorry!

Cheers

Grim

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Not really, reheat is standard for a mis-approach

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As always there has to be some utter plant-pot on a ladder. The ladder brigade are the scourge of the AVP at Manchester so standing directly under the centreline of a military airfield speaks volumes....!

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Agreed - but not just before the perimeter at the beginning of the landing....

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KTVU-TV release wrong pilots names, obviously they were stupid and didn't read them:rolleyes:

Captain Sum Ting Won

Wi Tu Lo

Bang Ding Ow

Ho Lee Fuk


http://news.sky.com/story/1115903/as...s-in-tv-report

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This makes for interesting reading

http://avherald.com/

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One of may fav website (apart from CF of course!!)

Cheers

Grim

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I wonder how many double-decker buses or high-sided vehicles use that road?
:shocked:

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That road is the A15 that runs between Peterborough and Lincoln so yes it probably sees its far share of lorries and buses.

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Another Antonov is due at Manchester tomorrow at 11.30am, an antonov 124 this time

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Do you know what the cargo is?

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ELT implicated in latest Dreamliner fire

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23364389

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Emirates A380 leaving Manchester today

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/at...8&d=1374345562

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/at...9&d=1374345562

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/at...0&d=1374345562

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FIAT 2010 F-22 Raptor

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Now THAT is a big bird!!!

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Sunderland air show is over for another year. I worked both days but luckily one of my shifts was in Sunderland and i managed to catch a EF typhoon practicing. Got a video but is a blip on the screen filled with a ridiculous noise

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just got back from duxford so I may put some pictures up later. my highpoint was seeing the blackbird.

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A couple of piccys from my trip, I've created an album of the day on my facebook if anyone else is that interested ;)

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Nice photos everyone.
Cobby, that A380 is impressive. Did you go through the tunnels and stand in between the two runways? Great spots down there.

Dilli....Nice pic of the Blackbird. I've been to Duxford a few times and everytime I've seen the Blackbird sitting there I've always wished to see it get out there and fire up those engines and take to the skies.

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No, they were taken from the pub garden by the runway. The wind was an easterly, unusually, so planes were taking off that way.

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Ryanair: Secrets from the Cockpit on Channel 4

I am watching this at the moment and it just reinforces my belief that Ryanair is a company i will never use. I have always said they are dangerous.

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Nice pic of the Blackbird..... great to see one on the ground not dribbling fuel :shocked:

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From what I was told you could stand waist deep in it fuel with a flame thrower and not set it on fire.

The hydraulic fluid is fun stuff as they drained it on landing to stop it solidifiying

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Declassified U2 photos


http://www.flickr.com/photos/scopela...7623866832836/

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Gotta hate codeshare flights, booked KLM to Beijing from Manchester via Schipol, out bound flight operated by China Southern, no seatback entertainmant, five? video screens for the entire economy cabin on an A330, no choice only dubbed Chinese films, shown three times !!

Flight back was a KLM 747, Might have been a Combi as there were only forty odd rows I think. Excellent at seat entertainment and in flight service, the way it should be...

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Skiathos Island National Airport

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWetojC0ul0

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Broken toilets and anti-icing system affect JAL Dreamliners

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24471093

Not surprised they've gone with Airbus for their latest fleet order...

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Spitfire MK 9 flew by yesterday.

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Just experiencing in flight wifi with Norwegian. :)

Flying from Budapest to Stockholm.

All carriers should offer this service.

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8 foot panel falls off Dreamliner in mid flight:
Link

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:dunce:

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I think that pilot is looking for a job with Ryanair. ;)

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The BBC news has some ATC recording of the incident after the plane landed :D

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25032380

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would be nice to see them taking off in that distance.

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If anyone is interested, the A350 is doing a low fly by with gear down at Broughton on Thursday at 09.45 (approx). If its as good as when the A380 done a fly by it will be good.
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2013/11/7.jpg

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A bit draughty at Brum airport today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzMefHazV4o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqVU2YDTCkY

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Scary to watch, but also amazing work by the pilots.

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I once had an office window that was parallel to the runway at Stansted, we spent an afternoon watch planes trying to land, some coming in almost sideways.

They would disappear behind the building opposite, and some you could here the engines throttle up and reappear and the plane would go around and have another go.

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I would SO have liked to work in your office.

Though I'd have probaby got absolutely no work done watching the planes.

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That same building has now been returned to it original state and no windows.

My current job I have one very small view to the outside world, and see a tree.

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Maybe this BA pilot needs specsavers!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25490906

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-building.html

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Ooops. Pilot for the boot?

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Terrible airport though. Unless you're SAA you just get dumped on the apron and wait for the bus back to the terminal.

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Had a visitor in the village today, spoke to the pilot and he didn't even know why they were there as he was just on the usual bond contract

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Opps

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25715186

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Hmmm if they were on radar vectors & visual approach you would assume that ATC might spot something was amiss before they actually land!

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It was at night (although visibility was 10 miles), but Branson doesn't have radar

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/13/travel...wrong-airport/

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Taranis footage released

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26052931

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That must have been what I saw flying over the house one Saturday night last year. It was actually difficult to make out the shape although it was flying at about 5 or 600 feet but I could see the edge of the wing which gave me the impression it was a stealth something or other.
It didn't have normal navigation lights, just 4 red lights underneath the belly, it was these lights that first caught my attention, I though someone was letting fireworks off, it was beyond the Manchester Airport final approach path when I first saw the lights and I watched it cross the final approach path and keep coming until it flew right over me, planes were on their final approach just before and just after it crossed.
It was heading in the direction of Salmesbury so I assumed it was some new BAE military project which had been out on test. It reflected virtually no light from the street lights so determining the shape was impossible, without the 4 red lights it would have flown over me undetected especially as it made no sound, I would love to know what the propulsion system is.

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This effin annoys me. In the US the BBC inserts a 30 second advert for a Volkswagen in front of the video, then the video stops after the advert! :mad:

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Some more info on Taranis. LINK :)

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More video LINKS on Taranis and the Euro Neuron. (bottom of page).

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Possible cracks in wings of 787s under construction

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-26492322

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Malaysian Airlines plane missing

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26492748

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The Hurricane may have shot down more enemy planes, but the Spit is so beautiful...

http://bbc.in/1fdy04R

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Can anyone identify this aircraft?

Saudi air force I think.


http://homepage.ntlworld.com/taf.par...audi%20jet.flv

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F-15?

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RC model of a Chinese Chengdu J-10 fighter

nice toy

http://youtu.be/kdunhgDRuWk

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Indeed

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A bit breezy at Brum airport

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P9OAng32F0

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C17 launch!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5nVDSgVT4o

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A380 made its first visit to Scotland today, celebrating 10 years of Emirates services from Glasgow.

Its first approach was aborted, giving everyone two chances to see it circling around Glasgow and Paisley:

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Second, more successful approach and landing:

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Taf thats not a C-17 but a C-5 galaxy.... and I would have thought that the plane would have stalled even before it went near vertical.

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Good camera rotation :D

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Blue Angels display. Having seen them, they do formate so close together. They don't perform the same acrobatic manoeuvres as the Red Arrows however...

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/at...7&d=1398046421

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Loch Lomond seaplane this afternoon.

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Are the Americans flying their black projects during the day to scare the Commies?

http://theaviationist.com/2014/03/28...over-amarillo/

http://theaviationist.com/2014/04/23...lack-projects/

I do quite a bit of contrail photography and must say, these look pretty legit.

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Is it a plane?
Is it a boat?
Is it a tank?

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/local/2014/04/4.jpg