Plane Spotters Corner

Halcyon · 07-08-2008, 10:50

Hi,

This thread is for everyone who enjoys Planes and is interested in seeing different planes, talking about different airlines, etc.

I will start off with these pics from my holidays.

I know a lot of people are into old war planes but for me it is the commercial airlines, the huge jets that I find amazing.

Taken at East Midlands Airport, EMA:

Taken at Toulon Hyere TLN, France:

Uncle Peter · 07-08-2008, 11:50

A couple I had handy. 747s rolling for T/O on a murky day at Manchester

Delta Whiskey · 07-08-2008, 12:39

Welsh Festival Of The Air - Swansea Bay - Sept 2007

Red Arrows, Eurofighter, Hawk and a glider.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/deltawh...7602031424721/

**Kymmy** · 07-08-2008, 13:02

Here's one I took at Farnborough in 2004 of a SA 747

Halcyon · 07-08-2008, 13:14

Really like the Virgin Atlantic photo Uncle Peter.

There is something about the 747 that makes it amazing.

I want to try and find an airport where I can get as close as ossible to take some good photos.

**Kymmy** · 07-08-2008, 13:21

Just a word of warning..

Last time Jenna and I parked up at the end of a runway (actually Gatwick on the west side of the airport as we were waiting for her mother to fly back from Jersey) we got the now common full stop and search by armed police under the terrorism act. So best to avoid the road directly adjacent to the perimiter fence.

Uncle Peter · 07-08-2008, 13:57

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Originally Posted by Halcyon

Really like the Virgin Atlantic photo Uncle Peter.

There is something about the 747 that makes it amazing.

I want to try and find an airport where I can get as close as ossible to take some good photos.

Ta

if you want to get up close to 747s, 777s, A330s etc then there's no better place than the AVP at Manchester. There are a few other unofficial spots around the airfield you can get even better photos from at which the presence of spotters/togs are generally tolerated.

http://www.spotterswiki.com/index.ph...%28MAN/EGCC%29

People from all around the country visit, in fact I've spoken to a few foreign pilots and crew who regularly take time out to pay a visit and take some pics.

JediMaster · 07-08-2008, 14:50

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Originally Posted by Delta Whiskey

Welsh Festival Of The Air - Swansea Bay - Sept 2007

Is this a yearly event? I never knew about this last year.

I will try & go if its this year again

Halcyon · 07-08-2008, 17:42

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Originally Posted by Uncle Peter

Ta

if you want to get up close to 747s, 777s, A330s etc then there's no better place than the AVP at Manchester. There are a few other unofficial spots around the airfield you can get even better photos from at which the presence of spotters/togs are generally tolerated.

http://www.spotterswiki.com/index.ph...%28MAN/EGCC%29

People from all around the country visit, in fact I've spoken to a few foreign pilots and crew who regularly take time out to pay a visit and take some pics.

Looking good. I've bookmarked that site. I might have to arrange a trip up there one weekend.

Delta Whiskey · 07-08-2008, 18:00

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Originally Posted by JediMaster

Is this a yearly event? I never knew about this last year.

I will try & go if its this year again

I was hoping it was going to be, but there's nothing listed for this year. They didn't seem to advertise it very much, it was only by accident that I saw it on the Evening Post website.

Sirius · 07-08-2008, 18:06

Nice video here Of a Thomas cook 757-300 taking off from Manchester. The sound is fantastic i recommend you turn up the sound for this one.

LSainsbury · 07-08-2008, 18:32

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Originally Posted by Sirius

Nice video here Of a Thomas cook 757-300 taking off from Manchester. The sound is fantastic i recommend you turn up the sound for this one.

Nice...I love the sould of jet engines spooling up espically when the seam to go on and on and on!!

And here's one of mine:

Virgin 747 - Cosmic Girl....On the way back from San Francisco in 2005!

Cobbydaler · 07-08-2008, 18:39

I won't link because of the language, but search for Spitfire low pass on youtube & choose the longer one...

BBKing · 07-08-2008, 18:42

One of these days I'll get the SIA A380 when a) it's landing east-west and b) I have a card in the camera. So far I've had one or other but not both. They recently started an evening flight several days a week which goes over here about quarter to seven - the original A380 flight is 5 something in the morning, which I wasn't getting up for.

Tonight they're landing west-east, unfortunately, which at least means I'm not deafened every 90 seconds. Just the occasional distant roar of one taking off and a glint in the distance...

DocDutch · 07-08-2008, 18:44

some I took a while ago from my phone (K800i at the time) the Apache isnt that great as I just heard/saw them and snapped it, the Red arrows same again, heard thought grab phone and shoot.