Aircraft porn

[stripeyfox]

anyone got any tips on viewing areas at Manchester Airport?

 

Going to be in Manchester with the kids for a couple of days later this month and plane spotting is always a fairly well received activity, but not sure if there is good viewing at MCR?

 

[Bellend Sebastian]

F35s flying up Windermere today. In fact, what I saw yesterday and thought was an F15 may have been one, had a much clearer view today

[The Syrup]

39 minutes ago, stripeyfox said:

anyone got any tips on viewing areas at Manchester Airport?

 

Going to be in Manchester with the kids for a couple of days later this month and plane spotting is always a fairly well received activity, but not sure if there is good viewing at MCR?

 

There's a family friendly pub at the end of one of the runways at Manchester, plus a viewing park with some old aircraft parked up (including Concorde)

 

Loads of videos on YT from both locations

 

Edited 9 August 2023 by The Syrup

[stripeyfox]

24 minutes ago, The Syrup said:

There's a family friendly pub at the end of one of the runways at Manchester, plus a viewing park with some old aircraft parked up (including Concorde)

 

Loads of videos on YT from both locations

 

Thanks. looks pretty good. 

 

Going to the National Football Museum in the morning and was looking for an afternoon activity - this ticks the box I think!
 

[Trumpet]

4 hours ago, stripeyfox said:

anyone got any tips on viewing areas at Manchester Airport?

 

Going to be in Manchester with the kids for a couple of days later this month and plane spotting is always a fairly well received activity, but not sure if there is good viewing at MCR?

 

Check out Airliners Live on YouTube. They’ve got a great spot so that’s where I’d head.

 

edit - think the pub and viewing area has already been suggested above, but the Airliners Live lads are great and well worth a watch.

Edited 9 August 2023 by Trumpet

[Bellend Sebastian]

On 09/08/2023 at 14:42, Bellend Sebastian said:

F35s flying up Windermere today. In fact, what I saw yesterday and thought was an F15 may have been one, had a much clearer view today

Eurofighter Typhoons AND F35s today. Busy bit of sky

[Parafox]

3 hours ago, Bellend Sebastian said:

Eurofighter Typhoons AND F35s today. Busy bit of sky

 

The F35 is a serious bit of kit...

 

 

[Trumpet]

On 19/07/2023 at 22:38, The Year Of The Fox said:

 

 

 

Parts 2&3 if anyone cares 😅

 

Went for my session this evening after having it postponed a few times over the summer. Was a fantastic experience and ended up being offered the opportunity to be a member of the team as an instructor 

[The Year Of The Fox]

28 minutes ago, Trumpet said:

Went for my session this evening after having it postponed a few times over the summer. Was a fantastic experience and ended up being offered the opportunity to be a member of the team as an instructor 

Who did you have, Steve? 

[damolcfc]

 Beluga and TARTN 49 Over Burgh Le Marsh Skegness 

Edited 26 September 2023 by damolcfc

[damolcfc]

F35 and F15 RAF Marham 😊

Osprey 

[damolcfc]

[Tommy G]

Not sure what’s happening off the east coast but on flight radar there are 4 typhoons and a Voyager that’s been circling for the past 5 hours. Training I presume…TARTN28

[Blarmy]

8 hours ago, Tommy G said:

Not sure what’s happening off the east coast but on flight radar there are 4 typhoons and a Voyager that’s been circling for the past 5 hours. Training I presume…TARTN28

Don’t know if you’ve been watching Top Guns: RAF on Channel 5 but it gives some good insight into how much activity there is at the moment. 

[Trumpet]

12 hours ago, The Year Of The Fox said:

Who did you have, Steve? 

Yeah, Steve. Nice guy!

[MPH]

On 09/08/2023 at 09:21, stripeyfox said:

anyone got any tips on viewing areas at Manchester Airport?

 

Going to be in Manchester with the kids for a couple of days later this month and plane spotting is always a fairly well received activity, but not sure if there is good viewing at MCR?

 

 

 

https://www.runwayvisitorpark.co.uk/

[Trumpet]

 

Best landing of the session. My excuse for the others that won’t see the light of day is there was a storm 

[Guest Kopfkino]

On 18/07/2023 at 18:52, Paninistickers said:

I like the avgeek side of him. Just find it a shame that he sometimes ignores the city/country he's in. He landed in outer Mongolia once and didn't even have the curiosity for a day mooching about. 

 

Plus, he's not socially confident enough to engage the crew, like Sam Chui does. 

 

But even so, his ideas are pretty good; 80 hours around the world / world's unsafest airline / Arctic circle food runs

 

Yep, thought the same about Mansfield. He definitely lived in Mansfield with his Mrs (odd woman she is) and spoke with theat kinda north midlands burr....but it seems he grew up in Leicester.  

Confirms himself as an LCFC fan in his latest video, chatting to a fella working at Starbucks in Almaty airport . And ofc Vardy gets a mention from the chap…how many multiples more people know who Jamie Vardy is than what Bristol City is I wonder

[Tommy G]

777 Heavy is an interesting doc on Amazon Prime on how they strip back the 777 (in this doc it's an Air France) and refurb and put it back together again, takes 5 weeks. Enjoyed it. 

[ithuriel]

Queen Elizabeth leaving port with ten aircraft on deck...

 

[The Year Of The Fox]

On 28/09/2023 at 09:46, Trumpet said:

 

Best landing of the session. My excuse for the others that won’t see the light of day is there was a storm 

Was this the same session?

 

How come he had you doing circuits?

[Trumpet]

1 hour ago, The Year Of The Fox said:

Was this the same session?

 

How come he had you doing circuits?

Yeah, same session. I asked to do some circuits, as I sim a fair bit at home and wanted to have a crack at a few landings. 

[The Year Of The Fox]

I found flying on instruments much easier than real life VFR 

[Parafox]

On 05/11/2023 at 14:05, The Year Of The Fox said:

I found flying on instruments much easier than real life VFR 

 

 

Sorry. Couldn't resist 

[Flamey]

I saw 4 fighter jets fly over in quick succession from the Great Orme today in Wales, not sure what they were but very impressive.