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Hi all

First off im new to this site so hello to everyone 🙂

My nearest airport is manchester and i have been goin to the viewing park for years but i have recently brought a scanner and i am now getting into listening to the aircraft coming and going.

I was just wondering if there is any better or diffrent places to view from around the airport? and does anyone know any more manchester airport frequencies? i think all i have is 128.500? maybe aproach…?

Thanks 🙂

Gav

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By: JetSet - 28th July 2008 at 23:26

Ged oudda here!
It will be fun when the poles flip then won’t it. We’re overdue the flip by about a 100 years. Maybe it will be like the Millennium bug. A complete lie in order to sell/upgrade/pretend to correct the computers.

Hey, I’m serious. Was it 06/24 at MAN or not?

Ooooh gawd…what have I started?!?!?!?:eek:

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By: klingklang - 28th July 2008 at 22:46

Pretty much new to this myself and intend on visiting Manchester Friday or Saturday this week ,Still not sure whether to goto the viewing Park or not the beer garden sounds a great spot so might head there 😉

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By: Richard Taylor - 26th July 2008 at 20:42

Old Shape:

Of course with global warming, the runway designations will change more quickly, as the poles melt…:rolleyes:

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By: Grey Area - 24th July 2008 at 23:43

Hey, I’m serious. Was it 06/24 at MAN or not?

Your memory isn’t playing tricks with you.

It used to be 06/24, now it’s 05/23.

I blame the French, myself. 😎

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By: PMN - 24th July 2008 at 21:57

Hey, I’m serious. Was it 06/24 at MAN or not?

Yes it was, hence my reply which I thought made that reasonably obvious. :rolleyes:

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By: old shape - 24th July 2008 at 21:53

As the magnetic poles shift, so do runway designations! 🙂
Welcome to the forum, Gav!

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Ged oudda here!
It will be fun when the poles flip then won’t it. We’re overdue the flip by about a 100 years. Maybe it will be like the Millennium bug. A complete lie in order to sell/upgrade/pretend to correct the computers.

Hey, I’m serious. Was it 06/24 at MAN or not?

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By: UPSMD11f - 24th July 2008 at 14:52

You could also try Stockport railway station for aircrft on approach to RWY 23.I used this place myself but you need to be quick as the planes are still carrying a fair bit of speed.

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By: PMN - 24th July 2008 at 11:30

Off topic, but did Man. move it’s runway a bit? In the 60’s and 70’s it was 06 and 24. Or am I going mad?

As the magnetic poles shift, so do runway designations! 🙂

Welcome to the forum, Gav!

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By: Irvine - 24th July 2008 at 11:21

Hi

Thanks for all the info everyone you have been great. I will certainly check out the banks of moss lane and may possibly bump into some of you guys.

Thanks again.

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By: old shape - 24th July 2008 at 00:29

Hi there to another Manny resident. You can get some great photo’s from the mounds on the south side of the runways, south of the fire training area. The pathway is of a road call Moss Lane which goes down the parimeter. Photography is best before Noon, after that either the Aviation park which is great when they are on RWY05 or there is the end of the runway round the corner from the Airport Hotel or the beer garden of the Airport Hotel itself which is situated right at he end of RWY23R. Oh and not forgeting the top level of the multi-story carpark.

Off topic, but did Man. move it’s runway a bit? In the 60’s and 70’s it was 06 and 24. Or am I going mad?

Oh, hi Gav. Welcome to the forum, all your Q’s will be answered here.

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By: JetSet - 23rd July 2008 at 22:28

Hi there to another Manny resident. You can get some great photo’s from the mounds on the south side of the runways, south of the fire training area. The pathway is of a road call Moss Lane which goes down the parimeter. Photography is best before Noon, after that either the Aviation park which is great when they are on RWY05 or there is the end of the runway round the corner from the Airport Hotel or the beer garden of the Airport Hotel itself which is situated right at he end of RWY23R. Oh and not forgeting the top level of the multi-story carpark.

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By: Tartan Pics - 23rd July 2008 at 18:26

Hi Gav
Welcome aboard!
Another unbeatable resource for any ATC frequencies throughout the UK is:
http://www.lightning.org.uk/freqs.html
A good resource for all things MAN, as well as the Ringway Reports posted above, is:
http://www.tasmanchester.com/
Which has a section about spotting locations,but, i would say the AVP is the best place for spotting at MAN (but not for photography) you should see every movement clearly from it.

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By: Irvine - 23rd July 2008 at 14:01

Hi James thanks for that frequency list.

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By: Newcastle - 23rd July 2008 at 10:49

Hi Gav,

Welcome to the forums, and for the frequencies take a look here; http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/frequencies.htm

James

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