November 13, 2005 at 5:14 pm
Hi, (Click on the photo so you can see them bigger!)
Airline-First Choice Airways
Flight no- FCA2105
Aircraft- Airbus A320-200
To- Manchester UK / EGCC / (MAN)
From- Funchal Portugal / LPMA / (FNC)
Seat- 10A
Meal- Dinner, Sausage and Mash in a Onion Gravy
Registration- G-OOAR
Date- 30th May 2005
Gate- 09
Sched Dep- 10:55
Actual Dep- 10:52
Sched Arrival- 14:35
Actual Arrival- 14:28
Rating out of 10- 10
well it was the return, a week bascing in the Madeirian sunshine it was time to go home,
We started our journey at 07:20am on the 30th May, we went into the lobby of the hotel, waiting for our private hire van to take us Aeroporto Do Funchal he arrived at 07:30, we then drove off and on our way to the airport, day was breaking and people were out , and i must admit Madeira must be the healthest place on earth! , apart from Manchester of corse!, anyway we arrived at the aiport at 07:56 and pulled our cases to the terminal, we learned that check-in wernt gonna open untill 08:30 so we waited then it open and i must admit the check-in seenmed to be abit behind the time with boarding cards, they are small and you have to write the passengers name on and stick a sticker on the boarding card!, anyway we got checked in by this B-E-Autiful girl really nice lookin!, then we had round bout 1 hour and a half to strole around we had gate 06, and we went to the spotting terrace, there were a A320 Air Luxor, A320 SATA international, 737 Transavia
-Transavia-
-SATA International-
Then finally!, our Aircraft G-OOAR, arrived at 09:35
-Touchdown-
-At Gate 09 (I know i said Gate 06, but we was told that and then the SATA International got given that gate)-
then after doing abit of duty free shopping we went to the terrace again, and realised our aircraft is at gate 09!, and there were people boarding our aircraft and we rushed to the gate as quick as we could we got there and we were one of the last few to board (I felt sick, thinking i was going to miss it) and we got on and we sat in row 10A-B and C, then we pushed back at 10:48 and got to the runway at 10:51 and in the air at 10:52 3 mins infront of sched!,
-After Departure-
unfortunatly the photos i took during the flight wernt that good, so i got our decent into Manchester,
Flying over Liverpool, going for Runway 24R
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Again over liverpool,
Decending through the clouds at 3,700ft
Flaps and over the pennine mountains
Full flaps and gear over Hyde, My town!, (Home of Doctor Shipman for any of you who remember, He was my Family doctor!?! how scary!)
Over Stockport!
Touchdown, Spoilers and Reverse Thrust!
and again
Taxiing past the aviation viewing park, were it was packed to the brinks! CONCORDE!! lol G-BOAC
Then we parked in gate 213, and next to G-OOBF First Choice Airways,
An excellent flight Couldnt Asked for a better flight!
Thanks for reading!
Hope you enjoyed my flight!
Look out for my Mahon flight soon!
Jon