Just another day up Heathrow airport, the usual 2 hour train journey for here at STN and a little bit of walking to watch the planes for the rest of the day. The planes were on 9L again today, making it slightly more difficult as it meant having to get a bus round to the other side of the airport to get under the approach. However, I didn’t mind because it gave me time to walk past all the BA maintenance hangars and catch a glimpse of all the aircraft parked there, including the SAA 747 ‘ndizani’.
Quite a good day (aircraft wise) including several BizJets and a couple of other unusual ones, but, like always, something had to go wrong. This time, unlike last, it was nothing to do with London transport. The problem was however that when I arrived back at my home town station, I found that my brand new bike which was bought for my birthday had been stolen:mad: It did not only make me angry but the fact that it was my birthday present made me upset, some theives mangaed to cut through the lock and steal my cousins brand new bike in the process, what is the world coming to…………..
This was only my 2nd time with my new camera, but note that none of these photos are cropped so they seem to have got slightly better since last time (most are central in the frame), i still have a lot of working yet to get them to some other people’s standards, but i think they are coming along just nicely.
Please see the spotting competition for the list of what I saw today.
By: wannabe pilot - 30th September 2003 at 07:56
Oh right thanks for pointing that out Interflug. I have checked the normal Heathrow movements page for any sight of a Biman Dc-10 I saw, to find out the reg but I cant find it. Does anyone know of any other ‘movements’ websites?
By: MSR777 - 29th September 2003 at 22:33
You’re too hard on yourself!….These are great pics, love the Air India 747, I have just added a 1/72 scale model of one to my collection. I think that the Lufthansa is in fact an A300-600? I think that I actually flew LHR-FRA on that beauty. Hope you get some justice on the bike situation.
By: wannabe pilot - 29th September 2003 at 21:58
Thanks for that reg Dave:D I wish some airlines (like Air France and Egypt Air) would put the registrations a bit lower down, they are almost impossible to see if you are looking up at them if they are on approach.
By: dcfly - 29th September 2003 at 21:31
Nice shots Wannabe, the reg. of the Egypt A340 is SU-GBM
dave
By: wannabe pilot - 28th September 2003 at 21:05
Thanks for the comments people! Much appreciated 😀
By: Charley B - 28th September 2003 at 17:47
Lovely piccies wannabe!.Sorry to hear about your bike –hope you get it back!
Some b******s did that in Brighton on the day of the London to Brighton bike ride,they wanted the bike so much that they took the railings as well!!!Theyre’s some lovely people about!!
By: tenthije - 28th September 2003 at 13:39
NICE!
Make me wanna go back to London! And I will! The 23th I arrive and the 25th I will leave! If now everyone will stay home at the Concorde farewell, I might be able to shoot some nice pictures! Otherwise its just backs of people like I had at Farnborough ’02. 😀
By: Hand87_5 - 28th September 2003 at 13:37
Wanna be a pilot or … wanna be a photographer ??? 🙂
Very good pics indeed. Thanks
By: martin_EGTK - 28th September 2003 at 13:23
Brilliant shots mate! Well done, I love the first two close ups!
By: steve rowell - 28th September 2003 at 05:32
Excellent group of shots
By: kurmitz28 - 28th September 2003 at 01:10
Well done wannabe… I like the VA A340 pic
By: wannabe pilot - 28th September 2003 at 00:28
And finally……..an SAS MD, OY-KHR Hope you liked ’em 😀
By: wannabe pilot - 28th September 2003 at 00:26
Lufthansa A310, D-AIAI
By: wannabe pilot - 28th September 2003 at 00:26
I thin this one’s in competition with the Syrian SP for being my pic of the day. I still cant get over the sheer length of these things, VA A340 G-VMEG
By: wannabe pilot - 28th September 2003 at 00:24
This shot wasn’t so well timed, but I thought I might as well show it. Royal Jordanian A310 JY-AGK
By: wannabe pilot - 28th September 2003 at 00:23
Malaysian Airlines 747, 9M-MPL
By: wannabe pilot - 28th September 2003 at 00:23
An Air France A320, registration unknown again due to the same reason as for the above pic
By: wannabe pilot - 28th September 2003 at 00:22
An Egypt Air A340, registarton unknown due to it being too high up on the fuselage
By: wannabe pilot - 28th September 2003 at 00:21
One of the locals, a BA 747, G-BNLJ
By: wannabe pilot - 28th September 2003 at 00:20
Pakistan Airways 747, AP-BAK
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