Lovely shots there Mike, they’re all great, however my firm favourite is the Aurigny ATR…I really must fly on one if I love it that much!:D

Go on then, buy a ‘day return’ ticket to GCI, pre-book a window seat (row A usually offers good views outbound and back, but row F can be a good choice coming back) and spend a few hours watching the Aurigny and Blue Islands’ Trislanders, Islanders, and Jetstreams play among the slightly larger Scot Air/Blue Islands Dorniers, Flybe’s Dash 8s and Aurigny ATR72’s. Its a small airport, but the level of movements at peak times is quite something. You may even find a few overseas registered bizjets and twins pass through.

A snack bar in the Guernsey terminal overlooks the apron, so you don’t even need to take your own lunch with you. And, of course, you can pick up duty-frees on the way back – though that is less attractive now that UK supermarkets offer cut price alcohol.

Pick good weather and the right flight paths LGW-GCI and GCI – LGW give you very nice views of the Sussex and Hampshire coast and the Isle of Wight with a fair number of disused WW2 airfields to keep you amused if you know where to look for them too. And some nice views of Guernsey, Sark, Herm and Alderney too.

I do the run every week on G-COBO on business, and still haven’t got bored with it. And no, I’m not on commission for Aurigny…. Maybe I’ll dig out a few photos from typical flights and post them on the trip report thread.

Oh, and Aurigny offer a complimentary cuppa or soft drink in flight, unlike Flybe on the same route ;-).

Paul F