Is it me or was the Mexican Biz on his second landing in the shot?

Lovely photos
I remember when they had a nice spotting place in the middle and you could walk down past the terminal and down to the heli hangars… Then they started to nibble it away until…

The fire services do practice fires in the field just below the runway there so it looks like it is coming off the tarmac but I would assume it isnt. That would be one hell of a bounce if it was.

I remember the days of the old spectators building.. The fencing made it hard to get a good picture of anything and the Air Foyle IL76 would block the view of landing planes but it was still nice to have somewhere to sit inside.. Then some random guy came along talking about his Easyjet plan which turned into what it is now today and the place idssapeared soon after. Crazy times he just used to walk past everyoen and say hi while ppl played pool in the spec building.

I have to say I prefer the crashgate though and in those days you would probably get as many movements in the day as you would in 1 hour now. Still better variation back then airline wise.. good times.. I feel wierd reminiscing like an old man when im only 26 ha. 😀