A few from Stansted today

Umm, if I can just ask a kind of OT question about STN, I’m passing through it a week on Wednesday, are there any photo opportunites within the Terminal, also what kind of Traffic am I likely to see (I’m due in [from BSL] at 3:30pm, and out [to GLA] at 6:15pm)? I’m travelling easyJet, so will have luggage to cart around during the Transfer, so won’t be able to leave the Terminal, I wouldn’t think.

There are a couple of places airside in the terminal where you can lean up against the glass. Not any good for photos or proper spotting, but ok if you just want to have a look out and observe what’s going on. The main place is once airside, go towards the far right hand side of the terminal. There (among the shops) you will find a few gaps to look through.

If you step out of the front exit of the terminal, you can turn either way. At the sides of the terminal, you can stand and watch some of the movements. You’re quite far away from everything, but if you’re just looking to pass time then it’s ok.

There’s a FedEx arrival at around 2:30pm, and again at 5:30pm. Asiana usually arrives between 4:00 and 5:00pm. There wont be much happening between 3:30pm and 5:00pm, aside from mainly FR and EZY movements. After 5:00pm you’ll get the CSA, and some of the other lo-co’s such as Norwegian shuttle, SkyEurope etc.

method for getting round heat-haze: STAND CLOSER!

Haha you should try coming to STN. If you stayed where the police tell you, then you would be on a mound, with a fence in the way, and on the other side of the fence the ground is raised so that you can only see half the runway! It’s bloody difficult to get somewhere just for standard approach shots.

method for getting round heat-haze: STAND CLOSER!

Umm, if I can just ask a kind of OT question about STN, I’m passing through it a week on Wednesday, are there any photo opportunites within the Terminal, also what kind of Traffic am I likely to see (I’m due in [from BSL] at 3:30pm, and out [to GLA] at 6:15pm)? I’m travelling easyJet, so will have luggage to cart around during the Transfer, so won’t be able to leave the Terminal, I wouldn’t think.

Those are the usual excellent standard Dan!

Thanks very much everyone, ’tis greatly appreciated indeed!

Yup still getting problems with heat haze, does anyone know if there is a method of getting around it as much as possible?

Whitefox, I’m using a Minolta Z10.

Thats probably my fave set of shots from you yet, absolutely superb.

The SkyEurope 737 in particular is a belter 🙂

Fantastic shots there

Really nice shots, if you dont mind me asking what camera you use?

Fantastic pictures, the ryan air and saudi pics are great 🙂

there was a ‘sky’ 737 in at filton last week, was up in the painting hangars….i dunno whether it was being repainted as a ‘sky’ aircraft or what……just saw it on the way to lunch….

Very nice shots!

Lovely shots Dan – shame about the heat haze though – it seems to be around everywhere. 🙁

I like the saudi shot – nice to see that! 😀

Very nice Dan, your getting me excited about the Sunday I have to spend at STN next month 😀

Nice shots!

Like most of the threads of photos tonight, I’ve been on one of them in your batch – G-EZDC, the easyJet A319.

Very nice work indeed. 😀

Great shots Dan, doesnt look like your luck with heat haze is getting any better though 🙁

The amount of sub-titles at the nose of the ThomsonFly 757 is getting a bit out of hand too.

The main one is ‘Becky Davey employee of the year’.

Great shots!!

Thanks very much people!

Expect some rather more interesting photos from STN soon, hopefully within the next week or so 😀

My340, yes it is now a mixed base. However, it will supposedly be fully Airbus by the end of the Summer. Most new deliveries are coming here at the moment.

The amount of sub-titles at the nose of the ThomsonFly 757 is getting a bit out of hand too.