July 2, 2008 at 12:05 am
Hi All,
Had a trip to Lithuania with the band at the weekend flying MAN to AMS with KLM and on to Vilnius with FlyLAL. A four hour connection going out and a six hour connection coming back made me a rather happy chap!
All taken with either a Canon 30D + Sigma 50-500 DG or a 350D + Sigma 10-20.
About to turn onto 23R aboard PH-KZP…







Something other than a plane!




By: PMN - 7th July 2008 at 16:39
It’s all about beer with you Paul
BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER 🙂
We’ve shared enough times in various drinking establishments in various countries for you to know that’s absolutely not true…
…And you also know me well enough to know when I’m talking complete and utter nonsense!
WAC. 😀
Paul
By: A Spalding - 7th July 2008 at 15:24
It’s all about beer with you Paul
BEER, BEER, BEER, BEER 🙂
By: PMN - 6th July 2008 at 23:36
I must have been doing something else, ummm consuming a cider or two one thinks 🙂
Well it’s funny you should say that! This photo was taken on the way back but it’s a reasonably accurate portrayal of what went on for the time we were there…

All good fun!
Thankyou for your kind comments, all. 🙂
By: A Spalding - 6th July 2008 at 16:23
Great selection Paul, the wing view’s are my favourite.
The AMS shots are great too, alot better than what I was able to produce when I was there – I must have been doing something else, ummm consuming a cider or two one thinks 🙂
By: widmeister - 3rd July 2008 at 11:19
Great selection there.
That duty free shop at Vilnius is doing a roaring trade eh ? Ha.
Wannabe…. it’s actually a Fokker 70, so the wing is even closer to the engine. I remember similar views when flying in the little Finnair DC9-14s and 15s in the early 80s.
By: wannabe pilot - 2nd July 2008 at 10:41
Interesting bunch of shots mate, I love it on the F100 when you can get the wingview + engine in together. And the airport pub’s sweet…can you see Lance stumbling around?!
By: PMN - 2nd July 2008 at 00:08
The reason we were there… A gig in a monastery!

The view from my office, mid concert.

The terminal at Vilnius is very clean and modern. Not what I expected in all honesty!

Departing Vilnius on LY-AQV…

A wing view as we were coming back in to land on MAN’s 23R aboard KLM‘s PH-BXV, with the wonderful Airport Hotel in view!

And finally, ‘BGY’ on her way to depart, shot as we taxi’d to the gate.

Hope you liked them, thanks for looking!
Paul