Gatwick + Stansted 04-06-09

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

Ahh, P4-MES, she used to be based at Luton. Never got a chance to see her rolling before Roman got in a an argument over parking fees and moved to STN (rumour was that he was outraged they wanted to charge him for two spaces…. which would otherwise be taken up by gulfstream size aircraft!). :rolleyes:

Thanks, Did have a little play, But I dont use Photoshop, Just Gimp

Mike

You can do exactly the same thing in GIMP. Here’s your original P4-MES shot:

And after a little Levels adjustment and colour correction in GIMP:

Feel free to drop me a PM and I’ll happily run through it if you like. It’s very simple but makes a big difference 🙂

Paul

It certainly is!

Some very nice angles here. They’re all rather dark, though this is very easy to fix with a bit of Levels adjustment in Photoshop. 🙂

Paul

Thanks, Did have a little play, But I dont use Photoshop, Just Gimp

Mike

is the 767 Abramovich’s ??

It certainly is!

Some very nice angles here. They’re all rather dark, though this is very easy to fix with a bit of Levels adjustment in Photoshop. 🙂

Paul

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

Great pictures here! I love the Air Berlin shot! (never knew they had those types in their fleets)

Just checking is the 2nd picture (G-STRZ) – Ghana Airways? … Not too sure … :confused:

the channel islands one is great!

Nice pics, is the 767 Abramovich’s ??

/love the Qatar 330,this angle exagerates it’s wigspan eeven more.Air Zimbabwe 767 looking good, very 70’s livery