Hi everyone, I went to Lanzarote in June this year, before I joined the forum and although it was 2 months ago, would anyone like to read a report on it? I am asking first incase no one is bothered. I was right next to the airport so I got lots of different spotting done, I have loads of cool registrations.
By: A330Crazy - 6th September 2003 at 01:55
Wannabe, excellent report as well as pics, and alot of pics there were too!
Cheers Matey for sharing.
By: EGNM - 4th September 2003 at 18:51
great pics, was their in april – highlight that LTU A330 thundering overhead!
By: wannabe pilot - 4th September 2003 at 17:46
What a coincidence though wys. I am glad you enjoyed the pictures. Do you ever take any from the cockpit. It is a shame that you are not allowed in the cockpit any more during flight, I can remember sitting in the jumpseat of a Go 737-300 coming into land at Prague, and that was only August 2000. Before the new regulations did you ever let anyone sit in the jumpseat if they seemed keen on aviation?
By: wannabe pilot - 4th September 2003 at 17:43
Charley, I stayed in a hotel on Matagorda beach, the resort between playa de los poscillos and the airport. But you can easily get to the airport from playa de los poscillos, just go onto the beach and carry on walking, about 20 minutes later you should reach the approach lights, and it is always nice to walk along the beach anyway. I have walked to the airport from when I have stayed in playa de los poscillos before, but matagorda is literally about a quarter of a mile walk, and as soon as you are on the beach, before you even reach the approach lights the planes are still close enough to see the registrations without binoculars.
By: wysiwyg - 4th September 2003 at 11:17
Thanks Wannabe. It’s a real buzz for me to know that people get a buzz from what we do.
It is possible to visit the flightdeck on the ground when the engines are shut down but that is very dependent on how busy the crew are. Could the inflight pictures on a.net have been taken by the crewmembers themselves? If not, it could be from airlines flying under much less restrictive jurisdictions.
Regards
wys
By: T5 - 4th September 2003 at 09:32
What coincidence!
More great photographs there, wannabe.
By: Charley B - 4th September 2003 at 08:29
Wannabe ,what a super set of piccies well done!Makes you feel like going back there NOW!
I really did enjoy thoseas we have been to Lanzarote about 5 times and like the place!What hotel did you stay at?It seems a spotters paradise ?We stayed at Hotel La Geria on the Playa de las Poscillos beach,we couldnt fault it food SUPERB only probs were the Germans towels!
By: wannabe pilot - 3rd September 2003 at 23:56
Spoilers up! Reverse thrust! Brakes!
By: wannabe pilot - 3rd September 2003 at 23:55
Skimming the runway!
By: wannabe pilot - 3rd September 2003 at 23:54
Descending low over the water
By: wannabe pilot - 3rd September 2003 at 23:54
A view of Arrecife from the air, before turning downwind
By: wannabe pilot - 3rd September 2003 at 23:53
Some resort in South Spain or Portugal
By: wannabe pilot - 3rd September 2003 at 23:52
Wys’ cabin!
By: wannabe pilot - 3rd September 2003 at 23:52
Up high above Spain
By: wannabe pilot - 3rd September 2003 at 23:51
Northern France.
By: wannabe pilot - 3rd September 2003 at 23:50
Just infront of the engine you can see the contrail of another plane flying along below us.
By: wannabe pilot - 3rd September 2003 at 23:50
Way up high with the clouds getting smaller down below.
By: wannabe pilot - 3rd September 2003 at 23:48
Some big fluffy clouds. Or cumulus to be precise.
By: wannabe pilot - 3rd September 2003 at 23:48
Just breaking through some cloud.
By: wannabe pilot - 3rd September 2003 at 23:45
Shortly after lifting off from LGW
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