Just thought i’d share some shots with you guys. Some are old, some are new…
NetJets Falcon 7X CS-DSA at Cranfield last year.
HB-JFO at Cranfield on the same day as the Falcon 7X.
A beagle terrier at cranfield in 2008..
Chipmunk G-BBND that I went formation flying with last summer at Little Gransden..
N5234J Cessna C206 Stationair at Cranfield last summer..
N108TT Cessna 400 Corvalis at Cranfield last summer..
G-RAVL, Cranfield uni Jetstream parked on the disused runway at Cranfield in March 2011..
XS458 English Electric Lightning doing an engine test at Cranfield on March 12th 2011..
Saab Lansen G-BMSG being dismantled at Cranfield on March 12th 2011 before being transported to Wolverhampton to be mounted and put on display.
Thomson Airways B757-200 G-BYAY departing Luton on March 12th 2011.
RavenAir G-RVNA PA38 Tomahawk Taxies out to depart Cranfield on March 12th 2011..
G-SCHI of Patriot Aviation comes into land at Cranfield on March 12th 2011..
I took this on Saturday afternoon, March 19th, as a Virgin balloon tracked south from Willen Lake, Milton Keynes. I took this from my garden..
By: EGTC - 7th July 2011 at 23:36
It was great. I was in a musketeer and we flew in formation with the chipmunk and a pitts special 🙂
I did get a taxi ride in the chipmunk though 🙂
By: Chipmunk Carol - 7th July 2011 at 22:54
You lucky man. 😎
By: EGTC - 7th July 2011 at 22:45
It certainly is, Janie. We flew in formation with it on a photo flight 🙂
By: Chipmunk Carol - 7th July 2011 at 22:06
That’s a beautiful Chipmunk. 🙂
By: EGTC - 23rd March 2011 at 22:10
Thankyou kindly 🙂 I do my best to try and bring something different here to the usual stuff. 🙂
The beagle terrier was taken on my K800i mobile phone.
Yeah, that was the only angle I could get of the lightning!
By: The"Eh"Team - 23rd March 2011 at 21:05
A nice selection of stuff that makes a change from the usual piccie,s.The lightning shot was interesting with the activity going on around it and the Beagle terrier and lansen were well taken.Thanks for posting.:)
By: EGTC - 23rd March 2011 at 15:15
Aw no problem. I’ve been flying from Cranfield since 2008 and have a few friends there so learnt about different spotting areas etc from them.
By the way, the Patriot aviation carpark is right next to two parking stands, the closest of which normally has my friends plane parked on it (G-AWFZ, Beeh19A Musketeer)
Wow 700 reg’s! Thats alot. I think the last PFA rally was in around 2001? I wish they still did that as i’d have a field day with the camera then. Mind you, Cranfield is still a busy airfield.
I forgot to mention also that G-LUXE, BAe 146 of FAAM (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements) is also based at Cranfield and kept in the IAE hangar, however, on the FAAM website they do list dates/times that they fly.
Yesterday Cranfield had a G250 doing certification testing for water ingestion. Sadly I didnt make it over there and apparently it maybe departing back to Israel today. I believe that the Falcon 7X also did water ingestion trials at Cranfield during certification a few years ago aswell.
By: Tartan Pics - 23rd March 2011 at 14:30
Excellent reply 😀
That sounds great!! i will have to take a drop in sometime when passing.. last time i was there was a PFA rally in 1988!! I was a number cruncher at the time.. am sure i logged over 700!!!
Thanks again 😉
By: EGTC - 23rd March 2011 at 14:00
Hey Tartan pics 🙂
Cranfield regularly gets private jets come in, normally to be handled by Patriot Aviation, but sometimes by IAE too. The odd one also ends up outside customs too. I’d say we probably average 2 or 3 private jets a week but I also heard netjets were thinking of moving their maintenance base to cranfield in the future too which would mean an increase in private birdies if it ever happens.
Some of the shots that were taken airside we were taken when I had been out flying.. however CS-DSA, G-RVNA and G-SCHI were all taken from a carpark by patriot aviation – theres no fence or anything, you could walk airside if you wanted but you’d end up prosecuted so as long as you dont cross on to the grass you’re fine.
The shot of the Lightning, Jetstream and Lansen were taken from the crash gate off of the roundabout by Traffic Master. Basically theres a small mound (I guess where they had dumped the mud when building traffic master) which allows you to be elevated higher than the fence.
When they use runway 03 theres a good spot where you can stand outside the airfield and they pass right by you when landing (i’ve got no shots of this as they always use 21 when im there and i’ve only landed on 03 once myself)
I believe i’ve also heard of people asking permission from the tower to have a look around the parked planes although I dunno if they give permission or not. Also you can look around the hangars if you ask at the hangars nicely. I cant remember if its patriot or IAE that ask for a small donation to a charity that they support in exchange for a look around their hangar.
By: Tartan Pics - 23rd March 2011 at 11:21
Great pics there… never knew Cranfield got anything larger than a 172!!!:eek:
Been many years since i visited it… how accessable is the field for shooting, your shots look like taken from ramp are they ok with photographers wanting a nosey??
By: EGTC - 22nd March 2011 at 23:04
Hey Keith,
Thanks very much! I must addmit that was my first time seeing a Falcon 7 X. They look great with their winglets. It was actually about to depart but me and my friend actually taxied out and departed before them so I never got to see them go.
By: keithnewsome - 22nd March 2011 at 22:50
EGTC. Realy good selection here, my favourite must be the first one ‘netjets falcon’ … quality photo from an unexpected angle ! 😉
Keith.
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