Didn’y you want to take a pic of me then? Excel/Air Atlanta 767 TF-ATT (Fatty) landed about 0945 around the time the Estonian and Zoom were around. As I drove home I saw you by the fence and wondered if anyone was from here.

Surges can be caused by bird ingestion but in this case I think a wake turbulence encounter more likely particularly if they are P&W motors. It is common for a 747 to be ferried across the Atlantic on 3 engines. It really isn’t a drama for them.

In the case of an engine surge, it is unlikely that the fire bottles would be discharged. Only if there was a fire warning would the bottles be used. Having said that some companies treat all engine failures on take off as a fire and pull the fire handles but only discharge the bottles if the warning exists. Normally a surge is just managed by throttling back the engine until the surge stops. If the engine runs normally (vibration being a particularly telling parameter) then the engine is normally left running at reduced thrust. Again, different companies stipulate different things and BA does have some very different ideas.

On the one of the EK 777 lifting off, it is a delight to see the curvre of the wing. Has anyone tried the trick of marking where the wingtip is on the window before pushback and then noting where it is once airborne. It is amazing how much it moves.

The “dome” is the satellite telephone antenna.

Judging by the light, it is first thing in the morning and I would punt that it is condensation rather than frost. Frost gives a particularly mat look to the fuselage and is normally an even coating as opposed to the patchy seen here.

The lightning deflectors he mentions I believe to be the static wicks on the wings and tail of the aircraft. With terminology such as that, he should be removed from any aviation journalism with immediate effect.

Does anyone have a copy, or know where one is available of the QED programme on lightning that was shown some years ago? It had some amazing footage of aircraft flying through CB’s and lightning in general. Very informative.

The Emirates was arriving.

MAN was on 06s that day. 😀

Belated thanks for the comments chaps. 🙂

I’ve spotted the flaws in my original argument. Oops. I always find Manchester a confusing airport especially as the taxi chart I always use is not oriented to North as all the others I use are. The same is true for almost all maps and diagrams of the airport you find which are all 180 degrees out.

Just to be the pedant I am, not every flight plan has to have a diversion on it. If it is considered a remote destination what is termed “island holding” fuel may be carried which is normally equivalent to 2 hours flying time. Perth, Australia is often deemed a remote destination as is Antananarivo, Madagascar when flying anything bigger than a DC8.