Trust David Learmount to have a say on the matter! 😉
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Still looks crap…..
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They probably haven’t released flights for winter yet for that service.
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Oh the joy of charter flights! 😀
Nice report though.
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Nice report. I flew on EI-DHZ both ways to/from San Javier in March, nice aircraft.
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Longest flight: Heathrow-Cape Town, British Airways, 12+ hours, B744
Shortest flight: Manch-Heathrow – 30 mins – BA Various A/C
Longest delay: Around 16 hours, Excel Airways, Funchal, Madeira, 2001
Biggest a/c flown on: B747-400 – KLM, BA
Smallest a/c flown on: If your talking commercial, an Embraer.
Largest airport visited: Heathrow
Smallest airport visited: Not exactly sure, most likely Jerez
Your favourite airline company flown with: KLM
Worst company flown with: JMC Air
Best plane flown on: This is hard – Fokker 100/70 and the B744 cause its just too awesome for words.
Worst plane flown on: Dash 8 Q400 – noisy, with lots of vibration.
Best looking cabin crew: Not been on any airline and thought she’s allright yet. 🙁
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Anyone ever flown over thunderstorm before, i did last year on way to Rhodes during the night on a Monarch 757.
Thunderstorms viewed at FL350 or whatever are one of the most spectacular things you can witness whilst flying. I’ve flown quite a few over Africa, they really are amazing, but also can be quite turbulent – not very reassuring for the nervous flyer! :p
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Absolutely phenomenal shots there Moondance! 😀
I think I witnessed the “Terminator” going to Paphos last year, I knew it looked pretty special when I saw it but I thought it just was a normal sunset.
Here it is:

Cheers
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To be honest, Dan should know a little better.
Who do you think you are? :rolleyes:
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Basically there are two options going down to Rhodes and anywhere in Greece/Cyprus from Manchester. There is the cheaper and longer way via the Nederlands via the DESIG departure and the expensive and quicker way 😉 via Dover and Belgium via the HONILEY departure. Both of these end up over Croatia anyway its just that the initial route is much quicker via Belgium.
Anyway this is a comparison between the two:
Via Nederlands:
EGCC 0 0 N53°21’13.48″ W002°16’29.82″ MANCHESTER
DESIG 59 17 N53°31’38.00″ W001°53’34.00″ DESIG
MAMUL 112 23 N53°25’05.00″ W001°16’48.00″ MAMUL
AMVEL 112 47 N53°11’03.00″ W000°01’55.00″ AMVEL
DOLAS 113 39 N52°58’43.00″ E001°00’03.00″ DOLAS
ENITO 105 54 N52°48’05.00″ E002°28’03.00″ ENITO
DIBAL 106 1 N52°47’50.00″ E002°30’00.00″ DIBAL
BUKUT 106 11 N52°45’30.00″ E002°48’02.00″ BUKUT
LAMSO 106 7 N52°43’58.00″ E002°59’40.00″ LAMSO
EVELI 115 15 N52°38’38.00″ E003°22’19.00″ EVELI
BASNO 115 47 N52°21’01.00″ E004°34’30.00″ BASNO
SUPAM 116 30 N52°09’20.00″ E005°20’14.00″ SUPAM
ARNEM 100 27 N52°05’47.00″ E006°04’36.00″ ARNEM
DIDAM 114 10 N52°02’03.00″ E006°19’37.00″ DIDAM
TEBRO 133 13 N51°53’39.00″ E006°35’16.00″ TEBRO
KOMOT 133 24 N51°37’43.00″ E007°04’27.00″ KOMOT
GMH 115.4 133 41 N51°10’13.84″ E007°53’31.34″ GERMINGHAUSEN
TESGA 149 52 N50°26’42.00″ E008°37’08.00″ TESGA
ESATI 137 32 N50°03’47.00″ E009°11’24.00″ ESATI
DETEV 137 20 N49°49’25.00″ E009°32’31.00″ DETEV
DINKU 138 48 N49°14’10.00″ E010°22’59.00″ DINKU
AKANU 136 16 N49°03’03.00″ E010°39’29.00″ AKANU
LUPOX 137 11 N48°55’20.00″ E010°50’49.00″ LUPOX
TEGBA 137 29 N48°34’31.00″ E011°21’00.00″ TEGBA
MUN 112.3 142 30 N48°10’49.17″ E011°48’57.66″ MUNCHEN
LAKOL 130 10 N48°04’16.00″ E012°00’53.00″ LAKOL
ROTIN 129 12 N47°56’34.00″ E012°14’47.00″ ROTIN
CHIEM 130 11 N47°49’31.00″ E012°27’21.00″ CHIEM
UNKEN 130 13 N47°41’24.51″ E012°41’48.73″ UNKEN
OBEDI 130 34 N47°19’40.43″ E013°19’47.09″ OBEDI
ELKAT 130 31 N46°59’27.63″ E013°54’19.82″ ELKAT
KFT 113.1 131 36 N46°35’51.30″ E014°33’44.35″ KLAGENFURT
KLAGY 119 10 N46°30’51.48″ E014°46’30.61″ KLAGY (RVSM)
ARLON 119 12 N46°24’49.76″ E015°01’47.15″ ARLON
VALLU 119 15 N46°17’29.72″ E015°20’10.74″ VALLU
PODET 120 14 N46°10’16.95″ E015°37’36.47″ PODET (RVSM)
ZAG 113.7 119 33 N45°53’44.01″ E016°18’24.11″ ZAGREB
LIPNA 126 46 N45°25’55.00″ E017°09’53.00″ LIPNA
GUBOK 127 38 N45°02’41.00″ E017°51’42.00″ GUBOK
DER 112.4 127 6 N44°59’02.90″ E017°58’10.00″ DERVENTA
VAL 116.6 114 91 N44°19’26.00″ E019°52’28.90″ VALJEVO
LINDU 146 59 N43°29’07.30″ E020°35’22.10″ LINDU
OLOTA 147 88 N42°13’48.00″ E021°37’00.00″ OLOTA
RUGAS 133 75 N41°19’46.00″ E022°47’29.00″ RUGAS
FSK 116.4 144 17 N41°05’59.00″ E022°59’32.00″ FISKA
ODIKO 122 14 N40°58’17.00″ E023°14’31.00″ ODIKO
PEREN 122 40 N40°35’48.00″ E023°58’04.00″ PEREN
LMO 109.2 122 71 N39°55’10.34″ E025°14’13.88″ LIMNOS
ERESO 136 50 N39°17’31.00″ E025°56’37.00″ ERESO
RIKSO 138 36 N38°50’00.00″ E026°26’00.00″ RIKSO
IMR 113.7 136 41 N38°19’02.00″ E027°00’26.00″ IZMIR
OKESA 154 46 N37°36’48.00″ E027°23’12.00″ OKESA
AKBUK 152 13 N37°24’52.00″ E027°30’28.00″ AKBUK
MILAS 154 16 N37°10’04.00″ E027°38’31.00″ MILAS
YUNUS 155 30 N36°42’26.00″ E027°52’58.00″ YUNUS
BANRO 154 14 N36°29’41.00″ E027°59’43.00″ BANRO
LGRP 138 7 N36°24’19.51″ E028°05’10.29″ DIAGORAS
Via Belgium:
EGCC 0 0 N53°21’13.48″ W002°16’29.82″ MANCHESTER
HON 113.65 165 64 N52°21’24.00″ W001°39’49.00″ HONILEY
FINMA 139 31 N51°59’47.00″ W001°03’13.00″ FINMA
SOTED 139 7 N51°55’05.00″ W000°55’23.00″ SOTED
BIG 115.1 139 50 N51°19’51.15″ E000°02’05.32″ BIGGIN
DVR 114.95 106 51 N51°09’45.00″ E001°21’33.00″ DOVER
KONAN 99 24 N51°07’51.00″ E002°00’00.00″ KONAN
KOK 114.5 99 25 N51°05’41.00″ E002°39’06.00″ KOKSY
FERDI 110 39 N50°54’45.49″ E003°38’13.05″ FERDI
RAVMA 111 38 N50°43’04.00″ E004°36’01.00″ REMBA
REMBA 108 12 N50°39’44.01″ E004°54’50.52″ REMBA
SPI 113.1 111 28 N50°30’53.00″ E005°37’24.00″ SPRIMONT
PELIX 104 5 N50°29’49.00″ E005°45’45.00″ PELIX
MATUG 104 24 N50°25’00.00″ E006°22’11.00″ MATUG
AMASI 104 49 N50°14’25.00″ E007°36’22.00″ AMASI
BOMBI 105 47 N50°03’24.00″ E008°48’01.00″ BOMBI
HAREM 139 35 N49°37’06.00″ E009°24’52.00″ HAREM
DKB 117.8 132 43 N49°08’33.91″ E010°14’17.90″ DINKELSBUHL
XERUM 134 29 N48°48’40.00″ E010°46’04.00″ XERUM
BURAM 135 10 N48°41’44.00″ E010°56’56.00″ BURAM
WLD 112.8 135 10 N48°34’45.91″ E011°07’45.79″ WALDA
MUN 112.3 131 36 N48°10’49.17″ E011°48’57.66″ MUNCHEN
LAKOL 130 10 N48°04’16.00″ E012°00’53.00″ LAKOL
ROTIN 129 12 N47°56’34.00″ E012°14’47.00″ ROTIN
CHIEM 130 11 N47°49’31.00″ E012°27’21.00″ CHIEM
UNKEN 130 13 N47°41’24.51″ E012°41’48.73″ UNKEN
OBEDI 130 34 N47°19’40.43″ E013°19’47.09″ OBEDI
ELKAT 130 31 N46°59’27.63″ E013°54’19.82″ ELKAT
KFT 113.1 131 36 N46°35’51.30″ E014°33’44.35″ KLAGENFURT
KLAGY 119 10 N46°30’51.48″ E014°46’30.61″ KLAGY (RVSM)
ARLON 119 12 N46°24’49.76″ E015°01’47.15″ ARLON
VALLU 119 15 N46°17’29.72″ E015°20’10.74″ VALLU
PODET 120 14 N46°10’16.95″ E015°37’36.47″ PODET (RVSM)
ZAG 113.7 119 33 N45°53’44.01″ E016°18’24.11″ ZAGREB
LIPNA 126 46 N45°25’55.00″ E017°09’53.00″ LIPNA
GUBOK 127 38 N45°02’41.00″ E017°51’42.00″ GUBOK
DER 112.4 127 6 N44°59’02.90″ E017°58’10.00″ DERVENTA
VAL 116.6 114 91 N44°19’26.00″ E019°52’28.90″ VALJEVO
LINDU 146 59 N43°29’07.30″ E020°35’22.10″ LINDU
OLOTA 147 88 N42°13’48.00″ E021°37’00.00″ OLOTA
RUGAS 133 75 N41°19’46.00″ E022°47’29.00″ RUGAS
FSK 116.4 144 17 N41°05’59.00″ E022°59’32.00″ FISKA
ODIKO 122 14 N40°58’17.00″ E023°14’31.00″ ODIKO
PEREN 122 40 N40°35’48.00″ E023°58’04.00″ PEREN
LMO 109.2 122 71 N39°55’10.34″ E025°14’13.88″ LIMNOS
ERESO 136 50 N39°17’31.00″ E025°56’37.00″ ERESO
RIKSO 138 36 N38°50’00.00″ E026°26’00.00″ RIKSO
IMR 113.7 136 41 N38°19’02.00″ E027°00’26.00″ IZMIR
OKESA 154 46 N37°36’48.00″ E027°23’12.00″ OKESA
AKBUK 152 13 N37°24’52.00″ E027°30’28.00″ AKBUK
MILAS 154 16 N37°10’04.00″ E027°38’31.00″ MILAS
YUNUS 155 30 N36°42’26.00″ E027°52’58.00″ YUNUS
BANRO 154 14 N36°29’41.00″ E027°59’43.00″ BANRO
LGRP 138 7 N36°24’19.51″ E028°05’10.29″ DIAGORAS
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Bmused55 and respect for other members? Nah the two don’t go together that well. 😉
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Good report again. Wilco about the Ryanair takeoff’s, its because they go for the minmum possible takeoff thrust setting to benefit engine ware. Therefore sluggish takeoff!
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Go to Manchester instead, its only 20 quid on the train. 😉
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Very nice report. Lucky to get on on of easy’s B733s, they are in short supply now.
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In terms of BFS viewing, we have a decent enough Viewing Gallery (some of the glass is dirty) but also have a few external sites depending on which runway is in use.
Aren’t most of the external sites protected by the military though?
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