West Atlantic ATP doing circuits and touch and go’s at Coventry airport on Saturday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hokZe_4cA2o

cheers

Shane

A few clips of the arrival on Thursday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-5uVSG0pu8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhSDcUOpWBY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNvf0SxhF5k

What a lovely sound!

cheers

Shane

The status of LOFC can now be updated, possibly for the last time, at least where its UK life is concerned. It is no longer part of Atlantic Airlines fleet and was handed over to Buffalo Air on Saturday morning. It arrived in the early hours of Saturday, approx 01.15, leaving Coventry about 10.45 the same day, not sure of the correct time, and headed for Canada. It was given a water salute as it taxied and once up in the air made a final low pass of the runway and headed off to its new home.

G-LOFC farewell 012 by Shane Wilton, on Flickr

G-LOFC farewell 016 by Shane Wilton, on Flickr

G-LOFC farewell 020 by Shane Wilton, on Flickr

G-LOFC farewell 023 by Shane Wilton, on Flickr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZqJNzetxN0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3gAQLIGRrY

cheers

Shane

Latest word on FC is that it’s off to Canada on 28th April. Cameron should be getting more info later next week.

Cheers

Shane

If you can wait until Wednesday,Iwill have a look on planeplotter and see what shows up.

cheers

Shane

Well that was fairly intense!

From the time I read the posting that she had departed I was frantically trying to locate her on Planeplotter. At about 14.55 I saw she was to the south west of Stratford at around 1500-2000ft. I then got a text from a mate in Stratford saying that something like a Herc had just been over his house several times. That’s was LOFE then. Picked her up on the scanner and she was coming back in on 05.At this time I had to take the Mrs to work and pick the kids up from school.While waiting for the kids she went up again for a return back to Charlie Tango. She went past me while in the playground and off into the distance. Mad dash to Lucy’s house to drop her off at home and then with my kids in tow a race to the airport was on as she was coming back in. Just got to a good spot and caught her coming in, lights ablaze!
Back in the car to near the west apron to see her backtrack and sit in the threshold of 05 before she went back to the west apron and shut down.

This all happened in the space of an hour. For those who know the area, I live in Lillington, the wife works in Leamington, the kids go to school in Cubbington and I needed to be in Baginton.

And then it started to snow!

Link to vids later.

Cheers

Shane

LOFE is now working the Bournemouth-Jersey run. NPT543 early morning NPT544 return in the evening.

Where has LOFC got to? I will endeavour to find out, could well be under my nose at Baginton!

Cheers

Shane

Just been informed that an Electra was coming into landing but with the low cloud there was no chance of a visual. Guess that it was LOFE, which has been working from Leipzig of late and is the boom fitted example. Went out this morning and came back in just after 4. What are the other aircraft, ATP’s and 737?

Cheers

Shane