Last time I was in WAW I used a 134-400mm lens. The runway passes in front of the terminal building so it is possible to get some take off shots. The apron entry points are 200-300mm away too.

Some aircraft park remotely so the longer focal length is needed then too but some of the legacy carriers and the LOT 767s park on airbridges virtually below the viewing deck so 200mm is too big then!

I found the sun to be favourable in the morning and late evening.

There are some very good spotting places along the perimeters too. Depends on the wind direction.

This is a fuel charge no matter what spin MOL puts on it. Having said in the past they would “never ever” impose fuel surcharges he would ahve a lot of egg on face if he now came out and admitted that.

Digital cameras, like some film cameras, ar battery opeated and they fall foul of the turn off the battery equipment mantra. Only Ryanair has told me off for pointing my camera out the wndow during taxi.

I’ve been to LIG and there’s a nasty drop at the end of the runway at both ends.

I note that the airline, which is not noted for helping its passengers out when things go awry, were quick to send out a replacement aircraft to pick up the back load. Engineers were also on this plane. I wonder who got there first – the negineers or the French feds?

Winter Saturdays are very busy at SZG and in order to free up apron space the general aviation ramp is used for airliners up to BAe146 sized. Its not unusual to see Dash8, CRJs and the Fokker 70s of Austrian Arrows parked up there along with Malmo RJs, Cimber ATRs and Flybe Q400s.

When I was at SZG last week there was nothing there except a Niki A320 and a Lauda 737.

I paid a fiver for a hot breakfast on a GB Airways flight last year – and another fiver to have a hot “meal” on the flight back. It was good for an airline meal but woz I robbed?

I’m told the 12th will be a very good day – could be better than last year’s equivalent Satd’y which saw the LOWA 707 make an appearance on an ambulance flight. All we need now is the same sort of weather – glorious sunshine last year but no snow, previous year was snow, snow and more snow with one day of sunshine. See you on the mound!