East Midlands 03-08-2012

With a Russian Air Force Antonov 124 sitting at EMA little further excuse was needed for a trip out, as it happened there were several other good numbers to be had during the visit.



EC-JUF MD-82 Swiftair
EI-EAB Airbus A300 DHL

EI-EVP Boeing B737 Ryanair
EI-JIV Lockheed L100 Air Contractors

EI-OZD Airbus A300 DHL
F-GZTJ Boeing B737 Europe Airpost
G-BIKK Boeing B757 DHL
G-BIKZ Boeing B757 DHL
G-BTPH ATP West Atlantic

G-BUUP ATP Atlantic
G-BVZE Boeing B737 BMI Baby
G-DHJH Airbus A321 Thomas Cook
G-EMBI Embraer ERJ 145 BMI

G-FDZY Boeing B737 Thomson

G-GDFE Boeing B737 Jet2
G-LSAM Boeing B757 Jet2

G-MAJE Jetstream 41 Eastern
G-MANH ATP Atlantic
G-OBMP Boeing B737 BMI Baby
G-RJXP Embraer ERJ 135 BMI

G-TOYG Boeing B737 BMI Baby
G-TOYJ Boeing B737 BMI Baby
G-TOYK Boeing B737 BMI Baby
G-TOYL Boeing B737 BMI Baby

N219CY Boeing B767 ABX

N352UP Boeing B767 UPS
OO-TNP Boeing B737 TNT

OY-SRN Boeing B767 Star Air

OY-SRO Boeing B767 Star Air

RA-82039 Antonov 124 Russian Air Force

TF-BBG Boeing B737 Bluebird

TF-FIH Boeing B757 Icelandair

Scrumpy N' Cheese Fly-In @ Westonzoyland 28-07-2012

After leaving Manchester in rain we soon ran out of the weather as we hit the M6, around a three and a half hours of driving in virtually cloud free skies later we were approaching Westonzoyland & cloud started to appear and rather more worryingly the wind was pretty brisk. As the day drew on there was a constant trickle of visitors inbound, with there being nearly constantly at least one visitor on frequency.

One of the major attractions to this event is the evening entertainment, so there's normally a good amount of people staying the night. When you took a walk around the clubhouse their comments seemed to generally agree with this idea with comments like 'We're expecting as many as we've had in already at around 4PM'. Sadly these extra never showed up, I strongly suspect influenced by the poor weather forecast for the Sunday. Still a respectable turn-out & a good atmosphere around the airfield, it was clear that lots of effort had gone in from the members to make the event something a little different from the normal fly-in, hats off to them!

A few 'scene setting' shots...


One Just Touching & Another Short Finals


The 'Zoyz Boyz' Marshalling Team


Day Visitors


Overnight Campers

Climbing Out From 34


G-BHVF Jodel (O/H)

G-BWPE Murphy Renegade

G-BWPS CFM Shadow
G-BYKP Piper PA-28 (O/H)
G-BYYR X'Air

G-CBAS Rans S6

G-CCCE Foxbat


G-CCDH SkyRanger


G-CCDW SkyRanger


G-CCLH Rans S6
G-CCSD Quik

G-CCSH Quik

G-CCVR SkyRanger
G-CCWR Quik

G-CDAL Zenair CH 601


G-CDFP SkyRanger
G-CDFR Quantum

G-CDIX Ikarus C42
G-CDKX SkyRanger

G-CDPD Quik


G-CDRO Ikarus C42

G-CDVL Pioneer 300

G-CECF Savannah
G-CECK Savannah

G-CECZ Zenair CH 601


G-CEDI SkyRanger

G-CEHL Eurostar


G-CETO SkyRanger

G-CETY Rans S6

G-CEZE SkyRanger

G-CFKV Savannah

G-CFPR QuikR

G-CFUE Pioneer 300

G-CGDL QuikR

G-CGEJ Pioneer 200

G-CGNI Ikarus C42

G-CGTT Eurostar

G-CGWP Foxbat


G-CUBE SkyRanger

G-DEEZ Kitfox
G-DEMM As350 (O/H)

G-ELSI Clipper

G-EMLE Eurostar

G-FARO Star-Lite
G-FLYF Blade

G-GBEE Quik

G-GLHI SkyRanger


G-HMCB SkyRanger

G-HOTA Eurostar

G-IBAZ Ikarus C42

G-IMPS SkyRanger

G-JOOL Blade

G-LOSY Eurostar

G-LYNI Eurostar
G-MARO SkyRanger
G-MGPD Pegasus XL-R (Stored)

G-MIKI Rans S6

G-MLAW Quik GT450

G-MLKE QuikR
G-MNFB Puma Sprint (Stored)

G-MNVK CFM Shadow
G-MTIW Pegasus XL-R (Stored)
G-MTTU Pegasus XL-R (Stored)

G-MVPF Hybred 44XLR
G-MVSY Pegasus XL-Q (Stored)


G-MWDN CFM Shadow
G-MWJI Quasar
G-MYIF CFM Shadow

G-MYMB Quantum
G-MYTV Hunt Avon (Stored)


G-MYVP Rans S6

G-MYXP Rans S6


G-MZBL Blade

G-MZCA Rans S6

G-MZLC Blade
G-MZLV Quantum
G-PEGE SkyRanger

G-RIKY Quik

G-RLMW Tecnam P2002
G-RVCH Vans RV-8

G-TOMJ CT2K


G-TORN CTSW

G-WEFR Pioneer 200
G-WHEN Tecnam P92



G-WZOY Rans S6

G-YRON Magni M16