Simviation Forum - Manchester day 2.....less cold, more rain.....Pt2

Jan 20^th, 2008 at 2:08pm

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Continued from Pt1.....this time holiday airlines.

Zoom 767....nice condensation again Cool

Thomson 767

Traffic is building up...Thomson 757 departing as a bmi A330 lands

Where did it all go???? Another Thomson 757 leaves as a Cathay Pacific cargo 744F comes in

That same 757

Weather starting to brighten up now....just in time for this lovely Thomas Cook A330.....complete with wingtip vortices.

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Reply #1 - Jan 20^th, 2008 at 2:11pm

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love the A330 with the vorticies

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Reply #2 - Jan 20^th, 2008 at 3:06pm

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Wingtip vortices! Cool!

I spot a Brussels Airlines bird behind that 757! I see plenty of those at Brussels.

You really get a nice mix of aircraft-types there, don't you?

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Reply #3 - Jan 20^th, 2008 at 6:15pm

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First and last ones are my favs. Wink

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Reply #4 - Jan 20^th, 2008 at 8:32pm

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Just look at the amount of effective washout showing on that first image.........outstanding !

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Reply #5 - Jan 20^th, 2008 at 11:43pm

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Your dedication paid off... awesome series!! Cool

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Reply #6 - Jan 21^st, 2008 at 3:26am

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I still wonder how you are able to get such nice unobstructed views. Were you standing on a spottingplatform? No fence in sight.

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Reply #7 - Jan 21^st, 2008 at 6:54am

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Rifleman wrote on Jan 20^th, 2008 at 8:32pm:

Just look at the amount of effective washout showing on that first image.........outstanding !

Quite. I'd never really noticed that on an airliner before - in fact I can't really remember seeing it (noticably) on any full size aeroplanes.

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Zoom 767....nice condensation again

One suspects that spray is probably the correct term, in the aeronautical use of the word condesation. Wink

Great sets of shots

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I still wonder how you are able to get such nice unobstructed views. Were you standing on a spottingplatform? No fence in sight.

Manchester has a pair of spotting platforms - on top of earth mounds which must be 3 or so metres high.

Here they are

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Reply #8 - Jan 21^st, 2008 at 7:05am

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Omag 2.0 wrote on Jan 21^st, 2008 at 3:26am:

I still wonder how you are able to get such nice unobstructed views. Were you standing on a spottingplatform? No fence in sight.

Along the second runway at Manchester there is a hill/mound which runs parallel Wink

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Reply #9 - Jan 21^st, 2008 at 7:19am

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Fantastic shots Mic, Thanks for posting, Mark

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Reply #10 - Jan 21^st, 2008 at 9:16am

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More great shots!!

I wish we had a few spotting platforms at PHL instead of squeezing the lense through the fence!!

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Reply #11 - Jan 21^st, 2008 at 1:51pm

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C wrote on Jan 21^st, 2008 at 6:54am:

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Zoom 767....nice condensation again

One suspects that spray is probably the correct term, in the aeronautical use of the word condesation. Wink

Take a closer look at the engines Wink

C wrote on Jan 21^st, 2008 at 6:54am:

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I still wonder how you are able to get such nice unobstructed views. Were you standing on a spottingplatform? No fence in sight.

Manchester has a pair of spotting platforms - on top of earth mounds which must be 3 or so metres high.

Here they are

Dont tend to go to the AVP as most of the shots are taxying, especially when the second runway is in operation....As stuart said, there is a raised footpath which goes around the whole runway, including a higher mound at the holding point and a convenient tunnel for the river Bollin which provides an easy way to access both sides....it's often VERY muddy during the winter though Wink

Mound at holding point

Tunnel for River

Where these pics were taken from

Kris - I've got a couple of nice Brussels airline BAe146, might post them later

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here's a pic of the place in slightly better weather...notice the fence and the bank

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Reply #12 - Jan 21^st, 2008 at 2:41pm

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Mictheslik wrote on Jan 21^st, 2008 at 1:51pm:

C wrote on Jan 21^st, 2008 at 6:54am:

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Zoom 767....nice condensation again

One suspects that spray is probably the correct term, in the aeronautical use of the word condesation. Wink

Take a closer look at the engines Wink

Lol!

Oh yes - my mistake! Having said that, compared to 777 engines those are so small and insignificant... Grin

C wrote on Jan 21^st, 2008 at 6:54am:

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I still wonder how you are able to get such nice unobstructed views. Were you standing on a spottingplatform? No fence in sight.

Manchester has a pair of spotting platforms - on top of earth mounds which must be 3 or so metres high.

Here they are

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Dont tend to go to the AVP as most of the shots are taxying, especially when the second runway is in operation....As stuart said, there is a raised footpath which goes around the whole runway, including a higher mound at the holding point and a convenient tunnel for the river Bollin which provides an easy way to access both sides....it's often VERY muddy during the winter though Wink

Mound at holding point

Tunnel for River

Where these pics were taken from

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Ahhh, wouldn't fancy the tunnel today! Grin

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Reply #13 - Jan 21^st, 2008 at 5:13pm