Bristol International Airport 30-12-08

Got up to Bristol International at 08.00.

It was cold and hazy.

This First Choice B-757 G-OOBI, now part of the Thompson fleet,

departed off runway 27 enroute to Tennerife.

Eazy Jet B-737 G-EZJK departing enroute to Belfast at

08.34.

Hamburg International Airbus 319
lineing up on runway 09
at 08.50 enroute to Banjul West Africa.

Bristol 29-12-08

Went to Bristol International this morning?!!!

Brrrrrrrrr! It was very cold, but not as bad as yesterday

I was told.

Ooooo it bark, at first!

Easy Jet B-737 G-EZDK from Belfast.

Arriving from America at 08.49 was

B-757 N14102.

Heading to Sharm el Shak is this Jet2 B-757 G-LSAC at 10.03.

Arriving as Bee Line 2055 is BAe 146 OO-DJS
at 10.07.Lufthansa BAe 146 D-AEWL arrived at 10.27.

Departing to Istambul

B-773 VT-JED starting up after a respray

Lining up ready to depart at 15.15. Nice sight for the Christmas shoppers passing on the

A38 main road.

Fishing in the mist Tuesday 22-12-08

Fished the Severn Beach from 14.00 - 18.00.

High tide was at 16.00 and 10.8mtrs.

Bait was lug and rag.

What did catch? NOTHING,

The sea was flat calm.

I had great fun skimming stones.

Some you win some you don't.

Bah Humbug! Tee Hee!!!!

Lower Light again Sunday 21-12-08

Yep! back there again.

The weather was better with a westerly beeze,

warm for the time of year and overcast.

Fished in front of the Lighthouse on the sand again.

I was hoping that the wind would bring some better fish.

You guessed it! No chance!

With trusty trolly to keep the kit out of the mud

and a couple of buckets for the bait I set up shop.

The High tide was at 14.02 and 10.7 mtrs (Avonmouth data).

Baits as usual, Rag, Lug, Mackeral and Squid.

Tackle was again Pennell Pulley rigs.

Catch was 7x Whiting.

This was the biggest.

This was the smallest.

What happened to it????

It was already dead?

2 ideas come to mind,

1st Other small Whiting had munched on it

2nd a bigger fish had a pop.

Filton 22-12-08

Apron 1 had this PA-28 N235PT.

Departing off apron 3 was this Net Jets

Citation XL CS-DXZ

as Fraction 327D at 13.36

One from France and one to Gander

Arriving at 08.24 was this Bombardier BD100 N414DH

it later departed at 09.30 Gander Newfoundland.

Arriving from France was this smart Falcon 10 133

of the the French Navy.

Also visiting was TB-20 N709AM

Only 22 hours late?

All the way from Mumdai!

This B-777 300 VT-JED arrived for Air Livery and is to be

painted in Turkish colour scheme.

The local Gulls took off to escort it in
whilst on finals.

Two big jets and a little one

First out was this B-747 G-MKCA as MKA747.

Next this lady of the sky Vickers VC-10 ZA150,

what a wonderful full volume sound. MAGIC.

Last this CRJ2 HA-LNB departed to Budapest,

my favorite small airliner,

Two Beech Craft 200s

Two Beech 200s on apron 1

This French example F-GFVN visited for the morning

while this British G-OCEG example arrived from Toulouse

as a Medivac flight as CEGA401 at 12.06.

Malev CRJ2

This Hungarian Canadair Regional Jet arrived at 09.51

as Malev 5618 for attention by Air Livery.

Missed the Iceland Air B-757 on Saturday

which departed in Air Nuigini colours.

Where was I?

I was fishing at Burnham on Sea Somerset.

This is 07.30 over Burnham.

A wonderful winters day, warm and calm with

no clouds.

The spot is called "The Lower Light"

because the structure in the back ground is a

Lighthouse.

All I manged to catch were 7 small Whiting.

Boy did I enjoy the days fishing.
After all its called fishing, not catching.!

In and out of M.K. Engineering.

While waiting for the Icelandair B-757

which was due out of Air Livery,

the following were noted.

Arriving for M.K. Engineering was

Gulfstream 159 N748AA,

and M.K. Cargoes B-747 F-GCBD.

Missed one Got one

Nearly missed this Spanish Falcon 200 EC-JXK

which arrived on Friday 28-11-08

Got this one :-

BAe 125 M-ALUN departing at 10.06
Both photos using my new camera.
Pentax K-m and 300mm lens.
Lots of practice needed to get the right photo's

New camera and strange coloured sky

Taxying out to depart

Taxying out for departure B-744 A6-COM used Dubai 3

call sign.

Jetstream 31 G-CCPW on a Highland flight.

Departing is Beech 90 M-GLAS after a short visit.

United Arab Emirats

Being pushed from Air Livery to apron 4 is this B-747

A6-COM.

Net Jets and Broardway

Net Jets BAe 125 CS-DFZ departing to London Luton

Apron 1 had Falcon 20 G-FRAO landed as Broardway 80

Not a lot

Friday 21-11-08

PA 32 G-MOLL on apron 1

Purple Jetstream and Red Arrow

Eastern Airways J-41 G-MAJM advertising the North East East of England

Royal Air Force Red Arrow Hawk xx294 arriving as RED 9

Yaaahoooo more photos

A bumper day at Filton produced this little lot!

Be 90 King Air M-TSRI arrived at 09.18 as Ambassador 914A

Citation CJ2 G-OCJZ from near by Bristol International.

Piper PA 34 G-LORD departed for Guernsey.

M.K. Airlines B-747 G-MKBA arrived at 14.05 from Malta.