How far in 2hrs 03mins 30secs

Cor how hard was it today.

Nerves got the better of me and I was sick

as pig before my training run.

Left home at 08.00 and finished at 10.03.30.

The last 20minutes were really hard.

There was light rain on and off all the way round and

helped keep me cool.

Well how far did I run?

14.23 miles, 21504 steps.

Not to bad but slightly short of my target.

How many?

Nearly the end of the week and still they keep coming.

While this Beech 200 G-KLYN was training,Vickers VC10 XV105 (Cor what a cracker) was on apron 3

awaiting departure.

Iberia Macdonald Douglas MD-87 EC-FFA was inbound

for Air Livery.

Grob G-BYXY was on apron 1,
With Diamond DA-40 G-CCLV.
Arriving for apron r and fuel was EC-135 G-HOLM.

So whats happening now.

I have just compleated a 53mins 35sec run.

Covered 6.3 miles.

With a good hill climb half way round.

I will be running the Bristol 1/2 Marathon on the 14-09-08.

Yep just over 2 weeks to go.

I hope to complete the run in 1hr 50mins, but would like to be under 1hr 47mins.

Thats going to be tough going.

On sunday morning 31-08-08 I will do a 2hr run, then its

slowing down and doing other training for the following 2 weeks.

After that 2 weeks off hard training and hopefully some good fishing

both freshwater and sea. Tidy the garden as the dull weather has

trashed it.

Another Airlines dies

Rumour has it Canadian Airline ZOOM and it

British version has gone bust.

How many more?

Dead as of 18.00 28-08-08

B-767 G-CZNA leaving Air Livery 03-05-08

Green in, silver out.

At lunch time this Royal Air Force trainer,

Grob G-BYWR was on apron 1 for a drop of go-go juice.

Later B-737 5B-BKQ arrived for Air Livery.

Then about an hour later this Blue Line

MD-83 F-GMLK departed Air Livery in this smart new colour scheme.

The Lady of the sky is back

Here it is again the best jet aircraft ever, in my opinion.

Vickers VC-10 XV105.

Arrived at 18.15 for Air Livery in a special colour scheme
Visiting earlier was this Be 76 N741D.

Back at Filton 26-08-08

Boeing 747 G-MKHA arrived around lunch time.

G-MKHA is owned by M.K. Airlines.

Bristol International Airport 25-08-08

Escape chit in hand I, head for Bristol Airport at 05.30.

Plenty of aircraft seen and photographed.

Here are just a few.

Ryan Air Boeing 737 EI-CSN

Easy Jet Boeing 737 G-EZJA
Aurigny ATR 72 G-BWDB
Thomsonfly Boeing 737 G-FDZD
Flybe DHC-8 G-JECX

One from Belgium

Visiting was this Cessna 182 OO-VAK

French MD-83

Blue Line MD-83 F-GMLK arrived around 07.30 for Air Livery

Net Jets Citation CS-DHB was a late arrival.

Its gone?

TNT A-300 OO-TZB was being preped for flight at 12.00

and departed at 16.33 as TAY973E

Slight change to the old scheme was the SURE WE CAN

on the tail and forward fuselarge .

Also noted was this Royal Air Force

Be 200 G-RAFD.

Will it or won't it

Job done and being readied to depart.

Airbus A 300 OO-TZB of TNT inside Air Livery.

Note the staging has been removed.

Will it go today or tomorrow.

Blankety Blank

Here I go again.

Picked my eldest son up at 07.00.

Arrived at Rockingham around 07.15.

"Looks good" says Russell.

"Sure does" says I.

Set up my umbrella first as it is raining and blowing very hard.

Setting up my rods and cast out.

Great here I go!

Baits were Rag, Squid, Mackeral and Sand Eel.

Cast again, again, again and so on.

Russell carrying his rig back to the rod.

Weed was blocking the top eye.

No bites and no fish for both of us. Ooh dear!

Russells rods about to take a paddle
Near the top of the tide the waves came over

the top of the the grass bank.

It soon swept past my brolly and started going for my tackle box.

A quick shuffle of the tackle box, bait and bits.

Then pick up the brolly?!!!!

After 15 years it finally had enough and broke.

Last cast and it had to happen!

Over run on the reel and oops a birds nest

and pop goes the rig.

Another wave heading to wards my fishing kit.

But still had a really good laugh.

Diverting in from Gloucester

This Citation 550 CS-DHJ

arrived after diverting in from Gloucester.

It used NJE362T and arrived at 09.23.

Three on apron 1

Refueling and getting ready to depart is this

PA-28 G-EKIR. Departed at 11.21.

PA-32 G-BHGO departed at 11.30.
Net Jets BAe 125 CS-DRF arrived at 11.24 as NJE258P.

Two C's

C number 1

Cirrus SR 20 G-VGAG on apron one

It landed during the heavy rain passing over Bristol this morning.

C number 2 Citation Jet N511TC

It landed as the weather cleared.

An explanation

Thank you Nismar for your comments.

All my aircraft photos are taken at Bristol Filton Airfield, U.K. unless

it says other wise in the daily blog title.

The photos of the aircraft landing at Filton are taken from the A38

road that passes near the end of the runway.

All my photos are taken from out side the airfield boundry wire.

Thank you for reminding me that I forgot to fill in the photo details.

German Pipper PA-34 Senaca

This PA-34 D-GPTT visited for a few hours and departed

around 2.00 pm just after a heavy shower.

Filton movements / How many behind the hanger

Arriving at 08.49 this TNT Airbus A-300 OO-TZB

being towed round to Air Livery

Making room for the TNT Bus was this ULS Cargo A-300

TC-ABK.

ULS Cargo A-300 tail fin.
A total of 6 Boeing B-747s (G-MKAA, MKBA, MKEA, MKFA, N748CK and F-GCBD)

2 Airbus A-300 (TC-ABK and OO-TZB) and a DC-8 (9G-MKH)

in and around the Brabazon Hanger.

Thats what you call heavy metal.

Fishing the Cottage / WOT NO FISH

Went down to Portishead and fished a spot called the Cottage

This car carrying ship, "Autopremier", passed by inbound to Royal Portbury Dock.

A strong wind from left to right was blowing and made casting difficult.

This is usually a good Conger spot but I think they were all staying at home

as I caught nothing not even a bite.

This is a Liquid Patrolium Gas, "Marina", carrying vessel

heading to Avonmouth docks.

I dont know where this one was going.

Lunch time visitor

This Pipper PA-31 G-RHYM

was visiting during luch time.

In the background are two Jetstream 41's (J 41)of Eastern Airlines.

The one on the left G-MAJL had gone tech with an engine fault,

G-MAJV on the right was covering for JL.