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pascal wrote:The 46+10 departed back home at 11:00 lt

And 46+33 it is!

Many thanks

Anyone for the German Tornado that did not participate in today's (11 Oct) afternoon mission, but was receiving maintenance? It was parked next to 46+15 but unfortunately not readable. It is either 46+10 or 46+33!?

There are aircraft pictures too? Think I missed them and looked at the other pics instead!

Today 16jul10 (only in driving past): 2446/CGX F-ZWBK AS532 French Air Force HU.27-../ET671 F-ZKBE EC225 Spanish Air Force F-WWOF EC225 Nacional de Policia Not sure about the titles/type on the last one, from memory. It was painted in dark blue colours. Will probably pass by again tomorrow, will try...

Anyone for the G222 that landed today (15 July) around 1030 local? Went to the southside parking afterwards.

Also the S-70 parked next to the Hercules? It's from HSM-40, I could see 000 on the nose and the code seems to begin with NK?

And the parked DHC-6, it looked Canadian?

Many thanks!

Pat

Anybody with CISS/FIDS access got any info on the ETA of the Thai 737?

Cheers,
Pat

Andressi wrote:Zojuist gelezen, PH-CKA MPH086 vanuit Johannesburg, inbound voor de 06.

Ex Johannesburg? Dan zijn die vast opgestegen met de hoop dat ze zouden kunnen landen tegen de tijd dat ze hier kwamen, tenzij ze Warp 9 gevlogen hebben!

blu109 wrote:It was for the media! case closed.

OK, but not the media day I attended then...

nilsko wrote:The parked planes were for the media day which was yesterday (presumably).

Not for the media day, because the media never went back to that spot after the second wave departed...

Iwan Bogels wrote:Thanks, I´m glad we agree that I´m not a spotter.

You're welcome!

But, uhm, what exactly is an aviation photographer?

Ah, that's where you mindset is wrong ! But I said '...most people...', implying not everyone and clearly you fall under that category! ;) I don't keep any database at all, as I'm an aviation photographer and not a spotter. Even if I did, I surely didn't visit each airport / airbase mentioned here....

Looking at saving time, if one only state EHAM and ten people have to search in the database, the total costs (whole society) are much more than the costs of only one person types some more letters. For example, both actions take ten seconds, stating the ICAO code will cost the society 10*10 second...

Euh when going to an airport you know the original name, I assume? Of course I know the original name, but to type the whole thing takes too long! That's why aviation uses so many abbs, to save time! :D Or do you also call Vnukovo approach UUWW approach McLanahan? Usually I call them 'bloody Russia...

Edit : follow-up from this one . Is it that much to ask ?? Well... Since aviation is in my blood I only know how to communicate in abbreviations when it comes to the hobby (which is quite normal I'd say if you are really into it)! That would mean that I would have to go and look up what EHAM actual...

Uhm, since our hobby concerns aviation and aviation language consists for more than 50% of abbreviations in one way or another, I don't see the problem with using ICAO/IATA codes. Besides, most of the time it concerns airfields we all (should) know by now and otherwise go to the Scramble Locations d...