Birmingham: (BHX) - Expected Movements & Heads Up

[Ray Finkle]

Jolly good, hopefully 33 will be back in use as there are more photo opportunities.

 

[Hassaan]

I'm kind of hoping for 15 because then I can catch it landing from my bedroom window (I'll have to zoom in pretty much, and even then the quality will be a bit rubbish but I have a pair of binoculars which I can stick in front of the camera). But I can still catch it taking off if they use 33. The likes of Sheldon Country Park, back of TriStar hotel etc are bound to be packed tomorrow evening.

 

[kebabselector]

Will you be there tomorrow?

I'm planning to be there, it's quite easy for me to cycle to Sheldon country park so I'll be the one on the Ridgeback Hybrid if anyone wants to say hello.

 

[Hassaan]

AI 113 is on it's way - scheduled arrival time of 6pm at this moment in time.

 

[kebabselector]

Thanks for that, I thought it was due at 19:00! Time to fire up flightrader24

 

[Hassaan]

It's now trackable on flightradar24. 😉

Just entering Ukraine.

 

[kebabselector]

Slight change of plan, I'll be there with kids, so no bike. Look out for Adidas man with a few cameras

 

[Hassaan]

I just had an idea - I will try and film the approach from my window using my digital camera (which has optical zoom), and if someone is there filming the landing, maybe we could combine the two videos?

 

[kebabselector]

Just uploaded a couple of pictures to my Flickr account www.flickr.com/scphoto. I can't get the link to post at the moment. Will upload more later when I'm back home.

 

[Ray Finkle]

Great pictures.

I wish I'd stuck around a bit longer, this evenings Emirates was A6-EGO the 1000th 777.

 

[kebabselector]

Got a few pics of that also!

Also got this rather plane looking thing...

 

[Ray Finkle]

Fantastic pictures as usual, I'll get that Emirates one day.

Did you see what happened with the Aer Arran missed approach? Heard them asking for a runway check to see if there had been a tail scrape, I was off centre so couldn't see along the runway.

 

[Hassaan]

Weird clouds... 😆

 

[kebabselector]

I saw the aborted landing (Air France did one as well as the Swiss 146 was in the way) - didn't notice anything. Looked quite a late abort as well.

 

[Hassaan]

I certainly need to get better filming material and chop down that tree in my garden if I want to get better footage, from my bedroom window and whenever I go visit Sheldon Country Park.

 

[Ray Finkle]

I saw the aborted landing (Air France did one as well as the Swiss 146 was in the way) - didn't notice anything. Looked quite a late abort as well.

Seems there was a tail strike, an engineer was flown over with the aircraft ferried back today.

Best viewed in full screen.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=atFZU8NHibo[/video]

 

[Ray Finkle]

FedEx are down for an MD11F on tomorrow's (Friday's) flight from CDG. Subject to change of course.

 

[User0001]

Does it still continue on to MAN ray or will it be a CDG-BHX-CDG flight? Not au-fait with cargo.

 

[Ray Finkle]

From what I've heard it's due in BHX Friday morning and staying till Monday morning for staff training in case it ever needs to be subbed for the 757. A few months ago there was an A300 planned for the same reason but that never turned up so we'll see if this does.

 

[Ray Finkle]

FexEx MD11 N590PE arrived a little after 4.30am currently parked on the Elmdon Apron. At the moment it's due to stay until Monday pm.