Archive Spotting Movements Log & Heads Up

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Irish Air Corps "258" Lear Jet 45, being vectored onto ILS runway 32(1210) inbound from Baldonnell

 

[The Pole]

Jet-2 GJZBE nearly at NCL, swapping with G-JZHO, which has just got airborne from NCL on way to LBA

 

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Jet 2 really busy this lunchtime_
G-JZHO(Channex 99BP) just received outbound clearance to Newcastle(1250)
G-JZBC(Channex 55B) just received outbound clearance to Newcastle(1255)
G-JZBE(Channex 053B) inbound from Newcastle(1325)
G-JZHJ(Channex 5CM) pushing back(1330) for radar vectored circuit

G-DRTM, G-JZHE, G-JZBR also carried out low power engine runs

The two crews of the outbound 737's to Newcastle are due to return with another airframe later this afternoon

 

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G-DRTC(Channex 95RT) inbound from Newcastle(1500)
G-DRTL(Channex 09SP) pushed back for radar vectored circuit*1500), return to stand with small technical problem

At the same time A.320 G-HLYF(Channex 050B) is directly overhead Leeds at 20,000'on Air Test out of Manchester

 

[oldendays]

I saw what looked like a 747 about forty minutes ago. It was east of the airfield, heading northwest at approximately 20'000 feet. Probably out of Doncaster or East Midlands.

 

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G-JZHK(Channex 066B) pushing back for radar vectored circuit(1610)

G-JZBI carrying out low power engine runs

 

[lbaspotter]

KLM Embraer 175, PH-EXK inbound ILS Runway 32 as KLM73E from Amsterdam

 

[lbaspotter]

Jet2 Boeing 737-800, G-DRTL just starting up as "EXS09SP" for 1+ Circuit and ILS approach

 

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KLM Embraer 175, PH-EXK inbound ILS Runway 32 as KLM73E from Amsterdam

Departed back to Amsterdam(1800) as "KLM 9958"

 

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Maule M5 N5647S entering zone at Eccup(1300), join left base for runway 14, inbound from Sherburn

 

[lbaspotter]

Couple of Jet2 movements today

Boeing 737-800, G-DRTA positioned out to London Stansted at 13:00 as "EXS050B"
Boeing 737-800, G-JZBF positioned in from London Stansted at 14:45 as "EXS24SM"
Boeing 737-800, G-GDFJ has just departed runway 32 as "EXS054B" for 1+ left hand curcuit and ILS approach

 

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Cessna 182P G-CKCL joining zone at BATLI(1220) for VFR approach, inbound from Lee-on-Solent

 

[lbaspotter]

Jet2 Boeing 737-800, G-GDFY inbound ILS runway 32 as "EXS45Y" after doing 1+ left hand curcuit.

 

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Cessna 182P G-CKCL joining zone at BATLI(1220) for VFR approach, inbound from Lee-on-Solent

Would appear this aircraft came to collect (former) resident PA-28R N8105Z as both aircraft left, heading South shortly after 1330.

 

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G-DRTH(Channex 030F) pushing back(1415) for 2 hour Air Test and return.

 

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Eclipse Jet 2-TABS being vectored onto ILS runway 14(1240) inbound from Guernsey

At same time Cessna F.406 G-MAFA is airbourne crew training as "Air Task 03"

 

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King Air 200 G-IASA(Medops 03) being vectored onto ILS runway 14(1545) inbound from Birmingham

 

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G-JZBR(Channex 053B) pushing back(1045) for departure to Birmingham
G-GDFW(Channex 301T) pushing back(1050) for departure to Doncaster, training

 

[LBAYORKIE]

Why would they use Doncaster in preference to LBA? I assume Leeds is open and fitting in around other traffic isn't an issue.

 

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G-JZHM(Channex 55AR) positioning in from Birmingham(1300)