Evening all,
With a hot clear day in prospect and not having been out very much to chase aircraft I thought a day out chasing Grand Prix related traffic was in order.
So stocked up with water and more water for the day ahead I set off at 0800 this morning. Through out the day the following were logged:
Oxford Kidlington 0835 – 0910
2-CAMP EA500*
2-NICE CL604
2-OTWO Bae125
2-RBLE Bae125
2-SLOW CL601
CS-DOF CL650
CS-GLY BD700 NJE
CS-RBN BD700
CS-REU BD700
G-SPRE C550B
N542AP G500*
OE-HDC BD100
G-HOLM EC135
G-OATL A109*
G-SENS EC135
Noted ott
TC-LTI A321N THY*
From here a quick hop across country to Weston on the Green in search of G-UKPS C208. Sadly it was all locked up and I later found out the Caravan was operating from Chiltern Park today…one for another day!
Turweston 0945 – 1245
A busy morning with the following of note to me either at Turweston or into Silverstone itself.
C-FPSH Do228
G-ATVF DHC1*
EI-GJL AS365
G-CIWO AS350*
G-CLJR R44*
G-DGFD R44
G-EMHE A109
G-EMHN A109
G-GMGH R66
G-HCNX AS365
G-HITL AS355
G-HOTB AS365
G-IALC AS355
G-IDEB AS355
G-IDFE B505
G-IOOK A109
G-IPGL A109
G-LIKK R66
G-LROK R66
G-LTZY EC120B
G-MADZ B505
G-MIHD A109
G-MOAL A109
G-NBPL AS355*
G-NJNH R66
G-OALC AS355
G-OALI AS355
G-OFZY AS355
G-OHAM R44
G-OLCP AS355
G-PASH AS355
G-PRDH AS355
G-RAYN A109*
G-RBHF AW139
G-TAJB EC145
G-THDR A109
G-TIPR AS350
G-TREE B206
G-TXTV A109
G-VIVE A109
M-AJOR EC145
M-ATTS AS365*
M-OWLS A109
N902GB MD900
T7-LSS AW139
YU-HHH Sa341
ZM516 EC135
OTT
F-HGSA E135BJ
From here it was a 20 minute drive to Launton.
Launton 1330 – 1345
Just past the Industrial Estate there is an entrance to a fishing Lake. If you drive into the Car Park you can read all the helicopters in the field However respect the signs regarding the Private fishing and Members only areas which are clearly marked.
EI-GJL AS365
G-BOSN AS355
G-DAYF A109
G-DCAM AS355
G-DGUN A109
G-FDHS A109
G-GPOT A109
G-HPIN B429
G-IPGL A109
G-IWPI A109
G-LAWA AW139
G-LCPX AS365
G-LITO A109
G-OASP AS355
G-ODSA B429
G-OLCP AS355
G-OPOT A109
G-ORCD A109
G-PACO S76
G-RBHF AW139
G-ROON S76
G-RYFF A109
G-SGRP A109
G-TRNG A109
G-VGMC AS355
Hope the above is of interest.
Mark Paulin
Photo credit: Mark Paulin