Toulouse/Blagnac, Pamiers, Les Pujols, Carcassonne, Beziers, Montpellier, Nimes, Avignon & Marseille – Thursday 24th March 2022 (Mark Paulin)

Evening all,

Today has been another clear and this afternoon warm day. The steady breeze of the last few days has gone so it actually began to feel like Summer. This weather is forecast for the next few days 🙂

We left the Hotel just after 8am this morning and noted on a circuit of TLS were these new ones:

F-WWET ATR72 1650*

F-WWEY ATR72 1654 for Indigo Airlines*

F-WWIV A320N 10783 for Colourful Guizhou Airlines as B-329J*

F-WZFN A359 558 Aeroflot to be VP-BYX*

F-WZFX A35X 547 British Airways to be G-XWBL*

F-WZNC A35X 473 British Airways to be G-XWBI*

F-HRCA C525

N377SA G550

N750GF C750

Our next stop was the 3er Parchutet Regiment Barracks at Pamiers where the following Guards the Gate

196/316FO N2501*

Then the short drive was made to Les Pujols Airfield. The following were noted here on a short stop 0925 – 0930

F-GLEU PC6*

F-GXMP C208

OY-PBK C208B*

F-MJBE EC145 Gendarmerie*

Next was a cross country drive to Carcassonne. Noted on a quick stop 1030 – 1040

OE-FID C510

F-HBVI EC120B*

We continued our Eastward journey towards the Mediterranean. Next stop was Beziers. Nothing was noted on the ground but two interesting overflights ex Istres were noted:

F-WAAD G2

F-WFBW Da7X

Next stop was Montpellier. A number of items were required here. Logged between 1230 – 1250 were:

9H-CRI B738

F-AZRH N260

F-GBEJ N262*

LY-BJG A319

N847AG B738 ex JAI*

N950AV A320 AVA

OE-IIB A321

OY-YCR ATR72*

SX-OBL ATR72 OAL anyone have a cn?

UR-UBA B738 Bees Airlines

UR-UBB B738 Bees Airlines

UR-UBC B738 Bees Airlines

UR-UBD B738 Bees Airlines

VP-BWW A320 RDW*

VP-BWX A320 RDW

VP-CBQ A320

VP-CDO A320

VP-CET B73G

VP-CKM A320 Pelita* (to be PK-PWC)

VP-CNU ATR72

F-HRSC C525A

N120WW Pa46

From here we continued NE to Nimes where the following were noted 1345 – 1415

31 BR1150 FNY (preserved)

472 KC135 FAF

474 KC135 FAF

475 KC135 FAF

735 KC135 FAF

738 KC135 FAF

739 KC135 FAF

2-CJIM A332

2-CJIN A332

2-VSLQ A320

2-VSLS A320

9H-SZF A320 SAA*

9H-SZH A320 SAA*

F-ZBMH DHC8D*

F-ZBMI DHC8D*

F-ZBMJ DHC8D

F-ZBMK DHC8D*

VP-CCQ A320N*

VP-CCP A332

VP-CGI A332

VP-CSU A333

VP-CSV A333

F-ZBFJ Be200

F-ZBFK Be200

F-ZBAF Sa318 Preserved*

F-ZBAZ/01 Tracker

F-ZBCZ/23 Tracker

F-ZBEY/07 Tracker

F-ZBFN/33 CL415

F-ZBME/44 CL415

F-ZBMF/45 CL415

F-ZBMG/48 CL415

Next was Avignon. Noted 1530 -1545

F-HGET PC12

G-OLFE Da20

P4-AGL CL350

PH-SFF PC12

Final stop of the day was Marseille. Noted from the Beach near to Aeromecanic and then Room 330 of the Golden Tulip Hotel between 1630 and 2200:

F-HSKA A339 CRL*

F-HXKJ A320N CCM*

TC-LCS B738MAX THY*

9H-NOON Da7X

D-FOOD PC12 ott into Le Castellet

F-GEOU Be90

F-HELV C525M*

F-HKIL C510

F-HNCY RB390

F-HOND HA420

F-HSLI Be200

N43MB Be90

N149LP BD700

OE-LMA BD700*

SP-OOK Be400

Request is for an EC130 on a test flight using a Hex of 382FFA?

F-ZBFW/38 CL415

I will report back tomorrow with a further log from here to our next destination.

Mark Paulin

 

Photograph credit: Marc Duthet