Manc AvGeek – Adventures in Planespotting

Side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner taxiing from left to right. The top of the plane's fuselage is bright green, with thick blue, dark green, and white stripes running along the body, and a grey belly, There are large black "Aer Lingus Commuter" titles on the white section on the lower forward fuselage, and the registration "EI-FKB" at the rear. There is a large, white shamrock on the green tail. Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, marked with several yellow lines, one of which the plane is following to the right. Several white airliners sit in the background, with white being the predominant colour, with patches or blue, red, and orange. Further back, areas of green grass and grey taxiways lead off into the distance.

Photo of the Day 4th December 2024.

Posted on December 4, 2024December 4, 2024 by mancavgeek

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Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, parked facing to the right. The plane has a dark blue belly with a green stripe, and dark blue "Airtours" titles on the lower forward fuselage. There is a purple circle on the tail, outlined in green, with a large capital letter "A" overlaid. A couple of other white jet airliners are parked behind it, facing the pier coming in from the right of the frame. Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with grass in the background leading up to trees in the distance, slowly vanishing in to haze, under cloudy grey skies.

Photo of the Day 3rd December 2024.

Posted on December 3, 2024 by mancavgeek

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Side view of a white, twin engine d jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane has a black belly with a red stripe running along the body, sweeping up into the tailThere are blue "Onur Air" titles on the upper forward fuselage, just aft of a Turkish flag (red field with a white star in the centre and a crescent moon on the right, facing the star). The registration "TC-ONF" is on the upper rear fuselage in black. The tail is mostly black, with the red outline of a circle containing a stylised flying red bird. Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with a strip of grass directly behind this plane separating another section of concrete apron, with a white, 3 engined jet airliner with blue and red ""Nordic East" titles on the lower forward fuselage. Further back, trees fill the rest of the frame.

Manchester Monday 2nd December 2024.

Posted on December 2, 2024 by mancavgeek

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Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner parked facing to the left. The plane has a black belly, and red and yellow stripes running along the body and up into the tail, a design replicated on the engine pods slung under the wings. There are black "Inter European" titles on the upper forward fuselage, and black, diagonal letters "IEA" on the tail. Built-in airstairs are deployed from the forward door, although the door is shut, with a set of blue mobile airstairs by the rear door, also closed. Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with red and white striped blocks marking out a long, thin piece that is being repaired. Several white jet airliners are parked in the background, with trees and grass scrub in the distance.

Photo of the Day 1st December 2024.

Posted on December 1, 2024 by mancavgeek

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Low side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner with a blue belly flying from left to right at a very low altitude, with flaps extended from the rear of the wing, undercarriage already stowed away, and nose raised, suggesting this has just taken off. There are blue "British Airways" titles on the lower forward fuselage, the registration "G-DOCA" on the lower rear, and 2 red and a blue swirly stripe on the white tail. The registration is repeated under the wing. Cloudy grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

Gat On A Sat 30th November 2024.

Posted on November 30, 2024December 1, 2024 by mancavgeek

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Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. The plane has a black, green, orange, and red stripe running along the body, , with black "Air Atlantis" titles on the upper forward fuselage, with green and red accents on the initial letter "A"'s. The tail has a large, green and red letter "A" in the same style. There is a white van just coming in to the left of the frame, appearing to be sneaking up on this plane. Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, while a large grey and blue hangar fills the background, with a white and blue, twin propellor-engined airliner with blue SATA Air Acores" titles on the upper fuselage parked outside.

Photo of the Day 29th November 2024.

Posted on November 29, 2024 by mancavgeek

Photo of the Day 29th November 2024

Side view of a white, high-winged, 4 propellor-engined cargo plane being towed from left to right by a low-slung blue truck. The plane has a grey belly, with a blue and red stripe running along the body, and "HeavyLift" titles on the forward fuselage in red and blue. The tail is red, with a large white letter "H" in the middle, with a massive blue drop-shadow coming down and to the right. There is a door with a built-in air-stair open on the lower right side of the fuselage, just aft of the nose-wheel. The white tails of several twin propellor-engined airliners can be seen in the background, surrounded by prefabricated buildings, cars, and trees. Early morning mist lingers over the background.

Photo of the Day 28th November 2024.

Posted on November 28, 2024 by mancavgeek

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Photo of the Day 27th November 2024.

Posted on November 27, 2024 by mancavgeek

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Side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right. There are gold "Emirates" titles on the upper forward fuselage, in Arabic at the front, and in English a bit further back. The glyphs used in the Arabic title text are combined into an artistic image in gold on the white engine pods. The tail and rear fuselage has the flag of the United Arab Emirates (equal green, white, and black horizontal bars, with a red vertical bar at the end) emblazoned across it. The registration "A6-EKF" is on the lower rear fuselage in black. The foreground is filled with the grey roof of a building, out of focus as it is much nearer than the plane. In the background, a collection of brown service buildings and black hangars are nestled amongst trees, under bright but hazy skies.

Photo of the Day 26th November 2024.

Posted on November 26, 2024 by mancavgeek

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Side view of a white, 4 engined jet airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude. There are flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and the undercarriage is lowered, suggesting the plane is about to land. The plane has a pair of red stripes running along the body, the upper of which covers the passenger cabin windows, with black "Air Gambia" titles on the upper fuselage. The tail is red, with a vertical white band next to a small white circle. Bright but hazy sky fills the rest of the frame.

Manchester Monday 25th November 2024.

Posted on November 25, 2024November 25, 2024 by mancavgeek

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