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Side view of a small, single-engined, single-seat light aircraft, parked facing to the left on grass. The plane is mostly cream coloured, with white engine cowling and #wingtips, and the black registration "G-SJMW" on the rear fuselage. There is a gold stripe on the forward fuselage, with a small UK flag, and the black text "SD-1 Minisport". Strong sunlight coming from the top left of the frame is casting a strong shadow on the ground under the plane. Green grass extends into the distance, with several light aircraft parked on both sides of the image, facing in towards the middle. Trees in the distance meet blue sky with a slight hint of haze.

Photo of the Day 6th February 1996.

On: February 6, 2026

In: Frankfurt Friday, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A300, AeroLloyd, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, Beluga, BizProp, CrossAir, EDFF, EGCB, EGCC, EuroKey, FlyIn, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, L5, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, MiniSport, OnThisDay, PC12, PFA, photography, Pilatus, planespotting, Saab, SD1, SDAircraft, SF340, Skylink

Photo of the Day 5th February 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 5, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B767, BEA, Boeing, Bonn, BritAir, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, BritishEuropeanAirlines, BrusselsAirlines, Canadair, CGN, Chieftan, Cologne, Cosford, CRJ100, EDDK, EDI, Edinburgh, EGCC, EGPH, EGWD, EHRD, Köln, MAN, Manchester, Museum, Navajo, OnThisDay, PA31, photography, Piper, planespotting, RJ100, Rotterdam, RRoyalAirForceMuseum, RTM, Runway23Right, SouthSide, TulipAir, Turnhouse, V701, Vickers, Viscount

Side view of a twin propellor-engined parked facing to the left on grass. The plane is largely white, with a black and brown stripe running along the body and engine cowlings, as well as along the top of the tail. The black registration "N889VF" is on the lower rear fuselage with a brown drop shadow. Green grass fills the foreground, with more grass leading up to trees in the distance under flat grey sky, with a tall electricity pylon reaching into the sky, with wires stretching across the width of the frame.

Photo of the Day 4th February 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 4, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A319, Airbus, AirFrance, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B2000, B747, Beech, Boeing, Cessna, Crusader, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, EasyJet, EGCB, EGLF, FAB, Farnborough, LFPO, LOWS, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, planespotting, RunwayVisitorPark, Salzburg, Starship, SZG, T303, Tyrolean, WingletWednesday

Low side view of a high-winged, twin propellor-engined airliner flying from left to right at a low altitude, with undercarriage lowered and flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land. The plane is almost entirely purple, with an orange and purple band around the rear fuselage, and a white tail-cone and tail. There are white., billboard-style "FlyBe" titles above 6 white dots on the side of the forward fuselage, with similar diagonal titles in light and dark blue on the tail, over 2 orange, 2 red, and 2 purple dots. The white titles are also inverted on the underside of the fuselage. The engine pods mounted out on the wings are also purple, with the main undercarriage hanging down on long, spindly legs from the rear. The black registration "G-JECZ" is on the side of the tail-cone right at the rear. Flat grey clouds fill the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 3rd February 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 3, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Tails Tuesday

Tagged: AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B737, BAC111, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAircraftCorporation, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada DHC8, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDDH, EDDL, EGCC, EGCD, EGGP, FlyBe, HAM, Hamburg, HapagLloyd, L1011, Liverpool, Lockheed, LPL, LTU, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, photography, planespotting, RingwayRoad, RJ85, Runway23Right, RyanAir, ShadowMossRoad, Speke, TailsTuesday, TriStar, Woodford

Manchester Monday 2nd February 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 2, 2026

In: Photo of The Day

Tagged: A300, AA5, Airbus, AirShow, Airtours, AirUK, Anson, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B777, BAESystems, Barton, BN2, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, BrittenNorman, C130, CabAir, EGCC, EGCD, Embraer, ERJ145, F100, Fokker, Grumman, Hercules, Islander, L13, Lockheed, LoganAir, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, NorthernAirlines, photography, planespotting, PremiAir, QatarAirways, RAF, RingwayRoad, RoyalAirForce, T1, T2, Tarom, Tiger, TU154, Tupolev, Woodford

Site Updates – Photo Galleries

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 1, 2026

In: Blog, Updates

Tagged: galleries, photography

So, I’ve finally put up enough content to make photo galleries worthwhile, so they are now active – see the link up in the top right corner. More photos are being added on a daily basis. MancAvGeekRead More

Manchester, Barton, EGCB, Evektor, EV97, MainAirFlyingSchool, AvGeek, aviation, planespotting, photography Side view of a small, single-engined light aircraft taxiing from left to right along a grass runway. The plane is in a silvery grey finish, with a pair of black and red tripes entwined around each other, arcing their way along the fuselage. Similar, smaller, stripes are on the silver spats over the nose wheel and main wheels The black registration "G-CDAP" is on the side of the lower rear fuselage. A couple of people can be seen sitting in the cockpit through the large bubble canopy. Green grass fills the foreground and most of the background, with trees and bushes marking the airfield perimeter in the distance.

Photo of the Day 1st February 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 1, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: A320, AerLingus, Airbus, AirFrance, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, Condor, EGCB, EGCC, EHAM, EV97, Evektor, MainAirFlyingSchool, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Runway23Left, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Schipol, SchipolSunday, SkyTeam, SpanAir

Almost head-on view of a single-engined, high-winged light aircraft parked facing to the left of the camera on a grassy field. The plane is mostly in a golden finish on the body and wings, with silver engine cowlings and doors. The wooden propellor has white, red, and white bands on the tips. The red registration "G-RWIN" is visible on the tail. Green grass fills the foreground and most of the background, with trees in the distance visible over the tops of the wings, meeting grey sky.

Photo of the Day 31st January 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 31, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A340, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, Diversion, EasternAirways, EGCB, EGCC, EGKK, GatOnASat, Gatwick, LGW, London, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, NorwegianAirShuttle, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Rearwin, Runway09Right, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, S2000, Saab, SkyRanger, TranSwede

Side view of a twin engined BizProp parked on a grey runway, facing to the left. The plane is mostly white, with black "Huawei" titles on the nosecone, black text "Huawei P20 Pro" on the sides of the engine cowlings on the wings, and the black registration "G-YEOM" on the lower rear fuselage. There are red "Vodafone" titles on the upper rear fuselage, next to a red circle with a white, single quote mark in the middle. The tail is red, with diagonal white "Huawei" titles next to a white stylised image of an open flower. A thin strip of green grass at the bottom of the frame lines the side of the grey runway, with more grass and a taxiway visible under the plane in the background, with a large, green, boxy metal structure in front of a large grey hangar in the distance, under blue sky.

Photo of the Day 30th January 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 30, 2026

In: Frankfurt Friday, Photo of The Day

Tagged: AirNewZealand, AirPortugal, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Boeing, Chieftan, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, EDDF, EGCC, FosterYeomanAviation, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, HeavyLift, Hercules, L100, L1011, Lockheed, MAN, Manchester, Navajo, PA31, photography, Piper, planespotting, RheintalFlug, Runway27Left, SouthSide, TAP, TriStar

Photo of the Day 29th January 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 29, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A330, AirAlgerie, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Boeing, Dassault, EGCC, EGLL, F50, FA900, Falcon, Fokker, Heathrow, Hercules, L100, L13, LHR, Lockheed, London, LuxAir, MAN, Manchester, MiddleEastAirlines, MyrtleAvenue, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway27Left, Terminal2, ThrowThursday, TUI