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Front side view of a microlight aircraft parked on grass, facing to the right, with its left wingtip resting on the ground. What little fuselage there is, is a metal frame covered in a carbon fibre shell, with a pair of tandem seats in an open cockpit on top, with a small engine driving a pusher propellor immediately behind, suspended under a large, triangular parasol wing. A small nosewheel is embedded in the forward shell, with main gear covered in yellow spats are on the end of outriggers attached just in front of the engine. The carbon fibre shell is bright yellow, with the wing being mostly yellow, and blue leading edges and cream trailing edge. The black registration "G-MTMW" is on the underside of the left side of the wing. Green grass fills most of the bottom of the frame, with another microlight with a yellow and purple wing on the right of the background, and a single engined light aircraft taxiing away from the camera on the left. Bright but hazy sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 13th May 2026.

2026-05-13

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 13, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A330, Airbus, AirShow, AMS, Amsterdam, AOM, AvGeek, aviation, B747, Barton, Boeing, DC10, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGXI, EHAM, F27, Finningley, Flash, FNY, Fokker, Gemini, KLM, KLU, LFPO, MainAir, MAN, Manchester, Microlight, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, planespotting, RoyalDutchAirForce, Runway05Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Schipol, Troopship, VirginAtlantic, WingletWednesday

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left, turning on to a grey runway. The plane is in a silver finish, with dark blue "SkyTeam" titles on the upper forward fuselage, above the forward cabin windows, and smaller "Air France" titles under those windows. The rear fuselage has some dark blue scrollwork, next to the black registration "F-GKXS" on the upper rear fuselage. The dark blue tail has a thin crescent forming the bottom of a white circle, the white word "SkyTeam" forming the top, and has some more white scrollwork in the middle. Green grass lines the sides of the taxiway in the foreground, with blue-grey sky filling the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 6th May 2026.

2026-05-06

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 6, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A320, AIR, Airbus, AirFrance, AirShow, ATR72, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Boeing, C172, Cessna, demonstrator, EGCB, EGCC, EGLF, EHRD, EV97, Evektor, FAB, Farnboroough, MaiAirFlyingSchool, MAN, Manchester, Manchester. MAN, photography, planespotting, Rotterdam, RTM, Runway23Left, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, SkyHawk, SkyTeam, SouthSide, TeamEuroStar, TUI, WingletWednesday

Side view of a single-engined, high-winged light aircraft being pushed around by a man wearing a check grey shirt and blue jeans. His right hand is holding the planes propellor, while his right hand is guiding a red pole that attaches to the planes nosewheel. The plane is mostly white, with a blue stripe running along the lower body, and the black registration "G-CLFG" on the sides of the rear fuselage. Black tarmac fills the foreground, with a corrugated grey metal hangar filling the background.

Photo of the Day 29th April 2026.

2026-04-29

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 29, 2026

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

Tagged: A321, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, Derby, DO328, Dornier, EastMidlands, EGCB, EGCC, EGGW, EGNX, EgyptAir, EMA, F27, Fokker, Gate22, JerseyEuropean, L13, LTN, Luton, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, ScotAir, TL3000, TLUltralight, WingletWednesday

Side view of a single engined light aircraft parked facing to the left on grass. The plane is covered in wavy black and white stripes, looking vaguely like a zebra would if it had wings. Bright green grass fills the foreground and much of the background, with trees in the distance under blue skies. The tail of another light aircraft can be seen in the background on the left, silver at the front and a black and yellow checkerboard pattern at the rear, overlaid with a red star outlined in yellow, and the black letters "FA" under the horizontal stabiliser.

Photo of the Day 22nd April 2026.

2026-04-22

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 22, 2026

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

Tagged: A330, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, BMA, Bradford, BritishMidland, Cherokee, DC10, DC9, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EGNM, EGSX, Gloster, HainanAirlines, Kloten, L13, LBA, Leeds, LSZH, MAN, Manchester, Meteor, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, PA28, photography, Piper, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Varig, WingletWednesday, ZRH, Zurich

Side view of a white, single-engined light aircraft parked facing to the right on grass. The plane looks very sleek, with smooth flowing lines, and a large bubble canopy over the side-by-side cockpit. The plane has a grey belly, with a thin red stripe separating that from the white, and red registration "G-CGLT" on the side of the rear fuselage. The fixed, nose-wheel undercarriage has white sponsons over the wheels. Green grass fills the foreground, with a strong shadow being cast on the ground, suggesting the sun is high in the sky. More light aircraft can be seen in the background - a red one on the left, a yellow one with a high wing in the middle, and a white and orange one on the right. Trees in the distance meet blue sky.

Photo of the Day 15th April 2026.

2026-04-15

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 15, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A319, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, BHX, Boeing, Collinstown, CzechAircraftWorks, Dash8, DeHavilandCanada, DHC8, DUB, Dublin, DUS, Dusseldorf, EDDL, EGBB, EGCB, EGCC, EIDW, FlyIn, LTU, LufthansaCity, LuxAirBirmingham, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, OldAirportRoad, photography, planespotting, Q400, Runway15, Runway28Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, RyanAir, SportCruiser, TheMound, WingletWednesday

Side view of a white and black, single engined aerobatic light aircraft parked on grass facing to the left. The plane has black top and bottom surfaces, with a thick white stripe running along the body, and gold piping in between. The registration "G-IITI" is on a thick white stripe on the black tail. There is a large, glazed canopy over the cockpit, with small white "Nigel Lamb" titles on the fuselage immediately behind the canopy. There are also glazed panels in the lower fuselage, under the wings. Black spats cover the wheels on the fixed landing gear. Green grass fills the foreground. A large, red brick hangar is on the right of the frame in the background, with smaller green buildings next to it, towards the middle of the frame. The tail of a white light aircraft and a small, camouflaged helicopter are in the background on the left. Cloudy grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 1st April 2026.

2026-04-01

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 1, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B757, BAE146, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, Cointrin, CrossAir, EA300, EGCB, EGCC, Extra, Geneva, GVA, Jet2, Kloten, L13, LSGG, LSZH, MAN, Manchester, NigelLamb, photography, planespotting, Runway05Left, WingletWednesday, ZRH, Zurich

Side view of a twin propellor-engined, bi-plane, pre-World War 2-era airliner taxiing from left to right on a grass airfield. The plane has a white top half with a grey belly, with a green and black stripe running along the body, and green "Caernarfon Air World" titles on the lower forward fuselage. A man can been seen sitting in the highly glazed cockpit, with a woman staring out from one of the curved, angular passenger cabin windows. A brown brick control tower can be seen in the middle of the background, with a couple of parked light aircraft on the left, and a red fire truck on the right, under flat grey sky.

Photo of the Day 25th March 2026.

2026-03-25

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 25, 2026

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

Tagged: AvGeek, aviation, B737, B777, BAC111, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerosopace, BritishAircraftCorporation, CaernarfonAirWorld, Cranfield, DeHaviland, DH89, Dragon, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EGGP, Emirates, Etihad, FlyByLight, HandleyPage, HP137, Jetstream, Liverpool, LPL, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Rapide, Runway23Left, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, SouthSide, Speke, Thomson, WingletWednesday, Woodford

Side view of a high-winged, single-engined light aircraft flying from right to left at a very low altitude, just a couple of metres above the white numbers on a grass runway. The plane is mostly white, with a light and dark blue stripe running along the body and up into the lower parts of the tail, overlaid with dark blue registration "G-BPVA" on the rear fuselage. The plane has flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and is flying more or less straight and level, suggesting it is just about to land. Green grass fills the foreground, with trees filling the background.

Photo of the Day 11th March 2026.

2026-03-11

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 11, 2026

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

Tagged: A320, Airbus, AirShow, Amelia, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, C130, C172, CanadianAirForce, Cessna, CrossAir, EasyJet, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, EGGP, Embraer, ERJ145, Fairford, FFD, FRA, Frankfurt, Hercules, IAT, InternationalAirTattoo, JohnLennon, Liverpool, Lockheed, LPL, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, Runway09, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Saab, SF340, SkyHawk, ViscountDrive, WingletWednesday

Side view of a rather sleek looking, single engined light aircraft parked taxiing from left to right along a grey tarmac taxiway. The plane is almost entirely red, with the black letters "OXI" (part of the registration) visible on the side of the rear fuselage. A large bubble canopy covers the 2 seat cockpit. Long, spindly legs coming from under the wing carry the main wheels, which have streamlined red spats over the wheels. Green grass fills most of the background, with trees stretching along the top of the frame in the distance.

Photo of the Day 25th February 2026.

2026-02-25

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 25, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: ATR72, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B737, BAC111, BAE, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishAircraftCorporation, Cointrin, CrossAir, EGCB, EGCC, EGGW, EuropeanAirLines, Geneva, GVA, L13, LFPO, LSGG, LTN, Manchester, Orly, ORY, Paris, photography, PierC, planespotting, RJ85, SunExpress, TATLuton, WingletWednesday, XA42, XtremeAir

Close-up of the up-turned wingtip, wing, and centre-fuselage of a twin engined jet airliner parked facing to the left on its gate, taken from near-enough under the wing, obviously on the apron. The plane is mostly white, with a dark blue belly, and a thin yellow stripe separating the 2 colours. There are dark blue "RyanAir" titles next to a dark blue winged Irish harp on the side of the forward fuselage, the last few letters obscured by the wing. The wing itself is white, with the black registration "EI-DLI" on the underside. The winglet on the end is dark blue, with diagonal yellow "RyanAir" titles. Dramatic grey sky, with ominous fluffs of grey among bright white clouds fill the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 18th February 2026.

2026-02-18

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 18, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, B737, BizProp, Boeing, BritishAirways, CEGA, Cointrin, DO328Jet, Dornier, EA7, Edgely, EGCC, EGCD, EGGW, FLSAerospace, Geneva, GVA. LSGG, LTN, Luton, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD83, NouvelAirTunisie, Optica, PA34, photography, Piper, planespotting, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, RyanAir, Seneca, SunAirOfScandinavia, WingletWednesday, Woodford

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