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Side view of a single engined light aircraft parked facing to the right in the middle of a grass airfield. The plane is in a metallic grey paint job, with twisted red and yellow ribbons running along the body, along with rows of silvery oblongs, and up into the tail. The silver registration "ZS-SUB" is on the side of the lower rear fuselage. Metallic grey spats with more twisted yellow and red ribbons cover the wheels on the undercarriage. The cockpit doors on either side are open, hinged upwards and forwards, giving access to the 4 seat cabin. Green grass fills the foreground, with more light aircraft parked, mostly facing to the right, in the background. Trees in the distance mark the airfield perimeter, with pylons holding powerlines marching across the frame beyond, under blue skies.

Photo of the Day 24th June 2026.

2026-06-24

By: Manc AvGeek

On: June 24, 2026

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

Tagged: AirFrance, AirInter, AirShow, AS330, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, Canadair, Cirrus, CRJ1000, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, EGLL, F70, FlyIn, Fokker, FrenchAirForce, HattonCross, HawkerSiddeley, Heathrow, HS125, LFLL, LHR, London, Lyon, LYS, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, PFA, photography, planespotting, Puma, Runway23Left, Runway27Left, SAS, Satolas, ScandinavianAirlines, SouthSide, SR22, Sud, WestAir, WingletWednesday, Woodford

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Front side view of a glossy black helicopter parked facing to the right on grass, with the motor slowly spinning and the pilots door open. The grey registration "N520EA" is on the side of the engine pods on top of the fuselage, and grey text "MD520N" is on the top of the twin tails at the end of the long, fat tail boom. Notably, there is no vertical rotor at the end of the tail boom. There are 2 people sitting in the heavily glazed cockpit, the person sitting in the right-hand seat wearing a white shirt, and using their hands to demonstrate something to the person in the left hand seat, who is wearing a blue shirt. Green grass fills the foreground, with people sitting or standing behind a green metal mesh fence in the background, and a curved, green corrugated metal hangar behind them on the left, and a large brown brick building on the right. Pretty much everyone in the photo is wearing sunglasses, so it is probably a sunny day.

Photo of the Day 23rd April 2026.

2026-04-23

By: Manc AvGeek

On: April 23, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Throw Thursday

Tagged: AirFrance, AvGeek, aviation, B727, BAE146, BahrainAmiriFlight, Barton, BizJet, Boeing, BritishAerospace, C9, DC9, Douglas, EGCB, EGLL, FlightInternational, FlyIn, Heathrow, JerseyEuropean, KuwaitAirForce, LearJet, LHR, LJ35, London, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD520, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Runway27Left, ThrowThursday

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 twin engined jet airliner taxiing from right to left. The plane is mostly white, with a red and yellow stripe swooping from under the lower forward fuselage and over the wing, with the yellow descending back under the rear fuselage, while the red takes over the rear fuselage and tail, with additional yellow swirls at the top and on the tail. There are red "Hainan Airlines" titles on the upper forward fuselage, in a Chinese script forward if the mid-cabin door, and in English aft of that door. The black registration "B-304K" is on the upper rear fuselage. Grey concrete apron and black tarmac taxiway fill the foreground, with trees stretching across the background under hazy grey sky. In the middle of the background, a green fire training rig, vaguely resembling a 3-engined Boeing 747, is sitting there looking a bit sorry for itself.

Manchester Monday 23rd March 2026.

2026-03-23

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 23, 2026

In: Manchester Monday

Tagged: A330, AdvancedTurboProp, Airbus, AirShow, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B727, Barton, BN2, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BrittenNorman, CityLine, CzechAircraftWorks, EGCC, F50, FlyIn, Fokker, HainanAirlines, HawkerSiddeley, HS801, Islander, L5, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Manx, McDonnellDouglas, MD87, Nimrod, NorthernAirlines, photography, PierB, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Left, SAS, ScandinavianAirlines, SportCruiser

A black helicopter hovering several metres above the ground. There are very few markings, the silver registration "N520EA" on the engine pod on top of the fuselage, and the white text "MD520N" at the top of the twin tails at the end of the long tail boom. Mown grass flies in the air being forced down by the large rotor blades. Several white light aircraft can be seen in the background at the bottom of the frame, a background dominated by a brown brick control tower with a heavily glazed white top floor, where a man standing on a balcony is taking of photo of the helicopter. Trees stretch across the frame in the distance, under blue skies.

Photo of the Day 15th March 2026.

2026-03-15

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 15, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A321, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, BAE146, Barton, BritishAerospace, ChinaNorthWest, DR400, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, FlyIn, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD520, Monarch, NoTar, OnThisDay, PA38, photography, Piper, planespotting, RingwayRoad, Robin, Runway23Left, Runway24, Tomahawk, Woodford

Front-side view of a single engined light aircraft parked on grass facing to the right. The plane is in a metallic grey livery, with a series of short, silver stripes running along the body, with yellow and red ribbons intertwined with and spinning through them. The silver registration "ZS-SUB" is on the lower rear fuselage. The cockpit door on the other side is open, hinged forwards and upwards. The foreground is filled with short green brass, with more grass in the background leading up to trees in the distance. Several planes are visible in the background, mostly a bright yellow plane on the right, with various wings and tails coming in to view. Several people wearing yellow hi-viz vests are scattered around the airfield, acting as marshallers for all the visitors.

Photo of the Day 8th February 2026.

2026-02-08

By: Manc AvGeek

On: February 8, 2026

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

Tagged: AirportHotel, AMS, Amsterdam, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, C130, Cargo, Cirrus, DC9, Douglas, EGCB, EGCC, EHAM, Embraer, ERJ190, FinnAir, FlyIn, Hercules, KLM, Lockheed, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, PA34, photography, Piper, planespotting, RoyalSaudiAirForce, Runway23Right, Runway24, Schipol, SchipolSunday, Seneca, SR22

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.

2026-02-06

By: Manc AvGeek

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

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