Piper – MancAvGeek

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.

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

Manchester Monday 30th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 30, 2026

In: Manchester Monday

Tagged: A32000, Airbus, AirShow, AirUK, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, B737, Barton, BizProp, Boeing, BritAir, BritishAerospace, C421, Canadair, Cessna, CRJ100, DeHaviland, DH98, Edelweiss, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, F100, Fokker, GoldenEagle, KLM, LancashireAeroClub, LaudaAir, M38, MAN, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, Messenger, miles, Monty, Mosquito, PA28, photographyManchester, PierC, Piper, planespotting, RAF, RJ85, RollsRoyce, RoyalAirForce, Runway23Left, Runway24, Saab, SF340, SouthSide, Warrior, Woodford

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.

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

Side view of a white military transport helicopter parked facing to the left on a black tarmac taxiway. The helicopter has a blue stripe running along the body and tail boom, with a zig-zag down to below the cockpit windows. Sponsons on the rear fuselage house the main landing gear. A large panel that normally covers the engine has been dropped down, exposing the inner workings. A large sign has been placed against the nose, giving some detail about the aircraft. In the background, crowds of people are visible behind waist-level metal fences, with some tents and other exhibits behind them. Dismal grey skies fill the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 6th March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 6, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: Aerospatiale, AirShow, Archer, AvGeek, aviation, B737, BigginHill, Boeing, BQH, Cougar, EGCC, EGCD, EGKB, EGSX, FighterMeet, FrenchAirForce, GA7, Grumman, HE162, Heinkel, IcelandAir, ImperialWarMuseum, IWM, London, Luftwaffe, MAN, Manchester, Max, Museum, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, PA28, photography, Piper, planespotting, Puma, Runway23Right, SA330, Salamander, ShadsowMossRoad, Volksjager, Woodford

Manchester Monday 2nd March 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: March 2, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A380, Airbus, AirShow, Alitalia, AvGeek, aviation, Avro, Barton, British Aerospace, BritishAerospace, BritishAirways, Canadair, Cessna, CRJ200, EGCB, EGCC, EGCD, Emirates, F172, Fournier, L13, Lufthansa, MAN, Manchester, McDonnellDouglas, MD11, MD83, PA15, photography, PierB, PierC, Piper, planespotting, Reims, RF4, RJ100, Runway23Right, SkyHawk, Sunways, TurkishAirlines, UtterlyButterly, Vagabond, Woodford

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.

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

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.

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

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 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

Somewhat grainy side view of a 4 propellor-engined cargo plane parked on a grey taxiway facing to the left. The plane is mostly white, with a green and black stripe running along the body, with green "Atlantic Cargo" titles on the upper fuselage, over the wings, and the black registration "G-LOFA". The tail has a pair of green and black stripes at the top, with a large, black and white image of a stooping falcon over green "Atlantic" titles at the bottom. Large areas of green grass divided by taxiways fill the foreground, with more grass leading up to trees in the distance, under grey sky.

Photo of the Day 10th January 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: January 10, 2026

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

Tagged: A350, Abbotsinch, Airbus, AirShow, AtlanticCargo, AvGeek, aviation, B777, Boeing, CathayPacific, Cherokee, DC10, Douglas, EGCC, EGCD, EGLL, EGPF, Electra, GatOnASat, Gatwick, GLA, Glasgow, JMC, L188, LGW, Lockheed, London, MAN, Manchester, OnThisDay, PA28, photography, Piper, planespotting, PrivilegeStyle, Runway23Left, RunwayVisitorPark, Woodford