Barton handle a lot of late helicopter movements during the winter, mainly during football matches.
Last night there was a bright purple sea king in and obviously the police heli is busy all night long :bored:

Well obviously there is the Police Chopper, but I thought commercial flights struggled to get permission to get in there - certainly I was told that by an operator recently.

Obviously there is no ILS to aid landings either.

Thanks - I did see a PIA flight number arriving at that time, but couldn't see that it was a 9M- reg.

I presume this increases their capacity a bit on their usual routes as I know the A310 has been flying into MAN a bit.
It would be nice to get the 747s fit to fly again soon.

. Neither has Welspool, Stapleford, Gamstonand a lot of other "larger" aiports than Barton with a LOT more movements :ok:
watp,iktch

Hello. Barton will open for commercial helicopter operations 'out of hours'. Full details here :ok:

VIP S-61 at Barton pictures by Paul Tomlin here
http://www.edendale.co.uk/ANW/BTN.HG23.htm
Hope it helps
Be lucky
David

Thanks for that. Good to know.

I believe that there was a DOD Atlas Air 74F at MAN today with a RCH flight number, but it wasn't listed as flying into MAN today.

It was due out to a Turkish Air Base around lunchtime.

When did it arrive at MAN, and was it supposed to fly into MAN?

Or was it a PIK diversion from yesterday, or similar???

Arrived early for fuel, was going to Turkey, went to PIK at 1800ish
bb

Here she is http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/N528MC_AD_041206.jpg photo: Keith Wignall
http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/N528MC_KW_041206.jpg
Hope it helps
Be lucky
David

Hercules at Manchester?
 

Was that a Hercules landing at MAN at about 13:40 last Wednesday (20.12.2006)?

There was a Saudi Herc diverted in from LBA, as well as multiple RAF Herc diverts from Lyneham in the last few days.

Take your pick
http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/dec06other.htm
Although "XV290 C130 Royal Air Force RRR5147 13:24 n/s Lyneham Diversion (Weather) looks favourite.
Hope it helps
Be lucky
David

XV290 looks like the one. It's a pity I missed the VC10.

Thanks both.

The VC10 looked fantastic as it departed (noisily) on Thursday morning.

Yep, been a member for 30 years, great society with members all over the place in all sorts of jobs.

Atlas air 747 due in to man tomorrow 27/12. Landing at 05.00 out at approx 08.00 flight number is GTI5485.

The Atlas Air is showing on the MAN website as being 1810/2015 tonight?

I noticed the Atlas 74F was in from Gander and out to AMS.

Did it bring cargo in?

And if so, what?

YES.
Can't say
Collected
Went
watp,iktch

Thanks - I think.

And what about the ACT Air Cargo A300F which has visited MAN a few times over the last weeks???

Dl017 Due In Again On Thurs Morn 18/01/07 At Approx 0500. This Is Due To Strong Headwinds So It Needs To Call In For Fuel.

Two PIA's orbiting Man
 

I am watching two Pakistan internationals orbiting north of Man's TMA, anyone know what's going on????

-3 - reduced RVR - maybe runway de-icing and LVPs combined.
I am about 6k SW ATCF.

Both PIA triple sevens diverting to BHX because of poor vis (150M) at
touchdown point.

they have now diverted to bhx due to dense fog

rampman

AN124 Just arrived 10:05

Due out tonight to Cancun I believe.

Taking an engine out for an FCA aircraft down there.

No idea if it's coming back in with the sick one though.

I Don't know if it has already being mentioned, But a friend of mine informed me that PIA 747's have being 'Banned' from UK Airspace, I saw what looked like a PIA 747 over Huddersfield on Wed ?

I have not read anything about a 747 ban.

The 747 was descending towards MAN @ 1555.

Regards.;)

Go back and ask your 'friend' to substantiate this statement.

Try Google for 'airline blacklist' (search 'UK') and perhaps see if you can find this? I cannot.

Boac & Byalphaindia
 

There is an article in the January edition of Airliner World.
Briefly, PIA suspended all B747 operations to Europe due to restrictions imposed by the CAA following inspections carried out on PIA flights to Europe made by B747, B777 and A310 aircraft. The B747 flight suspension came into effect early November.
Last Wednesdays PIA flights were operated by B777 aircraft.

Thank you TSR2.

IS the 747 ban still operational? I know they have been flying into LHR, although the 777s are still serving MAN.

And does anyone know about the AA 767 landing at MAN late morning on Wednesday? It wasn't a scheduled arrival as far as I could make out - so assumed it must be some kind of med/tech divert of another flight or a return from a departed Manchester flight?

AA 055 B763 returnd to man on full emergency with one engien out .. and on landing gashed one of the wheels .... is stopping over night maybe till next week not sure
:ok: rampman

MON A330 Hyraulic Problems?
 

Though I saw a Monarch A330 landing at MAN on Monday morning with gear bays doors hanging down.

Presuming everything turned out ok?

Red & yellow aircraft parked at MAN
 

Anyone know what the red + yellow high engined/high wing aircraft parked on a remote stant opposite Condorde at MAN is? Apologies for the criptic description, I taxied past it and was sitting on the wrong side of the aircraft to get a good look at it... :)

I cannot remember the colour scheme but you could have been looking at the BAe RJX, the only (I think?) example of the advanced 'flying sausage' (BAe146).

Here is a picture

http://www.smiliner.com/news/pics/20...rjx85_taxi.jpgre

I think this is the one you are after.
http://www.ringwayreports.co.uk/C-FLFW_DN_300407.jpg
Hope it helps.
Be lucky
David

Thanks BOAC, but not the RJX, its the one Avgas posted a pic of...

Whats it been doing in MAN then? I'm guessing its a fire-fighting plane?

On delivery to France, parked up as part of a planned fuel/rest stop.