Alot of a318 action today at LCY, coincidence as I was going for a bike ride down there as I often do for fitness. As I arrived at 12:00 I saw G-EUNA land and swiftly take off again, she did landing-go arounds 3 times I think before a full stop landing with full shutdown.

Her sista G-LCYD was sat at City (on the far left if looking from the rowing centre) the whole time I was there and it appeared from my standing point that the ground crew were going through some training as well as the fire team being shown around/ familiarised.

The sight of the A318 taking off and landing at city is a bizzare one, it stops/accelerates like an F1 car and the reverse engine roar is quite fantastic, it even made the business people on their lunch break look up from their blackberries!

The bird is beautiful to look at and dominates the airfield in terms of presence.

At about 15:00 G-Euna started up and departed once again, i stayed to watch one more land and go around before I left, I imagine she did a couple more before either landing or heading somewhere for maintenence. perhaps someone else can enlighten me.

So overall I was delighted of this happy coincidence and got to see many landings and takeoffs, as opposed to two a day when the service starts, lucky me.


One more thing, all day aircraft reg: G-FPLD was doing circuits (not landing) (it landed later on) I wondered what the hell it was doing? the circuits got higher and farther back from the airfield progressively?

847

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probably the calibrator aircraft, not sure. but it was doing work today in and around the thames zone. well it was this morning/afternoon, when i was at work! calibrating runway 10 i think, if i remember correctly from my pre-briefing

Will it be Circuiting tommorow?

Please 847NAS, do not confuse BAWs first wonderful, hi-lux, trans-atlantic A318, G-EUNA, with some Embraer commuter jet thingy!
G-LCYD ain't no sista, Brov!

Saman

Haha, that made me laugh. A 'commuter thingy' that's now more sophisticated than the old skybus.

It was definitely its sister haha! no embraer thingy-ma-jig, I must have read it wrong through my binos:ugh: whats the reg of no.2?

847

I am wrong! I just did a search:}

What an idiot, they weren't too close together so I couldn't see the difference! some plane spotter I am!:rolleyes:

How often is the erj at city? i've never seen it before and how many pax does it hold and routes does it fly? range wise

847

I see now the e 170 is looking like the replacement for the RJ's? city will look like a mini heathrow haha!

OK, OK - the E-Jet commuter thingy, I accept, is a tad more sophisticated then a Scruggs Wonderjet - but cannot be compared in the same breath or on the same ramp or over the same TO-measuring microphone as the high-luxury, near silent, transatlantic-capable and generally wonderful A318.

Oh I do so hope I do not appear biased in any way!

Saman

Of course not!

Well i'd just never seen it (the ERJ) there the many times I had been at city, still i was more intersted in EUNA (it was DEFINITELY EUNA:}) a good sight i'm glad i chose the right day!

Sorry for my sins Saman;)

G-EUNB is at City now, NA has gone on holiday to Manston. :ok:

Whats the SECALs for both Registrations? Cant find them.

According to t'internet: G-EUNA = HP-CD; G-EUNB = HP-CE

Sorry...slight drift and probably should know this, but what are SECALS? The only thing I can think of is call signs! :confused:

I think he meant SELCAL

Ahh...thanks Fargoo. :ok:

Huh Loool - SECALS, I meant SELCALS**

And apparently, GEUNA went tech on its second flight? With Engine Problems as BAW1 or 2, not sure but apparently was on BBC news website?

BBC didn't pick it up, but as there were a lot of journalists on board it did hit the web!

Engine sensor issue at LCY - approx 90 minute delay I think, while the part was brought up from Gatwick and was installed and tested. There's a mention of it somewhere in this blog (which was posted live)

Wow - That Cabin Is Immense.

Ive heard the take-off is similar to that of Concorde (In terms of pushed into the back of your seat "However nothing compares to the Queen) YouTube - london city airport ba 001 airbus a318

I wish I had £1000

Whens the cheapest available seat? Throughout next year? Becuase I get about £2k EMA per year + bonuses and Im thinking If I can find the cheapest date, fly out on BAW1 and come back into LHR on a T7 or something.

It's £1001 each way only if you use the service as a return. If you go one way it goes up to £3300!
I guess with so few seats it's too risky to let people fly out on it and back to LHR via 747 or 777.
Best get saving up :ok:

Like Concorde onboard an A318, the only similarity is the fact both are aircraft? No aircraft on take off in the pasenger sector is anywhere like Concorde was. Perish the thought and a flight number makes no difference!