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                                          Grabbing the Last Rays!!

We thought we would have a relaxing long weekend at the "La Manga Club" in the Murcia region of Spain. "JET2" have a regular flight from Geordieland so we set off on Thursday 17th Sept, Boeing 733Combi G-CELZ was chosen and we departed 07 on time. I had my new "onboard" scanner with me so this provided the entertainment for the 3 hour flight. After a right turn it was the usual route south to Gasko, Ribel, Croft, Goodwood, Sitet, and down central France to Amboise and over the Pyrenees then turning towards Valencia, Alicante and into San Javier. These Combis are showing their age slightly but still quite sprightly, as we approached the Controller suggested we may need to hold because the military hadn't finished for the day!! In the end we made a straight in approach for 23 passing rows and rows of Spanish AF Casa 101 Aviojets. Murcia is a very busy training base and is the home of the Spanish display team. The civil side is dominated by low cost carriers, Ryanair, BMIbaby, Air Berlin etc and Air Nostrum link Barcelona and Madrid with CRJ900s. The Terminal is very "DTV" and is being expanded, the light and Biz park round the side and we logged the famous Chilean Navajo as we drove off in the hire car.

After a lovely few days in which Dave ate a lot "see photo" and he beat me at Golf!!(bandit) we arrived back for the return to Newcastle. G-CELA was chosen and we set off more or less up the coast to Barcelona then up to Cherborg and then right to Midhurst, Betax, and into Newcastle. A lovely clear day with many airports and fields identified, we even copped some Biz at LHR as we went over at FL340!!

Anyway here is the log -

NCL 17/9/09


G EZDL Airbus A319 111 Easyjet 3569

G EUXL Airbus A321 231 British Airways 3254

OY RJI Canadair RJ100 100LR Cimber Air 7093

F GRZN Canadair RJ700 Brit Air 10264

G JECP DHC Dash 8 402 flybe. 4136

G ECOH DHC Dash 8 402 flybe 4221

G CBHT Falcon 900EX 048


MURCIA 17/9/09

EC IRI Canadair RJ100 200 Air Nostrum 7851

EC DVK MBB Bölkow Bö105-CB S-630

CC PRD Piper PA-31P-425 31P-41


CARTEGENA 19/9/09

EC IDU Aérospatiale AS-355F-1 Ecureuil 2 5289


MURCIA 20/9/09

EC JDE Aérospatiale TB-9 Tampico Club 879

G CELJ Boeing 737 330 Jet2 23529

G CELY Boeing 737 377 Jet2 23662

G CELA Boeing 737 377 Jet2 23663

G TOYK Boeing 737 33R BMI Baby 28870

EI DCG Boeing 737 8AS Ryanair 33805

G LSAI Boeing 757 21B Jet2 24016

EC KSB Cessna 525 525-0089

EC JMS Cessna 525A 525A-0216

EC KHP Cessna 550 550-0955

EC DCA Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II  28-7816149

EC KDV Piper PA-46-500TP 4697291

EC HUA Reims/Cessna F172M Skyhawk F172-0952

EC BVL Reims/Cessna F337E Skymaster F337-0007/01236

EC HNV SOCATA (Morane-Saulnier MS893-E) Rallye 180-GT 12523


NCL 20/9/09

G EZNM Airbus A319 111 Easyjet 2402

TC OBE Airbus A320 232 Onur Air 471

5B DBV Boeing 737 8Q8 Eurocypria 30654

G FDZD Boeing 737 8K5 Thomson Airways 35132

G JECI DHC Dash 8 402 flybe. 4105

 

LHR OTT 20/9/09

HB IAX Falcon 2000 033

N994GP Falcon 2000EX 105

VP BAR Falcon 7X  011

N 437GA G 4 SP 1437
 

A few shots

G-CELA 733 At Murcia	JET 2 CITY	EC-IDU Squirrel at Cartegena Marina	Mr Anderson after demolishing some Sardines!!