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Photo of the Day 16th May 2025.

G-LUSO, Pilatus PC-12/47E, Eurokey Aviation, about to touch down on Runway 23 Right at Manchester Airport, 6th February 2023, as seen from the terminal 3 car park.
One of the airports fire training rigs, the blue, unflown and uncompleted fuselage of a British Aerospace ATP, can be seen in the background.

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Side view of a black, single engined BizProp flying from left to right at a very low altitude, with undercarriage lowered and flaps extended from the rear of the wings, suggesting it is about to land.
The plane is black, with red stripes swooping from under the nose, over the wing, and back under the rear fuselage, and more on the tail.
The white registration "G-LUSO" is on the upper rear fuselage.
In the background, a white banner with red text "Fire Service Training Area" stretches across most of the frame from the left.
The blue fuselage of a fire training rig is visible in the background under the nose of this plane, with trees filling the rest of the background.

Bonus Photo of the Day 9th May 2025.

G-FIND, Reims-Cessna F406 Caravan II, Air Corbiere, at Liverpool Speke, 17th September 1993.

#Liverpool #Speke #LPL #EGGP #Reims #Cessna #F406 #Caravan #AirCorbiere #BizProp
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Side view of a white, twin engined BizProp parked facing to the right.
There is a blue and red stripe running along the bidy, as well as over the top section of the engine cowlings over the wings.
The blue registration "G-FIND" is on the upper rear fuselage.
There are black "Air Corbiere" titles on the tail, below a black image of a tower on a domed hill.
Grey concrete apron fills the foreground, with green grass separated by grey taxiways and a black runway leading off into the distance in the background.
A red brick building stands right at the back, with a large body of water just beyond that.

Photo of the Day 7th May 2025.

N5347V, Piper PA-46-500TP Malibu Meridian, taxiing past the Runway Viewing Park on it's way to the terminal after landing on Runway 05 Right at Manchester Airport, 28th November 2013.

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Side view of a white and black, single-engined Bizprop taxiing from right to left along a black taxiway.
The plane has a white upper fuselage with black lower fuselage and tail.
There are light and dark brown stripes running along the fuselage before sweeping up in to the tail.
The brown registration "N5347V" is on the lower rear fuselage.
Strips of green grass separate taxiways from the black runway in the background, with more grass leading up to trees vanishing in to haze in the distance.

Bonus Photo of the Day 2 4th May 2025.

G-KYIN, Cessna 421C Golden Eagle, taxiing out to the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport, 22nd April 1992.

#Leeds #Bradford #LBA #EGNM #Cessna #C421 #GoldenEagle #BizProp
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Side view of a white, twin engined BizProp taxiing from right to left.
The plane has a red and blue stripe running along the body, and short, red and blue diagonal bars on the engine cowlings, the latter of which sweeps back to go over and under the wings.
The registration "G-KYIN" is on the tail in blue.
Green grass lines both sides of the taxiway the plane is on, with a large brown and grey hangar with the doors wide open in the background.
Black boards over the hangar doors have the words "Yorkshire Light Aircraft" in large white letters.
Grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 3rd May 2025.

240, Beechcraft 200 Super King Air, irish air Corps, in the static display park at the annual Woodford Air Show, some time in the 1990s.

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Side view of a white, twin engined Bizprop parked on a black tarmac taxiway facing to the right.
There are small, black "Irish Air Corps" titles on the upper forward fuselage, in Irish at the front and English at the rear.
There is a green and orange stripe running along the body, as well as on the engine cowlings in front of the wings.
There is a green, orange, and white roundel resembling a 3-headed YinYang symbol on the side of the rear fuselage, and an orange, white, and green fin flash over the black number "240" on the tail.
Yellow chocks have been placed under the left main gear.
Crowds of people can be seen behind a metal fence in the background on the left of the frame, with an orange and grey plane on the right.
Grim grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 19th April 2025.

G-MDSZ, Pilatus PC-12/47E, Silver Aviation, on final approach to Runway 23 Right at Manchester Airport, 26th May 2023, as seen from Shadowmoss Road.

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Low aside view of a silvery-grey, single engined BizProp flying from left to right at a very low altitude, with undercarriage lowered and flaps extended behind the wings, suggesting it is about to land.
The plane has black "Silver Aviation" titles on the forward fuselage, under the cockpit windows, and the registration "G-MDSZ" in black under the left wing.
The registration also appears in white on the black fillet attaching the tail to the upper fuselage.
The tail is also black, with the white outline of a circle containing an outline of a mountain in the middle.
A bright white light is shining forward from 2 thirds of the way along the right wing, with a red beacon also shining under the fuselage.
Grey sky fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 28th March 2025.

G-LYDF, Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftan, Atlantic Bridge Aviation, raising it's nose as it takes off from Runway 23 Left at Manchester Airport, 15th March 2017, as seen from one of the South Side mounds.
Note the Avro RJX prototype preserved (or left to rot, depending on your point of view) and on display behind the Concorde Hangar in the background.

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https://mancavgeek.co.uk/blog/photo-of-the-day-28th-march-2025/

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway23Left #SouthSide #Piper #PA31 #Navajo #Chieftan #BizProp #AtlanticBridgeAviation
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Side view of a white, twin propellor-engined BizProp rotating as it takes off, moving from right to left with it's nose-wheel lifted off the ground and main wheels just lifting.
There is a thin gold and blue stripe running along the body, turning up into the tail and getting wider, the gold stripe wrapping over the top of the body, the blue stripe forming the front of the tail.
Ther registration "G-LYDF" is on the lower part of the tail, reflecting low but strong sunlight.
The plane's pilot can be seen through the cockpit side window, but the dark cabin doesn't reveal any passengers.
Green grass fills most of the foreground, with more grass leading up to a large grey hangar on the right, and the forward fuselage of a white jet airliner with blue and red "Avro RJX" titles on the side on the left of the frame.
Leafless trees and grey sky fill the rest of the frame.

On This Day 18th March 1992.

G-NSGI, Cessna 421C Golden Eagle, parked on Pier B at Manchester Airport, 18th March 1992.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #PierB #Cessna #C421 #GoldenEagle #Bizprop #OnThisDay
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Side view of a white, twin engined BizProp parked facing to the right.
The plane has a thin blue stripe running along the body, as well as along the sides of the engine cowlings.
The registration "G-NSGI" is displayed prominently at the base of the tail in black.
A door is open on the other side of the plane, visible hanging down below the body just behind the wing.
A black and grey terminal building with red doors stretches across the top of the frame.

On This Day 16th March 1992.

OY-GEL, Beech 300 King Air, Lego Systems, on final approach to Runway 24 at Manchester Airport, 16th March 1992.

#Manchester #MAN #EGCC #Runway24 #Beech #B300 #KingAir #BizProp #Lego #OnThisDay
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Bonus Photo of the Day 4 1st September 2024.

HB-FOG, Pilatus PC-12M Eagle prototype, Pilatus Aircraft, but later for the Swiss Air Force, on static display at Farnborough Air Show, 7th September 1996.
At the time, I never noticed the faired pod under the fuselage, which contained a steerable optical turret at the front.

#Farnborough #FAB #EGLF #AirShow #Pilatus #PC12 #Eagle #SwissAirForce #BizProp
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