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Some more beautiful in flight views. When the sun hit the props at this angle, it just looks like a circle of orange.
I took off at 6 am from Buffalo Narrows for La Ronge..just 100 nm east..to switch planes...magical sunrise en route
Enjoying a spot of late afternoon cloudsurfing near the Eternal City as a wall of nasty thunderstorms starts to build over Naples out in the distance...
Back in the clear after making not one, but two U-turns to avoid thunderstorms, leaving The Pas, returning to Winnipeg.
Climbing out of Thompson, on our way southeast. The sun's about to come up and it's not even 4am yet
Saint Munchin, or Mainchín in Irish, was the patron saint of Limerick, known for cursing at the natives of the city, we've all done that.
Up close & personal as St Munchin, an Aer Lingus A330-300 turns off runway 28 at Dublin Airport, this is (was ) EI-EDY, delivered to Aer Lingus in June 2009.
When Aer Lingus set up a base in Manchester, UK in 2021, EI-EDY was re registered as G-EIDY for new routes from there to New York JFK, Orlando and Barbados.
the right runway has a huge lit red cross to indicate that it is closed for maintenance work....picture taken by the non flying engineer..
Firewall: a system for stopping malicious computer intrusion and disrupting civilian air traffic... talk about multi-purpose! One of those days when it all falls into place: a static atmosphere, the low sun - and a wall of cumulus clouds enveloped in haze...
Northern Lights viewed from the cockpit, enroute between Brandon and Swan River. Half second handheld exposure.
Another calm and soothing view as we zip home somewhere above southern Germany. The massive anticyclone parked over most of Europe these past few days has been a boon for star photography - even though the people on the ground, in the snow and fog, would likely disagree!
Once a little further north and clear of the thunderstorms, the auroras got stronger. Seen going up to The Pas, a little after 1am.
Approaching Thompson from the South, and this band of auroras quickly lit up for about 10 minutes before I had to put the phone away and focus on an approach. By the time we landed it was gone.
The magic of a high-end camera sensor: ISO 32,000, handheld (above my head no less), no stabilization in a vibrating airplane... and it still manages to produce a usable photo. Bearing down on the Croatian towns of Petrinja (left) and Sisak (right), back in Yugoslav times one of the country's main industrial powerhouses. Indeed, even today, quite a bit of Croatia's automotive fuel is produced by the Sisak Oil Refinery, visible above the right hand PFD...
A bit more of that night-time cockpit magic as we bear down on Croatia's capital Zagreb on a mostly clear - but still pitch black - night...
The moment you realize that no, you cannot keep pace with the sun in a turboprop, and that it'd be best to just be on your way. A deep anticyclone, a slight vector to the west by ATC to steer us clear of traffic nearby - and just a tiny bit of luck and timing... everything you need for another fine aerial snap!
Spend (part of) the last day of 2017 above the snow-covered Austrian Alps under an endless dome of blue sky? Yep, I can go with that!
Heading up North towards The Pas, we were using weather radar to deviate around some thunderstorms, and then some northern lights appeared. I managed to get lucky on timing and get a lightning flash in the same shot as the aurora. Taken just after 1am.
Another fine sunset aloft as we zip into the night above Western Austria's Karwendel Alps... quite a bit of snow out there, despite it being April!
One of the best perks of working in a flying metal tube had always been the view outside - especially when you find yourself above Europe's crowning glory, the Alps. Quite a scene as we ride along a powerful jetstream above Austria's Kitzbühel Alps, very near the picturesque ski town of Zell am See.
Northern lights viewed in flight between Swan River and Brandon. Not even the moon rising could drown out this show.
Bursting out of a deep cloud bank into a windy and turbulent seaside morning. With surface winds hovering around the 30 knot mark - and winds aloft in treble figures even at turboprop altitudes - the views were guaranteed to be impressive...
Yet more night-time visual enjoyment as we struggle homewards against a strong jetstream parked very firmly over western Bosnia. Having encountered a bit of cloud on our way, we lit our landing lights to get an idea of their extent and density - inadvertently adding quite a bit of atmosphere to an already fine scene.
Catching some rays and soaking up the views as we prepare to dip into the fog, snow and low cloud waiting for us on the other side of the Alps...
When the remains of a cluster of CBs meet anticyclonic haze, the views are bound to become interesting!
...overhead the Thyrrenian Sea on our way to Malta.
Those colours were that intensive, that even my cheap Ixus could make them seen. ;o)
A somewhat different panoramic flight above Zagreb as we prepare to dive below the cloud deck on our way towards Zagreb Intl (ZAG/LDZA)...
Airside visit @ Bergamo (Milan) - Orio Al Serio (BGY / LIME)
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Waiting for the final official Boeing 767 operated Edinburgh-Heathrow shuttle at 10.30hrs. G-BZHA taking the honors, it just wont be the same as a smaller A319-320-321 operation.
BA is phasing out its remaining Boeing 767's at the end of November 2018, Larnaca looks set to be the final destination Sunday 26th November 2018.
G-BZHA operated the morning up from LHR to EDI at 08.00 hrs as BA 1434, then BA 1441 at 10.35 hrs, a regular heavy on this slot, followed by an afternoon run to Stockholm Arlanda at 15.40 hrs.
On the 1st November 2018, Boeing 767-336ER G-BNWX was positioned to RAF St Athan for disposal, this leaves four Boeing 767 in the fleet, gradually phased out of European operations ( such as such as Amsterdam, Rome, Istanbul, Stockholm & Larnaca ) towards the end of November 2018.
G-BNWZ, G-BZHA, G -BZHC and G-BZHB.
Thanks to the crew of BA 1441 for their co-operation with some additional photography on the last morning.