Aviation Enthusiast since 1970. A slight bias towards Gulfstreams.
Wembley Bob's Aviation Pics
2009
 
D2-TEF Mon 30th Nov 2009
Lisbon 2009
A visit to Lisbon to see the arrivals for the 19th Ibero-American Summit. Flew from Gatwick (1st 3 pics). Pics 5-27 were Sunday and 28-44 were Monday.

Z-WPB JNB 27/09/09 Sun 27th Sep 2009
South Africa 2009
Continuing on from Kenya, we were based at OR Tambo Intl Apt (JNB) and from here did trips to Lanseria (HLA), Grand Central (GCJ), Rand (QRA), Wonderboom (PRY) and Swartkop (SWK). Thanks again to Alpha Mike Tours.

5Y-VVK WIL 22/09/09 Sat 26th Sep 2009
Nairobi, Kenya 2009
My first trip to Kenya. A day and a half at Nairobi Wilson (WIL) and then the main airport (NBO) to and from South Africa. Many thanks to Alpha Mike Tours for making this possible.

N450GA cockpit Thu 14th May 2009
Geneva and EBACE 2009
My 6th visit to this annual event. Another 3 day bash from 12th to 14th May. Still pretty busy even with the recession. Gulfstream and Legacy pics now moved to their own collection. Pics 1-52 are Tuesday, 53-106 are Wednesday and 107-143 are Thursday.

EI-DTA A320 Wed 1st Apr 2009
Heathrow visit
Although Heathrow is only 20 minutes down the M25 (when it's quiet), I hardly ever visit here. Some nice weather and easterly winds meant this was the day for it. This collection gives you a flavour of what can be seen at the world's busiest international airport

N921CC FXE 09/02/09 Tue 17th Feb 2009
Florida 2009
My 3rd visit to Florida to coincide with the Miami Boat Show and President's Day weekend. First visits to Naples (APF) and Fort Myers (RSW). Eclipse pictures are dedicated to Brian who hates them. Gulfstreams are in their own collection.

HA-LQA Sat 31st Jan 2009
Zurich and WEF 2009
Another trip to Zurich for the World Economic Forum and the biz and jets associated with it. Visited from 29th to 31st. Pics 1-51 are Thursday, 52-84 are Friday and 85-120 are Saturday. It was freezing when we arrived and didn't get any warmer. No sunshine this year but the terrace on Terminal E made up for it. Gulfstream pics moved to the 2009 collection.

N674RW LTN 17/11/09 Wed 7th Jan 2009
Gulfstreams (2009)
The 5th annual collection of my favourite jets. The first Gulfstream 2 flew on 2nd October 1966 (over 40 years ago) and these jets have been in continuous production ever since. More than 1500 have been built to date. These are a few of them. There are some more old shots in the Golden Oldies collection as well as the 2005 , 2006 , 2007 and 2008 collections.

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2008
 
N867K HND 22/11/08 Tue 25th Nov 2008
Las Vegas 2008
A trip to Vegas from 15th to 25th November for some winter sunshine and some biz. Supposed to be the 2nd busiest biz field in the US. Amazed at the amount of military seen. Most Gulfstreams already in their own collection.
As well as McCarran, Henderson (HND) and Las Vegas North (VGT) were visited.

SX-CDK GVA 21/05/08 Fri 1st Aug 2008
Embraer Legacy
The Legacy is a derivative of the Brazilian built EMB-135/145 airliner. The executive version is becoming very popular now and has recently been rebranded as the Legacy 600.

F-GLEC Wed 16th Jul 2008
Farnborough 2008
A day out to this bi-annual air show. Difficult to get good static shots so concentrated on the comings and goings. Shots of the Israeli G550CAEW now moved to the Gulfstream collection.

HB-JJA Sat 12th Jul 2008
Amsterdam 2008
A visit to Amsterdam for the day with Easyjet. Quite a bit has changed since my last visit 3 years ago although the excellent viewing terrace remains the same. Weather not great first thing but improved as the day went on.

YU-BSM Fri 23rd May 2008
Geneva and EBACE 2008
EBACE is now a regular date on my calendar with this being my 5th visit. Weather was not great on Tuesday and Wednesday but was better on Thursday. The static park was fuller but the movements seemed to be down a little on previous years. Before you ask, the first shot was taken at Gatwick on the Monday. Gulfstream and Legacy pics are now in their own collections.

XA-SOL FLL 14/02/08 Sat 16th Feb 2008
Florida 2008
Another bash to Florida to coincide with the Miami Boat Show and President's Day weekend. Had some rain but much warmer than last year. Most of the Gulfstream pics have now been moved to the 2008 collection. Legacy pics also moved now.

HB-JSW Fri 25th Jan 2008
Zurich and WEF 2008
Zurich for the World Economic Forum again. Visited from 23rd to 25th January. Was lucky this year to be able to get some landing shots from runway 14. Weather was much better this year although the last day was more typical.

Some Gulfstream pics now moved to the 2008 collection.

XA-ERH LTN 05/11/08 Fri 4th Jan 2008
Gulfstreams (2008)
The 4th annual collection of my favourite jets. The first Gulfstream 2 flew on 2nd October 1966 (over 40 years ago) and these jets have been in continuous production ever since. More than 1450 have been built to date. These are a few of them. There are some more old shots in the Golden Oldies collection as well as the 2005, 2006 and 2007 collections and continues in the 2009 collection.

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2007
 
N167GX Globex interior Thu 24th May 2007
Geneva and EBACE 2007
Another 3 day visit to this annual biz fest. Held this year between May 22-24. Many pics taken from the static park as the grass needed cutting at the end of the runway. A few Gulsream shots can be seen in the 2007 collection.

UK 26001 OPF 14/02/07 Sun 18th Feb 2007
Florida 2007
A trip to Florida to coincide with the Miami Boat Show. The emphasis is on biz but hopefully shots to interest all. Most Gulfstreams and the Legacys have now been moved to their own collections.

Z3-AAG Fri 26th Jan 2007
Zurich and WEF 2007
A visit to Zurich to coincide with the World Economic Forum held at nearby Davos. Pictures taken between 24th and 26th January including organised ramp tours on the last 2 days. It was COLD!

Gulfstreams and Legacys can now be found under their own collections.

VP-CNR LTN 31/01/07 Wed 3rd Jan 2007
Gulfstreams (2007)
The 3rd annual collection of my favourite jets. This follows on from the 2005 and 2006 collections and is continued in the 2008 and 2009 collections. See much older shots under Golden Oldies.

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2006
 
PK-DSH HLP 25/10/06 Fri 27th Oct 2006
China and Indonesia
Another Alpha Mike trip, this time to China and Indonesia via Singapore (SIN). Cheers Andy.

Started China at Beijing (PEK) and flew out from Nan Yuan (NAY) to Harbin (HRB). On to Xian (XIY) and Chengdu (CTU) with a side trip to Guanghan (GHN). Next was Kunming (KMG), Shenzhen (SZX) and Guangzhou (CAN).

Indonesia covered Jakarta (CGK) with trips to Pandok Cabe (PDC) and Halim (HLP).

I-ECJA Sun 7th May 2006
Geneva and EBACE 2006
A 3 day visit this year from 3rd to 5th May. Again I will be uploading most of my pics for reference. Legacy and Gulfstream pics are in their own collections.

PR-RLA MAO 23/03/06 Fri 31st Mar 2006
Brazil
A trip round Brazil with Alpha Mike Tours without whom most of these pictures would not have been possible. The emphasis is on biz and airliners but plenty of others to keep most interested.

C-GBBB LTN 15/01/06 Thu 5th Jan 2006
Gulfstreams (2006)
The 2006 collection of Gulfstream jets. This follows on from the 2005 collection and is continued in the 2007, 2008 and 2009 collections. See much older shots under Golden Oldies.

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2005
 
N225NW Sat 30th Jul 2005
Amsterdam 2005
A few shots from a day trip to Amsterdam with Easyjet on 30th July. Most shots are taken from the terrace.

LN-RDM Mon 25th Jul 2005
Cologne & Dusseldorf
A 5 day trip to Cologne and Dusseldorf from 21-25 July. Spent Thursday at CGN (first 13 pics) and the next 3 and a half days at DUS before returning to CGN Monday afternoon (last 5 pics) for the flight home. I make no apologies for the number of Tu-154 shots.

F-GCBF Sat 11th Jun 2005
Paris CDG
A day trip from Luton to CDG on 11th June with Easyjet. Most shots taken from the 'mound'. The first 2 were at Luton and the last 4 from T1.

3C-ONM Thu 19th May 2005
Geneva and EBACE 2005
Photos taken on 18th and 19th May. I have uploaded nearly all my shots for reference. The last 20 shots were taken from our plane and included a nice surprise. Hope you like them. Gulfstream pics have been moved to their own collection.

N905NA LBG 28/05/83 Thu 12th May 2005
Golden Oldies
Some scans from old slides. Now resorted into date order. The quality is not up to modern digital standards but hopefully the subject matter will compensate.

N481QS STN 07/11/05 Wed 11th May 2005
Gulfstreams (2005)
A collection of Gulfstream pics taken in 2005. Latest pics (2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009) are now in separate collections as well as even older ones in the Golden Oldies collection. Enjoy.

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