MancAvGeek

What a waste of a day…

On: May 22, 2026

In: Blog

Tagged: AvGeek, aviation, photography, planespotting, work

Heading off to work, instead of heading off to an airport somewhere to do some PlaneSpotting, or even just doing a bit of DotSpotting in the back garden in between household jobs! My new camera is starting to think I’ve gone off it!Read More

Front side view of a white, twin engined jet airliner moving from left to right along a black runway, with flaps extended from the rear of the wings, and the rear section of the white engine pods pushed backwards, revealing the thrust reversers, suggesting it has just landed. There are dark blue "Air France" titles on the upper forward fuselage, next to a short, red diagonal stripe, and the black registration "F-HZUR" on the upper rear. There is an image of a dark blue winged sea horse in the outline of a blue circle on the side of the front section of the white engine pods under the wings. 3 diagonal blue stripes, getting thinner as they move rearwards, followed by a shorter red stripe, adorn the tail, with a small circle of gold stars at the top. Green grass lines the side of the runway in the foreground, with more grass in the background leading up to trees in the distance, with rolling hills beyond that, under pale blue sky.

Photo of the Day 21st May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 21, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, Throw Thursday

Tagged: A220, AirAlgerie, Airbus, AirFrance, AvGeek, aviation, BAE, BritishAerospace, Canadair, Challanger, CL600, EGCC, Hercules, J41, Jetstream, L100, Lockheed, MAN, Manchester, MTMAviation, photography, planespotting, Runway10Right, Runway23Right, Runway28Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP

Rear side view of a single engined light aircraft parked facing to the right on black tarmac. The plane is largely white, with a thin blue and yellow stripe running along the body, overlaid with the black registration "G-LACB" on the side of the rear fuselage. There is a red star on the white tail, made up of an upper case letter "A" with wings at the sides, overlaid with the silhouette of a small plane flying upwards, and with the text "LAC Flying School" at the bottom. Black tarmac fills the foreground, with a red brick building in the background, on the right, and trees on the left, with a tall bridge in the distance, under flat grey sky.

Photo of the Day 20th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 20, 2026

In: Photo of The Day, Winglet Wednesday

Tagged: Abbotsinch, Aerospatiale, AS355, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Barton, Beech, BizProp, Boeing, Bron, BusinessAir, Buzz, C90, Ecureil, EGCB, EGCC, EGGP, EGPF, GLA, Glasgow, KingAir, LancashireAeroClub, LFLY, Liverpool, LPL, LYN, Lyon, MAN, Manchester, Max, PA28, photography, Piper, planespotting, Runway05Left, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Saab, SF340, Speke, Warrior, WingletWednesday

Side view of a twin propellor-engined, World War 2-era fighter-bomber accelerating from right to left along a grey tarmac runway, with it's tail wheel raised off the ground, suggesting it is taking off. The plane has a grey and olive green camouflage scheme on the upper body and upper wing surfaces, with grey belly and undersides of the wings. There are 3 white and 2 black bands under the lower rear fuselage. The pale mint green letters "E-HT" are either side of a blue, white, and red roundel, outlined in yellow, on the rear fuselage, with the black serial "RR299" just after, under a red, white, and blue fin-flash on the tail. Green grass fills the foreground, with trees on small hills in the background.

Photo of the Day 19th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 19, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A319EasyJet, Airbus, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, Barton, BizJet, Canadair, Challanger, CL601, DeHaviland, DH98, Diversion, EGCB, EGCD, FlyBe, Glasgow, LoganAir, Luton, Manchester, Mosquito, OnThisDay, photography, planespotting, RAF, RollsRoyce, RoyalAirForce, Royton, Runway23Right, RunwayVisitorPark, RVP, Saab, SF340, Slingsby, SouthBay, Swallow, T45, Woodford

Rear side view of a creamy green, high-winged, single-engined light aircraft parked facing to the left on grey tarmac. The large green registration "G-BVIV" is on the side of the rear fuselage. A large green hangar fills the background, it's wide, open entrance on the left of the frame.

Manchester Monday 18th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 18, 2026

In: Manchester Monday, On This Day

Tagged: A330, AerLingus, Airbus, AirFrance, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, Avid, B747, BAE146, Barton, Boeing, BritishAerospace, Edgely, EGCB, EGCD, F28, Fellowship, Flyer, Fokker, IL62, Ilyushin, Manchester, ManchesterMonday, NationAir, OA7, OnThisDay, Optica, photography, PierB, planespotting, RAF, RoyalAirForce, SpeedWing, Tarom, TAT, Woodford

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner taxiing from left to right along a grey taxiway. The plane is largely white, with light and dark blue "Air Transat" titles on the upper forward fuselage, with the black registration "C-GOIM" on the upper rear. The tail and rear fuselage are light blue, with a diagonal silver band separating the blue and the white. The outline of a large silver star adorns the tail. Large grassed areas and grey taxiways fill the foreground, with rolling grey hills in the background, under blue-grey sky.

Photo of the Day 17th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 17, 2026

In: On This Day, Photo of The Day, Schipol Sunday

Tagged: A321, AdvancedTurboProp, Airbus, AirHolland, AirShow, AirTransat, ATP, AvGeek, aviation, B757, Boeing, BritishAerospace, BritishMidland, DeHaviland, DH89, Dragon, EGCC, FighterMeet, London, MAN, Manchester, Neo, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, photography, photographyAmsterdam, planespotting, Rapide, Runway23Left, RunwayVisitorPark

Test Post.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 16, 2026

In: Uncategorized

This a test. This is only a test.Read More

Side view of a twin engined jet airliner with the engines mounted on the sides of the rear fuselage, taxiing from left to right along a reddish-grey taxiway. The plane is mostly white, with red "LoganAir" titles on the lower forward fuselage, and the black registration "G-SAJF" on the lower rear, just below and forward of the red engine pods. The tail is covered in a black, red, and white tartan pattern. Green grass fills the foreground, with some out-of-focus rolls of razor wire at the bottom of the frame. More grass in the background leads up to trees in the distance, under grey-blue skies.

Photo of the Day 16th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 16, 2026

In: Gat On A Sat, Photo of The Day

Tagged: A321, Airbus, AvGeek, aviation, B737, Boeing, DC9, Douglas, EGCC, EGKK, Embraer, ERJ145, F100, Fokker, GatOnASat, Gatwick, LGW, LoganAir, London, MAN, Manchester, Meridiana, NorwegianAirShuttle, photography, planespotting, Runway05Left, Runway10Right, Runway11Right, Runway28Right, Runway29Left, RunwayVisitorPark, TAT, VirginSun

Blog Post 15th May 2026

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 15, 2026

In: Uncategorized

Tagged: AvGeek, planespotting, work

What a gorgeous day for going planespotting. Pity I’m in work…Read More

G-STUA, Pitts S-2A Special, at Manchester Barton, some time in the 1990s.

Photo of the Day 15th May 2026.

By: Manc AvGeek

On: May 15, 2026

In: Frankfurt Friday, On This Day, Photo of The Day

Tagged: . B737, AirShow, AvGeek, aviation, BAC111, Barton, Boeing, BritishAircraftCorporation, C152, Canadair, Cessna, CRJ100, EDDF, EGCB, EGCC, EGLL, EGSX, FigtehrMeet, FRA, Frankfurt, FrankfurtFriday, Heathrow, LaudaAir, LHR, London, MAN, Manchester, NorthWeald, OnThisDay, photography, Pitts, planespotting, QueensBuilding, Reims, RingwayRoad, Runway23Right, RyanAir, S2, SheikhKamalAdham, Special, StaplefordFlightCentre