Planes and stuff

Back from 2012, a shot I hadn't published previously... A Cobham Flight Precision Beach Craft on a night-stop with a PGA Fokker 100 taxiing on the back to runway 05...history already... PGA's Fokker 100 were, some years ago, phased out and Cobham isn't making the calibrations around here also for some years.... Cobham Flight Precision Beachcraft 350 Super King Air G-COBM with PGA Fokker 100 CS-TPD taxiing on the back. Check the other pics of this plane on this night HERE

Once in a while we have around here the "Calibrator", a Flight Precision Beechcraft used to calibrate the air NAV Aids. It's been quite a while since I last caught it flying but, last Tuesday got it departing to the Azores after a couple of days calibrating Madeira's NAV Aids. Getting ready for the departure, while Tuifly's DB Air Two (D-ATUC) taxies to the stand, after arriving on runway 23 Cleared to taxi... (to runway 23) ...and quite an early take off, from G-COBM

Despite the awesome moment from the last photo of the week, it's more than time for a new one... This one was already published, just a few days but still, it's one of few night pics I've taken lately and it's one the I really enjoy, so, well worth the title of Week Photo... G-COBM, the Beechcraft from Flight Inspection on a night stop, with CS-TPD , a Fokker 100, from PGA waiting  on taxiway Charlie, for the landing of "Medic36", a Portuguese Air Force C-295 with a Medevac from AM3, at Porto Santo. You can check that entry HERE And, another pic that I hadn't published then.... The same Beechcraft with the Portuguese Air Force C-295 (16710) taxiing back to runway 05, for the  departure to Porto Santo

Ontem à noite, o C-295 da Esquadra 502 da Força Aérea Portuguesa efectuou (pelo menos) mais uma Medevac nocturna, a partir do AM3, na ilha vizinha de Porto Santo. Quando o Paulo Brito me ligou, estava em Santa Cruz, pelo que dei um salto ao aeroporto para tentar fazer mais umas fotos nocturnas do 295... Enquanto o 295 não chegava, aproveitei para umas fotos ao CS-TPD, da PGA, que se preparava para saír... (este ano ainda não tinha fotografado nenhum PGA...acho eu...) Outro dos motivos que me levou ao aeroporto foi este Beechcraft da Flight Inspection. Ainda não o tinha fotografado com estas cores... Entretanto, o CS-TPD estava em hold, no taxiway Charlie, pois o C-295 estava já na final para aterrar na 05 Acabaram por mandar o 295 (16710) para o Alpha 13, longe como tudo e com  imensos postes, etc entre mim e o avião... A única forma de fazer um "tiro limpo", sem "lixo à frente, foi mesmo neste ângulo, utilizando todos os milímetros disponíveis na ...

Last saturday made a quick stop at night at the airport, just for a couple of shot of this little beauty: It's a plane used in the calibration of radio nav sistems and it's been around the country calibrating the radio helps. Allways enjoyed this livery and at night it looks even better. Too bad I haven't any good flying shot of it.