Planespotting

BA958 AKA crossing the channel in an unreasonably oversized aircraft

In November 2021, an exciting chance to log at least some flying for 2021 came unexpectedly in the form of British Airways A380 training flights! My previous flight was in January 2020, just before the cough started. This meant I could finally log something more substantial than the short Cessna 152 flight back in October! […]

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Choosing Binoculars for Planespotting and Air Shows in 2019

Athough I find not many aviation enthousiasts have them, binoculars are a fun and often very useful addition to the toolbox. Most people that enjoy aviation photography will have some sort of large zoom, but the view it provides is often narrow, and “2D” as only one eye is used. There are binoculars for hunting,

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Grenoble – Le Versoud (LFLG) general aviation airport

Today, we will be taking a break from airliners and instead will make a short stop at Grenoble general aviation airport. First small, second smaller Two airports serve Grenoble. Grenoble St Geoirs is the international airport, situated 45 km Northwest from Grenoble. It handles regular passenger flights only during winter, mostly snow sports enthusiasts from

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Plane Spotting Guide and Map for Prague Airport – 2019

Whether you’re just flying through or coming to Prague specifically for plane spotting, PRG airport is a great place for a day out. As a relatively busy airport in the Prague countryside, PRG has interesting and growing traffic, coming mainly from the East. The airport is accomodating to planespotters, and it even has airside bus tours

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The 3 lenses to get for planespotting and aviation photography

Lenses are one of the most cruicial elements in the making of an aviation photo. The maximum aperture, quality of the optical elements, speed of autofocus, build quality and resistance to elements all play an important role. Today, we’re going to look at the 3 lenses I believe are most useful for aviation photography, which

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