A combined spotting trip and museum visit before heading home. Having spent just over three weeks in Europe and the UK, it finally came time to fly home, out of Manchester Ringway in the UK’s northwest. The afternoon day prior however, I managed to squeeze in some spotting in the snow and a visit to […]
A few hours at the UK’s largest aviation museum Following a few days enjoying East Anglia with my family, including a few failed attempts to go spotting at Norwich Airport, we began a day long drive to the West Midlands, with some well planned aviation stops along the way. With an early start to make […]
How to get there, and what to expect at South Australia’s premier aviation museum After arriving in Adelaide on the inaugural QantasLink/Alliance Airlines flight from Hobart on one of their new Embraer E190s, I made a visit to the South Australian Aviation Museum out at Port Adelaide. Today I’ll give you a bit of a […]
Two on display, and a few other bits and bobs As an accompaniment to my Aviation enthusiast’s guide to Tasmania, I have decided to compile a guide to the preserved aircraft of Tasmania, however, there aren’t many, so this is going to be a pretty short post. Launceston Airport Desoutter Mk. II Launceston Airport is […]
How to get here and what to do when you are At first glance, my home state of Tasmania is, well, a bit dry for the average aviation enthusiast, but when you take a bit of a closer look, Australia’s island state is home to a rich variety of airlines, aircraft and airstrips. From the […]