Friday 13 September 2013 - RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAA is an early morning arrival

RAF Avia Antonov 26B YL-RAA was an early morning arrival on the Elmdon apron.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... after crew rest it positioned out to its home base at Magdeburg-Cochstedt

Air Contractors Lockheed L100-30 Hercules EI-JIV which had arrived from Geneva on Thursday evening....

.... positioned out to East Midlands

Luftwaffe Transall C-160D 50+96 departed back to Germany with the Military Band.... Photo: Mike Hollick

.... not many airports see Russian, American and European built transport aircraft on the same day!

Loganair Dornier 328-110 G-BWIR was an afternoon arrival on the Elmdon apron bringing
Newcastle United down for their "Premier League" match against Aston Villa on Saturday

North Flying Metro 23 OY-NPF and....

.... Cessna 441 OE-FAN which had arrived on freight charters overnight both departed Photo: Mike Hollick

TAG Espana Falcon 900B EC-JBB was a morning visitor while....

Gama Aviation Learjet 45 G-GMAA was an afternoon arrival parking up to night stop

Turkmenistan Boeing 737-7GL EZ-A006 operated their flight to Ashkhabad

Thursday 12 September 2013 - GLS Citation Bravo OE-GLG is an afternoon departure

GLS Citation Bravo OE-GLG which had arrived on Wednesday....

.... was an afternoon departure - the aircraft is operated on their behalf by Airlink

Gulfstream 450 B-8251 which had arrived on Saturday was a morning departure to Belfast Aldergrove

Netjets Falcon 2000 CS-DFC was an afternoon departure to Stuttgart

Embraer Phenom 100 G-VKGO and....

Super King Air G-JASS both made morning visits to the Elmdon apron

Piper Navajo Chieftain N350PB which is BHX based was a morning departure to Cranfield

Flightline BCN Merlin IVA EC-GFK spent the day parked up

Agusta A-109S Grand G-SGRP was a day stopping visitor while....

PDG Helicopters Eurocopter Squirrel II G-PDGT which operates on behalf
of Network Rail had night stopped on the Elmdon apron

Wednesday 11 September 2013 - Luftwaffe Transall C-160D 50+96 is an arrival on the Elmdon apron

Luftwaffe Transall C-160D 50+96 was a morning arrival on the Elmdon apron....

.... bringing in a Military Band for a concert at a NATO base Photo: Mike Hollick

Gulfstream 450 B-8251 which had arrived on Saturday remained parked up while....

.... Challenger 300 N497EC made a return visit during the afternoon

Netjets Citation XLS CS-DXC was a morning visitor while....

.... CitationJet G-EDCJ was parked in front of the Eurojet hangar

Other visitors during the day included Pilatus PC-12 D-FKAI....

Piper Malibu Meridian N32CK and....

.... Cessna 310Q N315P Photos: Mike Hollick

Air Transat Airbus A310-304 C-GTSW operated their flight to Toronto - its first visit to BHX

bmi regional Embraer 145EP G-RJXA was a morning arrival from Toulouse

SAS Boeing 737-863 LN-RRW operated their evening flight from Stockholm

The "Helicopter Club of Great Britain" fly in to Birmingham Airport to visit Jaguar

The "Helicopter Club of Great Britain" organised a "fly in" to Birmingham Airport on
Tuesday 10 September 2013 in conjunction with a visit to Jaguar at Castle Bromwich....

.... a total of 8 helicopters arrived with 7 parking on Taxiway Lima
- in order of arrival the following visited -

Eurocopter Squirrel G-WHAM which arrived on Monday and parked on Stand 505

Eurocopter EC 120B Colibri G-ZZOE

Robinson R-22 Beta G-HIZZ

Robinson R-44 Astro G-NSEW

Enstrom 280C Turbo Shark G-OTHE

Robinson R-22 Beta G-ZAPY

Robinson R-44 Raven II G-NISA

Eurocopter EC 120B Colibri G-FCKD

 

A view of the 7 helicopters parked on Taxiway Lima with Runway 33 in the background

The Helicopter Club members were ferried to the nearby plant by a fleet of Jaguars....

.... returning after the event in something a bit faster and more colourful!

There was then a mass departure of all the helicopters shortly after 1600

A big well done to everyone at Birmingham Airport and Eurojet for a well organised and safe fly in!

 For a photo report on the 2012 "Helicopter Club of Great Britain" fly in see here

Tuesday 10 September 2013