Mr Benn strikes again
As if by magic, the shopkeeper appeared.
As if I don’t need anything else to get involved with and take up my time I’ve been bit with the old aviation bug again. That said its not as daft as I would have myself believe as it rolls up a number of interests of mine.
I have been a little obsessive after finding my old Yupiteru VT-125 II scanner. One of the benefits of living close to the airport is that I’m in the perfect spot to listen to all the ATC movements, arrivals and departures. In fact I find it almost therapeutic listening to the pilots silky voices. So before you know it I’ve bought a second, more comprehensive Yupiteru MVT-7100, dusted off the binoculars, joined The Aviation Society Manchester (TAS), bought a copy of Airliner World and a copy of Civil Aviation Markings 2010. Much to the amusement of the rest of the family.
I said it rolled up a number of interests of mine, with one of those being the ATC aspect of things. The other that’s come out of it is my photography. Suddenly I have a point of interest again that has sparked off some fresh enthusiasm. Again by virtue of my location I have bestowed on me Manchester Airports most excellent Aviation Viewing Park (complete with Concorde). I took a trip down to the park last week to get my bearings again and sat chilling for a while with a coffee. Today with the sun shining (for what feels like the first time this year) I spent a couple of hours taking a few pics. Unfortunately I’ve exposed an inadequacy in the zoom of my lens which would look the most likely candidate for a new purchase.
For now I’ll leave you with a shot of Lufthansa D-AIPP leaving this
morning.
