Visit to Ras Al-Khamaih (RAK)

During a recent visit to the  Airport of Ras Al-Khamiah which is the northern regional airport of the Emirates ,a varied types of aircrfatwere noted at this quite airport which seems to store mainly old IL76,Tristar ,DC-8 and Antonev aircraft.

Here are a couple of examples that have been lying here for over 4 years.

Other aircraft noted here in April 2016 are the following stored-

9G-RAC , 9G-SIM.YA-VIB,YA-VIC,A6-HLA- DC-8
5A-DNI,EX-54000,RA-76366,RDPL-34155,- IL76 TD,S
N194AT,N164AT,N162AT,HS-SEC-  L.100 Tristar
N722LA  B727
XT-DMA  -B747
UP-AN204,- AN12

And Visiting on the day
C-FTGX  DC-3
C-GJDA  A330 ready to depart for Air Transat in Canada (former Emirates Airline)
P4-LAE and 5X-TUE C130 Hercules
ZS-IRE B727
N522VR and N5566T Gulfstream G550,s

7/8 SPITFIRE

Out in the sun to day at Tauranga Airport was this 7/8 home build Spitfire.  Engine runs and taxing was the order of the day.

Pics by  THE HAIRY MOLE RAT

SOUTH IS. TRIP PART 5

This is Part 5 and last post of my trip down South.  I had 5 hours before my flight back to Tauranga so here are pics taken at Christchurch Int.

All pics by  THE HAIRY MOLE RAT

SkyDubai Campus Airport at Margham

On a recent visit to campus Airport  some 40 minute drive SW of DXB with a fellow spotter Volker ,was this Oasis airfield  of Marghan ,home to Sky Dubai parachute Group which are very busy operating from 2 locations.Marghan Airport in the desert and their other airfield situated at Dubai Marina which I will visit at a later date.

Sky Dubai operate 3 Twin Otter aircraft and occasionally a Shorts 330 which was hidden away in  a distant hangar but we were able to witness two Twin Otters ,DU-SD5 and DU-SD7,

Also on the airfield was an abandoned Antonev AN-2 EW-43966 which looking at it has met its final resting place with her wings missing altogether.

DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 DU-SD5  c/n 281 of SkyDubai

DHC-6 Twin Otter 200HG DU-SD7  c/n 96  former N901RT also operated by SkyDubai

Antonev AN-2 EW-43966 minus wings.Previously it used to reside at Fujariah in the NW region of UAE until being rescued and brought here.

Mock up Bell 429