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General Aviation Discussion => Spotting Trips => Topic started by: Hammerhead on December 06, 2009, 09:38:47 PM

Title: Dublin airport 6/12/09
Post by: Hammerhead on December 06, 2009, 09:38:47 PM
Decided to head over to the airport for a few hours this evening and dragged the son along too, he had the binoculars and was telling me what was coming '' There's a green/blue/white/ plane coming Dad''... ;D      Anyhoo here's a few from the couple of hours we spent on Dave's perch  8)    First up a reminder of warmer days spotting   8)   (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk308/doncashen/DublinAirport06-12-09005.jpg)                                                                Next up a couple of locals...But for how long??    >:(                                       (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk308/doncashen/DublinAirport06-12-09017.jpg)                                                            (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk308/doncashen/DublinAirport06-12-09031.jpg)                                               (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk308/doncashen/DublinAirport06-12-09032.jpg)                                                            I never get tired of lookin at Luxair                                                    (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk308/doncashen/DublinAirport06-12-09049.jpg)                                                           And never get tired of seeing pretty co-pilots either  ;D                                 (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk308/doncashen/DublinAirport06-12-09053.jpg)                                                           Then came the Turkish invasion.. First up was Batman                                   (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk308/doncashen/DublinAirport06-12-09042.jpg)                                                           (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk308/doncashen/DublinAirport06-12-09045.jpg)                                                            Followed closely by ANA    ::)    :D                                                              (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk308/doncashen/DublinAirport06-12-09058.jpg)                                                           (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk308/doncashen/DublinAirport06-12-09060.jpg)                                                           And last but not least.....                                                                           (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk308/doncashen/DublinAirport06-12-09025.jpg)                                                            Almost forgot.. this Fedex was parked near the airport training 737               (http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk308/doncashen/DublinAirport06-12-09069.jpg)                                                          All comments welcome as usual   :-X ;D ;D       
Title: Re: Dublin airport 6/12/09
Post by: casper on December 06, 2009, 09:48:00 PM
Very nice series. I never get tired of looking at close ups of tire smoke - weird or what :) Looking forward to heading back down sometime next year.
Title: Re: Dublin airport 6/12/09
Post by: Dave on December 06, 2009, 11:47:07 PM
Fantastic series of shots Don. I must say everytime you nip over to the local, you come back with better and better pics each time  8) . Nice to see that ANA A320 (or A319?) in Dublin. It's not an airline I've heard of! I would love to squeeze one more Dublin in before the new year... maybe when the misses flies into Dublin on the 27th December.
Title: Re: Dublin airport 6/12/09
Post by: kingsavo on December 06, 2009, 11:51:11 PM
How easy is to get to Dublin Airport?! I'm heading down there on the train on Tuesday on what was meant to be a few hours photo-ing Dublin City Centre. But I arrive in at 10am and need be back at the train station by 4.30pm-ish. Thems sounds like spotting hours to me!
Title: Re: Dublin airport 6/12/09
Post by: casper on December 06, 2009, 11:53:10 PM
Dave could answer this better but I'd say the bus would be the easiest option.
Title: Re: Dublin airport 6/12/09
Post by: Dave on December 06, 2009, 11:57:36 PM
Where is it you are trying to get to for the day? Spotting at Dublin Airport or a day's photographing in Dublin City Centre? The bus is the easiest way to get down to Dublin Airport as it's pretty much direct.
Title: Re: Dublin airport 6/12/09
Post by: kingsavo on December 07, 2009, 12:02:57 AM
Haven't exactly made my mind up yet! Just booked the train ticket as Translink had the offer on! Would a bus pick me up near Connoly? Depends on what the weathers looking like as well. If it looks dodgy I plan on maybe going to Croke Park for the stadium tour.
Title: Re: Dublin airport 6/12/09
Post by: Dave on December 07, 2009, 12:16:46 AM
Well the bus from Belfast goes to Dublin Airport and then carries on into Dublin City Centre, so you could probably decide at the airport if the weathers good enough for spotting, and if it isn't then you could head on into Dublin. I've not taken the train to Dublin before so I can't compare. The price of a return ticket on the bus is between £16 and £20 I think.
Title: Re: Dublin airport 6/12/09
Post by: kingsavo on December 07, 2009, 12:27:38 AM
Oh I already have the train ticket paid for. Was only £7.50 for the day return. There's bound to be a bus from Connolly to the Airport
Title: Re: Dublin airport 6/12/09
Post by: casper on December 07, 2009, 12:29:35 AM
Hope this helps

http://www.dublintourist.com/travel_info/dublin_airport/
Title: Re: Dublin airport 6/12/09
Post by: Dave on December 07, 2009, 01:43:45 AM
Train should be quicker and smoother. Let us know how the trip goes :)
Title: Re: Dublin airport 6/12/09
Post by: Hammerhead on December 07, 2009, 09:13:58 AM
Thanks for the kind comments guys, I'm slowly starting to get to grips with working the settings on the camera to get the best out of it... ???                              As for your trip tomorrow Kingsavo, it looks like there will be rain spreading in from late morning according to the latest forecast
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Rain later in the morning and the afternoon.  High 11 to 13C. Southerly winds will be fresh and blustery.
However a lot of the time the rain does not reach Dublin due to the effect of the Wicklow mountains.... If the wind is from the south they will probably be using Runway 16 which is the runway we arrived back from Madrid on  8)    The bus from Connolly station is the airlink one which only stops at the terminal and comes up the motorway so you cant get off before getting to it... it also costs €6 each way compared to €2.20 on the regular bus service.... its a 10-15 min walk from the station to where you can get the 41b ...http://www.dublinbus.ie/en/Your-Journey1/Timetables/All-Timetables/41b/    I hope this is of some help to you....  Also im off work this week so if you would like some company send me a PM and we can arrange to meet up.... ;D
Title: Re: Dublin airport 6/12/09
Post by: Hammerhead on December 07, 2009, 09:25:04 AM
Its looking good from Thursday on.... 8)     
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From Thursday onwards the weather will begin to settle as a large areaof High pressure moves close to Ireland, and there will then be anextended period of much drier and calmer weather. It should remainlargely dry, if not completely dry, for the weekend and the early daysof next week, although night-time fog may be slow to clear through theday. Initially it will be relatively mild for the time of year and thefrost at night will be limited. But from the end of the weekend intothe early days of next week the wind direction will change north tonortheast and it will get colder by several degrees with more severefrosts at night.
Title: Re: Dublin airport 6/12/09
Post by: kingsavo on December 07, 2009, 11:42:48 AM
still in 2 minds what to do tomorrow! although I am a big fan of a stadium tour! plus i already have a mountain of photos sitting needing edited! but i'll definitely head to dublin airport some time in the new year once the weather is a bit nicer!
Title: Re: Dublin airport 6/12/09
Post by: Hammerhead on December 07, 2009, 03:38:59 PM
Quote from: Dave on December 06, 2009, 11:47:07 PM
. Nice to see that ANA A320 (or A319?) in Dublin. It's not an airline I've heard of!
That's not a airline Dave...TC-ANA is the Presidential jet of the Republic of Turkey and is a Airbus A319-115-XCJ...   isnt Google a wonderful thing... ;D
Title: Re: Dublin airport 6/12/09
Post by: Dave on December 14, 2009, 03:25:49 AM
Quote from: Hammerhead on December 07, 2009, 03:38:59 PM
Quote from: Dave on December 06, 2009, 11:47:07 PM
. Nice to see that ANA A320 (or A319?) in Dublin. It's not an airline I've heard of!
That's not a airline Dave...TC-ANA is the Presidential jet of the Republic of Turkey and is a Airbus A319-115-XCJ...   isnt Google a wonderful thing... ;D

That would make sense... the livery looks like a government livery. Nice catch none the less! I had a sneaky trip down to Dublin today however the sun wasn't out much and my toes pretty much fell off in the coldness!