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« on: April 04, 2020, 13:01:50 »

Lots of planes parked up an the moment due to the pandemic ... quick reminder that it's not the first time lots of planes have been parked up ... I give you ...









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« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2020, 13:14:09 »

What immediately strikes me is that pilots are much neater parkers than most drivers.  Cheesy
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« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2020, 13:43:45 »

Lots of planes parked up an the moment due to the pandemic ... quick reminder that it's not the first time lots of planes have been parked up ... I give you ...





Gosh I did'nt realise the Lockheed TriStar was still in service or is that Hawker Siddeley Tridents parked up above.   Grin
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« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2020, 15:29:58 »

Not all those photos are recent or in the same countrys.
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« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2020, 15:39:43 »

Not all those photos are recent or in the same countrys.

Correct - my original comment gives the clue - "not the first time lots of planes have been parked up" ...
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« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2020, 17:31:51 »

What immediately strikes me is that pilots are much neater parkers than most drivers.  Cheesy

True, but wait until they have to park in a multi-storey.  Cheesy
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« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2020, 17:39:27 »

1. Bournemouth Hurn, near me.
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« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2020, 20:41:47 »

What immediately strikes me is that pilots are much neater parkers than most drivers.  Cheesy

True, but wait until they have to park in a multi-storey.  Cheesy
They're pretty good at that. Until someone on the top storey tries to land.
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« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2020, 17:56:14 »

The last one is of brand new Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max-8's, which were parked for other reasons a good while before the current situation.

The one of the four ex-Flybe Q400's is Southampton, where they have now been parked for a month.
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« Reply #9 on: April 06, 2020, 09:59:59 »

The one of the four ex-Flybe Q400's is Southampton, where they have now been parked for a month.

I certainly miss the sound of the early SOU-EDI flights that gently woke me from slumbers at OMG (Oh My doG ) o'clock. Flybe were about the only service that audibly overflew chez Oxonhutch
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