Inverness Report February 2012

Hello all!

We were graced with another lovely mild, sometimes exceptionally warm month but a depressing one for visitors. February finished equally as disappointingly as January, with 6 more visitors (53) than February 2011, but there were 4 fewer new visitors at 9 than 2011. The only interesting visitor was Romanian Citation YR-TYA, and we completed the “set” of current Flybe E175s when G-FBJA called in. We can only hope the continuing good weather encourages more visitors to our northern outpost in March!

RECONNAISSANCE VENTURES

January 31st saw the end of Reconnaissance Ventures basing an aircraft at Inverness for Pollution Patrol duties. They will operate instead from East Midlands if required. It is not clear as what will happen to the cover they provided as Search and Rescue communications aircraft.

SUMMER PLANS

After a bit of Google searching around web sites and timetables I have discovered the following plans for the summer, all of which needs confirming.

EASYJET: Easyjet will be operating a similar schedule to summer 2011, but glimmer of hope is they are showing A320s on a Friday from Gatwick. At least they will be Gatwick based aircraft so a better chance of rotation than the Glasgow ‘one’ (no offence Glasgow!). I believe that some Wednesday and Sunday flights will be operated A320s as well. DUSSELDORF: A hasty search through the Lufthansa timetable shows an arrival at 1625 and a departure at 1705 on Saturdays between 12th May and 8th September with Boeing 737-500 aircraft. FALCON TRAVEL CHARTERS: Operated by Tor Air last year, I cannot find which airline will be operating these ad hoc charters this year. ZURICH: The scheduled Zurich flights will again be operated by Helvetic on Saturdays from May 12th to September 1st. Arrival in Inverness at 1310 with a planned departure to Zurich at 1350.

Stephen Lane, Sunday 4th March 2012. INVERNESS REPORT – FEBRUARY 2012

Edited from the daily reports:

1st: On a crisp, CAVOK day there was a lot of training going on which brought the first visit of Perth based SR22 N21UK to Inverness. 2nd: Bond sent in EC.135T2 G-GOWF on a first visit whilst on Lighthouse Board duties. A second first visit came with Citationjet VP-BDS which has previously visited as N123AV in 2000. 3rd: Cracking weather in Inverness, but snow in Amsterdam caused delays to the based scheduled flight. 4th: The great sunny days came to an end with a dull overcast and windy Saturday. 5th: Mild and pleasant in Inverness, but snow in the SE of England disrupted some scheduled services. 6th: No useful movements on a nice sunny day. 7th: Another pleasant day and the lack of movements continue. 8th: At last a few movements with a star visitor arriving at tea time YR-TYA a Citation XLS+. 10th: Easyjet kindly provided our 9th A320 from their fleet when G-EZTY arrived from Gatwick on another mild and pleasant day. 11th: SAAB 340F LY-NSB arrived covering for G-GNTB which was poorly. 12th: The only visitor today was Netjet Ce 560XLS CS-DXT. 14th: At last a few movements to record including a brace of Aberdeen helicopters for training. 16th: N21UK SR-22 made its second visit up from Perth today. 18th: Frequent snow showers today, heavy at times but not causing any problems as there was not much to delay! 19th: Now snow today and second visits from PC12 M-OPAL and A319 G-EZGN. 20th: Metro D-CAVA arrived on a second visit to operate mail flights for Ben Air, and G-CCBL, a Jet Ranger called for fuel on a first visit. Flybe Emb.175 G-FBJA visited for the first time from Birmingham. 23rd: There were no fewer than 4 Bond EC.135s today with G-CGPI, G-GOWF, G-SASB and G-SPHU.

THE FEBRUARY LOG

A registration in a green box, indicates that is the first visit of that aircraft with that registration, but the frame has visited with a different registration previously. A registration in a yellow box indicates that is the first visit of that aircraft, and if in purple, a first visit of type.

REMAINDER FROM YEARS GONE BY!

Jetstream G-JXTA has been here from 01.10.2007, it still remains following the demise of Highland Airways, and currently looking the worse for wear!

AIRCRAFT STILL PRESENT FROM JANURAY

No loitering airframes this month!

2 INVERNESS REPORT – FEBRUARY 2012

FEBRUARY DAY BY DAY

CALLSIG AT AT REG TYPE CN FROM D C/SIGN TO N A D W 081 090 GMA999 G-SASD Be B200C BL-151 Aberdeen >> GMA999 Stornoway E 9 0 W 103 110 N21UK N21UK SR-22 2311 Perth >> 3xapp23 Perth E 8 9 W 104 114 1 MQT61 F-HITM Be 400XP RK-501 Lorient >> MQT62 Lorient E 5 7 W 113 114 MORAY01 G-ETDC Ce 172 74690 Kinloss >> 1xapp23 Kinloss E 0 5 W 133 151 EDC19 G-PEGI PA34-200T 7970339 Perth >> EDC19 Perth E 2 8 095 104 TH GMA016B G-SASD Be B200C BL-151 Stornoway >> GMA015B Aberdeen 9 2 BH100/1 111 113 TH GGE G-DOGE Bulldog Easter >> GGE Easter 26 2 2 G- Glasgow 103 110 TH RHD12 EC.135T2 0785 >> RHD12 Hyskeir GOWF H/P 8 9 2 110 110 TH MORAY01 G-ETDC Ce 172 74690 Kinloss >> 1xapp23 Kinloss 8 8 Bournemo 130 135 TH NJE7LY CS-DRJ 125-800XP 258760 >> NJE220F London City uth 9 3 525- 160 104 TH VDS VP-BDS Ce 525 Riga N/S VDS Reykjavik 0180 4 5 MORAY40 123 MORAY40 140 FR G-MPBH R/Ce FA152 0374 Wick >> Kinloss T 6 T 5 3 402B- E. 125 142 FR REV412 G-MAPP Ce 402B >> REV412 E. Midlands 0583 Midlands 9 9 123 Bournemout 142 4 SA NJE5BH CS-DUH 125-750 HB-21 Hawarden >> NJE8BH 4 h 6 191 093 5 SU MLY M-IFLY PC-12/47E 1022 Goodwood N/S MLY Goodwood 7 2 M 135 145 GJH G-BNJH Ce 152 85041 Perth >> GJH Perth O 3 2 6 M RESCUE13 180 RESCUE13 182 XZ589 Sea King WA.855 Raigmore >> Raigmore O 7 0 7 6 110 135 7 TU GMA066B G-SASD Be B200C BL-151 Aberdeen >> GMA066B Edinburgh 2 3 W 525A- 070 080 QGA454N D-IWWP Ce 525A Dusseldorf >> QGA455N Keflavik E 0444 6 8 W 525A- Campbleto 112 081 GMA186 G-CGUZ Ce 525A N/S GMA186 Manchester E 0473 wn 2 5 W 134 144 8 BND410C G-REDK AS.332L2 2610 Aberdeen >> BND410C Aberdeen E 8 9 W 151 173 GMA084 G-SASC Be B200C BL-150 Glasgow >> GMA084 Glasgow E 8 4 W Ce 560- 170 202 TOY108 YR-TYA Vnukovo 11th TOY109 Vnukovo E 560XLS+ 6075 8 2

CALLSIG AT AT REG TYPE CN FROM D C/SIGN TO N A D Newton 085 093 TH P/LINE42 G-CGNE R-44 12962 >> P/LINE42 Perth Hotel 2 3 525A- 152 164 TH QGA459N D-IWWP Ce 525A Akureyi >> QGA460N Dusseldorf 0444 9 2 9 164 102 TH CLB506 G-FPLE Be B200 BB-1256 Sumburgh N/S CLB506 Teeside 8 1 190 103 TH HKS04M G-CHCI AS.332L2 2395 Oil Rig N/S HKS04M Aberdeen 2 7 105 113 FR EZY32AB G-EZTY A320-214 4554 Gatwick >> EZY23BA Gatwick 7 5 110 115 FR MQT61 F-HITM Be 400XP RK-501 Lorient >> MQT62 Lorient 1 9 BH100/1 110 113 FR GGE G-DOGE Bulldog Easter >> GGE Easter 26 6 3 1 143 143 FR MORAY01 G-ETDC Ce 172 74690 Kinloss >> 1xapp23 Kinloss 0 7 7 170 180 FR GMA105 G-SASC Be B200C BL-150 Glasgow >> GMA105 Glasgow 8 1 London 174 184 FR NJE415U CS-DUF 125-750 HB-19 >> NJE2TU Jersey City 7 0 182 193 FR NJE7TN CS-DMY Be 400XP RK-556 Le Bourget >> NJE7TN Farnborough 3 9 340A- 032 061 SA NVD552 LY-NSB SF.340F Edinburgh 14th NVD5121 Saarbrucken 045 7 8 113 133 SA GMA109 G-SASC Be B200C BL-150 Tiree >> GMA109 Glasgow 1 6 4 1 120 > 120 SA HKS308W G-PUMS AS.332L2 2504 Aberdeen 1xapp23 Aberdeen 7 > 7 121 125 SA PDG55 G-PDGF AS.350B2 9024 PDG Base >> PDG55 PDG Base 1 0 1 560- 163 181 SU NJE7BF CS-DXT Ce 560XLS Le Bourget >> NJE7BJ Le Bourget 2 5765 4 8 1 M 104 123 RHD12 G-CGPI EC.135T2 0341 Oban town >> RHD12 Wick 3 O 5 5 750- 094 100 TU GDK G-CEDK Ce 750 X Cambridge >> GDK Hawarden 0252 7 9 1 104 113 TU GMA131 G-SASD Be B200C BL-151 Stornoway >> GMA131 Kirkwall 4 5 0 Farnborou 120 181 TU EFF008 EI-WXP 125-800XP 258382 >> EFF008 Farnborough gh 9 9 171 180 V TU BHL200D G-ZZSB EC.225LP 2615 Aberdeen >> BHL200D Aberdeen 1 7 560- 183 082 TU NJE6DB CS-DXP Ce 560XLS Le Bourget N/S NJE446N London City 1 5702 5 6 4 184 190 TU BHL200V G-TIGF AS.332L 2030 Aberdeen >> BHL200V Aberdeen 5 1 W 150 154 GMA140C G-SASD Be B200C BL-151 Aberdeen >> GMA140C Stornoway E 8 1 1 W 750- 164 174 GDK G-CEDK Ce 750 X Hawarden >> GDK Northolt 5 E 0252 4 7 W 183 193 GMA140C G-SASD Be B200C BL-151 Wick >> GMA140C Aberdeen E 5 1

CALLSIG AT AT REG TYPE CN FROM D C/SIGN TO N A D 121 152 TH RHD12 G-CGPI EC.135T2 0341 Wick >> RHD12 Oban town 0 6 150 153 TH N1UK N21UK SR-22 2311 Perth >> N1UK Perth 1 8 8 6 213 220 TH GMA148C G-SASD Be B200C BL-151 Aberdeen >> GMA148C Aberdeen 5 6 233 010 TH GMA140D G-SASD Be B200C BL-151 Aberdeen N/S GMA148D Aberdeen 0 0 560- 131 145 FR NJE3AM CS-DXW Ce 560XLS Luton >> NJE356B Gardermoen 5787 4 0 1 Ce 550 550- 145 132 FR NJE1PL CS-DHI Oxford N/S NJE1PL Amsterdam 7 Bravo 1048 3 1 Lossiemout 153 123 FR SRG137 XZ588 Sea King WA.854 >> 1xapp23 Lossiemouth h 0 2 1 SA No recorded arrivals 8 114 143 SU MAL M-OPAL PC-12/47E 1179 Glasgow >> MAL Manchester 1 6 5 9 560- Farnborou 185 103 SU NJE6BR CS-DXN Ce 560XLS N/S NJE442M Munich 5685 gh 2 5 M 071 072 BID9B D-CAVA Metro III AC-758B Stuggart 23rd BDI18A Kirkwall O 4 7 M 104 120 MQT61 F-HITM Be 400XP RK-501 Lorient >> MQT62 Lorient O 5 0 2 M 1700032 Birmingha 143 143 BEE831A G-FBJA Emb.175 >> BEE8BG Birmingham 0 O 6 m 8 8 M 151 154 GMA178 G-SASC Be B200C BL-150 Stornoway >> GMA178 Stornoway O 0 4 M 165 172 GBL G-CCBL A-B 206B 8732 Oban >> GBL N. Kessock O 0 5 122 141 TU MORAY55 G-BSCP Ce 152 83299 Kinloss >> MORAY55 Kinloss 4 5 2 133 Cumbernaul 141 TU P/LINE42 G-CGNE R-44 12962 Culter >> P/LINE42 1 0 d 2 174 081 TU RHD48 G-GOWF EC.135T2 0785 Beatrice 27th RHD103 Beatrice 5 5 2 W 510- Farnborou 113 140 N4WS N814WS Ce 510 >> N4WS Farnborough 2 E 0032 gh 0 4 091 135 TH GNL G-BMNL PA28R-200 7535040 Easter >> GNL Easter 0 2 101 154 TH RHD12 G-CGPI EC.135T2 0341 Kirkwall >> RHD12 Oban 2 2 4 3 BANSHEE Lossiemout 125 > 125 TH ZG754 Tornado 3428 1xapp23 Lossiemouth 2 h 0 > 0 184 TH RHD28 G-SPHU EC.135T2 0245 Dundee x x Still present x 7 103 120 FR MQT61 F-HITM Be 400XP RK-501 Lorient >> MQT62 Lorient 2 8 1 4 155 172 FR GMA259 G-SASD Be B200C BL-151 Stornoway >> GMA259 Benbecula 2 4 2 SA No recorded arrivals

CALLSIG AT AT REG TYPE CN FROM D C/SIGN TO N A D 5 2 114 160 SU MHN112 G-HPPY Lear 40 45-2102 Luton N/S MHN112 Luton 6 2 8 M 113 120 MCD054 G-CHEY PA31T2 8166033 Oxford >> MCD054 Oxford 2 O 0 8 7 M 122 130 GMA286 G-SASD Be B200C BL-151 Benbecula >> GMA286 Glasgow O 0 6 075 083 TU GMA310 G-SASD Be B200C BL-151 Wick >> GMA310 Glasgow 7 7 Farnborou 090 155 TU MHN113 G-HPPY Lear 40 45-2102 >> MHN113 Farnborough gh 0 4 114 124 TU GOK G-ROOK Ce F172 2081 Aberdeen >> GOK Aberdeen 2 1 1 8 120 120 TU MORAY01 G-ETDC Ce 172 74690 Kinloss >> 1xapp23 Kinloss 0 0 145 145 TU MORAY01 G-ETDC Ce 172 74690 Kinloss >> 1xapp23 Kinloss 0 0 900- Glenmorris 161 Glenmorristo 164 TU HAWTHORN G-SIVR MDH-900 >> HAWTHORN 1 00102 ton 6 1 n 7 W 095 113 MQT61 F-HITM Be 400XP RK-501 Lorient >> MQT62 Lorient 2 E 4 9 9 W BH100/1 144 151 GGE G-DOGE Bulldog Easter >> GGE Easter E 26 1 6

ICAO DE-CODE T

ICAO 3-LETTER DECODE U E O L C

3 CALLSIGN OPERATOR JERSEY EUROPAN/ TA FLYBEE BEE JERSEY G LTD BHL BRISTOW BRISTOW HELICOPTERS G BID BINAIR BINAIR GMBH D BN BOND BOND OFFSHORE HELICOPTERS G D CLB CALIBRATOR FLIGHT PRESCISION LTD G ED SALTIRE AIR CHARTER SCOTLAND G C EFF EMERALD WESTAIR AVIATION EI EZY EASY EASYJET G GM GAMA GAMA AVIATION G A HKS HELIBUS CHC HELIKOPTER SERVICE G MC AIR MED AIR MEDICAL LTD G D MH MANHATTAN MANHATTAN AIR LIMITED G

N MQ MOUSQUETEE AIR ITM F T R NJE FRACTION NETJETS EUROPE CS NV NORDVIND AVION EXPRESS LY D PD OSPREY PLM/DOLLAR HELICOPTERS G G QG QUADRIGA WINDROSE AIR, BERLIN D A RECONNAISSANCE VENTURES REV ENDURANCE G LTD RH RED HEAD BOND AIR SERVICES LTD G D SR SEARCH & RESCUE 202 SRG/SEA KING G G SQUADRON TOYO TOY TOYO AVIATION YR AVIATION

BY CLASS

SINGLE Engined Aircraft

VISITE VISITE REG TYPE C/N REG TYPE C/N D D G- BH100/12 Bulldog 2,10,29 G-ROOK Ce F172 2081 28 DOGE 6 PA28R- 753504 G-BSCP Ce 152 83299 21 G-BMNL 23 200 0 G-BNJH Ce 152 85041 6 M-IFLY PC-12/47E 1022 5>6 G- Ce 0374 3 M-OPAL PC-12/47E 1179 19 MPBH FA152 G- 1,2,10,2 Ce 172 74690 N21UK SR-22 2311 1,16 ETDC 8

VISITED 10(10) 1ST VISITS 4(1) (February 2011 in brackets)

There was just one new visit from SR-22 N21UK from its home base of Perth.

TWIN Engined Aircraft

VISITE REG TYPE C/N VISITED REG TYPE C/N D BB- 402B- G-FPLE Be B200 9>10 G-MAPP Ce 402B 3 1256 0583 Be G-SASC BL-150 8,10,11,20 G-CHEY PA31T2 8166033 27 B200C Be REGULAR PA34- G-SASD BL-151 G-PEGI 7970339 1 B200C x11 200T

VISITED 6 (5) 1ST VISITS 0 (0) (February 2011 in brackets)

HELICOPTERS

VISITE VISITE REG TYPE C/N REG TYPE C/N D D A-B 873 EC.135T G-CCBL 20 G-SPHU 0245 23> 206B 2 2 203 EC.135T 13,16,2 G-TIGF AS.332L 14 G-CGPI 0341 0 2 3 AS.332L 239 G- EC.135T 2,21>2 G-CHCI 9>10 0785 2 5 GOWF 2 7 AS.332L 261 EC.225L G-REDK 8 G-ZZSB 2615 14 2 0 P AS.332L 250 900- G-PUMS 11 G-SIVR MDH-900 28 2 4 00102 AS.350B 902 G-PDGF 11 G-CGNE R-44 12962 9,21 2 4

On the 20th Jet Ranger G-CCBL making its 1st visit called in for fuel with the intention of night-stopping. On his way in he spotted a place to spend the night, so after getting fuel he parked up by North Kessock Lifeboat Station underneath the Kessock Bridge! After making its first visit on the second, EC.135T2 G- GOWF returned on the 21st and based itself here whilst flying out daily to operate in the Beatrice Field. During the course of the 23rd there were no fewer than 4 Bond EC.135s visiting with G-CGPI, G-GOWF, G-SASB and G-SPHU. The latter had arrived to take over Helimed duties from G-SASB.

BIZ-JETS

VISITE REG TYPE C/N VISITED REG TYPE C/N D 525A- CS-DUF 125-750 HB-19 10 G-CGUZ Ce 525A 8>9 0473 CS-DUH 125-750 HB-21 4 CS-DHI Ce 550 550-1048 17>18 125- EI-WXP 258382 14 CS-DXN Ce 560XLS 560-5685 19>20 800XP

125- CS-DRJ 258760 2 CS-DXP Ce 560XLS 560-5702 14>15 800XP 1,10,20,24, F-HITM Be 400XP RK-501 CS-DXT Ce 560XLS 560-5765 12 29 CS- CS-DMY Be 400XP RK-556 10 Ce 560XLS 560-5787 17 DXW N814W Ce Ce 510 510-0032 22 YR-TYA 560-6075 8>11 S 560XLS+ VP- Ce 525 525-0180 2>3 G-CEDK Ce 750 X 750-0252 14,15 BDS 525A- D-IWWP Ce 525A 8,9 G-HPPY Lear 40 45-2102 26,28 0444

YR-TYA Ce 560XLS+ was the outstanding visitor for the month. Citationjet VP-BDS previously visited as N123AV 9>10.01.2000. AIRLINERS

REG TYPE C/N VISITED REG TYPE C/N VISITED G- A320- 10,REGULA AC- 4554 D-CAVA Metro III 20>23 EZTY 214 R 758B 340A- Emb.17 170003 20,REGULA LY-NSB SF.340F 11>14 G-FBJA 045 5 26 R

As usual, the list does not include regular scheduled aircraft except on their 1st visit

LY-NSB arrived covering for G-GNTB (which had gone off sick) on a Loganair mail flight, and likewise Bin Air’s D-CAVA was substituting for Ben Air’s OY-BJP. All the current Flybe E175s have now been logged here with G-FBJA calling and there is one less EZY A320 following the visits of G-EZTY.

MILITARY

VISITE REG TYPE C/N VISITED REG TYPE C/N D XZ58 Sea WA.85 ZG75 Tornad 342 17 23 8 King 4 4 o 8 XZ58 Sea WA.85 6 9 King 5

VISITED 3 (6) 1ST VISITS 0 (3) (January 2011 in brackets)

MONTH TOTALS

FEB VISITOR TOTALS VISITS 1ST VISITS 02.20 02.20 DIF 02.20 02.20 DIF 11 12 F 11 12 F SINGL 10 10 0 4 1 -3 E TWIN 5 6 +1 0 0 0 HELI 8 12 +4 0 2 +2 BIZ 16 18 +2 2 2 0 TPT 3 4 +1 2 2 0 MIL 6 3 -3 3 0 -3 TOTA 48 53 +5 11 7 -4 L

JAN & FEB COMBINED VISITOR TOTALS VISITORS 1ST VISITS 201 201 DIF 201 201 DIF 1 2 F 2 1 F SINGL 23 21 -2 6 2 -4 E TWIN 13 16 +3 1 1 0 HELI 18 19 +1 1 2 +1 BIZ 38 49 +11 6 6 0 TPT 8 11 +3 5 4 -1 MIL 18 6 -12 5 1 -4 TOTA 118 122 +4 24 16 -8 L

RESIDENT & BASED

BOND HELICOPTERS / SCOTTISH AMBULANCE SERVICE

“HELIMED 2”: EC.135T2 G-SASB 29.01>24.02

G-SPHU 23.02>CURRENT

0 10 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ASEU ATBP AYPS L AZWF L L L L BHJO L L L L L L L L BKET BNHG L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L BRLP L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L BTCI EXAM L L INTS LAZL L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L NIPR X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X RICK L D X X X X X X X X X X X SDEC L TAMR L L L L L WAGA MJACK D A SASA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X SASB L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L D X X X X X SPHU X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X A L L L L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 10 20

BASED NOTES

A=Arrived D=Departed L=flew a local, or land-away and returned, V=Visited, X=Not Present

SCHEDULED SERVICES

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FL 153/ 155/1 157/ 415/ 861/ 865/ T 4 56 8 6 2 6 12T 41U 32A 153 7LC 865 C/ W P B S 41D 23B 14K 154 156 8XU N A C F/ EGG EGG EGG EGG EGK EGK T W W W D K K 0 WE X X X EZAT EZDB X 1 0 TH EJAR X X X EZDF X 2 0 EZB EZTL FR EZDV X X EZIP 3 W ^ 0 SA X EZDV X X EZEG X 4 0 EZD SU X X EZFH EZAN EZBI 5 O 0 MO EZID X X EZAL EZGB X 6 0 TU EZAI X X X EZGB X 7 0 WE X X X EZBY EZGB X 8 0 TH EZFC X X X EZEG X 9 1 EZT FR EZDT X X EZFE EZEZ 0 Y^ 1 SA X EZIX X X EZIP X 1 1 EZG EZM SU X X EZBA EZFP 2 C S 1 MO EZFI X X EZAL EZDF X 3 1 TU EZIE X X EZBY EZBC X 4 1 WE X X X EZBY EZDF X 5 1 TH EZIN X X EZFA EZEG X 6 1 EZB EZTY EZG FR EZAI X X 7 W ^ D 1 SA X EZBV X X EZAK X 8 1 EZG SU EZFD X X EZFA EZAT 9 N 2 MO EZDR X X EZBY EZBC X 0 2 EZD TU X X X EZBC X 1 W 2 WE X X X EZBY EZBC X 2 2 TH EZFO X X X EZBC X 3

FL 153/ 155/1 157/ 415/ 861/ 865/ T 4 56 8 6 2 6 12T 41U 32A 153 7LC 865 C/ W P B S 41D 23B 14K 154 156 8XU N A C F/ EGG EGG EGG EGG EGK EGK T W W W D K K 2 EZD EZTY EZP FR X X EZAL 4 W ^ G 2 SA X EZBZ X X EZBY X 5 2 SU X X EZAM EZFE EZGN EZIT 6 2 EZD EZB MO X X EZBA X 7 W W 2 TU EZGP X X X EZBA X 8 2 EZB EZB WE X X X X 9 R M

All are A319 aircraft other than ^ = A320.

EASYJET FIRST AND LAST VISITS

TYP L VISI C T REG CN DD FV E V TS X O + EZT A32 455 06.01. 10.02. - - - - Y 0 4 11 12

A319 not yet visited Inverness at the month end: EZGH (1) A320 that have visited Inverness G-EZTA/B/E/G/I/L/M/X/Y (9)

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FLT 201 201 207 208 331 332 831 833 BE C/S 2EG 2AZ 2BJ 2NP 331 3DC 8DE 8BG BEE EGP EGC EGP EGC EGA EGP EGB EGP FROM E C E C C E B E EGC EGP EGC EGP EGP EGA EGP EGB TO C E C E E C E B

FLT 201 201 207 208 331 332 831 833 BE 0 W JEDW JEDK JEDK JEDK X X X X 1 E 0 TH JEDK JEDK JEDK JEDK X X JEDL JEDL 2 0 ECO ECO FR X X FBJC FBJC JEDW JEDW 3 G G 0 SA JEDK JEDK X X X X X X 4 0 ECO ECO SU X X JEDK JEDK JEDL JEDL 5 G G 0 M ECO ECO JEDK JEDK JEDK FLBA X X 6 O G G 0 ECO ECO TU FLBA FLBA X X JEDU JEDU 7 D D 0 W X X FLBA FLBA X X X X 8 E 0 ECO ECO TH FLBA FLBA FLBA FLBA X X 9 G G 1 FR FLBA FLBA FLBA FLBA JECG JECG FLBC FLBC 0 1 SA FLBA FLBA X X X X X X 1 1 SU X X FLBA FLBA JEDL JEDL JEDN JEDN 2 1 M FLBA FLBA FLBA FLBA X X JECN JECN 3 O FLT 201 201 207 208 331 332 831 833 BE C/S 2EG 2AZ 2BJ 2NP 331 3DC 8DE 8BG BEE EGP EGC EGP EGC EGA EGP EGB EGP FROM E C E C C E B E EGC EGP EGC EGP EGP EGA EGP EGB TO C E C E E C E B 1 TU FLBA FLBA X X KKEV KKEV JEDK JEDK 4 1 W X X JEDN JEDN X X JEDN FLBA 5 E 1 TH JEDM JEDN JEDN JEDN JEDK JEDK FLBA FLBA 6 1 FBEF FBEF FR JEDN ECOI ECOI ECOI JEDW JEDW 7 ^ ^ 1 SA ECOI ECOI X X X X X X 8 1 ECO ECO ECO ECO SU X X ECOF ECOF 9 D D B B 2 M ECO ECO ECO ECO FBJA X X FBJA 0 O R R R R * 2 ECO ECO ECO ECO ECO TU JECZ JECZ ECOR 1 R R O O O

FLT 201 201 207 208 331 332 831 833 BE 2 W ECO ECO X X X X JECX JECX 2 E O O 2 ECO ECO ECO ECO TH JECX JECX JECP JECP 3 O O O O 2 ECO ECO ECO ECO ECO FR JECH JECH ECOB 4 O O O O B 2 ECO SA KKEV X X X X X X 5 O 2 ECO ECO ECO ECO SU X X KKEV KKEV 6 M M G G 2 M KKEV KKEV KKEV JEDL X X JECN JECN 7 O 2 ECO TU X X JEDL JEDL ECOP ECOP ECOK 8 K 2 W JEDL JEDL JEDL JEDL X X JECF JECF 9 E flybe.com

FLT 128 128 732 732 732 732 732 732 BE 5 6 0 1 4 5 6 7 C/S 93E 403 732 732 7TZ 732 7ER 7MB BEE G 1 4 6 EGP EHA EGP EGK EGP EGK EGP EGK FROM E M E K E K E K EHA EGP EGK EGP EGK EGP EGK EGP TO M E K E K E K E 0 W JEDK JEDK FBJB X X FBJB FBJB FBJB 1 E 0 JEDK TH JEDK FBJB FBJB FBJB FBJB FBJB FBJB 2 0 JEDK FR JEDK FBJB FBJB FBJB FBJB FBJB FBJB 3 0 X SA X FBJB FBJB FBJB X X FBJB 4 0 JEDK SU JEDK FBJB X X FBJB FBJB FBJB 5 0 M JEDK JEDK FBJB FBJB FBJB FBJB FBJB FBJD 6 O 0 FLBA TU FLBA FBJD X X FBJD FBJD FBJD 7 0 W FLBA FLBA FBJD X X FBJD FBJD FBJD 8 E 0 FLBA TH FLBA FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD 9 1 FLBA FR FLBA FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD 0

FLT 128 128 732 732 732 732 732 732 BE 5 6 0 1 4 5 6 7 C/S 93E 403 732 732 7TZ 732 7ER 7MB BEE G 1 4 6 EGP EHA EGP EGK EGP EGK EGP EGK FROM E M E K E K E K EHA EGP EGK EGP EGK EGP EGK EGP TO M E K E K E K E 1 X SA X FBJD FBJD FBJD X X FBJD 1 1 FLBA SU FLBA FBJD X X FBJD FBJD FBJD 2 1 M FLBA FLBA FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD 3 O 1 X TU X FBJD X X FBJD FBJD FBJD 4 1 W JEDN JEDN FBJD X X FBJD FBJD FBJD 5 E 1 JEDN TH JEDN FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD 6 1 ECOI FR ECOI FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD 7 1 X SA X FBJD FBJD FBJD X X FBJD 8 1 ECOI SU ECOI FBJD X X FBJD FBJD FBJD 9 2 M X X FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD 0 O 2 X TU X FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD 1 2 W ECO ECO FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD 2 E O O 2 ECO ECO TH FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD 3 O O 2 ECO ECO FR FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD 4 O O 2 X SA X FBJD FBJD FBJD X X FBJD 5 2 KKEV SU KKEV FBJD X X FBJD FBJD FBJD 6 2 M KKEV KKEV FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD 7 O 2 X TU X FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD 8 2 W JEDL JEDL FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD FBJD 9 E

ADDITIONAL FLYBE MOVEMENTS/NOTES: G-ECOR arr as BEE 031M from Glasgow at 0903 20 G-ECOI dep as BEE 042D to Birmingham at 1304 G-FBJA **1st VISIT * arr as BEE 831A at 1347

FLYBE/LOGANAIR LOG “LOGAN”

693 693 693 693 693 693 693 693 F/N BE 0 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 C/S 39F 13E 89A 82G 34P 54Z 42Y 98VJ LOG H V Y P N X T EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP FROM A E B E B E A E EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP TO E A E B E B E A 0 W LGN LGN LGN LGN X X X X 1 E B B H H 0 LGN LGN LGN LGN TH X X X X 2 G G N N 0 LGN LGN LGN FR X X X X LGNF 3 H H F 0 SA X X X X X X X X 4 0 LGN LGN SU X X X X X X 5 M M 0 M LGN LGN LGN LGN X X X X 6 O E E E E 0 LGN LGN LGN LGN TU X X X X 7 E E G G 0 W LGN LGN LGN LGN X X X X 8 E G G H H 0 LGN LGN LGN LGN TH X X X X 9 E E A A 1 LGN LGN LGN FR X X X X 1729 0 A A E 1 SA X X X X X X X X 1 1 SU X X X X X X LGNI LGNI 2 1 M LGN LGN LGN LGN X X X X 3 O E E M M 1 LGN LGN LGN LGN TU X X X X 4 D D E E 1 W LGN LGN LGN LGN X X X X 5 E E E H H 1 LGN LGN LGN LGN TH X X X X 6 H H G G 1 LGN LGN LGN LGN FR X X X X 7 G G D D 1 SA X X X X X X X X 8

693 693 693 693 693 693 693 693 F/N BE 0 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 1 SU X X X X X X LGNI LGNI 9 2 M LGN LGN LGN LGN X X X X 0 O H H H H 693 693 693 693 693 693 693 693 F/N BE 0 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 C/S 39F 13E 89A 82G 34P 54Z 42Y 98VJ LOG H V Y P N X T EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP FROM A E B E B E A E EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP TO E A E B E B E A 2 LGN LGN LGN LGN TU X X X X 1 L L F F 2 W LGN LGN LGN X X X X LGNF 2 E F F F 2 LGN LGN LGN LGN TH X X X X 3 F F G G 2 LGN LGN LGN LGN FR X X X X 4 F F C C 2 SA X X X X X X X X 5 2 SU X X X X X X LGNI LGNI 6 2 M LGN LGN LGN LGN X X X X 7 O G G A A 2 LGN LGN LGN LGN TU X X X X 8 L L G G 2 W LGN LGN LGN LGN X X X X 9 E D D C C

694 695 695 695 695 695 695 695 695 F/N BE 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 C/S 42A 56X 52K 01B 37U 14B 52E 47F 1XA LOG M V N A N V L U EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP FROM O E O E O E O E O EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP TO H O E O E O E O E 0 W LGN LGNI LGNI X X LGNI LGNI LGNI LGNI 1 E K 0 LGN TH LGNI LGNI X X LGNI LGNI LGNI LGNI 2 K 0 LGN FR LGNI LGNI X X LGNI LGNI LGNI LGNI 3 K 0 LGN LGN SA X X X X X X X 4 H M 0 LGN LGN SU X X X X X X X 5 M M

694 695 695 695 695 695 695 695 695 F/N BE 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 M LGN LGN LGN LGN LGN LGN LGN X X 6 O B M M M M M M 0 LGN LGN LGN LGN LGN LGN TU X X LGNI 7 B M M M M M 0 W LGN LGNI LGNI X X LGNI LGNI LGNI LGNI 8 E B 0 LGN TH LGNI LGNI X X LGNI LGNI LGNI LGNI 9 B 1 LGN FR LGNI LGNI X X LGNI LGNI LGNI LGNI 0 B 1 SA X X X LGNI LGNI X X X X 1 1 SU X X X X X X X LGNI LGNI 2 1 M LGN LGNI LGNI X X LGNI LGNI LGNI LGNI 3 O K 1 LGN TU LGNI LGNI X X LGNI LGNI LGNI LGNI 4 K 1 W LGN LGNI LGNI X X LGNI LGNI LGNI LGNI 5 E K 1 LGN TH LGNI LGNI X X LGNI LGNI LGNI LGNI 6 K 1 LGN FR LGNI LGNI X X LGNI LGNI LGNI LGNI 7 K 1 SA X X X LGNI LGNI X X X X 8 1 SU X X X X X X X LGNI LGNI 9 2 M LGN LGNI LGNI X X LGNI LGNI LGNI LGNI 0 O M 2 LGN TU LGNI LGNI X X LGNI LGNI LGNI LGNI 1 M 2 W LGN LGNI LGNI X X LGNI LGNI LGNI LGNI 2 E M 2 LGN TH LGNI LGNI X X LGNI LGNI LGNI LGNI 3 M 2 LGN FR LGNI LGNI X X LGNI LGNI LGNI LGNI 4 M 2 SA X X X LGNI LGNI X X X X 5 2 SU X X X X X X X LGNI LGNI 6 2 M LGN LGNI LGNI X X LGNI LGNI LGNI LGNI 7 O M 2 LGN TU LGNI LGNI X X LGNI LGNI LGNI LGNI 8 M 2 W LGN LGNI LGNI X X LGNI LGNI LGNI LGNI 9 E M

LOGANAIR MAIL FLIGHTS

F/N 773 777 775 773 778 779 LOG F C/S 67Y 48P 777 97L 51D 778 LOG E Q X T EGP EGP EGN EGP EGP EGP FROM H E X E O E EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP EGP TO E D E O E H 0 W GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT 1 E F F B B B B 0 GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT TH 2 F F B B B B 0 GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT FR 3 F F B B B B 0 GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT SA X 4 F F B B B 0 SU X X GNTB parked all day 5 0 M GNT GNT GNT X X X 6 O B B B 0 GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT TU 7 F F B B B B 0 W GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT 8 E F F B B B B 0 GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT TH 9 F F B B B B 1 GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT FR Tcnx 0 F F B B B 1 GNT GNT GNT SA #01 Canx X 1 F F F 1 SU X X GNTF parked all day *** 2 1 M GNT GNT GNT X X X 3 O F F F 1 GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT TU 4 F F B B B B 1 W GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT 5 E F F B B B B 1 GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT TH 6 F F B B B B 1 GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT FR 7 F F B B B B 1 GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT SA X 8 F F B B B 1 SU X X GNTB parked all day 9 2 M GNT GNT GNT X X X 0 O B B B 2 GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT TU 1 F F B B B B 2 W GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT 2 E F F B B B B

F/N 773 777 775 773 778 779 LOG F 2 GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT TH 3 F F B B B B 2 GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT FR 4 F F B B B B 2 GNT GNT GNT GNT GNT SA X 5 F F B B B 2 SU X X GNTB parked all day 6 2 M GNT GNT GNT X X X 7 O B B B 2 GNT GNT GNT GNT TU #02 #03 8 B B B B 2 W GNT GNT GNT GNT #02 #03 9 E F F F F

ADDITIONAL LOGANAIR MOVEMENTS/NOTES: 11 #01 Op by LY-NSB as NVD552 arr 0327 *** Also parked LY-NSB and G-GNTB which departed as 12 LOG 830F to Aberdeen at 1801 #02 Op as LOG773 by ATP G-BUUP 28 #03 Op as LOG773P by ATP G-BUUP #02 Op as LOG773 by ATP G-BUUP 29 #03 Op as LOG773P by ATP G-BUUP

SCHEDULED FLIGHTS AIRPORT ICAO DECODE

EGAC Belfast City EGGW Luton EGPB Sumburgh EGBB Birmingham EGKK Gatwick EGPD Aberdeen EGCC Manchester EGNX East Midlands EGPE Inverness EGGD Bristol Int EGPA Kirkwall EGPH Edinburgh EGPO Stornoway EGSS Stansted EHAM Amsterdam SCHEDULED FLIGHT NOTES

Cxva Cancelled – Volcanic Ash Wcnx Weather Cancellation Nop Non Operational Wdiv Weather Diversion Scnx Seasonal Cancellation

RECONNAISSANCE VENTURES “REV” “ENDURANCE”

Reconnaissance Ventures ceased basing aircraft at Inverness from 31.01.2012.

FISHERY PROTECTION BY DIRECT FLIGHT

0 10 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SMMA D A D X X X X X X X X X X X A L L D X X SMMB X X A D X X X X A L L D X X X X X X X

A=Arrived D=Departed L=flew a local, or land-away and returned S=Scheduled Flight V=Visited X=Not Present

G-SMMA (WDG 64) & G-SMMB (WDG 65) both operate on Fisheries Protection duty. Benair

(Royal Mail flights) BDI “BIRDIE”

Benair operate flights for Royal Mail using a based LET 410 to and from Kirkwall, utilising either OY-PBH or OY-PBI. Occasionally these flights are operated by Metro OY-BJP.

BDI1 BDI1 BDI1 BDI1 8A 8B 8N 8P EGPE EGPA EGPE EGPD EGPA EGPE EGPA EGPE P

B 0741 0912 X X

1 E - Y

0 T O 0706 0845 X X 2 H 0 FR 0710 0843 X X 3 0 S X X 0714 1635 4 A 0 S OY-BJP Parked all day 5 U 0 M 0705 0844 X X 6 O 0 T 0752 #01 X X 7 U 0 W 0718 0851 X X 8 E 0 T 0708 0849 X X 9 H 1 FR 0723 0859 X X 0 1 S X X 0706 1527 1 A 1 S OY-BJP Parked all day 2 U 1 M 0708 0843 X X 3 O 1 T 0710 #02 X X 4 U 1 W 0715 0857 X X 5 E 1 T 0718 0902 X X 6 H 1 FR 0710 0848 X X

BDI1 BDI1 BDI1 BDI1 8A 8B 8N 8P EGPE EGPA EGPE EGPD EGPA EGPE EGPA EGPE 7 1 S 0701 X X X 8 A 1 S - X X X X 9 U 2 M 0800 0944 X X 0 O

2 T A 0716 0915 X X 1 U V A C

2 W - 0717 0854 X X 2 E D 2 T 0727 X X X 3 H P

2 FR J

B 0721 0849 X X

2 S O X X 0701 1730 5 A 2 S OY-BJP Parked all day 6 U 2 M 0708 0855 X X 7 O 2 T 0710 0852 X X 8 U 2 W 0714 0855 X X 9 E

ADDITIONAL BEN AIR MOVEMENTS/NOTES: 07 #01 BJP from EGPD as BDI 20X at 1718 14 #02 BJP from EGPD as BDI 614 at 1829 D-CAVA (Bin Air Metro) from Stuggart as BID9B at 0714 20 To operate for Ben Air D-CAVA Dep as BDI 18A to Kirkwall at 0727. 23 Later noted on SBS as dep Kirkwall as BID 9B 24 OY-BJP from Aberdeen as 18X at 0644 28 OY-BJP flew a local test flight 2102-2114 29 OY-BJP flew local test flights throughout the day

Information is from, and with thanks to

Air Britain, Aviation News, British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1999,CAE List, FAA, GINFO, HIA, INVERNESS ATC, LAAS Corporate Turbos and biz-jets, my SBS!, Landings, Scramble, Scotavnet, Scotters, Gilmar, Ian, Iain, those I can’t mention AND MANY PEOPLE ON THE NET! Especial thanks to Graeme Bell, Airport Manager Inverness for allowing log access, Apron Operations and Gilmar Green for sorting them for me. Apologies to any I have missed!

LINKS:

Air Britain: www.air-britain.co.uk Airliner List.com: http://www.airlinerlist.com/ British Aircraft Register (GINFO): http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx? catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=search Corporate Jets (LAAS): http://www.laasdata.com/corpjet/ Corporate Turbos (LAAS): http://www.laasdata.com/turbos/index.php Airframes.org: HEX, SELCAL codes & more: http://www.airframes.org/reg/eidam Highland Aviation Museum: http://www.highlandaviationmuseum.co.uk/ ICAO Codes (Scramble): http://www.scramble.nl/icao.htm Jethro’s UK and Ireland Fleet Lists: http://jethros.eu/ Inverness Airport live timetables: http://www.hial.co.uk/inverness-flights.html Inverness Archives: http//www.egpe.vze.com/ With thanks to Ian Sutherland! My Pictures-http//www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?photographersearch=Stephen %20Lane&distinct_entry=true With thanks to Martin Stephen and Wallace (DIY) Shackleton!

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