@michael.flying on Instagram ๐Ÿ‘จโ€โœˆ๏ธ |PPL Pilot ๐Ÿ›ซ |Plane Spotter ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ”ง |Volunteer at South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป |Design Engineer

United Kingdom
Joined October 2020
Yorkshire Aero Club Reims-Cessna F150L G-BBKB arriving at Sandtoft Airfield 14.2.26.
2
74
30 years ago today was the first flight of the Comco Ikarus C42. Over 1,200 C42s have been produced to date. Seen here is Comco Ikarus C42 FB80 Cyclone G-RMAV arriving Sandtoft Airfield 8.11.25.
3
171
Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire Mk Vb AB910 and Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIC PZ865 displaying at the 2026 RAF Cosford Air Show 14.6.26.
1
1
9
202
VistaJet Cessna 560XL Citation XLS+ D-CXLS arriving at Manchester Airport from Geneva Airport 7.3.26.
5
201
Enstrom 480 N480GB at Sherburn Airfield 16.11.25.
3
104
Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance Agusta-Westland AW-169 G-LNCC returning to its base 23.3.26.
1
5
154
30 years ago today was the first flight of the Bombardier Global Express. Seen here is Shally Enterprises Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express N320GX arriving at Manchester Airport from Van Nuys Airport 9.4.23.
3
130
Yorkshire Aero Club Reims-Cessna F150L G-BBKA in the circuit at Sandtoft Airfield 4.7.26.
7
238
Boeing PT-17 Kaydet 41-8457 (N66RW) on static display at the 2026 RAF Cosford Air Show 14.6.26.
3
132
50 years ago today was the first flight of the Embraer EMB 121 Xingu. 106 Xingus were produced in total between 1977 and 1987. Seen here is French Navy Flottille 28F Embraer EMB-121AN Xingu 68 arriving at RAF Waddington from Air Base 702 Captain Georges Mado 23.6.26.
4
179
ITA Airways operating for easyJet Europe Airbus A320-200 EI-DTM arriving at Manchester Airport from Milan Linate Airport 7.3.26.
2
189
Italian Air Force 41 Stormo Leonardo P-72A MM62281/41-04 on static display at the 2025 Royal International Air Tattoo 19.7.25.
6
358
30 years ago today was the first flight of the Boeing 777-200ER. Seen here is Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777-200ER AP-BGK arriving at Manchester Airport from Islamabad International Airport 7.3.26.
5
139
25 years ago today Silk Way Airlines was founded. Today the airline operates a fleet consisting exclusively of the Ilyushin Il-76. Seen here is Silk Way Airlines Ilyushin Il-76TD-90VD 4K-AZ101 arriving at Doncaster Airport from Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport 26.7.22.
1
1
7
422
Czech Aircraft Works SportCruiser G-SCPI departing Sandtoft Airfield for Manchester Barton Aerodrome 2.5.26.
5
233
Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 G-VLUX Red Velvet departing Manchester Airport for Orlando International Airport 7.3.26.
1
6
458
Royal Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II ZM141 ZM141 performing a flypast at the 2026 RAF Cosford Air Show 14.6.26.
1
7
164
SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A320-200N EI-SID Dotter Viking arriving at Manchester Airport from Oslo Gardermoen Airport 7.3.26.
8
283
Aurigny Air Services ATR 72-600 G-OATR departing Manchester Airport for Guernsey Airport 23.7.23.
2
225
Alpi Pioneer 300 Hawk G-CFUE taxiing to depart Sherburn Airfield 16.11.25.
6
129