Flown with.....

[PH-BRAD]

New types in 2016 for me:

1. Bombardier Dash 8 Q400        SX-OBA        ATH-MLA

New airlines:

EasyJet, EasyJet Switzerland, Olympic Air, Air Malta & FlyBE

2015 was better though...

[canberra]

No further flying planed for 2017, so time for another top-10 flights of the year
Nothing too extra ordinary apart from the 727, but caught up with a good few missing types

1 - ZS-PVX Boeing 727-200(WL)(RE) Super 27, Fortune Air HLA-HLA
2* - ZS-RNV Aerospatiale SA-316B Alouette III, Helivate FAKR-FAKR
3* - HB-JBD Bombardier C-Series CS100, Swiss ZRH-VIE
4* - EI-FWD Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B, Brussels Airlines/City Jet BRU-BMA
5 - OY-BPB Douglas C-47A/DC-3C, Danish Dakota Friends RKE-FLF-RKE
6* - ZS-SOB Embraer 120, Airlink JNB-BFN
7* - D-ABYG Boeing 747-8i, Lufthansa JNB-FRA
8* - OY-NCM Dornier 328-310JET, British Airways/Sun-Air BLL-OSL
9* - YL-CSG Bombardier C-Series CS300, AirBaltic RIX-SKG
10* - SX-OAX ATR 42-600, Olympic Air KLX-ATH
* New type for me... (also did the B789 and E195 for the first time but no space on the list).
Other worthwhile flights include a King Air 200 and a Beech 1900D.

Have a fantastic Christmas and New Year.

[canberra]

It's been a while - so an update of favorite/interesting flights in the years 2018-2021

2018
*ZS-CSB Embraer EMB-505 Phenom 300, Absolute Aviation, CPT-HLA
A2-GNU Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, MUB-Chitabe-Xigera-Chitabe-MUB
*ZS-HBO Eurocopter EC.130B4, Cape Town Helicopters, V&A Waterfront Heliport-V&A Waterfront Heliport
ZS-CRV Douglas C-47A, Private, GCJ-GCJ
*ZS-ALO Embraer 140, Airlink, PRY-CPT

2019
*D-ASIM Falcon 7X, Air Hamburg, HAJ-NUE
*D-HDRA Bölkow Bo 105 CBS-4, Med-Air, LOAN-LOAN
*G-AKIF De Havilland DH-89A Dragon Rapide, Classic Air, EGSU-EGSU
*G-AKIN Miles M.38 Messenger 2A, Private, EGTH-EGTH
*D-HHVV Bell 412, Agrarflug Helilift, EDLZ-EDLZ
*G-EVMK De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver, Private, EGTH-EGTH
*G-SNSH AgustaWestland AW139, CHC, DHR-DHR
*F-HMLH, Bombardier CRJ-1000, HOP!, PUF-ORY

2020 - well, a difficult year
*OY-CAT Britten-Norman BN-2B-26 Islander, Copenhagen Air Taxi, EKLS-EKAT-RKE

2021
*OY-NSA De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter (floats), Nordic Seaplanes, EKAC-EKCC
*PH-ECE Eurocopter EC.120B, Heli Holland, Joure(Farm)-Joure(Farm)
PH-PBA Douglas C-47A, DDA, AMS-RTM-AMS
*HB-AZG Embraer 190E2 Helvetic, ZRH-LJU
*PH-NXC Embraer 195E2 KLM Cityhopper, AMS-BLL

*New type for me... (other new types that didn't make the list in the period: CRJ1, A20N, E75L, E75S, AT76)

2022 got some gems already, so expect an update at the end of the year.

[canberra]

About time to add my 2022 highlights - hopefully someone else have new stuff to add - always good with inspiration.

Due to a great long weekend in Georgia,US in May, 2022 turned out very well

*N7227C Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 'Texas Raiders', CAF Gulf Coast, MCN-MCN
*N529B Boeing B-29A Superfortress 'Fifi', CAF B-29/B-24 Sqd, BQK-BQK
*N24927 Consolidated LB-30(B-24A) Liberator 'Diamond Lil', CAF B-29/B-24 Sqd, BQK-BQK
*OE-HUB Cessna 750 Citation X, Bairline, DUS-RTM
*D-CTTT Cessna 560XL Citations XLS, EuroLink, MUC-PMI
*N476SS Pilatus PC-12, Boutique Air, STL-MKL-ATL
*G-ALPO DHC-1 Chipmunk, Private, EHSE-EHSE (with a well known Scrambler behind the controls )
*N566CA/N929CA Tecnam P2012, Cape Air, ORD-UIN-STL
*N139Q WACO UPF-7, Private, SSI-SSI
N197L Beech 18, 'Little Raider', CAF Gulf Coast, MCN-MCN

*New type for me... (other new types that didn't make the list, but I made in '22: A339, B78X, PA18)

2023 somewhat less exciting so far.

[canberra]

And the 2023 results are in

*PH-WKM Cirrus SF-50 VisionJet, Private, ANR-EDWF (first single engine jet, first V-tail)
*OK-SLD Let.410, Silver Air, EBA-FLR
*HA-LIX Lisunov Li-2, Goldtimer Foundation, LHBS-LHBS
*I-LIDI AgustaWestland AW169, Alidaunia, FOG-TQR-VIF-FOG
*N1944S Stearman PT-13, Private, EHSE-EHSE
PH-WRW Eurocopter 120B, Heli Holland, Creil-Creil
*PH-NET Auster Mk.5, Private, EHSE-EHSE
*9H-VUK Boeing 737MAX 8-200 Malta Air (Ryanair), NRN-BRI

*New type for me...

+ a couple funny airlines, Privilege (for KLM), Jettime (for SAS) and Marathon Airlines (for Lumiwings)

And yes, wild plans for 2024, but let's see what happens

[Key]

Well, I just marvel at your accomplishments, my friend. Thanks for keeping up the yearly reports here!

Cheers,
Erik

[Bennie]

My log for 2023 (flight 'number', dep date, dep AD, dest AD, regi, c/n):

547 14-12-2023 KATL EHAM B787-10 PH-BKI 42496
546 10-12-2023 EHAM KATL A330-323E N812NW 784
545 29-11-2023 EGLL EHAM ERJ190 PH-EZP 19000347
544 27-11-2023 EHAM EGLL B737-8K2 PH-BXN 30356
543 12-9-2023 LEMG EHAM B737-8K2 PH-BCB 39443
542 27-8-2023 EHAM LEMG B737-8K2 PH-HSE 39259
541 18-7-2023 EIDW EHAM ERJ190 PH-EZR 19000375
540 16-7-2023 EHAM EIDW B737-800 PH-BCK 62580
539 21-6-2023 EKBI EHAM ERJ190STD PH-EZC 19000250
538 18-6-2023 EHAM EKBI A321-231 EC-NLJ 3636
537 8-2-2023 VTBS EHAM B777-306ER PH-BVD 35979
536 5-2-2023 VTSP VTBS A320-232 HS-PGW 2509
535 29-1-2023 VTBS VTSP A319-131 HS-PPG 2664
534 28-1-2023 EHAM VTBS B787-9 PH-BHP 42506