Farnborough 25th January, 2014

The forecast for the weekend wasn't exactly great, but it implied that there would be a break in the endless rain that seems to have been the norm for the last few weeks for most of Saturday morning and early afternoon, so I decided to visit Farnborough.

A weekend visit here has long been on the cards, as I have often wondered how busy it is, or isn't, and as a consequence, I found myself driving over Eelmore Bridge at 1130 to find a reassuring number of spotters already parked up and the cloud that had accompanied me for most of the journey to Hampshire starting to break.

I didn't have long to wait for some action though, with the landing lights of CS-DLF being visible as I parked

I was hoping for something a bit more interesting than a Netjet though - the next aircraft wasn't much better though, being a Global Express from Netjets competitor, VistaJet

I soon realised, however, that I need not have worried about it not being busy - over the course of my visit something 'moved' on average every 20 minutes. Gulfstream HB-JOE was one of the best

A highlight for me was Global Express 9M-CJG - owned by Tony Fernandes, this was the first time that I have seen the Air Asia/QPR/Caterham F1 owner's Global, but according to several of the other spotters around, it is a fairly regular Farnborough visitor

It was a good day at Farnborough for Malyasian aircraft, since the air force's 737 was parked up - this was the third time that I have seen it at Farnborough, and it has never moved!

That didn't spoil a good day out though. The rain though had set in by 4pm, so I left not long after, travelling through a very heavy downpour just before I joined the M25.

Here is the log:-

Reg	Type	Owner
9H-VJD	Bombardier Global 6000	Vistajet Malta
9M-CJG	Bombardier BD700 Global Express	AXM CS Asian Express
CS-DKE	Gulfstream G550	NetJets Transportes Aéreos
CS-DLC	Dassault Falcon 2000EXEASy	NetJets Transportes Aéreos
CS-DLF	Dassault Falcon 2000EXEASy	NetJets Transportes Aéreos
CS-DRR	British Aerospace 125 Hawker 800XPi	NetJets Transportes Aéreos
CS-DXZ	Cessna 560XL Citation XLS	NetJets Transportes Aéreos
G-OCOM	Canadair CL604 Challenger	TAG Aviation (UK) Ltd
G-PEPE	Cessna 560XL Citation Excel	FRAM Partners LLP/London Executive Aviation
G-RHMS	Embraer 135BJ Legacy 600	Astra Fire Ltd
G-SJSS	Canadair CL605 Challenger	TAG Aviation (UK) Ltd
G-TDSA	Reims/Cessna F.406 Caravan II	Nor Leasing
G-YCKF	Dassault Falcon 900EX	Execujet (UK) Ltd
HB-JOE	Gulfstream G550	Telefonika Kable Sp Z.o.o
I-FXRG	Piaggio P-180 Avanti	K-Air SpA
LX-SEH	Cessna 560XL Citation XLS	Soravia Wing Gmbh/LuxAviation SA
M53-01	Boeing 737-7H6(BBJ)(WL)	Royal Malaysian Air Force
M-HOTB	Gulfstream G550	Darwin Air Ltd
M-JETZ	Dassault Falcon 2000EXEASy	Avtorita Holdings Ltd/FTC Consulting Ltd
M-NELS	Gulfstream G450	Citylink Partners Ltd/TAG Aviation (UK) Ltd
M-PBKI	Gulfstream 4SP	GIV SP Air Service Ltd
N510MD	Cessna 510 Citation Mustang	Bank of Utah Trustee
N841WS	Gulfstream G450	Millburn World Travel Services Inc
OE-ISA	Canadair Challenger 850	JetAlliance Flugbetriebs AG
OO-DFG	Dassault Falcon 2000EXEASy	Abelag Aviation
OY-MHM	Dassault Falcon 900LX	USB AG/Air Alsie A/S
PT-TFT	Embraer 135BJ Legacy 650	Embraer
S5-GMG	Bombardier BD700 Global Express XRS	Elitavia
VP-BGM	Canadair CL605 Challenger	Bombardier Inc
VP-BRA	Dassault Falcon 2000EXEASy	EF Education
VP-BSQ	Gulfstream G450	Gratefield Ltd