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Fokker at EICM today 17/3/08

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  • 17-03-2008 9:40pm
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    Steyr
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    Anybody know who owns the blue fokker that visited EICM around 2pm today? Yellow letters on the tail, Charter perhaps? Been ages since i seen one at EICM!


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    *Kol*
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    Steyr wrote: »
    Anybody know who owns the blue fokker that visited EICM around 2pm today? Yellow letters on the tail, Charter perhaps? Been ages since i seen one at EICM!

    Did you get a reg? Or what were the letters on the tail???


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    Steyr
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    Dont know, she was at 1,000ft and i was cycling a bicycle!:p


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    highlydebased
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    Most likely a VLM Fokker 50............? could have been operating for arann


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    Steyr
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    Neon-Circles wrote: »
    Most likely a VLM Fokker 50............? could have been operating for arann

    Just googled a pic of a VLM F50 and wahey! Bingo!:D


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    "Beaker"
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    OO-VLY Operating for Aer Arann


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    Oilrig
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    I had the pleasure - allegedly, of flying on the last F50 made.

    Addis to Dira Dawa, Ethiopia. :D a few years ago.


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    ch252
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    Still there now....


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    ch252
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    Its Aer Arann! Callsign: REA27G
    Tuned in this morning when I seen it passing the house inbound for 26 and thats the callsign.

    Darragh


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    *Kol*
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    vlm-oovly-1.jpg


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    Fabio
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    Anyone know what one of these is like to fly on?

    I'll be going from Riga to Helsinki in one at the end of the month...


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    vulcan57
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    Fabio wrote: »
    Anyone know what one of these is like to fly on?

    I'll be going from Riga to Helsinki in one at the end of the month...

    I flew a couple of times on an Aer Lingus one from Galway to Dublin around the turn of the century. They are very similar to the ATR's maybe a touch quieter inside.


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    Pure Cork
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    Fokker 50s are beautiful-looking aircraft

    Fabio wrote: »
    Anyone know what one of these is like to fly on?

    I'll be going from Riga to Helsinki in one at the end of the month...

    Going to FC Haka -v- Cork City?


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    Fabio
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    Yep!!! Come on City!!! I've been to Cyprus, Iceland and Sweden so far to see City so now Finland is on the menu!!!


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    alpha2zulu
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    Anyone know what one of these is like to fly on?

    I know the VLM machines have a very comfortable beige leather interior, excellent build quality and from what I hear there slightly more passenger friendly than ATR's of the same vintage....BTW if the engines are a bit smoky on start up don't worry!!:D


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